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Artist
Marvin Belton
12+ albums
deep housedetroit
about
Song lyricist -Music arranger- vocalist. Marvin Belton is a native of Detroit, Michigan. Marvin's association with the Wyandotte band PSYFUNK (1996 - Present) resulted in the release of two albums FRESH DEAD FISH (released 1997) and Psyfunk (released in 1999). While in Psyfunk, Marvin performed in many Detroit area musical venues, such as, THE MAJIC BAG(Ferndale MI), LILLIE'S and MOTOR LOUNGE(Hamtramck, MI), HOCKEY TOWN and TOWN PUMP, TESTFEST (Detroit), MEMPHIS SMOKE, FIFTH AVENUE, WOODY’S(Royal Oak, MI), ARTS, BEATS AND EATS(Pontiac, MI) and the 1997 TORONTO MUSIC CONFERENCE in CANADA, as well as, performing live on radio programs, such as THE MITCH ALBOM SHOW, THE JUDY ADAMS SHOW both on local Detroit station WDET. Psyfunk broke apart in 1999, but In 2007, Marvin united with members of Psyfunk to perform for A Concert for Noah to benefit the Children’s Tumor Foundation. The band still comes together once a year for this event. In the fall of 2001, while at a party in WINDSOR, ONTARIO, MARVIN met SCOTT FERGUSON. Where the two enjoying a bottle of malted scotch whiskey and participated in a philosophical conversation about music and other matters. SCOTT invited MARVIN to come check out some of the music he was working on and planning to release on a new label he started called FERRISPARK Records. MARVIN agreed and met with SCOTT at his then studio, in HIGHLAND PARK, MI. It was during that visit, Marvin being a writer, as well as, a vocalist was enlisted to write and perf
