‘Spark’

Creative Visionary and Multi-Faceted Entrepreneur, Producer and Artist in Music, Media, Fashion and Merchandising.

 

This is the background story of Mark Davidson

best known as ‘Spark’...

 

A creative entrepreneur who never stops, and whose well known mottos of over 30 years are now more relevant than ever before: 

‘ It’s Time to wake up!…We don’t’ stop … We don’t’ sleep”

 

In 1971, at four years of age, Spark’s biggest dream was to fly airplanes and to also become a member of the famous family singing group, ‘The Jackson 5’. Although born in Montreal, Spark took advantage of his dual citizenship and joined the U.S. Airforce at eighteen where he took his first flying lesson and was given his call sign name, ‘Spark’.  After the US Airforce, ‘Spark’ pursued becoming a music producer and rap artist.  

 

In 1995, Spark (at 28), launched his professional music career and began to manage to groups including his own R&B recording group called, ‘Portfolio’ which included three of Montreal’s most accomplished singers, Alan Prater, Chris Millington, and Danny Blanco and within a year Portfolio successfully sold out their performance shows. After Spark’s negotiations of Portfolio’s publishing and recording contracts in Montreal and Los Angeles, his own ‘4indamorning’ recording music production label was launched and ‘4indamorning’ became a household name in Montreal. 

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In 2000, Spark (at 33) was one of the first to sport a mohawk and the I’m not a Rapper’ tattoo. He also created his own reality show titled, ‘Spark’s World’ which featured his lavish L.A lifestyle and his passion to fly airplanes, for he became a licensed pilot simultaneously in two countries, Los Angeles, USA, and in Montreal, Canada.

 

When Spark heard of Lenard Clark, a black youth being very badly beaten by four white boys in Chicago, Spark recorded and featured 12 local Rap-Hip Hop artists on an album to financially help Lenard’s huge medical bills. This generosity made Chicago’s mainstream news on television stations ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN, and locally in Montreal on CTV, CBC and it was also featured on the front page of the ‘Montreal Gazette’ and ‘La Presse’ newspapers. 

 

Spark’s Hip Hop documentaries, ‘What it takes’ and ‘Streets is Talkin’ Vol. Los Angeles” propelled his success and popularity in LA’s street Hip Hop community, and with his charm, gift of gab, sales ability and business savvy, Spark successfully promoted ‘Fones4all’, a telecommunications and network marketing company from which he opened 5 offices, hired hundreds of youth (including homeless who became financially secure). Marking the success of his company ‘Fones4all’, Spark garnered the Los Angeles ‘Start up Business of the Year’ award in 2006 and 2007.

 

Noteworthy achievements include:

 

Music Production  

Platinum album ‘This is for the Players’ – Father MC 1995
Spark has recorded many songs, in his personal collection which have not yet been released …some of which his Rapping skills’ are featured.

 

Musical Talent Development 

The list is not limited to these artists: Frime, Sasha Chaa, Young Soul, L-Man, Berlane Gavino, Buddah Black and the list continues to grow including his own album set to be released in 2024.  

Film, Concept, Editing & Production 

Creator of ‘The Adventures of Hip and Hop’ – A children’s cartoon and merchandising project (still in progress /not yet released)

 

Spark is currently developing a digital platform (NFT WORLD) which

will feature characters from ‘The Adventures of Hip and Hop” 

 

Music Videos 

Numerous music videos in various locations; Canada (Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City); USA (New York City; Los Angeles) Mexico (Los Cabos) and also with the late and great Martin “Footage” a world famous director, who Spark (while in Los Cabos) also began a music video company with.

 

Spark has produced and remixed countless records including a song and video remix of ‘The Jackson’s, ‘Torture’ which Spark has dedicated to his mother and for anyone who has lost someone dear.

 

Website design 

Colin Hunter’s website (Jazz Singer) 2017 - 2023 (PRESENT)

 

Newspapers

Spark helped to create and promote ‘SwaggNews”, North America’s very first Hip Hop newspaper which featured interviews and built relationships with celebrities in music, dance, movies, stage performance, etc. which included: Denzel Washington, Snoop Dogg, top model Rosa Acosta, Freeway Rick Ross, Pornstar Pinky; Russell Crow. Spliff Starr; Elie de Rothschild Jr & The Jacksons to name only a few…

In 2017, Spark created his own news magazine ‘4AM NEWS’” (Montreal) “a paper for da people’. 

  

Clothing Apparel

Spark and his partner Jomo, (at the time) had a store within a Flea Market where they sold thousands of various hats including  ‘4indamorning’as well as Urban merchandise and clothing such as top name brands and  Hip Hop headwear.

 

However Spark also specializes in creating exclusive clothing designs for special clients such as the customized hoodie Celine Dion received for her 50th birthday.   

Spark has since created an entire new ‘men and women clothing line with different 4indamorning’ logos and swag styles for many local designers and new entrepreneurs starting their own unique clothing brands as well as personal custom items for celebs and exclusive clients to have their own unique one of a kind styles. 

 

MEET SPARK, SEE HIS WORK, PURCHASE MERCHANDISE….

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FOLLOW SPARK ON SOCIAL MEDIA: FB and INSTAGRAM.

 

 

SPARK WILL INSPIRE YOU TO REACH YOUR POTENTIAL BELIEVE IN YOURSELF …

DON’T STOP -  DON’T SLEEP