Rhodri Marsden
Rhodri Marsden | |
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Background information | |
Born | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England | 1 October 1971
Occupation(s) | writer, musician |
Instrument(s) | keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, bassoon, musical saw, vocals |
Years active | 1990–present |
Rhodri Marsden (born 1 October 1971)[1] is a London-based writer and musician.[2]
Journalism
Prior to the demise of the print edition of
Music
From 1990–95 Marsden played guitar in London art-punk collective The Keatons, who notably supported
In 2007 he worked on a DIY music project called "The Schema" – an attempt to get a single written, recorded, released and promoted on the internet in the space of a month. The accompanying video, directed by Alex de Campi and featuring Marysia Kay, became a hit on YouTube, but the single sold poorly.[8]
He currently plays with
In October 2019, along with a group of musicians calling themselves Article 54, he released The Hustle, an eight track concept disco symphony album with tracks inspired by the UK's Brexit negotiations.[10][11] Tracks from the album were debuted on the 10 October edition of the BBC One political programme Brexitcast. It then appeared on the iTunes UK Album Chart, where it quickly began to outsell ABBA Gold.[12][13] The album appeared on the Official UK Charts on 18 October, debuting at number 56 on the download chart.[14]
References
- ^ Marsden, Rhodri (1 October 2007). "Playing At Trains". Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ Pax, Salam; Marsden, Rhodri; Wright, Gregor (19 April 2004). "Blog all about it". Arts. Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
- ^ FWD This Link, Amazon.co.uk
- ^ The Next Big Thing, Amazon.co.uk
- ^ Crap Dates: Disastrous Encounters From Single Life: Amazon.co.uk: Rhodri Marsden: Books. ASIN 1849838801.
- ^ Yu, Justin (22 August 2011). "First dates from hell exposed in 140 characters | Crave – CNET". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "A Very British Christmas by Rhodri Marsden - Paperback | HarperCollins". HarperCollins UK. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Marsden, Rhodri (4 September 2007). "After becoming the No.1 sensation on YouTube can Rhodri Marsden take the charts by storm?". The Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "The Lexington". The Lexington. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ Potton, Ed (11 October 2019). "Article 54: The Hustle: A Brexit Disco Symphony review — an unexpected joy". The Times. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Political disco album to 'cope with Brexit stress'". talkRADIO. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Jankowicz, Mia (10 October 2019). "There is now a Brexit disco concept album and it's really listenable". The New European. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Peat, Jack (11 October 2019). "Rhodri Marsen has just released a Brexit disco concept album". The London Economic. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". OfficialCharts.com. Official Charts Company. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
External links
- Rhodri.biz, Marsden's official site