Franklin McKay is a Billboard charting artist from Toronto. He’s had multiple hits on both the Adult Contemporary charts and the Christian airplay charts in America.His songs are played by radio stations all over the world. He’s written and recorded with 2 time Grammy award winner Bill Champlin (Chicago), Harry Hess (Harem Scarem), Greg Fitzgerald (Madonna, Kylie Minogue), Marc Jordan, and Heather Rankin (The Rankin Family). Franklin McKay owes his mother Anabelle a big thank you. She passed on at age 85. But she made sure he studied piano and voice. She also exposed him to many artists while growing up, from Connie Francis to The Bee Gees and others who were quite influential upon him. The Toronto based artist dedicated his six-track EP, Solace, to his mother, the woman “who blessed him” with music.“I thought that it would be a really nice way of paying tribute to her.” He admits he wasn’t a keen piano student …“Never” practising and was a reluctant attendee of many lessons he detested over about a five-year span.But now more than ever, McKay appreciates the effort his mother made to encourage his musical talents.“And love will keep us together in life, Will hold us together even when we die, Now I hear your voice, I know that you’ll be ‘there’ for me,”One special song, with lyrics she got to hear but once before her death in his care, at the end of her life…but she was able to smile back in approval. .McKay’s association with Harry Hess, frontman of Canadian band Harem Scarem has been quite fruitful. The pair collaborated on four most inspirational songs (A Gift From Above, When I Found You, Invincible and I’ll Lift You Up (When You are Down). Other collaborative partners have included; Chicago’s Bill Champlain, Marc Jordan, perhaps best known for Living in Marina Del Ray and Rod Stewart’s hit The Rhythm of Your Heart, Madonna’s and Kylie Minogue’s Greg Fitzgerald as well as some other very talented people.There’s a lot going on when you’re recording… you’re trying to get a great vocal performance…you’re looking at range… you’re looking at timing…you’re focusing on breathing… You’re looking at knowing the lyrics, and the way you sing things.”He’s content with limiting his performances to the studio but he knows he’s never really alone…Many of his songs are written with God, and his mother in mind.Franklin expects people see that his faith is “well documented” in the material he writes. “It has its up and downs where you’re questioning things and you’re uncertain,” … “That’s essentially what faith is. I think the message there is that you have to have faith and you have to trust in your faith and try and build it to bestronger for the times where it’s tested.”McKay appreciatively hears from listeners from all over the globe via email or social media, often about how they’re impacted by his music. “That’s what it’s essentially all about – reaching an audience and having them enjoy and relate to what you’re doing… Above all, you want to connect with people.”Many of his songs fall under the Christian genre but some are targeted at the AC, Adult-contemporary audience and some are pop. He’s game to record other material, including some smooth jazz…