SONGWRITER/COMPOSER/ARTIST

Eccentric songwriter meets orchestral composer meets New Romantic synthesizer nerd playing acoustic guitar and painting with gouache.

"REVOLUTIONARY. Mark Lilley's self-titled album is a combination of sounds, vision and something else that just keeps enticing you into this world that he has created. West End music is being revolutionised with guitars, drums, and synthesizers. This is one of the most creative songwriters and musicians you've ever come across..."
(Derbyshire Times 2018)

"PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST IN MUSIC AND ON CANVAS. The latest album from singer songwriter Mark Lilley offers both an audio and visual experience. The songs are a quirky collection that takes listeners on quite a journey. Electro-pop mingles with romantic and tender tracks, while regular voice-over sections give the feeling of stepping into somebody else's story."
(Derby Telegraph 2007)

"THE MULTI-TALENTED MARK LILLEY is to have some of his artwork exhibited as this year’s Wirksworth Arts Festival."
(Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser 2014)

"ACCLAIMED DERBYSHIRE SINGER/SONGWRITER MARK LILLEY IS TO LAUNCH LATEST ALBUM with a rare performance of songs spanning all three of his albums."
(Matlock Mercury 2011)

"TOP TALENT, LILLEY'S BACK TO MAKE HIS MARK AGAIN and with 'Songs & Gouache' he has enhanced his considerable reputation once more."
(Matlock Mercury 2012) (Eastwood Advertiser 2012)

"ACCLAIMED SINGER/SONGWRITER from Belper is to headline a special concert in the town."
(Belper News 2011)

"SECOND ALBUM FOR MARK LILLEY. If you enjoyed the eclectic mix of pop and folk in the first release you’re sure to love this second collection. A mixture of dark numbers to uplifting love songs, overall a very good listen. Ideal to play while relaxing with a glass of wine at the end of a long hard day."
(Belper News 2007)

"YOUNGSTERS ENJOY A FESTIVE SONGALONG WITH ACCLAIMED SINGER & SONGWRITER"
(Derbyshire Times 2015)

"FEW CAN COMBINE SIGHT AND SOUND SO ELOQUENTLY. Mark's style - which we should cherish and celebrate is masterfully assured, yet holds within it a mystery that has a rare and haunting quality…"
(John Tams)

"MARK’S SONGS ARE NOTED FOR THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP AND SONGWRITING SKILL. A rich songbook of light and refreshing melodies." (Derby Telegraph 2012)

"MARK OF QUALITY. Multi-talented Belper musician returns." (Belper News 2012)

"THE MULTI-TALENTED MR.LILLEY." (Derbyshire Times 2012)

"TAKE A JOURNEY WITH HIT SINGER…" (Matlock Mercury 2008)

"ARTISTS DEBUT ALBUM STRIKES AN EVOCATIVE WARNING LIGHT. Mark Lilley has created a debut album of emotional highs and lows which feels equally at home being played around the camp fire or driving in the car…" (Belper News 2004)

"A SWEETLY COATED TREAT" (Derbyshire Times 2004)

"A STRONG POP/FOLK SOUND" (Derby Telegraph 2004)