Born September 19, 1962 Sydney, Australia, Mick is an Australian music artist with an Italian heritage. For many years, he has sung well known blues, pop and rock songs while touring Australia. In doing so, Mick has forged his way into the music industry gaining respect and admiration from peers and fans alike, both as an interpreter of songs made famous by Elvis, Dean Martin and others, and as an artist in his own right.
Mick has played at the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas and opened for the Rolling Stones at The Harbour Fest in Hong Kong. He has performed locally with a number of well-known Australian musicians and internationally with artists such as Glenn Shorrock, Human Nature, Engelbert Humperdinck and John Paul Young. Mick jumped onto the world stage with the likes of Joe Esposito, The TCB Band, James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Jerry Scheff, Ron Tutt, and ‘The Sweet Inspirations’.
Loaded with charisma, vocal talent and an uncanny ability to write and pick great songs Mick Gerace has been driven to create big, beautiful sounds – firstly his remixed debut single release of “Feelin’ in My Body” written by Dennis Linde - made famous by Elvis Presley in the early 1970's, and more recently his new single ‘Child in the Ghetto’, all the proceeds of which go to ‘No Ghettos’. No Ghettos is a creative endeavor, set up by Mick Gerace and Mark Bosci as a funding body for worthy organizations around the world, which are helping to empower those living in slums and ghettos. Please see www.noghettos.com for more information.
Born September 19, 1962 Sydney, Australia, Mick is an Australian music artist with an Italian heritage. For many years, he has sung well known blues, pop and rock songs while touring Australia. In doing so, Mick has forged his way into the music industry gaining respect and admiration from peers and fans alike, both as an interpreter of songs made famous by Elvis, Dean Martin and others, and as an artist in his own right.
Mick has played at the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas and opened for the Rolling Stones at The Harbour Fest in Hong Kong. He has performed locally with a number of well-known Australian musicians and internationally with artists such as Glenn Shorrock, Human Nature, Engelbert Humperdinck and John Paul Young. Mick jumped onto the world stage with the likes of Joe Esposito, The TCB Band, James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Jerry Scheff, Ron Tutt, and ‘The Sweet Inspirations’.
Loaded with charisma, vocal talent and an uncanny ability to write and pick great songs Mick Gerace has been driven to create big, beautiful sounds – firstly his remixed debut single release of “Feelin’ in My Body” written by Dennis Linde - made famous by Elvis Presley in the early 1970's, and more recently his new single ‘Child in the Ghetto’, all the proceeds of which go to ‘No Ghettos’. No Ghettos is a creative endeavor, set up by Mick Gerace and Mark Bosci as a funding body for worthy organizations around the world, which are helping to empower those living in slums and ghettos. Please see www.noghettos.com for more information.
Born September 19, 1962 Sydney, Australia, Mick is an Australian music artist with an Italian heritage. For many years, he has sung well known blues, pop and rock songs while touring Australia. In doing so, Mick has forged his way into the music industry gaining respect and admiration from peers and fans alike, both as an interpreter of songs made famous by Elvis, Dean Martin and others, and as an artist in his own right.
Mick has played at the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas and opened for the Rolling Stones at The Harbour Fest in Hong Kong. He has performed locally with a number of well-known Australian musicians and internationally with artists such as Glenn Shorrock, Human Nature, Engelbert Humperdinck and John Paul Young. Mick jumped onto the world stage with the likes of Joe Esposito, The TCB Band, James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Jerry Scheff, Ron Tutt, and ‘The Sweet Inspirations’.
Loaded with charisma, vocal talent and an uncanny ability to write and pick great songs Mick Gerace has been driven to create big, beautiful sounds – firstly his remixed debut single release of “Feelin’ in My Body” written by Dennis Linde - made famous by Elvis Presley in the early 1970's, and more recently his new single ‘Child in the Ghetto’, all the proceeds of which go to ‘No Ghettos’. No Ghettos is a creative endeavor, set up by Mick Gerace and Mark Bosci as a funding body for worthy organizations around the world, which are helping to empower those living in slums and ghettos. Please see www.noghettos.com for more information.
‘Child in the Ghetto’ is a promo track, with a socially conscious message, for Mick’s new album Geraceland, and was inspired by the song ‘In the Ghetto’ written by Mac Davis over 40 years ago. Mick has just given it a contemporary twist, bringing it into the now, by collaborating with hip-hop artist ToneZ and remixing the original track with Groove Quantise.
Other artists on this track include:
The Sweet Inspirations- backing vocals
James Burton- guitar
John Ertler, - programming, keyboards, bass, guitars
John Bettison - acoustic guitar - Child In The Ghetto
Gordon Rytmeister- Drums
Stewart Kirwan - Trumpet
Anthony Kable - Trombone
Mark Taylor - Tenor and Baritone Sax
Dave Smith & Alison Cole from Groove Quantize- Mixed & produced
Charlie Hull - Production, programming, recording, keyboards
Mick’s about to be released debut album, 'Geraceland' will fulfill his life long dream of sharing the love, and making a difference through music. It is rich in sound and raw in emotion. Arranged, produced and mastered in collaboration with veteran big show producer Charlie Hull and Groove Quantise, Geraceland features songs written by many notable Southern State based writers, and is backed by an ensemble of talented musicians who have played with superstars such as Elvis Presley, Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke, Esther Phillips, Aretha Franklin, Rick Nelson, Gram Parsons, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dale Hawkins and Elvis Costello.
“I love the way music speaks to people, and the concept of this album is different from most of the music I hear on the radio today”, muses Mick, “Listeners who love the popped-up raw n’ raunchy, blues n’ gospel approach to timeless heroes like Percy Mayfield, Junior Parker, Tony Joe White and Elvis Presley—will be blown away by the tracks we have laid down on this album.”
