MARLON FUNAKI

Born and raised 40 miles east of Los Angeles and hailing from a multicultural, music-loving family, singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Marlon Funaki has long been fascinated by the exploration of sound. After purchasing his first electric guitar in high school, Funaki became completely immersed with playing music, teaching himself to master bass, drums, and keys, and channeling his passion into composing his own original material.

Following his 2020 self-released debut EP The Universal Language and 2022's full-length album Monterey Village, listeners around the globe discovered and embraced his ethereal yet emotive brand of floaty psychedelia, mixing equal parts atmospherics with youthful, guitar-driven energy into cinematic songflow. Coast-to-coast tours powered by word of mouth buzzing about his passionate live shows filled house and basement parties, which grew into warehouse shows and soon propelled onto the national club circuit, where every show would sell out well in advance.

Now signed to Warner Records, Funaki follows his own singular path, constantly searching and exploring new soundscapes that continue to evolve and push the limits of creative expression free from any kind of genrefication. His unique blend of soulful, psychedelic indie rock, with R&B, hip-hop and flourishes of shoegaze and jazz allows his muse to move in any/all directions at once and still come away sounding only like Marlon Funaki.