A microphone, a loop station, a bathrobe and the most extravagant underpants on the market are all that Mark Rebillet (Texas, 1988) needs to get on stage, capture the attention of an audience watching him make experimental music, and everything that surrounds him . look like a party. The 32-year-old American musician and YouTuber, who managed to become a social media phenomenon after the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, has established himself as the benchmark for musical comedy improvisation, no matter where he is from. His plan no plan and thus kisses the success that has reached the halls and festivals of our country. “Rebile is a showman, he is beyond all classifications,” his social media followers say.

self-determination as daddy, Rebiye made clear her intention to become an artist from a very young age. Born to a French father and an American mother, Mark studied piano and classical music, and took his first steps playing in pubs and bars, where he performed in shorts and a bathrobe and sang lyrics that left no one indifferent in the audience. He unsuccessfully created music under the name Leae, a project with which he even released three EPs: Under 314 (2012), Rattle EP (2013) and weeks | ep (2013). But only in 2016 his name began to sound among connoisseurs and not so much representatives of the music industry. The singer began uploading YouTube videos of himself playing from his apartment, beach or hotel room, which soon went viral. It was then that he presented his first studio album, the material of the same name, with which he attracted the attention, especially in Europe, of his now more devoted followers.

During the coronavirus pandemic, he managed to reach over two million people through streaming, including on Reddit and Facebook, and released his second album, Europe, 26 tracks, each named after cities he visited during his first European tour. In addition, he has scheduled four free live concerts on Twitch called the Quarantine Livestream Tour, with the first show alone attracting over 1.57 million viewers and grossing over $34,000.

Standing out between his eccentric personality and fetishistic trappings is his way of composing and mixing elements of funk, soul, hip-hop and house, as well as sketch comedy. The one in Dallas uses a looper loop generator which allows you to record and repeat tracks of different instruments without interruption. But, in addition, his music is created by his ability to improvise, and his fans, who, through the post that the musician publishes on their social networks, can leave their suggestions about what they want him to compose.

“Everything I do is completely improvised, all the time. I can take a phrase, an idea from the context, something that the person in the audience asks for. With this I create layers and the music flows. I approach harmony differently,” Rebile said in a recent interview with the magazine Forbes Mexico where he admitted that, unlike other musicians, he does not take himself very seriously. “I’m serious about music. At least it should sound good. But I don’t know the meaning of my songs. For me, they have to be either very happy or very stupid and funny. Many people tell me that what I do gives them something of value that brings them joy or comfort in times of depression and crisis. I’m kind of a comfort, and that seems incredible to me. So, I make positive, uplifting music.”

Reggie Watts, his “non-informant” inspiration

The American musician was inspired by fellow German musician and comedian Reggie Watts, known for his astute ability to come up with impromptu songs on the spot, as well as his role in the channel’s television series. IFC, Comedy Explosion! Clap!. In addition, the artist is currently leading a group that entertains the program. The Late Late Show with James Corden.

“When I saw those impromptu performances by Watts many years ago, the thought popped into my head, ‘Hey, you can get on stage and not have a plan and just do something. He really was the catalyst for it.”