| Intro | Canadian musician |
| Is | Musician |
| From | Canada |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 14 January 1989, Toronto, Canada |
| Age: | 31 years |
| Star sign | Capricorn |
Marlon Chaplin is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist musician 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 with his self-titled project.
Early life
Marlon was born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Etobicoke School of the Arts where he formed his band, Broken Bricks with collaborator Luke Kuplowski who, now has his own solo project LUKA.
Broken Bricks
Broken Bricks released two records (Pasquale & Little Fugitives) as well as a number of singles since the duo met in High School. This culminated in a sold-out show at Lee’s Palace at the release of Little Fugitives. The band parted ways around 2014.
Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party
Marlon was a rotating member of Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party for many years. He played guitar, piano, bass and drums in the band throughout the years and performed on all of their subsequent records. 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 Endeavour
Wanderer by Trade
Marlon has been involved in a self-titled solo rock and roll project for many years. His first release Wanderer by Trade was released in 2016. Collaborations on the album featured contributing members of Zeus and Lemon Bucket Orkestra. 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.
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. The second single was Take Me There with a music video directed by Justine McCloskey and the third single was A Single Drop with a music video directed by Justin Friesen. Chaplin released a final single with the title track ‘The Circle’ for the album with a video directed by Michael Greggain.
Discography
Broken Bricks
- 2009: Pasquale, LP
- 2011: Little Fugitives, EP
- 2012: Fortune Out Of You/It Won’t Get You High, Single
Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party
- 2010: Red Door, Second Floor, LP
- 2012: Old Town, LP
- 2015: Vodka/Pickle, EP
- 2017: Reckless Good Intentions, LP
Ada Dahli & the Pallbearers
- 2015: Tangents, LP
Suitcase Sam
- 2010: Get It To Go, EP
- 2019: Goodnight Riverdale Park, LP
Marlon Chaplin
- 2014: Honeyblood/Don’t You Fall, Single
- 2016: Wanderer by Trade, EP
- 2018: The Circle, LP