| Mac DeMarco Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 8½ in |
| Weight | 72 kg |
| Date of Birth | April 30, 1990 |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Eye Color | Blue |
Mac DeMarco is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, performer, actor, voice actor, and producer whose discography consists of albums, extended plays, and tracks such as 2, Salad Days, Rock and Roll Night Club, This Old Dog, Some Other Ones, Here Comes the Cowboy, Young Blood, Five Easy Hot Dogs, Honey Moon, Bossa Yeye, My Kind of Woman, and Only You.
Born Name
Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV
Other Name
Mac DeMarco
Sun Sign
Taurus
Born Place
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
Mac DeMarco attended McKernan School for junior high. He then studied at Strathcona High School in Edmonton and graduated in 2008.
Occupation
Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Performer, Actor, Voice Actor, Producer
Family
- Father – Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith III
- Mother – Agnes DeMarco
- Others – Vernor Winfield MacBriare “Mac” Smith (Paternal Grandfather) (Judge of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta), Pamela (Paternal Grandmother), Sherrill (Maternal Grandmother), Vernor Winfield Smith (February 17, 1864 – July 19, 1932) (Great Grandfather) (Politician who served as Alberta’s Minister of Railways and Telephones from 1921 until 1932), Lily Bury (Great Grandmother)
Genre
Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Jangle Pop, Slacker Rock
Instruments
Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion
Labels
Captured Tracks, Royal Mountain, Voltage Controlled Recordings, Third Man, Easy Eye Sound, Unfamiliar, Mac’s Record Label
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 8½ in or 174 cm
Weight
72 kg or 158.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Mac DeMarco has dated –
- Kiera McNally – He started going out with Instagram star and social media personality Kiera McNally in the year 2009.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Mac DeMarco is of Italian, English, Scottish, and Irish descent.
Hair Color
Auburn
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Gapped front teeth
Mac DeMarco Favorite Things
- Some Of His Favorite Artists – Shuggie Otis, Black Sabbath, Christopher Cross, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Jonathan Richman, Genesis, Sting, Weezer, Haruomi Hosono
Source – Wikipedia
Mac DeMarco Facts
- He grew up in Edmonton, Alberta.
- He was named after his great-grandfather Vernor Smith.
- Mac was 4 years old when his father left the family and refused to pay child support. His mother then changed his name to MacBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco.
- During his high school years, he was in many bands including indie rock band Meat Cleavers, alternative R&B group the Sound of Love, and post-punk band Outdoor Miners (named after the song Outdoor Miner by English rock band Wire).
- Mac DeMarco uses vintage equipment and gear for his music.
- He was a teenager when he started smoking cigarettes and the habit became a huge part of his adult life. He stated in January 2023 that he does not smoke anymore.
- On October 16, 2012, he released his debut full-length studio album titled 2 and it included songs like Cooking Up Something Good, Still Together, Ode to Viceroy, Robson Girl, Boe Zaah, Dreaming, and My Kind of Woman. The album peaked at #26 on the US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) chart.
- Mac DeMarco’s 2nd full-length studio Salad Days was certified ‘Silver’ by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
- He brought to life the character of Marc in the 2015 French-German drama film This Summer Feeling (French: Ce sentiment de l’été), starring Anders Danielsen Lie and Judith Chemla.
- He launched his own record label named Mac’s Record Label in 2018.
- His 4th full-length studio album Here Comes the Cowboy was released on May 10, 2019, via Mac’s Record Label. The album peaked at #2 on the US Independent Albums (Billboard) chart as well as the US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) chart, at #3 on the US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) chart, and at #10 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
- Some of Mac DeMarco’s friends include musicians like Thundercat and the late Mac Miller.
- His 5th studio album Five Easy Hot Dogs was released on January 20, 2023.
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