Alexander Marcus (born 26 July 1972Amtsgericht Charlottenburg (Berlin), Aktenzeichen: HRB 117603 B, bekannt gemacht am: 29 January 2009 12:00 Uhr – registration of ''JAFE Entertainment UG'' in
Berlin
Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European U ...
as Felix Rennefeld) is a German music producer.Youtube-Star Alexander Marcus: Schlagerfuzzi 2.0 ''Der Spiegel''.de (24 April 2008). Retrieved 14 November 2013. He became popular in Germany after producing and uploading a series of videos to YouTube.
Biography
According to Marcus, his parents got divorced shortly after his birth. They sent him to live with his grandmother in the countryside, where he took part in the popular children's dance group "Edelweißchen". At eighteen he went to the US and lived in New York and Miami, and while there experienced international and electronic music. It was here that he formed the idea to combine this music style with aspects of
German folk music
Alpine folk music (german: Alpenländische Volksmusik; German's ''Volksmusik'' means "people's music" or as a Germanic connotative translation, "folk's music") is the common umbrella designation of a number of related styles of traditional folk ...
and Schlager. He has been living in Berlin since 2005. On 6 June 2008 he released his debut album ''Electrolore'' with Kontor Records, which included guest contributions by Manny Marc and
Frauenarzt
Vincente de Teba Költerhoff (born 18 October 1978), known professionally as Frauenarzt (German for "gynaecologist", literally "The Women's Doctor"), is a German rapper from Berlin, also known as "DJ Kologe", "MC Digital F", "Arzt", "Gynniko" or ...
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Musical style
Alexander Marcus' music is a mixture of modern electronic club music and folk music, which he has named 'Electrolore', a
Portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsElectrolore . alexander-marcus.de He exaggerates many of the clichés present in German
Schlager music
Schlager music (, " hit(s)") is a style of European popular music that is generally a catchy instrumental accompaniment to vocal pieces of pop music with simple, happy-go-lucky, and often sentimental lyrics.
Typical Schlager tracks are eith ...
, often complementing them with "trashy" objects in his music videos, such as a recurrent plastic globe he nicknamed "Globi". ''Spiegel Online'' sees him as a typical example of a return to pop-art social criticism. Never breaking out of character, Rennefeld leaves the question of whether the character is a parody unanswered: 2008 Alexander Marcus was on tour as support act for
And One
And One is a German new wave, synthpop and EBM band founded by Steve Naghavi and Chris Ruiz in 1989.
History
The band formed after Steve Naghavi and Chris Ruiz met in 1989 at a Berlin club. Being fans of early EBM music, Naghavi and Ruiz deci ...
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Discography
Albums
* 2008: ''Electrolore'' (released on
Kontor Records
Kontor Records or Kontor New Media is a record label based in Hamburg, Germany. The label's artist roster includes ATB, Tiësto, Armin van Buuren and Scooter. Jens Thele is the head manager of Kontor and is also the manager of Scooter.
Edel ...
, with DVD)
* 2009: ''Mega''
* 2012: ''Glanz & Gloria''
* 2014: ''Kristall''
* 2017: ''10 Jahre Electrolore – Das ultimative Album''
* 2019: "Pharao"
Guest contributions
*2008: ''Tanz den Tanz'' on ''Die Türen-Remix-Album'' ''Booty''
*2008: ''Florida Lady'' on ''Atzen Musik Vol. 1'' by ''
Frauenarzt
Vincente de Teba Költerhoff (born 18 October 1978), known professionally as Frauenarzt (German for "gynaecologist", literally "The Women's Doctor"), is a German rapper from Berlin, also known as "DJ Kologe", "MC Digital F", "Arzt", "Gynniko" or ...
'' and '' Manny Marc''
*2009: ''Nessaja'' on ''Hands on Scooter'' by '' Scooter''