Marc Rebillet

Marc Rebillet (born December 15, 1988) is an American electronic musician and YouTuber from Dallas, Texas, currently based in New York City.

Rebillet is known for his improvised funk and hip-hop electronic music with free flowing, humorous lyrics.

Rebillet distributes his work primarily through YouTube videos and Twitch live streams using a loop station, keyboard, vocals and percussion instruments to produce his songs in his apartment.

He has released three studio albums under his legal name: Marc Rebillet, Europe, and Loop Daddy III; two extended play records (Loop Daddy and Loop Daddy II), and three projects under his "leae" moniker: Pod 314, the Rattlebrain EP, and the week | ep.

Rebillet's father was French and his mother is from South Carolina.

His parents met in Paris.

Rebillet started playing piano at age four; he studied classical music until age 15 while attending Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas.

In 2007, Rebillet first went viral after being interviewed on Fox 4 in Dallas while lining up to be the first to buy an iPhone during its initial release.

A woman paid Rebillet $800 for his spot in the front of the line, attempting to buy many phones to resell.

The plan backfired because the store's policy only allowed one iPhone sale per customer.

The video of the encounter received 4.7 million views.

Rebillet dropped out of Southern Methodist University after studying acting for a year.

During the next decade, Rebillet worked as a server, an executive assistant, and in a corporate call center while producing music under the name "leae."

Rebillet moved to New York City in 2011 and back to Dallas in 2014 to care for his father, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

In 2016, Rebillet claimed on Reddit to have discovered an alleged unreleased 1998 Sufjan Stevens album in a dumpster outside record label Asthmatic Kitty's studios in Dumbo, Brooklyn, in 2014.

A representative from the label who responded to the post was unable to confirm the album's authenticity, but requested that Rebillet not share it.

A few hours later, Rebillet proceeded to upload the album and share it on 4chan.

In an interview with Stereogum the next day, he expressed regret for disrespecting the label's wishes, but stated he wanted to let the album be preserved online.

When asked if the album was possibly a hoax, Rebillet responded, "I have neither the time nor the desire to prove its authenticity."

Rebillet's professional music career began in 2016, when he began publishing YouTube videos (dubbed "Idealogues" by Rebillet) and live streams of himself improvising songs in his bedroom, apartment, and hotel rooms, often while dancing in his boxer briefs.

These videos began to go viral through Reddit and Facebook, generating a fan base, and earning Rebillet tips.

Many of Rebillet's songs are inspired by live requests from his fans, who call him on a phone number that he posts on social media, or comment during the live stream.

Rebillet's sessions can last from one to five hours.

The content of the streams varies widely, from romance and sex to more frivolous topics, such as snacking.

Marc's first paid performance was at the Festicle beer fest at the now-closed BrainDead Brewing in Deep Ellum, where Marc had previously waited tables.

The brewpub owners also offered Marc a weekly Sunday brunch residency, which he maintained for eight months in addition to his regular appearances at other Dallas bars The Common Table and Twilite Lounge.

After determining that Dallas was not giving him the reception he wanted he moved back to New York City, and after two months of performing at dive bars he secured a booking agent and two sold out tours.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rebillet's tour of Australia and New Zealand was cancelled and subsequently rescheduled for early 2021.

In place of the cancelled shows, he scheduled four free live stream shows on Twitch named for four cities on the cancelled tour.

He called this collection of shows the "Quarantine Livestream Tour," with the first show attracting over 1.57 million viewers and raising over $34,000 for coronavirus-related charity.

Explaining why he chose the streaming platform, Rebillet told The Verge, "I'm just trying to survive, and Twitch has the highest earning potential for livestreams."

Also related to the pandemic, Rebillet recorded a song, called "Essential Workers Anthem," dedicated to essential workers, to thank them for their work.

Discussing the song for the Boston Herald, Jed Gottlieb wrote that "the tune he built in a minute had more moxie and magic than anything on the recent lo-fi network TV concerts".

On December 9, 2020, in anticipation of hitting one million YouTube subscribers, Rebillet streamed live during and after hitting the milestone.

He used the stream as an opportunity to donate to multiple charities.

Rebillet has performed streams with Erykah Badu, Reggie Watts, Emily King, DJ Premier, Brady Watt, Flying Lotus, Madison McFerrin, Harry Mack, and Wayne Brady.

In June 2021, Rebillet starred in a television commercial for German supermarket chain Edeka.

The lighthearted commercial shows him creating music in the market by playing the produce and food products as musical instruments.

As of August 2021, Rebillet has 11.8 million online streams of his music, more than 2 million YouTube subscribers, and over 127 million YouTube views.

Rebillet was the host of a biweekly series "We've Got Company" that streamed on Twitch in early 2022, featuring Rebillet along with musical guests.