Wolf Mail

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Wolf Mail

Wolf Mail performing at the Oude Theater, in the Netherlands, October 2012.
Background information
Birth name Wolf Mail
Born (1972-03-29) March 29, 1972
Montreal, Canada
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Genres Blues-rock, soul rock, jam band
Occupations musician, Singer-songwriter, record producer, writer, columnist
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Years active 1999 (1999)–present
Labels ZYX, LEA, BSMF
Website www.wolf-mail.com
Notable instruments
Fender 1957 Telecaster
Greg Bennett Custom
Mark Gilbert Guitars

Wolf Mail (born March 29, 1972) is a Canadian blues rock guitarist and singer. Mail has recorded 6 full length albums, internationally distributed and has toured in over 26 countries. He is influenced by blues, jazz, soul and country.[1]

Early Years

Born in Montreal, Canada, and raised in the South of France and California, Mail spent much of his early years traveling. He began playing the guitar at the age of 10, heavily influenced by Elmore James and John Lee Hooker.[2] Later, Mail received some guitar lessons from David Goodman, and went on to perform his first gig at 14. He left home at 17 to tour with his own band.[3] At age 19 he relocated from New York to L.A, spending the following 10 years playing small gigs throughout California and the surrounding states.[4]

Mail's first break came when he was asked to tour Europe and to support Robben Ford. A string of European tour dates followed, including requests to tour in Japan, Australia, Russia and Scandinavia.[5]

Career

Mail recorded two independent albums in the mid-'90s before signing up with ZYX records. Since then he has released five studio albums. His first effort Solid ground included the ballad “Hello” which stayed in the best selling music charts in Japan for three weeks and had fans declare their “favourite love song of all time”.[6][7] Blue Fix followed up which was recorded with the help of the Steve Miller Band. Mail then recorded a live CD and DVD Live Blues In Red Square in Moscow, Russia. His fourth album Electric Love Soul was recorded in 2009 in LA at Doghouse studios by Grammy Award winner BB “Chung” King, and Robert Cray producer Dennis Walker. His most recent recording The Basement Session was recorded in Sydney, Australia, at the Basement, which has hosted artist such as Prince and Albert Collins. He recently completed his sixth album Above The Influence, released in March 2013.[8]

International

Mail has played several world tours during his career, with Russian and European tours in 2009 and 2010, and Asian and Australian tours in 2010 to 2012.[9] Mail has a global presence and has played to sell-out tours around the world.[10]

International Performances
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Mail playing in Australia 
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Mail in Concert in Tokyo 
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Mail playing in concert in the Ukraine 
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Mail playing in France 

Awards and Recognition

Player Magazine Japan selected Mail as the “Close-up” artist of the month in June 2005.[11] Other artists have included Robert Cray and Brian Setzer. MusicOz Australia gave Wolf Mail best top 10 international performer of the year award for 2012.[12] Rolling Stone magazine featured Wolf Mail's signature Mark Gilbert guitar as top gear of 2011.[13] Carvin Music did a feature documentary on Mail in December 2009.[14] Mail has been interviewed for Rhythm magazine [15][16]

Musical instruments and gear

Wolf uses Mark Gilbert WM1 signature bearing his name and Mark Gilbert BC electro-acoustic guitars and Fender 1957 vintage Telecaster and Greg Bennett Blackbird semi-acoustic guitars. Wolf is endorsed by Carvin amplifier, and was one of the first artists with Joe Walsh to use the Carvin Bel Air vintage series. Wolf has been using the Bel Air since 1993.

Wolf Mail Custom Instruments
Mail playing the Wolf Mail Signature guitar by Mark Gilbert 
Mail playing the custom Mark Gilbert BC 

Discography

  • 2002 – Solid Ground
  • 2004 – Live!Live!Live! (unofficial release).
  • 2005 – Blue Fix
  • 2009 – Live Blues In Red Square
  • 2010 – Electric Love Soul
  • 2011 – The Basement Session
  • 2012 – Soho Strays
  • 2013 – Above The Influence

DVDs

  • Live Blues In Red Square was released in 2009, and recorded at the Jazz Town Theater, in Moscow, Russia.

Record Labels

  • Japan/ Asia – BSMF Records
  • Europe – ZYX Records
  • North America – Tower Records
  • Australia – Across the Bend Entertainment

References

  1. ↑ "Wolf Mail". Retrieved 24 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Wolf Mail Biography". Retrieved 22 January 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Mark Gilberg Guitars". Retrieved 22 January 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Wolf Mail Biography". Retrieved 22 January 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Last FM". Retrieved 22 January 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Belly up 4 blues". Retrieved 22 January 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Perth Blues Club". Retrieved 22 January 2013. 
  8. ↑ "New CD Release". Retrieved 24 February 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Wolf Mail Tour details". Retrieved 24 February 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Sell out Wolf Mail tours". Retrieved 24 February 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Player Magazine, Japan, magazine spread". Retrieved 24 January 2013. 
  12. ↑ "MusicOz Awards". Retrieved 24 January 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Rolling Stone Magazine feature". Retrieved 24 January 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Carvin Music documentary". Retrieved 24 January 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Rhythm Magazine Interview". Retrieved 22 January 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Rhythm Magazine's Website". Retrieved 22 January 2013. 

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