Marc Robillard (born March 23, 1974) is a Canadian musician, composer and songwriter, residing in Venice, California. He is best known for his songs "So Much More" (featured on a nationwide Sun Chips commercial)[1] and "Contagious" (featured on MTV's Jersey Shore).[2]
Marc Robillard
Born
(1974-03-23) March 23, 1974 (age 49) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Robillard grew up traveling across Canada playing competitive hockey,[3] eventually settling in Halifax where he was then drafted to play in the Ontario Hockey League.[4]
Career
Robillard first broke into the music industry through his work in music production. He worked in several music studios in Halifax and Toronto while he began writing his first EP. While composing music for Toronto production company, Grayson Matthews,[4] in 2005, Robillard released his debut album, Paper Airplanes.[5] Songs from his debut album have appeared in several television commercials and programs since their release; "So Much More" was featured in Frito Lay's green television commercial for a biodegradable Sunchips bag[1] as well as in the "Happy Planet" documentary in 2010.[6]
Robillard's sophomore album, Left London, was released in March 2011,[7] inspired by his time spent living and working in London and his subsequent journey to Los Angeles. Robillard was chosen by MTV and Extreme Music to be a part of their HYPE music project,[4] which showcases up and coming artists from around the world. His music, along with 11 other musician's work, was featured throughout MTV's programming and live performances beginning in June 2011.[8] MTV's reality television series, Jersey Shore, has featured "Come By Now," "Contagious," [2] "Blown Away,"[9] "EverStop" [2] and "OK."[10] MTV re-released Robillard's debut EP, Paper Airplanes,[11] and his new album, Left London,[12] under the MTV umbrella in July 2011.
Beyond the placements of his original songs, Robillard has composed original music for Kraft. His song, "I’ll Be With You" was featured in Kraft's new advertising campaign.[17]
marc, robillard, born, march, 1974, canadian, musician, composer, songwriter, residing, venice, california, best, known, songs, much, more, featured, nationwide, chips, commercial, contagious, featured, jersey, shore, born, 1974, march, 1974, montreal, quebec,. Marc Robillard born March 23 1974 is a Canadian musician composer and songwriter residing in Venice California He is best known for his songs So Much More featured on a nationwide Sun Chips commercial 1 and Contagious featured on MTV s Jersey Shore 2 Marc RobillardBorn 1974 03 23 March 23 1974 age 49 Montreal Quebec CanadaGenrespop rockOccupation s Musician and singer songwriterInstrument s Guitar piano and vocalsLabelsMTVWebsitemarcrobillard com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Other work 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditBorn in Montreal Quebec Robillard grew up traveling across Canada playing competitive hockey 3 eventually settling in Halifax where he was then drafted to play in the Ontario Hockey League 4 Career EditRobillard first broke into the music industry through his work in music production He worked in several music studios in Halifax and Toronto while he began writing his first EP While composing music for Toronto production company Grayson Matthews 4 in 2005 Robillard released his debut album Paper Airplanes 5 Songs from his debut album have appeared in several television commercials and programs since their release So Much More was featured in Frito Lay s green television commercial for a biodegradable Sunchips bag 1 as well as in the Happy Planet documentary in 2010 6 Robillard s sophomore album Left London was released in March 2011 7 inspired by his time spent living and working in London and his subsequent journey to Los Angeles Robillard was chosen by MTV and Extreme Music to be a part of their HYPE music project 4 which showcases up and coming artists from around the world His music along with 11 other musician s work was featured throughout MTV s programming and live performances beginning in June 2011 8 MTV s reality television series Jersey Shore has featured Come By Now Contagious 2 Blown Away 9 EverStop 2 and OK 10 MTV re released Robillard s debut EP Paper Airplanes 11 and his new album Left London 12 under the MTV umbrella in July 2011 Outside of the MTV Hype project he appeared in ABC s Rookie Blue 13 USA s Necessary Roughness 14 VH1 s The TO show 15 and Teen Nick s Degrassi 16 Other work EditBeyond the placements of his original songs Robillard has composed original music for Kraft His song I ll Be With You was featured in Kraft s new advertising campaign 17 His influences include Conor Oberst Bright Eyes Ben Gibbard Death Cab for Cutie Radiohead Travis Athlete Coldplay Aqualung Damien Rice and Wilco 4 References Edit a b Marc Robillard So Much More Mi2N com 2010 02 13 Retrieved 2012 07 17 a b c Jersey Shore Soundtrack mtv com Retrieved 2012 07 17 Marc Robillard b 1974 hockey statistics and profile at Hockeydb com 1974 03 23 Retrieved 2012 07 17 a b c d Marc Robillard Hype Music Retrieved 2012 07 17 iTunes Music Paper Airplanes by Marc Robillard Itunes apple com 2005 11 10 Retrieved 2012 07 17 Happy Planet Trailer on Vimeo Vimeo com 2010 04 22 Retrieved 2012 07 17 iTunes Music Left London by Marc Robillard Itunes apple com 2011 06 21 Retrieved 2012 07 17 Talent Hype Music Retrieved 2012 07 17 Jersey Shore Season 4 Ep 403 Twinning Episode Summary Video Photos MTV Retrieved 2012 07 17 Jersey Shore Season 4 Ep 404 Crime And Punishment Episode Summary Video Photos MTV Retrieved 2012 07 17 Paper Airplanes Marc Robillard Album MTV Retrieved 2012 07 17 Left London Marc Robillard Album MTV Retrieved 2012 07 17 ABC com Rookie Blue Video Abc go com Retrieved 2012 07 17 Necessary Roughness Music Season 1 Goal Line TuneFind 2011 09 14 Retrieved 2012 07 17 Star 81 Ep 307 from The T O Show 3 Full Episode VH1 com 2011 10 12 Retrieved 2012 07 17 Degrassi Music Season 11 U Don t Know 2 TuneFind 2011 08 09 Retrieved 2012 07 17 Kraft Singles Commercial Memories 2011 YouTube 2011 07 20 Retrieved 2012 07 17 External links EditMarc Robillard official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marc Robillard amp oldid 1100945974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
