Mark Redito

{{Short description|Filipino musician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Mark Redito | image = | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | alias = {{hlist|Cocolulu|Spazzkid}} | birth_date =  | birth_place = [[Manila]], Philippines | origin = Los Angeles, California | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = {{hlist|[[Electronic music|Electronic]]|pop}} | occupation = {{hlist|[[record producer|Producer]]|DJ|singer}} | instrument = | years_active = 2004–present | label = {{hlist|Abandon Building|Cascine|Magical Properties|Magniph|Secret Songs|[[Zoom Lens (record label)|Zoom Lens]]}} | website = {{URL|https://markredito.com}} }} '''Mark Redito''' ({{IPAc-en|r|ə|d|i|'|t|oʊ}} {{respell|rə|di|TOH}}), formerly known as '''Cocolulu''' and '''Spazzkid''', is a [[Filipino Americans|Filipino-American]] musician based in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/supreme/2013/04/20/932621/spazzkids-human-desire|title=Spazzkid's human desire|work=[[The Philippine Star]]|first=Shinji|last=Manlangit|date=April 20, 2013|accessdate=November 6, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109013601/http://www.philstar.com/supreme/2013/04/20/932621/spazzkids-human-desire|archivedate=January 9, 2015}}</ref>

==Early life== Mark Redito was born in [[Manila]], Philippines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.covermesongs.com/2014/09/spazzkid-evokes-chill-vibes-with-daft-punks-something-about-us.html|title=Spazzkid Evokes Chill Vibes With Daft Punk's "Something About Us"|work=Cover Me|first=Raphael|last=Camara|date=September 24, 2014|accessdate=November 6, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210913/http://www.covermesongs.com/2014/09/spazzkid-evokes-chill-vibes-with-daft-punks-something-about-us.html|archivedate=September 23, 2015}}</ref>

==Career== In his teenage years, Mark Redito was part of the Philippine [[punk rock|punk]] and [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] scene, playing for bands like Aggressive Dog Attack and Honolulu.<ref name=scoutmag2017>{{cite web|url=https://www.scoutmag.ph/culture/profile/mark-redito-on-hardcore-spazzkid-likido-lex-20170920|title=Mark Redito on letting go of Spazzkid, his hardcore past, and uplifting marginalized artists|work=Scout|first=Lex|last=Celera|date=September 20, 2017|accessdate=November 6, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719174552/https://www.scoutmag.ph/culture/profile/mark-redito-on-hardcore-spazzkid-likido-lex-20170920|archivedate=July 19, 2019}}</ref> He also served as a vocalist for the [[emo]] band called On a Day Like Today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2016/06/27/emo-generation.html|title=Cheer up: The rise and fall of the emo generation|publisher=CNN|first=Quark|last=Henares|date=June 27, 2016|accessdate=November 6, 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919152339/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2016/06/27/emo-generation.html|archivedate=September 19, 2016}}</ref> After that, he started creating [[electronic music]], using the pseudonym Cocolulu.<ref name=scoutmag2017/> He then changed his stage name to Spazzkid and moved to the United States.<ref name=scoutmag2017/>

He released his debut studio album, ''Desire'', in 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2014/06/spazzkid-truly-goodbye-stream/|title=Hear Spazzkid Bask in Summertime Sadness on 'Goodbye'|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Erica|last=Moore|date=June 27, 2014|accessdate=November 6, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105906/http://www.spin.com/2014/06/spazzkid-truly-goodbye-stream/|archivedate=March 4, 2016}}</ref> and the ''Promise'' EP in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19593-spazzkid-promise-ep/|title=Spazzkid: Promise EP|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Patrick St.|last=Michel|date=July 10, 2014|accessdate=November 6, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318042111/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19593-spazzkid-promise-ep|archivedate=March 18, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, he dropped the pseudonym Spazzkid and started performing under his real name Mark Redito.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/la-producer-spazzkid-will-now-be-known-by-his-real-name-mark-redito/|title=LA Producer Spazzkid Will Now Be Known By His Real Name, Mark Redito|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|first=David|last=Garber|date=September 8, 2015|access-date=November 6, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710184402/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ez7xme/la-producer-spazzkid-will-now-be-known-by-his-real-name-mark-redito|archive-date=July 10, 2019}}</ref> In 2016, he started Likido, an event series that focuses on artists of color, women, and LGBTQ backgrounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metropolisjapan.com/mark-redito-always-experimenting/|title=Mark Redito is Always Experimenting|work=Metropolis|first=Patrick St.|last=Michel|date=June 14, 2017|accessdate=November 6, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622005943/http://metropolisjapan.com/mark-redito-always-experimenting/|archivedate=June 22, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, he released a studio album, ''Neutropical''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thissongslaps.com/2019/05/mark-redito-brings-heat-new-album-neutropical/|title=Mark Redito Brings The Heat With New Album, "Neutropical"|work=ThisSongSlaps.com|first=Lauren|last=Ikenn|date=May 12, 2019|accessdate=November 6, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528222740/https://www.thissongslaps.com/2019/05/mark-redito-brings-heat-new-album-neutropical/|archivedate=May 28, 2019}}</ref> He also contributed music for the 2019 anime television series ''[[Carole & Tuesday]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scoutmag.ph/music/mark-redito-carole-and-tuesday-roginl-20190428|title=Listen to Mark Redito in 'Cowboy Bebop' creator's latest anime|work=Scout|first=Rogin|last=Losa|date=April 28, 2019|accessdate=November 6, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621041405/https://www.scoutmag.ph/music/mark-redito-carole-and-tuesday-roginl-20190428|archivedate=June 21, 2019}}</ref>

Redito released his third studio album, ''Natural Habitat,'' in 2020.

==Style and influences== Mark Redito's musical style has been described by ''[[Orlando Weekly]]'' as "a signature blend of electronic pop, J-pop and beat music."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2014/07/21/this-little-underground-body-talk-spazzkid-dromes-and-phat-n-jazzy-80s-soul-nite|title=This Little Underground: Body//Talk (Spazzkid, Dromes) and Phat-N-Jazzy ('80s Soul Nite)|work=[[Orlando Weekly]]|first=Bao|last=Le-Huu|date=July 21, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428084020/http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2014/07/21/this-little-underground-body-talk-spazzkid-dromes-and-phat-n-jazzy-80s-soul-nite|archivedate=April 28, 2016}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Studio albums=== * ''Desire'' (2013) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * ''Neutropical'' (2019) * ''Natural Habitat'' (2020)

===Remix albums=== * ''Desire Remixes'' (2013) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * ''Neutropical Remix'' (2019)

===EPs=== * ''A.D.D. Debris'' (2006) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * ''Blank Stares'' (2009) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * ''Fake Accents'' (2010) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * ''Right Now'' (2011) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * ''Headphone Jams'' (2012) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * ''Promise'' (2014) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * ''Promise Remixes Part 1'' (2014) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * ''Promise Remixes Part 2'' (2015) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * ''Everything Felt Right Remixes'' (2018)

===Singles=== * "Weird Girl" (2013) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * "At Fault" (2014) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * "Daytime Disco" (2014) {{small|(as Spazzkid)}} * "3AM Apologies" (2015) * "So Many Things to Tell You" (2015) * "Boba Date" (2016) * "You'll Only Love Me When I'm Gone" (2016) * "Everything Felt Right" (2018) * "Right There" (2018) * "Never Letting Go of This Moment" (2018) * "Cloud Keep" (2018) * "Break Silence" (2019)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|https://markredito.com}} * {{Discogs artist|Mark Redito|Mark Redito}} * {{Bandcamp|markredito}}

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