Spree Wilson Returns With Free Mixtape, Download first single TODAY!

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Spree Wilson Returns With Free Mixtape The Spark, Out March 2012

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The old adage that luck is preparation meeting opportunity is not a cliché. Just ask Spree Wilson. "Yeah...I was sleeping in a train station just two years ago / Now some things are changing and it's feeling like a miracle." One only has to hear this opening line of his new single "King Sh*t (The Answer) ft. Novel"  (available for free download here<http://soundcloud.com/spreewilson/king-sh-t-the-answer>) to get a glimpse inside of the true-life journey of this RCA-signed rapper/singer/songwriter. The incredible lyric video for the song, shot only on an iPhone, can be seen here<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2UgOX3d8Zk&feature=g-upl&context=G2e04612AUAAAAAAAAAA>.

Spree will release his second mixtape The Spark for free download in early March, featuring production from trio Organized Noise (Outkast). It is Spree's first new collection of songs since the release of his much-buzzed-about 2011 debut mixtape The Never Ending Now (presented by Converse). That project garnered him critical praise for pushing boundaries with his undeniable ability to layer his thoughtful songwriting and hip-hop roots with his rock'n'roll inspirations, eclectic influences and top-notch musicianship. Vibe has called him "a janglier Andre 3000" and Complex has said that Spree's debut "encompasses serious range." Okayplayer described the project as being akin to the "spirited genre-bending of acts like Outkast, Cee-Lo and Kanye West."

Always somewhat of a misfit growing up, Spree has a placid manner, yet he can often be found at the center of a crowd. There is a disarming presence about him - a quiet greatness. Born in Nashville and musically re-born in Atlanta, Spree's childhood and high school years were spent cultivating his love for Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, choir music at church, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Velvet Underground and Jimi Hendrix. He fell in love with the guitar and started making beats on a Casio keyboard, a gift from the single mother who raised him. Then he heard what he has called "the landmark album of his life," Outkast's Aquemini. After attending college at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, Spree was offered an internship and eventually a deal by heavyweight producer Dallas Austin after he stumbled across Spree's impressive guitar playing in an Atlanta store. After being mentored by Dallas, Spree began to feel like he was ready for a change and bought a one-way ticket to New York City on a leap of faith. After sleeping in the subway and Penn Station for weeks he received a phone call that changed his life. His demos had fallen into the hands of Q-Tip, who was ready and willing to help Spree get his foot in the door of the NYC music industry. In 2010 he was signed to Sony.

Although Spree Wilson named his new mixtape The Spark with the hope that it will bring him even further down his chosen path, one can argue that the spark is already there.

Watch this space for info on upcoming live shows!

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