Line #3 Music/Marshmello


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3	Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992, better known by his {{stage name\|s}} Marshmello, is an [[ElectronicMusic EDM]] music DJ and record producer best-known for hits in TheNewTens and TheNewTwenties such as "Alone", "Silence" (with Music/{{Khalid}}), "Wolves" (with Music/SelenaGomez), "Friends" and "Happier" (with Music/{{Bastille}}). In 2017, his performance at Coachella boosted him onto ''Forbes''[='=] list of the highest-paid [=DJs=].
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5	He started out posting original music and remixes in 2015, gaining attention through the support of musicians such as Music/{{Skrillex}}, who would eventually collaborate with him. He began playing his first shows by the end of the year, and started putting out his first commercial releases the next year.
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7	While he's best-known for his groove-oriented, synth and bass-heavy dance music, his music has increasingly incorporated a [[GenreRoulette far wider range of genres]] ranging from IndiePop to MelodicRap to PopPunk, aided by an ever-increasing selection of collaborators including Music/{{Halsey}}, Music/DemiLovato, Music/{{Blackbear}}, Music/MeganTheeStallion, Music/ADayToRemember, Music/{{CHVRCHES}}, Music/JuiceWRLD and Music/TheJonasBrothers.
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9	His identity as Comstock (who had previously had success as a DJ under the name '''dotcom''') had long been rumoured before being confirmed by ''Forbes'' in 2017.
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11	!!Discography
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13	* ''Joytime'' (2016)
14	* ''Joytime II'' (2018)
15	* ''Joytime III'' (2019)
16	* ''Shockwave'' (2021)
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18	!!Tropes associated with Marshmello:
19	* ABoyAndHisX: The music video for "Happier" focuses on a girl and the dog she got for her birthday. [[spoiler:The dog passes away due to old age, and the video [[BookEnds ends]] with the girl's daughter getting a dog of her own.]]
20	* {{Balloonacy}}: Marshmello floats around with a bunch of balloons in "FLY". [[spoiler:Apparently he doesn't need the balloons to fly, though it [[DaydreamSurprise turns out to be a daydream]].]]
21	* TheBully:
22	** A few stereotypes are shown in "Alone", including a guy who eats his s'more aggressively in Marshmallo's face.
23	*** Of course, that seems very lame until you realize that [[FridgeHorror s'mores are primarily made of marshmallows]]!
24	** A few of the AlphaBitch variety also show up in "Happier" to pick on the teenage protagonist.
25	* {{Crossover}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwbScTdNoik Played a concert]] in ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}''.
26	* DaydreamSurprise: The "FLY" music video shows Marshmello [[{{Balloonacy}} flying around with a bunch of balloons]], but it turns out it's just Marshmello with a balloon daydreaming in the park.
27	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: All-white outfit, with black detailing, to look like a marshmallow.
28	* ElectiveMute: Doesn't speak, even in radio interviews, presumably to hide that identity. In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srsZ9jPqCAM a video]] for ''GQ'' he uses a voice synthesizer instead of actually speaking.
29	* FilmiMusic: He composed the song "BIBA", along with Creator/ShirleySetia and Creator/ShahRukhKhan, as an affectionate homage to this music genre. The music video even features the most common Bollywood tropes.
30	* GenreRoulette: In addition to spanning various different ElectronicMusic subgenres, he's released songs that can be considered PopPunk ("You and Me", "Rescue Me", "Tongue Tied"), IndiePop ("Be Kind", "It's OK Not To Be OK", "Leave Before You Love Me"), TrapMusic ("Been Thru This Before", "Baggin'"), MelodicRap ("Project Dreams", "Like This"), CountryMusic ("One Thing Right") and even FilmiMusic ("BIBA").
31	* GoodTimesMontage: The music video for "Ritual" shows Marshmello having a good time with his friends.
32	* IJustWantToHaveFriends: In "Alone".
33	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In "Happier", the singer decides to end his toxic relationship so his girlfriend can be happy without him.
34	* ImprobableSportsSkills: Marshmello isn't known for his sports skills, but he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JRw3bFe3a4 uploaded a video]] of him acing a course in ''Series/AmericanNinjaWarrior''. Some viewers believe he had a StuntDouble do those tricks.
35	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In theory, Marshmallo's identity is unknown. However, he shares a name, birthday, manager, friends and tattoo with Chris Comstock.
36	* ShoutOut: Marshmello's headgear is influenced by Music/{{deadmau5}}, who also gets a shout out in the "Alone" music video with Marshmello's pet mouse Joel (deadmau5's real name is Joel).
37	* SoundEffectBleep: PlayedForLaughs in "Friends". In the clean version, the lyric is "F-R-I-E-N-D-S, that's how you spell friends". In the explicit version, the lyric is "F-R-I-E-N-D-S, that's how you f*** spell friends". That's right, it's bleeped out.
38	* StepUpToTheMicrophone: He sings using his unaltered voice on "You and Me".
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