Marcus Reeves
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Marcus Reeves
| image = MarcusReevesHeadshot.jpg
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|2|3}}
| origin = Clapham, London, England
| genre = Pop, rock, musical theatre, glam rock
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, actor
| years_active =
| label = Reeves Corner
| website = http://www.reevescorner.co.uk}}
Marcus Reeves (born 3 February 1979) is a London-based writer and performer.
Biography
Marcus Reeves is best known as the creator of Postcards from God – The Sister Wendy Musical.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/first-night-postcards-from-god-jermyn-street-theatre-london-431648.html|title=First Night: Postcards From God, Jermyn Street Theatre, London|last=Taylor|first=Paul|date=11 January 2007|newspaper=The Independent|accessdate=13 August 2010}}
In an interview{{Cite web |url=http://www.timeout.com/london/gay-lesbian/article/1866/marcus-reeves-interview |title=Marcus Reeves interview - Gay & Lesbian - Time Out london |access-date=18 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019022433/http://www.timeout.com/london/gay-lesbian/article/1866/marcus-reeves-interview |archive-date=19 October 2012 |url-status=dead }} by Paul Burston in Time Out magazine in December 2010, he stated that he was working on his debut solo album, the title of which was later confirmed as Quicksilver - The Masquerade Macabre.{{Cite AV media |url=http://zani.co.uk/music/568-marcus-reeves-black-tears-reviewed |website=zani.co.uk |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130505145407/http://zani.co.uk/music/568-marcus-reeves-black-tears-reviewed#selection-582.0-582.1 |archivedate=5 May 2013 |title=Marcus Reeves Black Tears Reviewed}}
5 November 2012 saw the release of his debut single "Black Tears"{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/black-tears-single/560744194|title=Black Tears - Single by Marcus Reeves|website=Music.apple.com|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=15 July 2020}} through iTunes. The song received favourable four star reviews from blog Music Review Unsigned{{Cite web |url=http://musicreviewunsigned.com/2013/01/04/marcus-reeves-black-tears/ |title = Marcus Reeves ::: Black Tears |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130427052816/http://musicreviewunsigned.com/2013/01/04/marcus-reeves-black-tears/ |archive-date=27 April 2013 |url-status=dead}} and gay website Polari,{{Cite web|url=http://www.polarimagazine.com/musicreviews/black-tears-marcus-reeves/|title=Black Tears | Marcus Reeves | Music Review |website=Polarimagazine.com|date=1 November 2012|accessdate=15 July 2020}} who drew comparisons to singers Scott Walker, Annie Lennox and Marc Almond. The song also received a five star average ratings from iTunes customers and has received airplay from stations including Newcastle Student Radio, who described Reeves as 'a modern-day David Bowie'.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/lgbt/marcus-reeves-star-man|title=Marcus Reeves - star man - Gay & Lesbian|website=Time Out London|accessdate=15 July 2020}}
1 March 2013 saw the release of his second single, "Mistaken Identity",{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/mistaken-identity-single/610239598|title=Mistaken Identity - Single by Marcus Reeves|website=Music.apple.com|date=March 2013|accessdate=15 July 2020}} which again received five star average ratings from iTunes customers as well as positive reviews from Independent Music News,{{cite web |url=http://independentmusicnews.co.uk/review-marcus-reeves-mistaken-identity/ |title=Independent Music News – Review // Marcus Reeves // Mistaken Identity |accessdate=11 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624114340/http://independentmusicnews.co.uk/review-marcus-reeves-mistaken-identity/ |archivedate=24 June 2013 }} and Zani blog,{{Cite web|url=http://www.zani.co.uk/marcus-reeves-mistaken-identity|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130310104445/http://www.zani.co.uk/marcus-reeves-mistaken-identity|archive-date = 10 March 2013|title = Marcus Reeves Mistaken Identity}} who compared the song's sound to T. Rex and early Rolling Stones.
His third single "Radio Head" was released through iTunes on 23 June 2013, again receiving high ratings from iTunes customers.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/radio-head-single/663329095|title=Radio Head - Single by Marcus Reeves|website=Music.apple.com|date=23 June 2013|accessdate=15 July 2020}}
The summer of 2013, saw Reeves appear as Dr. Willy Whackoff in a small-scale production of Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens at London's Leicester Square Theatre. The production was favourably received by critics, with Reeves' performance noted as 'hilarious' by Gay Times.{{cite web|url=http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/Interact/Blogs-articleid-9727-sectionid-762.html |title=Review: Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens - Blogs - GayTimes |accessdate=27 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802175440/http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/Interact/Blogs-articleid-9727-sectionid-762.html |archivedate=2 August 2014 }}
Shortly afterwards, he released his fourth single "Smoke & Mirrors", a duet with Sarah-Louise Young.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/smoke-mirrors-single/718393721|title=Smoke & Mirrors - Single by Marcus Reeves & Sarah-Louise Young|website=Music.apple.com|date=30 September 2013|accessdate=15 July 2020}} Quicksilver - The Masquerade Macabre was released through his own label Reeves Corner on 5 November 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/quicksilver-masquerade-macabre/733012361|title=Get millions of songs. All ad-free.|website=Music.apple.com|accessdate=15 July 2020}}
In February 2014, Reeves released Russian Roulette{{Cite web|url=http://www.polarimagazine.com/features/russian-roulette-lgbt-charity-single/|title=Night of a Thousand Stars • Maggie & Martin|date=5 March 2014|website=Polarimagazine.com|accessdate=15 July 2020}} in response to news coverage of the Sochi Winter Olympics, with proceeds going to LGBT charities Stonewall (charity), BeLonG To and International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organisation, which he wrote, recorded and released in ten days.{{Cite web|url=http://soundtracktomyday.blogspot.com/2014/03/marcus-reeves-russian-roulette.html|title=Soundtrack to my Day: Marcus Reeves • Russian Roulette|website=Soundtracktomyday.blogspot.com|date=6 March 2014|accessdate=15 July 2020}}
2015 saw the release of Three Little Words,{{Cite web|url=https://themusicsite.com/music-news/|title=Indie & Mainstream Music News|website=The Music Site|accessdate=15 July 2020}} a three track EP crowdfunded in support of Campaign Against Living Miserably, which was compared to early Neil Diamond and Elton John by Brixton Blog,{{Cite web|url=https://brixtonblog.com/2015/10/brixton-music-news-november-2015/|title=Brixton music news – November 2015|date=30 October 2015|accessdate=15 July 2020}} and received airplay from local UK radio stations including Resonance FM.{{Cite web|url=https://outinsouthlondon.wordpress.com/|title='London's premier LGBT radio show' - Diva|website='London's premier LGBT radio show' - Diva|accessdate=15 July 2020}} A live version of his debut album was released to mark the second anniversary of the initial release.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/behind-the-mask-quicksilver-live/1055188121|title=Behind the Mask: Quicksilver Live by Marcus Reeves|website=Music.apple.com|date=5 November 2015|accessdate=15 July 2020}}
In 2016, Reeves revisited SIGHS TEN,{{Cite web|url=https://lgbtqarts.com/2016/12/04/poetry-review-sighs-ten/|title=Poetry Review: Sighs Ten|date=4 December 2016|accessdate=15 July 2020}} his self-published 'chapbook' of poetry and prose, which he released as an audiobook via Spotify and Audible.{{cite web |url=https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Arts-Entertainment/Sighs-Ten-Audiobook/B01MYNV8FD |title=Sighs Ten Audiobook | Marcus Reeves | Audible.co.uk |website=www.audible.co.uk |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001213357/https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Arts-Entertainment/Sighs-Ten-Audiobook/B01MYNV8FD |archive-date=1 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}
2017 brought the release of his next three track EP, Art of Darkness, featuring songs from his musical Postcards from God – The Sister Wendy Musical alongside a previously unreleased song "Gilbert & George".{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/art-of-darkness-single/1241772928|title=Art of Darkness - Single by Marcus Reeves|website=Music.apple.com|date=28 July 2017|accessdate=15 July 2020}}
In 2018, he performed the stage version of SIGHS TEN as part of the Wandsworth Fringe,{{Cite web|url=http://cabaretscenes.org/2018/05/26/marcus-reeves-sighs-ten/|title=Marcus Reeves: Sighs Ten|date=26 May 2018|accessdate=15 July 2020}} featuring poems from the audiobook and songs from his back catalogue. He also released a new single, "Spotlight",{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/0OS966atVOZJ9twM0KTzSC|title=Spotlight|accessdate=15 July 2020|website=Open.spotify.com|date=23 February 2018}} with Canadian singer Alley Bilodeau and American Sean Mullaney.
2019 saw Reeves co-write and act in REPLAY, an anthology of science fiction stories at London's Lion & Unicorn Theatre, receiving positive reviews for both his performance and sound design for the production.{{Cite web|url=https://www.upper-circle.com/home/replay-lion-unicorn|title=Review: ★★★★ Replay, Lion and Unicorn Theatre|first=Jamie|last=Wheeler|website=Upper-circle.com|date=31 October 2019|accessdate=15 July 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.londonpubtheatres.com/replay-review-lion-unicorn-theatres-29-october-2-november-2019|title=REPLAY Review/Lion & Unicorn Theatre 29 October - 2 November 2019|date=4 November 2019|website=Londonpubtheatres.com|accessdate=15 July 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://stagewhispersreviews.wixsite.com/stagewhispers/post/replay-is-it-worthy-of-a-replay-or-reset|title=Replay: Is it worthy of a Replay or Reset?|first=Stage|last=Whispers|date=3 November 2019|website=Stagewhispersreviews.wixsite.com|accessdate=15 July 2020}}
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Category:Alumni of Central Saint Martins
Category:English dramatists and playwrights
Category:English male dramatists and playwrights
Category:English male guitarists
Category:English male songwriters
Category:LGBTQ people from London
Category:Male actors from London
Category:Musicians from the London Borough of Lambeth
Category:21st-century English singers
Category:21st-century British guitarists
Category:21st-century British male singers