Cory Marks

Cory Marks is a Canadian country rock singer and songwriter. Born Cory Marquardt in North Bay, Ontario,[1] Marks is signed to Better Noise Music.[2] He has released two albums, This Man in 2015, and Who I Am in 2020.

Cory Marks
BornOctober 11, 1989
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsDrums, guitar, vocals
Years active2011–present
Labels
Websitecorymarks.com

Early life

Marks was raised in North Bay, Ontario, the younger brother of professional hockey player Matt Marquardt. He cites Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Ozzy Osbourne, and Rush as early musical influences.[3] He played university hockey at the Royal Military College of Canada where he also pursued dreams of becoming a fighter pilot.[4][5] He had never performed music publicly until his friends encouraged him to do so while at a bar in college.[6] He has continued to work towards his private pilot license.[2] He has performed using the name "Cory Marks" since the release of his debut album.[1]

Career

This Man

In July 2014, he released his first single to Canadian country radio, "Smartphone".[7] His second single, "21", was released in April 2015.[8] His first album, This Man was released on May 26, 2015 through Big Star Recordings.[9][10] The album included his first two singles, as well as two further singles, "This Man",[11] and "Nowhere With You".[12]

Who I Am

In 2016, Marks signed a deal to work with award-winning producer Kevin Churko, known for work with Ozzy Osbourne, Shania Twain, and Five Finger Death Punch.[13] In 2018, he signed a record deal with Eleven Seven Music (later rebranded as Better Noise Music) as their flagship country artist.[1][14]

In November 2019, Marks released first single on Better Noise, "Outlaws & Outsiders", featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt, and Mick Mars,[15] which debuted at #1 on iTunes in Canada as well as #1 on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs and Hard Rock Digital Songs charts and #7 on the Country Digital Songs charts.[16][17] The song would later peak inside the top 10 on US Mainstream Rock radio, top 5 on German rock radio, and peaked at #12 on Canada Rock radio.[18][19]

In June 2020, Marks released "Drive",[20][21][22] and announced it as the second single to country radio off his second album, Who I Am, which was released on August 7, 2020 through Better Noise.[23][24][25]

In October 2020, "Blame It on the Double" was released as the second single to rock radio in Germany and the United Kingdom.[26] Marks also released his first Christmas single "Jingle My Bells", a cover of a song by The Tractors, that month.[27][28][29]

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
Country
[30]		 UK
Country
[31]		 US
Heat
[32]		 US
Album
Sales
[33]
This Man[10] — — — —
Who I Am[23] 16 6 17 74

2010s
Year Single Album
2014 "Smartphone"[7] This Man
2015 "21"[8]
"This Man"[34]
2016 "Nowhere With You"[35]

2020s
Year Single Peak
positions		 Album
CAN
Country
[36]		 CAN
Rock
[19]		 US
Country
Digital
[37]		 US
Main
Rock
[38]		 US
Rock
[39]
2020 "Outlaws & Outsiders"[17]
(featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt and Mick Mars)		 — 12 7 10 14 Who I Am
"Drive"A[20] — — — — —
"Blame It on the Double"B[26] — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
  • ACurrent country radio single.
  • BCurrent rock radio single.

Christmas singles
Year Single Album
2020 "Jingle My Bells"[27] Christmas With Better Noise Music

Music videos
Year Video Director
2014 "Smartphone"[40] Manee Osman
2015 "21"[41] Blake McWilliam
2016 "Nowhere With You"[12]
"Don't Count Saturday Night"[42]
2019 "Outlaws & Outsiders"[43]
(featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt and Mick Mars)
"Better Off"[44] Blake Judd
2020 "Blame It On The Double"[45]
"Outlaws & Outsiders"[46]
(solo)		 Jaclyn Cataldi
"Drive"[21] Ed Regan
"Out In the Rain"[47]
(featuring Lzzy Hale)

References
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  2. "Cory Marks - Biography". Invictus Entertainment Group. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  3. "Cory Marks - Bio". CoryMarks.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. Kenney, Kortney (November 20, 2019). "Cory Marks hits a live wire with "Outlaws and Outsiders"". My North Bay Now.
  5. "INTERVIEW: CORY MARKS – Ontario, CA; 2020". Musicalypse. March 12, 2020.
  6. Corder, Bryan Joe (March 31, 2020). "Interview~ Mixing country music with the hard-hitting stomp of rock & roll, Cory Marks". Ignite Music Magazien.
  7. "Smartphone hits Canadian country radio". CoryMarquardt.com. July 1, 2014.
  8. Melanson, Jenna (April 21, 2015). "New single released by Cory Marquardt". Canadian Beats Media.
  9. "Cory Marquardt releases his first album "This Man"". Kiss 100.5 North Bay. May 26, 2016.
  10. Dawson, Chris (May 26, 2015). "Marquardt releases first album today". BayToday.ca.
  11. "INTRODUCING, THIS MAN, CORY MARQUARDT". Sound Check Entertainment. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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  13. Dawson, Chris (May 27, 2016). "More good news for local artist Cory Marquardt". BayToday.ca.
  14. "Cory Marks Signs Record Deal with Eleven Seven Music". Invictus Entertainment Group. September 26, 2018.
  15. Gosselin, Jessica (November 26, 2019). "North Bay's Cory Marks' new song is number one on iTunes Canada". CTV News Northern Ontario.
  16. "Cory Marks Throws Down in Single "Outlaws & Outsiders" ft. Travis Tritt, Ivan Moody & Mick Mars". Front Porch Music. January 26, 2020.
  17. Brooks, Dave (December 20, 2019). "Cory Marks 'Outlaws and Outsiders' Is the 2019 Hit That Couldn't Be Confined". Billboard.
  18. "Big day for North Bay's Cory Marks". BayToday.ca. August 7, 2020.
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  20. Brooks, Dave (June 19, 2020). "Cory Marks New Track 'Drive' Is The Feel Good Country Hit of the Summer". Billboard.
  21. Elwood-Hughes, Pip (June 7, 2020). "Cory Marks debuts new track Drive ahead of August album release". Entertainment Focus.
  22. Iahn, Buddy (June 5, 2020). "CORY MARKS ANNOUNCES 'WHO I AM'". The Music Universe.
  23. Brooks, Dave (August 11, 2020). "Cory Marks Debuts Long Awaited Next Generation Country Rock Record 'Who I Am'". Billboard.
  24. "Cory Marks, The Critically Acclaimed Next Generation of Country Rock, Releases Debut Album, WHO I AM". The Country Note. August 7, 2020.
  25. Iahn, Buddy (August 11, 2020). "CORY MARKS 'WHO I AM' DEBUTS WORLDWIDE". The Music Universe.
  26. "Cory Marks on Twitter: "Very excited to announce that my single #BlameItOnTheDouble is now at UK & [German] rock radio!! 🥃🥃 @BetterNoise 🇬🇧🇨🇦"". Retrieved October 5, 2020 – via Twitter.
  27. Brooks, Dave (December 3, 2020). "Cory Marks Releases Amped-Up Cover of 'Jingle My Bells' for Better Noise Christmas Album". Billboard.
  28. Iahn, Buddy (October 8, 2020). "CORY MARKS RELEASING 'JINGLE MY BELLS'". The Music Universe.
  29. Dawson, Chris (December 1, 2020). "Cory Marks has a new Christmas tune and it's catchy!". BayToday.ca.
  30. "ARIA Report" (PDF). ARIA. August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  31. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20 - 14 August 2020 - 20 August 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
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  33. "Billboard Top Album Sales - Week of August 22, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  34. Dawson, Chris (August 19, 2015). "Local Country artist continues to roll with new release". BayToday.ca.
  35. Dawson, Chris (January 6, 2016). "Another single for local Country Star Cory Marquardt (VIDEO)". BayToday.ca.
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  38. "Travis Tritt Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.
  39. "Travis Tritt Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard.
  40. "Smartphone Music Video Release". CoryMarquardt.com. July 14, 2014.
  41. "CORY MARQUARDT – 21 – OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO". Sound Check Entertainment. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  42. "Cory Marquardt's "Don't Count Saturday Night" Is Your New Weekend Anthem". Whiskey Riff. February 11, 2017.
  43. Dawson, Chris (November 19, 2019). "Cory Marks new single taking off (VIDEO)". BayToday.ca.
  44. "Cory Marks releases his new single 'Better Off'". The Rockpit. December 13, 2019.
  45. "Top Country Pick: Cory Marks 'Blame It On The Double'". Top Country. February 14, 2020.
  46. "Cory Marks Shares New Video for 'Outlaws & Outsiders'". Broadway World Music. May 18, 2020.
  47. "Watch HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Duet With Country Rocker CORY MARKS In 'Out In The Rain' Video". Blabbermouth.net. August 8, 2020.
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