Marlon Chaplin

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Marlon Chaplin
Born Toronto, Ontario
Genres
OccupationsMusician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
  • piano
  • bass guitar
Years active2007–present
Website Official Website

Marlon Chaplin is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Toronto, Ontario. He is known for playing with Broken Bricks, Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party , Suitcase Sam and Ada Dahli. He currently records and performs as his own self-titled project.

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Early life

Marlon was born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Etobicoke School of the Arts where he formed his band, Broken Bricks with collaborator Luka Kuplowski who now has his own solo project. [1]

Broken Bricks

Broken Bricks released two albums Pasquale and Little Fugitives as well as a number of singles between 2009 and 2012. [2] This culminated in a sold-out show at Lee's Palace at the release of Little Fugitives. [3]

Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party

Chaplin was a regular member of Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party for many years. He played guitar, piano, bass and drums in the band throughout the band's years and performed on all of their subsequent records. [4] The Kitchen Party was begun by lead-man Andre Flak who created a musical collective known Fedora Upside Down most notably with The Lemon Bucket Orkestra.

Solo career

Wanderer by Trade

Chaplin began a self-titled solo rock and roll project as early as 2014. [5]

His first release Wanderer by Trade was released in 2016. [6] Collaborations on the album featured contributing members of Zeus and Lemon Bucket Orkestra. [7]

Four music videos were released for the album. Carmeline and Skeleton Key were directed by Justin Friesen and In Stars and Conviction were directed by Karly McCloskey. [8]

In 2016 Chaplin released two singles: Fossils and Annabelle + Someone. He released the single Danger, Danger in 2017.

The Circle

In 2018, Chaplin released his first solo full-length LP The Circle.

The first single was Elevation with a music video directed by James Featherstone and Michael Greggain. [9]

The second single was Take Me There with a music video directed by Justine McCloskey. [10]

The third single was A Single Drop with a music video directed by Justin Friesen. [11] [12]

Chaplin released a final single with the title track The Circle for the album with a video directed by Michael Greggain. [13]

Singles release – Spring/Summer 2020

Chaplin released two singles, This Is How You Sleep and Are You Ok? in late spring of 2020. [14] [15] [16] A music video was released for Are You Ok? directed by Justin Friesen on 13 June 2020. The video was shot amongst the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto. [17] [18]

Singles release – summer 2020 – summer 2021

Starting 20 June 2020, Chaplin released a new single titled Alternate End, [19] followed by a continuous release of singles. [20]

Synestalgia

On August 31, 2021, Chaplin released his full-length LP Synestalgia. [21]

Discography

Broken Bricks

Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party

Ada Dahli & the Pallbearers

Suitcase Sam

Marlon Chaplin

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References

  1. ↑ "Broken Bricks' Luke Kuplowsky Announces Solo Album as LUKA". exclaim.ca.
  2. ↑ Boles, Benjamin (9 June 2011). "Broken Bricks". NOW Magazine.
  3. ↑ "Review- "Little Fugitives"- Broken Bricks". 25 January 2011.
  4. ↑ Shows, Just. "Marlon Chaplin in Toronto". Just Shows.
  5. ↑ youtube.com/watch?v=K3tJGWrqz-E
  6. ↑ Burns, Scott (24 August 2018). "ALBUM REVIEW: Marlon Chaplin Debut Album, The Circle, Rocks!".
  7. ↑ "Marlon Chaplin | EGH Radio".
  8. ↑ "CARMELINE Video///Single Release ~ The Piston". allevents.in.
  9. ↑ "Marlon Chaplin Releases Anthemic New Single/Video "Elevation"". 27 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Erica D'Aurora. "Marlon Chaplin Shares New Single + Music Video "Take Me There"". Musical Notes Global. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  11. ↑ "NEWS". marlonchaplin.
  12. ↑ chelsea brimstin. "Premiere: Marlon Chaplin drops video for new track 'A Single Drop'". Indie88. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  13. ↑ chelsea brimstin (25 September 2019). "Premiere: Marlon Chaplin drops new neon-tinged video for 'The Circle'". Indie88. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "This Is How You Sleep" – via open.spotify.com.
  15. ↑ "Are You Ok?" – via open.spotify.com.
  16. ↑ "Toronto songwriter/singer Marlon Chaplin's latest, "Are You Ok?" – Mamby". mamby.com.
  17. ↑ "Are You Ok? (Music Video)" – via www.youtube.com.
  18. ↑ "🎥 Marlon Chaplin – 'Are You Ok?'". 15 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "🎧 Marlon Chaplin - 'Alternate End'". 25 June 2020.
  20. ↑ "📹 Marlon Chaplin - 'Weights + Feathers'". 18 November 2020.
  21. ↑ "Marlon Chaplin - "Synestalgia"". 2 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Tangents, by Ada Dahli". Ada Dahli.
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