Boy George is one of the artists who has embraced the Talenthouse vision to enable emerging artists from all disciplines around the world to secure recognition and compensation.

He turned to Talenthouse to launch a Creative Invite, where he invited artists around the world to create a club mix for his “Yes We Can” a cappela. After listening to all the tracks that were submitted through Talenthouse, Boy George has chosen one of the artists to collaborate with on a future project – Mark McFarland (Michigan, U.S.).

Boy George is Mark McFarland’s biggest influence as an artist and the reason he began remixing music as a hobby since 1993 and writing songs since the age of 12.  Mark, who currently works full time as a administrative assistant in health management administration,  views Talenthouse  and this experience as a perfect way to be recognized and to collaborate with his favorite artist. Mark was thrilled to be able to share his “Yes We Can” remix to Boy George:

“I am thrilled to have been selected by Boy George, who has had the biggest creative influence on me and I hope that this opportunity will help me persue remixing as a career.”

To Hear Mark’s Version of “Yes We Can” log onto http://www.talenthouse.com/markmcfarland. His winning mix is called “Sinister Remix”

A pop icon synonymous with creative collaboration from his  days as lead singer of the 1980′s group Culture Club to his current work with David Hoyle (The Divine David), Boy George has turned to Talenthouse to identify artists  like Mark, and he is pleased to announce this collaboration.

“I believe that all artists of the world should have the opportunity to be recognized for their work,” said  Boy George “That’s why  I’m involved with Talenthouse. I am really looking forward to collaborating with Mark.”

Congratulations Mark and thank you to all those artists who submitted their tracks!

Visit our new site for more Creative Invites in art, music, fashion, film, design and photography.

Anyone who is a member of the Talenthouse community can extend or participate in an “Artist Invite” – an open call to artists to get involved in projects ranging from designing a logo to composing music to producing or performing in a film or video.

We are excited this week to highlight an Artist Invite project hosted by one of the icons of creative collaboration – Boy George.

Boy George is a great supporter of Talenthouse and is looking for new talent to work with on his upcoming track. Artists are invited to create a club/dance mix of Boy George’s new a cappela track “Yes We Can” currently available on Talenthouse.

The five artists who receive the highest number of votes from the Talenthouse community will present their ideas and tracks to Boy George.  From this group, Boy George will choose the artist with whom he will collaborate to finalize the track.

In a recent interview, Boy George said:

“The idea is to bring together different creative entities, people that may want to work together or inspire others, which is why I’m involved with Talenthouse. If Talenthouse had been around in the early eighties, I would have totally been involved in it then too.”

Each week, we will highlight an Artist Invite from members of the Talenthouse community. Artist Invites will include projects in music, fashion, film, art and photography.

Boy George and the Talenthouse community can’t wait to hear your track– get started on your mix today!