User:Miles mackenzie

Miles is a U.K. Born singer and songwriter. Influenced by the sounds of Motown from a very early age, including artists such as Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, Al Green and many other soulful greats, Miles has, through the years, embraced all that he loved about his past influences and has applied his own identity to become one of the U.K.’s finest soul artists.

A real testament to his talent came about when Miles entered a major T.V. Talent competition, ‘This is my moment’, hosted by Spice Girl Melanie B. He delivered a beautiful and soulful rendition of Eric Clapton’s ‘Wonderful tonight’ and eventually won his way through to the final which was broadcasted live on Granada T.V. at peak viewing time. The outcome of the live public phone vote proved to be an overwhelming and staggering victory with Miles taking more than 50% or the combined voting between all the finalists. He has since worked with some very credible artists over the years, including Alexander O’Neal, Russell Watson and Jocelyn Brown.

Miles found himself performing at venues alongside artists J.T. Taylor from ‘Kool and the Gang’, Gwen Guthrie and American singer Mike Davis, proving yet again to be up there with the best! His reputation as a fine singer was fast becoming apparent, even as far as America. The ‘Smooth Jazz’ award winning artist and incredible guitarist Peter White from California also learned of Miles’s talent and invited him to sing with his band during a mini U.K. Tour, which included a Valentine’s Day performance at the Palace Theatre in Manchester and a back to back show at the Hilton Hotel, Park lane in London.

More recently, Miles was invited to perform at the first ‘Jazz Festival’ in Casablanca, again finding himself in good company singing alongside Grammy nominee Jazz keyboardist Jason Miles, who has in recent years worked with some of the greats, namely Luther Van Dross, Chaka Khan and Miles Davis amongst many others. Miles played to a 1,000 seat capacity crowd at the theatre ‘Megarama’. The show was received with a standing ovation. The show’s success was echoed through credible music magazines from the U.K. To the U.S.A.

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