A Winning Combination

Win Marcinak teamed up with Gioia Bruno to create a very cool and creative track combining Kiss & Tell with Dirty Cash and now Win is ready to kiss and tell about it all...

Perry Twins: How did you first get involved with the music industry?

Win Marcinak: I used to dance professionally with the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Ballet. We would go on tour and everyone would encourage me to sing on the long bus rides across the country. I was much shyer then about my voice, but I did love to sing and really tell a story through song. My friends were always telling me I should pursue a recording career. And so, I eventually gave in to my dream!

PT : Who are your musical influences?

WM: My influences are Roxie Music - of course, Andy Bell, George Michael, Aretha Franklin to name a few… I love all the great musician storytellers.

PT: What is it about Bryan Ferry's "Kiss & Tell" that inspired you to reinvent the song in your own unique way?

WM: I have always loved Kiss & Tell as a song. It was one of those Bryan Ferry classics that I always just start singing when I’m in a great mood. It has a smooth sensuality that I connect with on a lot of different levels. There is a legion of us Roxie Music fans out there and I wanted to really pay tribute to them.

PT: How did you come up with the idea to add Gioia Bruno singing “Dirty Cash Money Talks” to some of the remixes?

WM: Well, it was during our remixing phase that my publicist Jim Strzalkowski and I came up with the “out of the box” or “off the wall” idea. Whichever you prefer. I wanted to shake things u p with the remix package and make each remix standout and stand on its own. Gioia, an amazing talent, was already doing backgrounds for me and the lyric connection between the two songs is so strikingly coincidental. It’s almost like a scene out of a movie musical with the two characters going back and forth. It really became almost a societal commentary mash-up when the remixes were finished. We really don’t want to call them mash-ups because both songs were completely resung and not sampled from the originals. So, we prefer the term “Collision Mix” when talking about this remix package. And, with everything going on with the economy today, I think the subject matter of the two songs is so relevant. I am sure the fat cats on Wall Street will really identify with the tracks. Maybe CNN or Suze Orman would like to license the Perry Twins Collision Mix? J

PT: What do you hope to achieve with your career in the near future?

WM: I am actually gearing up to begin working on some new tracks and piecing together a full-length album. I’ll include some rare remixes of my previous club hits like “Too Shy” and “In My Heart” but will also give some new stuff too. The European market seems to suit my style so I’ll be doing more deals overseas. I also hope to keep performing at clubs internationally! At the same time, I am shopping my original songs to TV and Film and have been having some great response with the children’s songs I’ve written. It’s all fun!