With the allure of a modern day outlaw, Gary Allan has won over fans, peers, and critics with his signature blend of smoldering vocals, rebellious lyrics, and raucous live performances. While becoming a force on the country music scene, Allan has remained true to his artistic voice each step of the way. Allan's most recent album, RUTHLESS, was released in June 2021. The 13-song album features songs produced by Mark Wright, Tony Brown, Greg Droman, Jay Joyce, and Allan himself. His previous album, SET YOU FREE, topped the Billboard 200 (Pop Chart), a career first for Allan. The album also made its debut at the top of the Billboard Country Album chart (for the fourth time in a row), and produced his fifth #1 country radio chart topper with "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)." The California native has released eight additional studio albums selling over 8 million albums, been certified platinum on three back-to-back albums, and been certified gold five times. Allan has five #1 hits at country radio, fourteen Top 10 hits to his credit and amassed over 2.8 billion total streams. He's described as "dark and dreamy" in Entertainment Weekly, "soulful and rough around the edges" in Playboy and deemed a "maverick" by Rolling Stone. He sells out venues as a headliner from NY to LA, appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Live with Kelly and Michael and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has also landed on the covers of Country Weekly, Pollstar and People magazine.
About Mark Mackay:
Country roots, rock and roll heart, and spellbinding songcraft: Recording and performing artist Mark Mackay has left his boot prints on stages like Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium to Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre. As a headliner, a festival act, or highlighting bills across the country with an array of performers - including Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, and Eli Young Band, plus rockers like REO Speedwagon and 38 Special - Mark Mackay captivates audiences with fretboard mastery and memorable hooks.
Mark has also teamed up with a formidable co-writer and co-producer, Jeffrey Steele, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee with GRAMMY nominations and multiple BMI and NSAI Songwriter of the Year honors. The duo is also mining Steele's deep catalog, which includes hits for Rascal Flatts, Montgomery Gentry, Faith Hill, and Aaron Lewis, recasting gems for Mark to record.
Debuting with his full length Trials & Tribulations, Mark introduced his vital blend of country and west coast rock. EP's Long Wild Road and Leaving California - augmented by regular single releases - established his guitar-driven signature of hard-hitting choruses with soulful echoes of Bakersfield and Laurel Canyon.
Interacting with audiences is essential for Mackay. "I meet so many people who tell me, 'I was in a band when I was younger, and the biggest regret I have in my life is that I gave it up. Don't ever quit.'" It is a creed that Mark Mackay takes to heart.