Marcus Orelias
| Marcus Orelias | |
|---|---|
 Marcus Orelias Performing.jpg Orelias performing in 2014 | |
| Born | December 13, 1993 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Other names | Marcus O. · Hip-Hop's Historian[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor · Rapper · Songwriter · Entrepreneur · Writer · Graphic Designer |
| 📆 Years active | 2008–present |
Marcus Orelias (/ɒriːəlus/, born December 13, 1993)[2][3] is an American recording artist, graphic designer, songwriter, writer, entrepreneur and actor from San Francisco, California. He began his career in 2008, studying and performing at the American Conservatory Theater. His music career began in 2012, a year later he would release his studio debut Rebel of the Underground on June 21, 2013 and 20s a Difficult Age on August 26, 2017.
Early Life[edit]
Marcus was born on December 13, 1993 in San Francisco, California and grew up in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood. Through adolescence, Marcus played three instruments fluently piano, baritone horn and alto saxophone.[4] In 2008, Marcus made an appearance in Generation We a directed by Stephen Marshall,[5] the same year, Marcus would attend and graduate the American Conservatory Theater's, Young Conservatory program, where he studied and took classes for seven years throughout high school and adulthood performing in young conservatory plays such as Copies written by Brad Slaight where he played Zoom/Warner, Adek in Korczach's Children[6] written by Jeffrey Hatcher and George in Time on Fire written by Timothy Mason,[7][8] theater would inspire him to pursue a career acting in film and eventually land a extra role on the short lived NBC television show Trauma in 2010.[9]
Transferring in ninth grade from all boys college preparatory Stuart Hall High School to co-educational public school Gateway High School. Marcus played basketball on a freshman team at Stuart Hall and tried out at Gateway but never made it to junior varsity or varsity in his high school career.
Career[edit]
2012-14: Career Beginnings, Since 1993 and Rebel Of The Underground[edit]
April 2, 2012 during a radio interview, Marcus announced he was working on his debut album.[10] On March 26, 2012 while still attending Gateway High School, Marcus released the one verse version of "We On (Must Be)" simply titled "We On" produced by Seattle producer Jay B Beats, featuring Motown singer BJ The Chicago Kid[11] and on May 24, 2012, perform it at his high school's assembly.[12] Shortly after graduating from Gateway High School, Marcus would release Since 1993, a single produced by Digi + Phonics, the music video was released in the same year to accommodate the song[13] and promote his upcoming studio debut. While recording his studio debut, on March 4, 2013 Marcus's grandmother died,[14] this affected the recording process of the project. The album was recorded at FreqLab recordings then located upstairs at the historic Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco's Tenderloin District.
On May 20, 2013 via Twitter, Orelias announced his album title via social media as Rebel Of The Underground, the album cover was revealed on the released date, June 21, 2013.[15] The albums title as well is a reference to the 1991 song of the same name Rebel of the Underground[16] by fellow rapper Tupac Shakur from his debut studio album 2Pacalypse Now and interpolates the song on the album's title track.[17][18] Once released, the album spawned six singles, "We On (Must Be)", "One Call Away", "Roaring 20s", "Katie's Requiem" and "Big Dreams In The City" but only the song "Exercise Control" received an official video at the time of its initial release.[19] In 2014, Marcus Orelias would appear on bhangra artist and classical violinist, Raginder's second studio album Beach Chair[20][21][22][23] and make a cameo in his music video for "Bonfire/Coastin'".[24]
Later that year on July 26, 2014[25] he would perform at the historical Buriel Clay Theater in San Francisco's Fillmore district. The show was billed as Live From Buriel Clay Theater and funded by Orelias himself because at the time music venues wouldn't book him to perform, this became a staple in his career and a business model to be used father down the line.
2015-Present: 20s A Difficult Age and The Blue Madjai[edit]
On January 16, 2015 the first single from 20s a Difficult Age was released titled Guadalupe produced by West Chester, Pennsylvania music producer AdoTheGod.[26] In the following two months Marcus Orelias revealed the album title would be called 20s a Difficult Age later in the marketing it was billed as A Peplum Epic: 20s A Difficult Age. Continuing to pursue acting Marcus got another extra role in the independent film, The Valley which made its debut at the Cinequest Film Festival. On April 6, 2016 via his website the album's cover was revealed, featuring a fresco painting of the Capitoline Wolf with graffitti written around it, along with the design credits in Latin.[27] Marcus stated he designed over 100 drafts for the cover in photoshop. Two time Grammy nominated music producer Lee Major[28] was also announced as a main producer for 20s a Difficult Age.[29][30]On September 9, 2016 via Twitter the album credits for Antlionnn's debut were posted, Marcus was listed as executive producer and credited with designing the album's cover.[31] Following the release of the official track list featuring the likes of Stephan Marcellus and featured production from Lee Major and more via Twitter.
A listening was held on August 13, 2017. Simultaneously the album launched the franchise of the same name. 20s A Difficult Age spawned four main singles "Aset", "Blackouts", "Atrium" and "Fate". Heavily conceptual the album featured "scenes" that were arranged and designed by Orelias himself with sound effects provided by Skywalker Sound. On February 2, 2018, the film Winchester was released in theaters which Orelias partook in. A few months later after 20s A Difficult Age was released on November 13, 2017 - a tie in graphic novel was announced called Vol. 1 - 20s A Difficult Age: The Blue Madjai continuing the story arc of one of the main characters, Harnuphis originally voiced by Suehyla El-Attar. Directed by Luis Montoya, the video for Aset was released on March 14, 2018.[32]
In late July of 2018, Marcus began working with Theo Ellington on his 2018 campaign for District 10 Supervisor as a field director.
Artistry[edit]
Name
The last name "Orelias" meaning the "golden one" is derived from the original spelling, Orelia; which translates as "golden".[33] The first letter is a hard vowel pronounced oh real e us not → aw real e us.
Influences and Sound
In an interview Marcus states "greatness" as what influences him most: "I’m influenced by greatness and that’s such a vague answer. Anybody who’s great, I’m influenced by you and I appreciate you cause you’re contributing to culture, you’re contributing to music. I feed off that energy but I definitely give credit where credit is due." he also stated about his musical sound "It was really developed over time. I don’t make any of my music with the intention to be different, it’s just who I am. A lot of people tell me I sound like I’m from the East Coast."[34]
Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur and Janelle Monáe as well as Ancient history and stoicism are also a huge influence on Marcus as it is present in much of his work. Designing the album cover for both Rebel of the Underground, the coin of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was used and 20s a Difficult Age, the frescoes at Pompeii were sighted as a source of inspiration for the artist.[35]
Discography[edit]
Studio Albums
- Rebel Of The Underground (2013)
- 20s A Difficult Age (2017)
Bibliography[edit]
- Vol. 1 - 20s A Difficult Age: The Blue Madjai (2018)[36]
Singles[edit]
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Since 1993 | Promotional Single |
| 2013 | We On (Must Be) (Feat. BJ the Chicago Kid) | Rebel Of The Underground |
| 2013 | One Call Away (Feat. Nnenna Obioma) | |
| 2014 | Roaring 20s (Feat. B.A.C.A.) | |
| 2014 | Exercise Control (Feat. DJ Elliven) | |
| 2014 | Katie's Requiem (Feat. Raaginder and Vinnie Anastasia) | |
| 2014 | Big Dreams in the City | |
| 2015 | Aset | 20s A Difficult Age[37] |
| 2018 | Blackouts (Feat. Stephan Marcellus) | |
| 2018 | Atrium (Feat. Stephan Marcellus) | |
| 2018 | Fate (Feat. Stephan Marcellus) |
| Year | Title | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Madd ill (Feat. Marcus Orelias)[38] | Split Personality | Dnalkao |
| 2014 | Beach Chair (Feat. Marcus Orelias) | Beach Chair | Raaginder |
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Trauma | Basketball Player | Episode: Scope of Practice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Valley | Student | Feature Film |
| 2018 | Winchester[39] | Carpenter | Feature Film |
| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Since 1993 | 2013 | Neil Tobias |
| Exercise Control (featuring DJ Elliven) |
2014 | Marcus Orelias |
| Big Dreams In The City | 2014 (released 2018) |
Marcus Orelias |
| Aset (featuring Michael Levy) |
2018 | Luis Montoya |
| Blackouts (featuring Stephan Marcellus) |
2018 | Marcus Orelias |
| Artist | Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raaginder | Bonfire/Coastin' | 2014 | Manmeet Singh |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Marcus". www.cbheights.info. Celeb Heights. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5953882/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
- ↑ "Marcus Orelias Biography". Myheritage.com. My Heritage. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Start Taking Ownership of Your Social Media Content". podcast.keithbdixon.online/. Keith B. Dixon. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ "Generation WE: The Movement Begins…". www.gen-we.com. GenerationWe. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Young actors give life to 'Korczak's Children' in ACT play". JWeekly.com. J Weekly. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ BWW News Desk. "A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory to Present TIME ON FIRE 10, 1-6". Broadway World. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Time On Fire" (PDF). act.org. American Conservatory Theater. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "Scope of Practice". IMDb Pro. IMBb Pro. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ↑ Reid, Scotty. "Marcus Orelias, the new generation speaks". Black Talk Radio. Black Talk Radio. Missing or empty
|url=(help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "We On by Marcus Orelias ft BJ the Chicago Kid [Prod. By Jay B]". Bayareacompass.com. Bay Area Compass. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "YouTube - We On Live". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Marcus Orelias - Since 1993 (Official Video)". Vimeo.com. Vimeo. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Post". Facebook.com. Facebook. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "ROTU - Album Cover". Facebook.com. Facebook. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "AllMusic-Rebel of the Underground". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Complex - Rebel of the Underground". Complex.com. Complex. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Rebel of the Underground". Vibe.com. Vibe Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Marcus Orelias - Exercise Control (Feat. DJ Elliven) (Official Video)". Vimeo.com. Vimeo. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Beach Chair". iHeartRadio.com. iHeart Radio. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Beach Chair (Feat. Marcus Orelias)". YouTube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "VIOLINDER TO RELEASE HIS 2ND ALBUM BEACH CHAIR". simplybhangra.com. SimplyBhangra. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Beach Chair by Violinder". itunes.apple.com. Apple iTunes. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ Bonfire/Coastin/videoshow/45072188.cms "Raginder "Violinder" feat. Sodhivine & KinG! - Bonfire/Coastin'" Check
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|title=at position 19 (help) - ↑ "AdoTheGod - Credits". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Album Cover". marcusorelias.com. Marcus Orelias. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Universal Music Publishing - Lee Major". umusicpub.com. Universal Publishing. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ "Lee Major - Tweet". Twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ "Lee Major - Tweet 2". Twitter.com. Twitter.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ "M4RS Album Credits". Twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "Marcus Orelias - Aset". YouTube. Marcus Orelias - YouTube. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History". thinkbabynames.com. Think Baby Names. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ Ryann, Vhonn. "Marcus Orelias, Rebel of the Underground". Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "100+ Drafts". Twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ "Marcus Orelias - Bio". rotuworldcompany.com. ROTU World. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ Orelias, Marcus. "Marcus Orelias - 20s A Difficult Age". iTunes.Apple.com. ROTU World. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ "Madd Ill feat Marcus Orelias". SoundCloud. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ↑ "Winchester: The House That Ghost Built". YouTube.com. Amazing Movie Time. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Marcus Orelias Official Twitter
- Marcus Orelias at the Internet Movie Database
- Marcus Orelias at Music Brainz
- Marcus Orelias at Discogs
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