By Joe Kissel/joekissel@roadrunner.com
October 19, 2007 12:55 pm
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I have a feeling I’m going to be writing a song about this story.
And additionally, I think I’ll be writing another story about one of his future songs.
The ones I’m writing about now are from Islander Marc Scibilia’s new collection called “Fixity.”
It’s an actual word — meaning the state or quality of being stable or fixed. He found that out later after semi-coining it in Nashville, where he was recording his third studio album.
Scibilia’s responsible for much of it; writing almost all of the songs, playing keys, harmonica and other instruments as well as getting heavily involved in the production of the tracks. (Music 101: That’s how loud or soft certain elements are, the instrumentation selected; that and a million other possibilities are the job of a producer).
Just as many possibilities include what’s going to happen to this 21-year-old somethingstar.
During the course of his already 15-year career in music, Scibilia has garnered the praises of music industry legends Pat Boone, successful songwriter Jim Brickman, among others, and in 2004 won the Buffalo Idol competition.
But things like that aren’t something Marc really dwells on. Attribute his unwillingness to brag about himself to his Dylanesque mellowness, which is a good part of what his music is about now.
That’s a bit to the chagrin on his guitarist/physical therapist/music industry encyclopedia/cool guy father Robert.
Not about the music — he loves it; who wouldn’t? — but the promotional aspect.
You can’t blame him when he says he wishes Marc would sell himself more.
The fact is, after you see Marc play and sing or listen to one of his tracks like “The Sky is Painted,” you’ll probably agree with Boone, “He’s got the goods.”
But as anybody involved in music knows, there’s a million and one good-enough musicians already out there.
Will Marc Scibilia find his niche in the music business?
Or maybe more accurately, carve his niche?
In February, he’s setting off on an independent three-month tour partly backed up by his brother Matt, who’s a multi-instrumentalist but focusing on percussion now.
Until then, Marc is recharging his batteries on the Island, writing music every day and hatching some kind of marketing scheme (he won’t reveal yet) regarding the tour he says will be “revolutionary.”
Honestly, I think he has it in him.
How it plays out is the song he still hasn’t written.
For more info, check out marcscibilia.com.
Joseph Kissel cover Grand Island for the Record.
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