Spring gala 2024 photo slideshow - Celebrating School-Community Partnerships
Mac de marco
1. Cameronfrullo
Mac DeMarco
Real name:McBriare Samuel Lanyon (bornVernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV)
Born: April 30th
1990 (age 28) Canada
Genre:indie rock,psychedelicrock,lo-fi
Style:veryindie and“edgy”wearsalot of hats,his trademarkthingisto smoke viceroyfags
Recordlabel:capturedtracks,thirdman records
How he got signed:releasedamini-LPcalledrockandroll nightcluband presentedthe mini-LPto
the small recordlabel calledcapturedtracks.Capturedtrackslikedhismusicandaskedhimto make
a trial albumfor them.The resultwasMac Demarco’sfirstalbumcalled“2” that has fanfavourite
tracks such as; mykindof women,viceroy,freakingoutthe neighbourhoodandcookingup
somethinggood.
Before fame:inhisschool he wasa memberina few unsuccessful bandssuchas the Meat Cleavers.
After his school years he had a few jobs but none that he enjoyed enough to pursue them as a career, he
took part in drug trials and he built roads for extra money while he was making rock and roll night club
which helped lead to his fame.
Target audience:MacDemarco’starget audience isinthe 13-18 age groupand hismainaudience
wouldbe the indie/edgycommunity,thoughmostof hismusicisaboutquite depressingsubjects
(suchas hisfatherleavinghimwhenhe wasa child) mostof hismusicisupbeatand cheerful
bringinghima largeraudience aspeople will listentoitforitscalm singinganddynamicguitarsolos.