Marco Restrepo (born Marco Antonio Restrepo, October 22, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is best known for his single "Get Up & Go", recorded under A.Tone Da Priest, which has been featured on MTV programs Scrubbing In (TV series)[3] and Follow the Rules.[4] He has since focused on more rock oriented material under his given name.[5] His style has been described as "highly melodic",[6] "sing songy rock funk",[7] or self-described by Restrepo as "riff driven moon rock".[8]
Marco Restrepo was born in Marietta, Georgia, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up listening to Jackie Wilson, other Motown acts and commercial radio.[9] During high school he adopted the name A.Tone Da Priest and began rapping with friend Sean Spellz in a group called 1Up. He began self-producing material in 2006 and eventually put out his first mixtape online titled Still A Rapper Pt. 1.[10]
While a senior at Chamblee Charter High School[11] in 2007, a recommendation from hip hop production team J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, landed him an internship at a premier Atlanta recording studio. There he learned how to record and engineer and began to take his craft more seriously.[9] Since that time, he released one EP and four full-length albums,[12]The Address EP (2011),[13]Stand By My Words (2011), The Fi King (2012),[13]October Sky (2012),[13] and Come Fly With Me (2013), under his A.Tone moniker.
In 2012, bored with rap music and looking for new outlets, Restrepo taught himself how to play guitar and began incorporating it into his music.[14]The Fi King and October Sky would both prove to be guitar heavy albums.[14] Soon however he shifted focus from his rap persona and began working on material under his birth name, Marco Restrepo.[15]
In late 2014/early 2015, Restrepo released two albums, 1989 (2014) and Lonely Hearts Club (2015).[16] He took on the task of playing all of the instruments featured on the projects. He was credited with guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and percussion.[17] Although general consensus of his new material was positive and even at times boastful of his genius and originality, he was criticized for his "garage band sound" which some critics felt held him back from his full potential.[17][18][19] In the summer of 2015, he announced that two LP's titled Promised Land and Change were in the works.[6]
Restrepo has long been a content creator on YouTube for his material and has gained well over a million views cumulatively across his many videos and channels.[14] His first national break occurred in 2014 when his song "Get Up & Go" from his Stand By My Words album was featured on a short lived MTV series called Scrubbing In (TV series)[3] and again in 2015 on a reality show about rapper Ja Rule's family life called Follow the Rules.[4]
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Restrepo has mentioned Sum 41, Nirvana, The Beatles, Nick Drake, Buddy Holly, Eazy-E and T.I. as favorite artists.[8][17] His compositions have spanned from southern style conscious rap works[2] to his newer instrument based material which reviewers describe as "new age psychedelic rock".[6] His music overall is said to be "an unobstructed view into the heart of an artist who embraces each moment".[1]
^ abHolmes, Rupert. . IndieArtistsAlliance.com. Rhodes. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^ abMoore, James (4 March 2012). "Fans of Big K.R.I.T and Big Boi will love Georgia rapping phenom A.Tone Da Priest". independentmusicpromotions.com. Independent Music Promotions. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^ abW., Karly (13 December 2013). "Music from Scrubbing In: Episode 7". MTV.com. Viacom. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^ abK, Chase (16 November 2015). "Music from Follow The Rules: Season 1, Episode 5". MTV.com. Viacom. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^"About Marco Restrepo". MTV.com. Viacom. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^ abc"BandBlurb"Katz, Douglas (29 May 2015). "Marco Restrepo". bandblurb.com. BandBlurb. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^Bentley, John (29 May 2015). "Marco Restrepo". MusicExistence.com. Mindy McCall. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^Restrepo, Marco. "Marco (Antonio) Restrepo". LinkedIn. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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Marco Restrepo born Marco Antonio Restrepo October 22 1989 is an American singer songwriter multi instrumentalist and producer He is best known for his single Get Up amp Go recorded under A Tone Da Priest which has been featured on MTV programs Scrubbing In TV series 3 and Follow the Rules 4 He has since focused on more rock oriented material under his given name 5 His style has been described as highly melodic 6 sing songy rock funk 7 or self described by Restrepo as riff driven moon rock 8 Marco RestrepoMarco Restrepo performing at Eddie s Attic in 2014Background informationBirth nameMarco Antonio RestrepoBorn 1989 10 22 October 22 1989 age 34 Marietta GeorgiaOriginAtlanta GeorgiaGenresAlternative rock pop rock 1 hip hop 2 Occupation s Musician singer songwriterInstrument s Guitar vocals bass drums keyboardsYears active2007 presentLabelsFarsyde EntertainmentWebsitemarcorestrepo wbr com Contents 1 Life and career 2 Style 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 ReferencesLife and career editMarco Restrepo was born in Marietta Georgia and raised in Atlanta Georgia He grew up listening to Jackie Wilson other Motown acts and commercial radio 9 During high school he adopted the name A Tone Da Priest and began rapping with friend Sean Spellz in a group called 1Up He began self producing material in 2006 and eventually put out his first mixtape online titled Still A Rapper Pt 1 10 While a senior at Chamblee Charter High School 11 in 2007 a recommendation from hip hop production team J U S T I C E League landed him an internship at a premier Atlanta recording studio There he learned how to record and engineer and began to take his craft more seriously 9 Since that time he released one EP and four full length albums 12 The Address EP 2011 13 Stand By My Words 2011 The Fi King 2012 13 October Sky 2012 13 and Come Fly With Me 2013 under his A Tone moniker In 2012 bored with rap music and looking for new outlets Restrepo taught himself how to play guitar and began incorporating it into his music 14 The Fi King and October Sky would both prove to be guitar heavy albums 14 Soon however he shifted focus from his rap persona and began working on material under his birth name Marco Restrepo 15 In late 2014 early 2015 Restrepo released two albums 1989 2014 and Lonely Hearts Club 2015 16 He took on the task of playing all of the instruments featured on the projects He was credited with guitar bass drums keyboards and percussion 17 Although general consensus of his new material was positive and even at times boastful of his genius and originality he was criticized for his garage band sound which some critics felt held him back from his full potential 17 18 19 In the summer of 2015 he announced that two LP s titled Promised Land and Change were in the works 6 Restrepo has long been a content creator on YouTube for his material and has gained well over a million views cumulatively across his many videos and channels 14 His first national break occurred in 2014 when his song Get Up amp Go from his Stand By My Words album was featured on a short lived MTV series called Scrubbing In TV series 3 and again in 2015 on a reality show about rapper Ja Rule s family life called Follow the Rules 4 Style editRestrepo has mentioned Sum 41 Nirvana The Beatles Nick Drake Buddy Holly Eazy E and T I as favorite artists 8 17 His compositions have spanned from southern style conscious rap works 2 to his newer instrument based material which reviewers describe as new age psychedelic rock 6 His music overall is said to be an unobstructed view into the heart of an artist who embraces each moment 1 Personal life editIn 2012 Restrepo graduated from Georgia State University in Atlanta with a bachelor s degree in Marketing 20 He is the nephew of The Detroit Cobras long tenured guitarist Mary Ramirez 21 Discography editA Tone Da Priest The Address EP 2011 Stand By My Words 2011 The Fi King 2012 October Sky 2012 Come Fly With Me 2013 Marco Restrepo 1989 2014 Lonely Hearts Club 2015 References edit a b Holmes Rupert Marco Restrepo IndieArtistsAlliance com Rhodes Archived from the original on 8 December 2015 Retrieved 5 December 2015 a b Moore James 4 March 2012 Fans of Big K R I T and Big Boi will love Georgia rapping phenom A Tone Da Priest independentmusicpromotions com Independent Music Promotions Retrieved 5 December 2015 a b W Karly 13 December 2013 Music from Scrubbing In Episode 7 MTV com Viacom Retrieved 5 December 2015 a b K Chase 16 November 2015 Music from Follow The Rules Season 1 Episode 5 MTV com Viacom Retrieved 5 December 2015 About Marco Restrepo MTV com Viacom Retrieved 5 December 2015 a b c BandBlurb Katz Douglas 29 May 2015 Marco Restrepo bandblurb com BandBlurb Retrieved 5 December 2015 Loomis Trey Marco Restrepo releases Lonely Hearts Club Gashouse Radio com Cyrus Retrieved 5 December 2015 a b Sanderson Chuck Interview Marco Restrepo PenWeb org PenWeb Retrieved 5 December 2015 a b Entertainment PDS 20 February 2014 Hottest New Artist R How to Succeed in the Music Industry FriesenPress pp 29 30 ISBN 978 1460223499 Entertainment PDS 20 February 2014 Hottest New Artist R How to Succeed in the Music Industry FriesenPress p 28 ISBN 978 1460223499 Restrepo Marco About Facebook com Facebook Retrieved 5 December 2015 Entertainment Farsyde A Tone Da Priest marcorestrepo com Farsyde Retrieved 5 December 2015 a b c Music Rovi A Tone Da Priest Credits AllMusicGuide com AllMusic Retrieved 5 December 2015 a b c Entertainment PDS 20 February 2014 Hottest New Artist R How to Succeed in the Music Industry FriesenPress p 31 ISBN 978 1460223499 Entertainment Farsyde The Story marcorestrepo com Farsyde Retrieved 5 December 2015 Music Rovi Lonely Hearts Club AllMusicGuide com AllMusic Retrieved 5 December 2015 a b c Rhodes Cyrus Marco Restrepo RockNRollView com Blackwell Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 5 December 2015 Graves Stephen Marco Restrepo Lonely Hearts Club AllWhatsRock Retrieved 5 December 2015 Bentley John 29 May 2015 Marco Restrepo MusicExistence com Mindy McCall Retrieved 5 December 2015 Restrepo Marco Marco Antonio Restrepo LinkedIn Retrieved 5 December 2015 Restrepo Marco Marco Antonio Restrepo Facebook com Facebook Retrieved 5 December 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marco Restrepo amp oldid 1218511190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
