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Aug
2009
AMC Interview : Marié Digby Wants to Conquer Movies Next
By Ayes. Posted in News | No Comments »Marié Digby, the guest on this Saturday’s All Star Summer specials, has already racked up more than 5 million views on her YouTube channel. Her songs have been featured in ads and on TV shows. A new album, Breathing Underwater will be released in September. Next up: Movies.
Q: You have a new album coming out on Sep. 15. How different will it be from your last one?
A: It’s quite different, phonically at least. The goal with the second album was to stay similar lyrically, but I wanted lusher production: Beats, base. So it’s still singer-songwriter but with a rhythmic pop undertone.
Q: You’re a celebrity on YouTube. How has that affected your career?
A: I think if not for YouTube, I might have still found a way to get my album released, but its fast-tracked everything for me. It’s been incredible and it allows me to have a really close relationship to the people who listen to my music.
Q: In your early, and most popular, YouTube videos, you’re sitting in your living room singing. What inspired them?
A: It wasn’t out of boredom. It was a conscious decision. I had an album that was ready to go for over half a year and I was kind of worried about my label losing interest in it. So I was just creating a fan base of my own and they were an important reason I was able to get that album out. I thought maybe a few people would find my videos interesting, but I didn’t think it would be this many or happen this quickly. That’s the part that I’m still scratching my head about.
Q: You’re music has been featured on TV shows too?
A: The one that comes to mind is The Hills. The music supervisor actually wrote to me on MySpace and said, “Hey I do the music for The Hills. I was hoping to use your acoustic version of ‘Umbrella.’” I was skeptical at first. But I did end up sending it to him and he used it and it was perfectly placed. A lot of feedback was generated from its use and they’ve now used seven or eight of my songs.
Q: Enough TV. What are your favorite type of movies?
A: For me, the music really counts. I could see a great movie and if the music doesn’t quite match, it can ruin the experience for me. Someone that takes a lot of care is Baz Luhrmann. I’m a big fan of his movies and his soundtracks. Romeo & Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rougue (2001) were big ones for me. I like darker movies too, like A Clockwork Orange (1971).
Q: What about your favorite soundtracks?
A: I love the Lurhmann ones. I think I was 13 when Romeo & Juliet came out and I still listen to the soundtrack. It had Radiohead and The Cardigans and all the popular artists of the ’90s.
Q: Who are some of the worst movie musicians?
A: The ones I think of usually know they’re bad. Like Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer(1998)… maybe he doesn’t know he’s bad.
Q: Have you thought about doing the music for a movie?
A: It’s one of my biggest dreams. I’d love to score a movie. In my mind sometimes when I’m writing songs, I’ll come up with a melody and know that it’s not really meant to be a song, but it’d be perfect as the backdrop to a scene in a movie. I’m already getting ready for that day. I hope it comes.
Q: Do you have any of your own plans to do so?
A: Instead of doing a traditional music video, I’m playing around with the idea of doing a mini-film using all the songs from the album.
Source: AMC TV
Ayes is one of the two founders of Marie Digby Fans back when it was on Multiply. Through the transition from Multiply to "Digbyholics", Ayes has always been the one to keep us all together. She is the queen bee! :)
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