The video for Lipstick For Vampires was shot in New York, how long did you spend filming the video?

We only took one day to the shoot the video, we shot alot on green screen, there is a lot of graphics. The video came about after Carl a producer friend of mine who i was at film school with invited me to New York, he offered to shoot the video for my song Lipstick For Vampires, we came up with the creative process together.

How would you describe the sound and style of the single?

Lipstick is really upbeat hooky tune, I wanted a track that everyone be able to dance to, appeals to all ages. Lipstick has punchy lyrics, edgier pop i'd call it.

How are you feeling ahead of the release in terms of chart expectations?

Lipstick For Vampires is the 1st single, i have open expectations, this track is helping me get my name out there, face into the industry, i just want people to get to know me, hear my tracks and build up a following, this is such a great experience, i'm enjoying every minute of it.

Have you now completed your album?

I have finished writing the album, still recording some tracks, working with Johnny Rockstar who produced Lipstick I feel very fortunate to have worked with him and make this CD, there are some real catchy melodies, i can't wait to get this album out there for you all to hear.

Is Lipstick a good indication of how your album will sound? ( How much input have you had in to the making of your album?)

Yes definitely, I wanted to put something out there that give's a good indication of my music, I think Lipstick was the perfect first single to showcase me, it is the kind of sound that you can expect to hear from my album, my tracks have that edgier vibe,
alot of my tracks that i have written are like a diary of the last year of my life, everything that has happened to me, when i write co/write a song i'll come in with the outline of lyrics or a poem it's all very personal. I have written so many songs i could turn them in to an essay. When you listen to one of my tracks i like to leave it open to Interpretation...

Your song Home is featured on BBC3 series Of The Hook and up and coming film 'Cafe' how did this come about?

Home being featured on Of The Hook came about really with the director really liking my tunes and asking if he could use home, there is also a track on a film Dvd release 40 winks, I used to work in movies and i had previously worked with the director beforehand and he asked if he could use my track in a particular scene as it would work well and i said yes use it!
Any more soundtracks coming up? There is quite a few in the works some for American TV and film, i can't really give to much info at the moment but as details are confirmed it will all be at my official my space: www.myspace.com/thisismarla.

You was a finalist on the Hollyoaks unsigned music show, how was the experience for you?

I loved it, a friend of mine sent my track in without me knowing, they told me afterwards and said you don't mind do you! The producers emailed me back saying they liked it and from that i got to perform on the same stage as Calvin Harris and Daniel Merriweather. It was also the first time i had performed live on Tv, I had no expectations. From doing Hollyoaks my track Lipstick For Vampires got heard and we decided it was going to be released, the support has been amazing. It was such a good experience, I would do it again.

You are currently doing a series of live shows to support your single release, what can we expect from your live show?

Be surprised, i like to perform and entertain, i like to have a good time on stage and give the audience a good time, put on a show that they will enjoy, i don't do anything acoustic, i have nothing to hide behind, see me live and you'll get a real upbeat fun show.

Can we expect any calibrations from you?

Not right now, I have a song Take A Bow that i would love to duet with some one with maybe a rapper that would be great, but no not at the moment i'm just getting my name out there, getting my self established.

Have you got any live shows coming up through out the Summer? any possible supports?

I have Fish tank coming up which is a local festival in London, there maybe some big festivals coming up which are being confirmed at the moment as they are announced they will be on my space.

What is next for you?

I'm out there performing my single Lipstick For Vampires which is out on the 24th of May, following up Lipstick with something Underground a dance track to keep things moving, finishing recording tracks for my album, hopefully get some tour supports, Release in the States in the fall and just generally get my name out there and meet as many of you as i can.