Mac DeMarco

DeMarco was born in Duncan, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. His great-grandfather is Vernor Smith, Alberta's former Minister of Railways and Telephones, for whom DeMarco was named, and his grandfather (also named Vernor Winfield {{not a typo|MacBriare}} Smith) was a judge of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta.{{Cite web |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/edmontonjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=120210855 |title=Vernor Smith Obituary - Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Journal |website=Legacy.com |access-date=February 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002315/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/edmontonjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=120210855 |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=dead }} His mother, Agnes DeMarco, later changed his name to McBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco after his father left and refused to pay child support when DeMarco was four years old.{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/06/mac-demarco-this-old-dog-interview-ive-been-trying-not-to-turn-into-my-father|last=Bromwich|first=Kathryn|title=Mac DeMarco: 'I've been trying to not turn into my father'|website=TheGuardian.com |date=May 6, 2017|access-date=August 11, 2020}} DeMarco is also of Italian descent.{{cite web|last=DeMarco|first=Mac|title=RE: RYAN PARIS: SAY THANKS TO MAC DEMARCO ABOUT THE DOLCE VITA TRIBUTE VIDEO|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=661Uy3fu-5w|website=youtube.com|access-date=March 31, 2016|date=March 31, 2016}}{{cite web|last=DeMarco|first=Mac|title=MAC DEMARCO|url=http://www.capturedtracks.com/mac-demarco|website=Captured Tracks|access-date=August 11, 2018|date=August 11, 2018}}

Mac DeMarco attended McKernan School for junior high. Around this time he started playing guitar, with lessons from his grandmother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.konbini.com/en/entertainment-2/interviewed-agnes-demarco/|title=We Interviewed Mac DeMarco's Mum|website=Konbini - All Pop Everything!|language=fr|access-date=December 20, 2019|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220053243/https://www.konbini.com/en/entertainment-2/interviewed-agnes-demarco/|url-status=dead}} During high school he was in several bands, including indie rock band the Meat Cleavers, alternative R&B group the Sound of Love and post-punk band Outdoor Miners (along with current keyboardist, Alec Meen), which was named after "Outdoor Miner", a song by English rock band Wire.{{cite web|first=Kathryn|last=Bromwich|title=Mac DeMarco: 'I live like a scumbag, but it's cheap'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/22/mac-demarco-salad-days|website=theguardian.com|access-date=March 23, 2014|date=March 22, 2014}}{{cite web|last=Sharp |first=Elliott |title=The Big Story: 2 Sketchy Days With Mac DeMarco |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/2-sketchy-days-with-mac-demarco |website=Red Bull |access-date=March 23, 2014 |date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170513210801/https://www.redbull.com/us-en/2-sketchy-days-with-mac-demarco |archive-date=May 13, 2017 |url-status=dead }} He started smoking cigarettes as a teenager, which would become a big part of his image.{{cite web |last1=Storm |first1=Rebecca |title=Mac DeMarco's Slacker Wisdom (interview) |url=https://www.ssense.com/en-gb/editorial/music/mac-demarcos-slacker-wisdom |website=SSense |date=March 27, 2017 |access-date=November 5, 2019}} In January 2023, DeMarco said he no longer smokes.{{Cite web |last=Spyplane |first=Blackbird |title=Hold on tight to garbage you love |url=https://www.blackbirdspyplane.com/p/mac-demarco-interview-hot-dogs-garbage-funk |access-date=January 19, 2023 |website=www.blackbirdspyplane.com |language=en}}

After graduating from Strathcona High School in Edmonton in 2008, DeMarco became a backing musician. He then moved to Vancouver.{{cite news|last1=Marchand|first1=Francois|title=A more sensitive Mac DeMarco returns home to Edmonton|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/a-more-sensitive-mac-demarco-returns-home-to-edmonton|access-date=August 23, 2016|publisher=Edmonton Journal|date=November 1, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mac-demarco-mn0002872922/biography|title=Biography|last=Thomas|first=Fred|publisher=Allmusic|website=Mac DeMarco|access-date=November 24, 2012}}

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Living in the Killarney neighbourhood, he released a self-produced album, Heat Wave, as a part of the indie rock project Makeout Videotape in 2009. The album sold out its 500-unit run.{{cite web|last=Fumano |first=Dan |title=Makeout Videotape |url=http://discorder.ca/discorder-magazine/index.php/2010/02/01/makeout-videotape/ |publisher=Discorder |access-date=December 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222174347/http://www.discorder.ca/discorder-magazine/index.php/2010/02/01/makeout-videotape/ |archive-date=February 22, 2014 }} DeMarco worked on "psychedelic" video projects during this time. He was joined by Alex Calder and Jen Clement, signed to Unfamiliar Records, and toured with Vancouver band Japandroids in 2009. In 2011, DeMarco moved from Vancouver to Montreal to begin recording as a solo artist. Failing to find work as a musician, he participated in medical experiments for money{{cite web|last=Traynor |first=Cian |title=Interview: Mac DeMarco |url=http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/interview-mac-demarco.html |publisher=The Stool Pigeon |access-date=November 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117025106/http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/interview-mac-demarco.html |archive-date=November 17, 2012 }} and worked on a road paving crew.{{cite web|last=Kimbasha|first=Michelle|title=Freaking Out The Neighbourhood: Mac DeMarco|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/features/freaking-out-the-neighbourhood-mac-demarco|website=Clashmusic.com|date=November 20, 2012 |access-date=November 25, 2012}} On January 9, 2012, record label Captured Tracks announced the signing of DeMarco.{{cite web|title=Signing // Mac DeMarco Signs To Captured Tracks|url=http://www.capturedtracks.com/single-post/2012/01/09/Signing-Mac-DeMarco-Signs-To-Captured-Tracks|website=Capturedtracks.com|access-date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816193059/http://www.capturedtracks.com/single-post/2012/01/09/Signing-Mac-DeMarco-Signs-To-Captured-Tracks|archive-date=August 16, 2018|url-status=dead}} In early 2012, he released an LP titled Rock and Roll Night Club. The four-track-recorded album features skits and slowed-down vocals.

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Rock and Roll Night Club impressed his new label enough that they agreed to release a full-length follow-up album. This release, entitled 2, was received well by critics, garnering a "Best New Music" designation from Pitchfork.{{cite web|last=Hockley-Smith|first=Sam|title=Mac DeMarco - 2|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17182-mac-demarco-2/|publisher=Pitchfork Media|access-date=November 24, 2012}}

On January 21, 2014, DeMarco announced the release of his upcoming second album, Salad Days, along with debuting the lead single "Passing Out Pieces". The record was released on April 1, 2014,{{cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|title=Mac DeMarco Details New Album "Salad Days," Shares "Passing Out Pieces"|date=January 21, 2014|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/53576-mac-demarco-details-new-album-salad-days-shares-passing-out-pieces/|publisher=Pitchfork|access-date=January 22, 2014}} and again received the "Best New Music" designation from Pitchfork.{{cite web|url = https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19170-mac-demarco-salad-days/|title = Mac DeMarco Salad Days|date = April 1, 2014|website = Pitchfork|last = Hogan|first = Mark}} It was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/arcade-fire-drake-shad-make-polaris-music-prize-short-list-1.1914616 |title=Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list | Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV News |website=Ctvnews.ca |date=July 15, 2014 |access-date=August 13, 2015}}

DeMarco made his first talk show appearance (and second TV appearance after The Eric Andre Show) when he performed the song "Let Her Go" on Conan on March 30, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/59044-mac-demarco-performs-let-her-go-on-conan/ |title=Mac DeMarco Performs "Let Her Go" on "Conan" | News |publisher=Pitchfork |date=March 31, 2015 |access-date=August 13, 2015}} On April 22, 2015, DeMarco announced the release of an upcoming album titled Another One, which was released on August 7, 2015, in addition to a video depicting the making of Another One.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXrv2IQZsV4 |title=Making Of Another One |publisher=YouTube |date=April 22, 2015 |access-date=August 13, 2015}} DeMarco describes the album to be a collection of love songs, "It's just kind of like every angle of how somebody might feel if they're having strange feelings in their chest."{{Cite news|title = Mac DeMarco Explains His Mini-Album Of Love Songs, Track By Track|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/07/31/427842579/mac-demarco-explains-his-mini-album-of-love-songs-track-by-track|newspaper = NPR|date = July 31, 2015|access-date = October 19, 2015|last1 = Ganz|first1 = Jacob}} On May 11, 2015, Captured Tracks released the first single of Another One, titled "The Way You'd Love Her".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TmzS9n24YY |title=Mac DeMarco // The Way You'd Love Her (Official Single) |publisher=YouTube |date=May 11, 2015 |access-date=August 13, 2015}} Another One received a generally favourable response from music critics, scoring 75/100 on Metacritic.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/another-one/mac-demarco/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for Another One |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=August 13, 2015}} Still in Rock has ranked this LP as the third best of 2015.

On July 8, 2015, DeMarco released a 9-track instrumental album titled Some Other Ones and called it a "BBQ soundtrack".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/mac-demarco/86766 |title=NME News Mac DeMarco releases instrumental album 'Some Other Ones' |website=Nme.com |date=July 8, 2015 |access-date=August 13, 2015}} The album was later re-released in 2023 on streaming services. Later that evening, he hosted a listening party in New York City (where DeMarco was based) for fans to hear Another One, where they could get free hot dogs if they donated to a food bank.{{cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|title=Mac DeMarco Throwing Listening Party and BBQ in Brooklyn Tomorrow|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/60287-mac-demarco-throwing-listening-party-and-bbq-in-brooklyn-tomorrow/|website=Pitchfork Media|access-date=July 20, 2015|date=July 7, 2015}}

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On January 31, 2017, DeMarco announced his third studio album, titled This Old Dog. He also released two singles from the album on the same day.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MacDeMarcoBand/photos/a.318802738154851.68803.301768729858252/1202196833148766/?type=3|title=Mac DeMarco|website=Facebook.com|access-date=May 5, 2017}} This Old Dog was released on May 5, 2017.{{cite web|title=Watch Mac DeMarco Perform "This Old Dog" With Dogs {{!}} Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/72148-watch-mac-demarco-perform-this-old-dog-with-dogs/|website=Pitchfork.com|date=March 9, 2017|access-date=March 9, 2017|language=en}}

On October 10, 2017, DeMarco appeared on Charlie Rose, in which the two discussed the new album, as well as DeMarco's relationship with his father.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mac-demarco-performs-this-old-dog-on-charlie-rose-watch/|title=Mac DeMarco Chats, Performs "This Old Dog" on "Charlie Rose": Watch|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}} Acting as bookends to the interview, DeMarco performed acoustic versions of This Old Dog, as well as Still Together.{{cite web|url=https://charlierose.com/guests/12384\|title=Mac DeMarco|website=CharlieRose.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}

On April 8, 2018, DeMarco appeared on FishCenter Live and had an interview with Max Simonet.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_aAZ8eMqRo|title=FishCenter Live, Mac DeMarco interview|website=Youtube.com|date=January 15, 2021 |access-date=January 16, 2021}} He partnered with the non-profit organization Plus1 for his tours that year, and one dollar for every ticket purchase went to the Girls Rock Camp Alliance to: "[empower] girls, trans and gender-diverse young people through music education and mentorship."{{cite magazine |last1=Mele |first1=Sofia |title=Mac DeMarco Starts Record Label, Announces First Solo Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8469300/mac-demarco-starts-record-label-announces-first-solo-tour |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 6, 2019}}

On March 5, 2019, DeMarco announced his fourth studio album Here Comes the Cowboy and shared the first single off the album, "Nobody". The album was released on May 10, 2019, on Mac's Record Label{{sic}}.{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |last2=Blais-Billie |first2=Braudie |title=Mac DeMarco Announces New Album Here Comes the Cowboy, Shares Video for New Song "Nobody": Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mac-demarco-announces-new-album-here-comes-the-cowboy-shares-video-for-new-song-nobody-watch/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=March 5, 2019 |date=March 5, 2019}} A controversy emerged once it was pointed out online that DeMarco's album shared a similar title to the 2018 album Be the Cowboy by Mitski and that her album had also included a single called "Nobody". According to Pitchfork, DeMarco had "never listened to Mitski's album and learned about her album and song title only after determining his own album title and single".{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mac-demarco-announces-new-album-here-comes-the-cowboy-shares-video-for-new-song-nobody-watch/|title=Mac DeMarco Announces New Album Here Comes the Cowboy, Shares Video for New Song "Nobody": Watch|website=Pitchfork|date=March 5, 2019|language=en|access-date=March 5, 2019}} Mitski responded to the controversy on Twitter, stating, "I'm 100% sure mac & I just went fishing in the same part of the collective unconscious!".{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mitskileaks/status/1102939302407872512|title=haha! I'm 100% sure mac & I just went fishing in the same part of the collective unconscious! What's wild is we have the same PR, so I LOVE my personal conspiracy theory that she heard the album+track titles but kept quiet thinking maybe some Mac fans will mistakenly find me loll |date=March 5, 2019|website=@mitskileaks|language=en|access-date=March 5, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320133526/https://twitter.com/mitskileaks|archive-date=March 20, 2019}} The album received mixed reviews from critics and audiences upon release. It marked his first top ten appearance in the US Billboard 200 at number 10.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8512095/logic-confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind-third-no-1-album-billboard-200|title=Logic Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 19, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 20, 2019}}

On September 7, 2020, DeMarco was featured on a collaboration with English artist Yellow Days, entitled "The Curse".{{Cite web|date=September 7, 2020|title=Mac DeMarco teams with Yellow Days for psychedelic new track 'The Curse'|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/mac-demarco-teams-with-yellow-days-for-psychedelic-new-track-the-curse-2747635|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=NME {{!}} Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News|language=en}} On October 28, 2020, DeMarco was again featured on French musician Myd's single "Moving Men". An animated version of DeMarco also appeared in the music video for the single.{{Cite web|last=Yoo|first=Noah|title=Myd and Mac DeMarco Share New Song "Moving Men": Watch the Video|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/myd-and-macdemarco-share-new-song-moving-men-watch-the-video/|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=Pitchfork|date=October 28, 2020|language=en-us}} Released October 28, 2020, DeMarco also appeared in the music video for the song "Whatever You Want" by Crowded House.{{cite news |last1=Condon |first1=Dan |title=Neil Finn tells us all about Crowded House's first new music in a decade |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/crowded-house-new-album-neil-finn-whatever-you-want-dreamers-are/12823524 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} DeMarco contributed a cover of the Metallica song "Enter Sandman" to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist, released in September 2021.{{Cite web|last=He|first=Richard S.|date=September 10, 2021|title=Every Metallica Blacklist cover ranked from worst to best|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-metallica-blacklist-cover-ranked-from-worst-to-best|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=loudersound|language=en}}

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In October 2021, DeMarco returned to live performances following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His return to the stage was marked by changes to his live band, with the departure of longtime members Joe McMurray, Andrew White and Jon Lent, and the addition of Darryl Johns (bass) and JD Beck (drums). Andy White confirmed his departure shortly afterwards stating: "Mac's an old friend, life is long, and no one knows the future. I'm incredibly stoked to see his new line-up soon as I can. I loved his band before I was in it. I loved playing in it, and I will always look forward to what our bud is putting together in the future."{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 19, 2021|title=Tonstartssbandht AMA|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/qif34y/tonstartssbandht_ama/|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=reddit|language=en}}

DeMarco released an instrumental album, Five Easy Hot Dogs, on January 20, 2023. The fourteen-track album was recorded in different locations during a road trip from Los Angeles to New York City.

During the week of Five Easy Hot Dogs' release, the track "Heart to Heart" from DeMarco's previous album, Here Comes the Cowboy, became a viral hit on TikTok. As a result, the song became DeMarco's first to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, eventually peaking at #83.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mac-demarco-heart-to-heart-hot-100-first-timers-1235204732/|title=Hot 100 First-Timers: Mac DeMarco Debuts With 2019 Track 'Heart to Heart' |magazine=Billboard|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=January 24, 2023|access-date=January 25, 2023}} The song also reached the top 10 and top 5 of Billboard's Hot Rock Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts, respectively.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mac-demarco/ | title=Mac DeMarco | magazine=Billboard }}

On April 21, 2023, DeMarco released his first compilation album titled One Wayne G, online only, without any prior announcement. A post on the Instagram account for Mac's Record Label indicated a cut-down LP record and cassette release will be forthcoming. The compilation has been noted for being unusually long, with 199 tracks and a runtime of 8:43:20. Of the 199 tracks, 18 have full titles and lyrics, the remainder being instrumentals or having simple scratch vocals, suggesting the compilation is composed of demos as well as finished pieces.{{Cite news |last=Hudson |first=Alex |date=April 21, 2023 |title=Mac DeMarco Releases 199-Song Album |pages=All |work=Exclaim |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mac_demarco_appears_to_be_releasing_199_new_songs_tonight}} The title of the compilation appears to be an allusion to hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, combining the number 1 with Gretzky's jersey number, 99, making the number 199, the amount of tracks on the album.

The album, released without prior announcement, features 199 tracks of instrumental and demo recordings made between 2018 and 2023. With a runtime of over nine hours, it received positive coverage for its experimental format and intimate atmosphere.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mac-demarco-one-wayne-g/|title=Mac DeMarco: One Wayne G Album Review|website=Pitchfork|date=April 25, 2023|access-date=May 2, 2025}}

On April 8, 2025, DeMarco announced a tour beginning in August and ending in December 2025. The tour is set to be held following the release of his new album which he additionally announced will be released in August 2025.{{cite news |last1=Taysom |first1=Joe |title=Mac DeMarco confirms new album and announces tour |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/mac-demarco-confirms-new-album-announces-tour/ |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=Far Out |date=April 8, 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Darville |first1=Jordan |title=Mac DeMarco shares 2025 tour dates, teases new album |url=https://www.thefader.com/2025/04/08/mac-demarco-2025-tour-dates-new-album |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=The Fader |date=April 8, 2025 |language=en}}

DeMarco's style employs the use of flat drums (little or no reverberation or dynamic range compression), chorus and vibrato effects on the guitar and a generally lazy atmosphere à la soft rock records, muted and low frequency bass guitars. He has mentioned Shuggie Otis, Black Sabbath, Christopher Cross, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Jonathan Richman, Genesis, Sting and Weezer as favourite artists.{{cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|title=Mac DeMarco|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/8956-mac-demarco/|website=Guest Lists|date=October 10, 2012 |publisher=Pitchfork Media|access-date=November 24, 2012}} He has also cited Japanese musician Haruomi Hosono as his favourite artist.{{cite web |title=Mac DeMarco's Favorite Artist Is YMO's Haruomi Hosono (2017 Interview) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6L1FtDroaU |website=YouTube |publisher=art/research |date=July 17, 2017 |access-date=November 14, 2018}} DeMarco's music has been generally termed as indie rock,{{cite web | url=https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/music/fyf-2013-artist-spotlight-mac-demarco | title=FYF 2013 artist spotlight: Mac DeMarco | work=Time Out | date=February 21, 2013 | access-date=August 4, 2014 | author=Lynch, Marley}} psychedelic rock,{{cite magazine|first= Kelly |last= Dearmore |title= Six Stellar Artist-Curated Festivals |date= October 5, 2015 |magazine= Paste |url= https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/10/six-stellar-artist-curated-festivals.html |access-date= July 23, 2016}} jangle pop,{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/mac-demarco-salad-days/ | title=Mac DeMarco is the Slacker With a Heart of Gold on the Endearing 'Salad Days' | publisher=Spin | date=April 1, 2014 | access-date=August 4, 2014 | author=Mapes, Jillian}} and lo-fi.{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/lo-fi-master-mac-demarco-comes-to-tel-aviv/|title=Lo-fi master Mac DeMarco comes to Tel Aviv|website=timesofisrael.com|access-date=February 24, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Hood |first1=Bryan |title=VIDEO: An Interview with Lo-Fi Rocker Mac DeMarco |url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/839598/video-an-interview-with-lo-fi-rocker-mac-demarco |website=Blouinartinfo.com |access-date=May 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170506175847/http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/839598/video-an-interview-with-lo-fi-rocker-mac-demarco |archive-date= May 6, 2017 |url-status=dead}} His guitar-based compositions have moved from glam-inspired works to what reviewers describe as "off-kilter pop" or "folk rock".[http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=13a0fc29-fbe2-4f83-9906-754429fa0521@sessionmgr101&hid=104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ==#AN=109303439&db=mah]{{dead link|date=May 2017}} DeMarco has self identified his style as "jizz jazz", going as far as naming his apartment studio Jizz Jazz Studios, as mentioned in a documentary starring himself, Pepperoni Playboy.{{cite web|title=Pepperoni Playboy|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4081794/|website=IMDb.com|access-date=September 27, 2017}} DeMarco has pointed to artists such as John Maus, Ariel Pink, Brian Eno, Daniel Lopatin, Isao Tomita and R. Stevie Moore as influences on his reel-to-reel production style.{{Cite web|url=https://tapeop.com/interviews/120/mac-demarco|title=Mac DeMarco: Varispeed and Beyond|website=Tapeop.com|language=en|access-date=May 16, 2018}}

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DeMarco uses vintage equipment and gear for his music. He mainly played on a $30 Teisco electric guitar that was already in poor condition, and stopped playing it live since it would often break apart.{{Cite web|url=http://the-editorialmagazine.com/a-conversation-with-mac-demarco/|title=The Editorial MagazineA Conversation with Mac Demarco - The Editorial Magazine|website=The-editorialmagazine.com|date=September 16, 2014 |language=en-US|access-date=May 16, 2018}} He additionally uses Fender guitars, such as a 1970s Stratocaster, a 1960s Mustang, a 1990s Squier Stratocaster and an HSS Shawbucker Stratocaster, of which his live band were given 11 as a result of an endorsement deal with Fender.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mixdownmag.com.au/gear-rundown-mac-demarco-0|title=Gear Rundown: Mac DeMarco|work=Mixdown|access-date=May 16, 2018|language=en}} His bass guitar mainly used for recording is a Teisco/Stagg bass.

He uses vintage Japanese synthesizers, including a Yamaha DX7 and a Korg Microsampler. Additional models include a Rhodes piano, a Moog Realistic MG-1, a Prophet-5, a Roland Juno 60, JX-3P, and a Yamaha DX100.{{Citation|last=Stingray Music|title=Mac Demarco describes his perfect woman and writing process @ Osheaga 2014|date=August 29, 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB_Wlqy7NWY|access-date=May 16, 2018}} Amplifiers used include a 1970s Fender Twin Reverb, a Roland JC-120, and both a small Fender Vibro-Champ and a large Roland KC-550; DeMarco uses them during stage performances by hooking his keyboards with the Vibro-Champ amplifier which was linked to the KC-550.{{Cite web|url=https://bombmagazine.org/articles/mac-demarco|title=Mac DeMarco by Gary Canino - BOMB Magazine|website=Bombmagazine.org|date=August 7, 2015 |access-date=May 16, 2018}} Effect pedals used are a MXR Micro Amp, a Boss CE-2 Chorus, a Boss VB-2 Vibrato, TU-3 tuner, an Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb, a Polyphonic Octave Generator and a JHS Pedals Colour Box for overdrive tones.

DeMarco records his music on reel-to-reel tape recorders and vintage effects unit, such as a Fostex A-8, a Tascam 388, an Alesis Micro Limiter and a Roland Space Echo RE-201. However, he recorded his album This Old Dog on a MacBook with an Apogee Quartet interface. He uses a Neumann U 87 condenser mic, a Royer R-121 ribbon mic, and a four-channel Neve Portico preamp strip with his Ableton setup. DeMarco also uses a Roland CR-78 drum machine to record demos. In his home in Los Angeles, he had an empty room turned into a reverb chamber. He uses a Neumann KM184 as the microphone and a Mackie 15A speaker as the output for the chamber.{{Citation |title=Advanced Studio Recording Techniques 01 - "Building an Echo Chamber" [Full Episode] | date=June 8, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAuXvV5Ik20 |access-date=2024-02-07 |language=en}}

Previously based in the Far Rockaway neighborhood in Queens, New York,{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2015 |title=Mac DeMarco Performs "No Other Heart" on a Rowboat in Far Rockaway |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/60750-mac-demarco-performs-no-other-heart-on-a-rowboat-in-far-rockaway/ |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} he currently resides in Los Angeles where he has regularly hosted jam sessions with musicians and friends such as Thundercat and the late Mac Miller.{{Citation|title=Mac Miller x Thundercat x Mac Demarco Full Session| date=August 27, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOBQLDPpkq8|language=en|access-date=October 21, 2021}}

DeMarco is a fan of the Edmonton Oilers, his hometown ice hockey team.{{Cite web |date=March 24, 2014 |title=20 Questions: Mac DeMarco |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/macdemarco-20questions/ |access-date=April 1, 2024 |website=Crack Magazine}} His 2023 album One Wayne G is named for Oilers legend Wayne Gretzky, with its 199-song length referencing Gretzky's 99 jersey number.{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=April 21, 2023 |title=MAC DEMARCO JUST HANDED 199 UNRELEASED SONGS TO FANS |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mac-demarco-one-wayne-g-album-1234721206-1234721206/ |access-date=April 1, 2025}}

In 2018, DeMarco launched his own record label titled 'Mac's Record Label'.{{Cite web |title=Home theMusic |url=https://themusic.com.au/ |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=themusic.com.au |language=en}} In 2021, the first artist to be signed was Tex Crick{{Cite magazine |last1=Brandle |first1=Lars |date=January 28, 2021 |title=Mac DeMarco Reveals First Act Signed to Mac's Record Label |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mac-demarco-tex-crick-macs-record-label/ |access-date=September 12, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} with his album Live in... New York City, followed by Vicky Farewell{{Cite web |last=Mosk |first=Mitch |date=April 27, 2022 |title="Sincere, Refreshing, & Effortless": Vicky Farewell's Debut Album Is Sun-Soaked 'Sweet Company' |url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/vfsc-vicky-farewell-sweet-company-album-interview-music-feature/ |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=Atwood Magazine |language=en-US}} with her album Sweet Company in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Mac's Record Label |url=https://www.discogs.com/label/1634083-Macs-Record-Label |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=Discogs |language=en}}

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Current members{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/48697-stream-the-new-cassette-from-mac-demarcos-band-walter-tv/ |title=Stream the New Cassette from Mac DeMarco's Other Band, Walter TV |publisher=Pitchfork |date=November 25, 2012 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |author=Minsker, Evan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903033246/http://pitchfork.com/news/48697-stream-the-new-cassette-from-mac-demarcos-band-walter-tv/ |archive-date=September 3, 2015 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/we-interviewed-pierce-mcgarry-bassist-for-mac-demarco-and-maker-of-creepy-videos/ | title=We Interviewed Pierce McGarry, Bassist for Mac DeMarco, and Maker of Creepy Videos | publisher=Vice | date=November 7, 2012 | access-date=September 6, 2015 | author=Nettle, Avery}}{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2014/09/mac-demarco-covers-burt-bacharachs-this-guys-in-love-with-you-and-introduces-his-new-guitarist/ | title=Mac DeMarco covers Burt Bacharach's "This Guy's In Love With You" and introduces his new guitarist | publisher=Consequence of Sound | date=September 12, 2014 | access-date=September 6, 2015 | author=Coplan, Chris}}

• Alec Meen – keyboards, backing vocals, percussion (2017–present), guitar (2021–present)
• Pedro Martins — electric guitar, backing vocals (2021–present)
• Daryl Johns — bass guitar, backing vocals (2021–present)
• JD Beck — drums (2021–present)

Former members{{cite web | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/mac-demarcos-ex-guitarist-makes-really-sexy-slacker-rock-915/ | title=Mac Demarco's Ex-Guitarist Makes Really Sexy Slacker Rock | publisher=Vice | date=November 20, 2014 | access-date=September 6, 2015 | author=Ambler, Charlie}}

• Peter Sagar – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2012–2014)
• Pierce McGarry – bass guitar, backing vocals (2012–2016)
• Joe McMurray – drums, occasional backing vocals (2012–2021)
• Andy White – guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals (2014–2021)
• Rory McCarthy – bass guitar (2016)
• Jon Lent – bass guitar (2016–2021), keyboards, percussion (2015–2016)

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{{Main|Mac DeMarco discography}}

Studio albums

• 2 (2012)
• Salad Days (2014)
• Some Other Ones (2015){{spaces|4}}
• This Old Dog (2017)
• Here Comes the Cowboy (2019)
• Five Easy Hot Dogs (2023)

Mini-LPs

• Rock and Roll Night Club (2012)
• Another One (2015)

Compilations

• One Wayne G (2023)

Demos

• Another (Demo) One (2016)
• Old Dog Demos (2018)
• Here Comes the Cowboy Demos (2020)
• Other Here Comes the Cowboy Demos (2020)

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