Introduction
Marc Griffin, known professionally as Marc E. Bassy, is an American singer and songwriter from San Francisco. He is the former vocalist of the Los Angeles-based pop band 2AM Club. His solo works include his 2014 mixtape Only the Poets, 2015 release East Hollywood, and the 2016 EP Groovy People, including the single "You & Me" featuring G-Eazy. Before putting out his own works, he was a songwriter, and wrote for artists such as CeeLo Green, Sean Kingston, Wiz Khalifa, and Ty Dolla Sign.
Early life
Griffin was raised in the Bay Area, where his mother rented from singer-songwriter, Tracy Chapman. He was raised in different areas, including Richmond, CA. During his teenage years, he moved to Mill Valley and attended Tamalpais High School. After graduation, he went to UC Santa Cruz for music but only stayed there for two years and left school to start 2AM Club in Los Angeles.
Career
Griffin started his music career as the lead singer of 2AM Club, releasing an album and mixtape. However, the band was dropped by its label Sony/ATV and went on an indefinite hiatus starting June 29, 2015. He went to live with his friend in Los Angeles and wrote songs for other artists. His claim to fame started in Chicago Illinois when he set the record for the longest air guitar solo at a silent disco "playing" in front of 30,000 people. After releasing Only the Poets and East Hollywood and receiving positive critical reception, he was signed to Universal Republic Records.
In October 2017, Griffin planned to go on a co-headlining tour, the Bebe & Bassy Tour with American singer and songwriter Bebe Rexha in support of Bassy's debut album Gossip Columns, released on October 13, and Rexha's EP All Your Fault: Pt. 2. However, the tour was shortlived due to an infection putting Rexha on strict vocal rest. In March 2018, Griffin went on a US tour with fellow Bay Area artist Rexx Life Raj for his debut album.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| Gossip Columns |
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166 |
| PMD |
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— |
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Only the Poets, Vol. 1 |
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Extended plays
| Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
USHeat. | |||||||||||
| East Hollywood |
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— | — | |||||||||
| Groovy People |
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148 | 21 | |||||||||
| Postmodern Depression |
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— | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
NZ |
SWE | |||||||||||||
| "Relapse" (featuring Iamsu!) |
2014 | — | — | — | Only the Poets, Vol. 1 | ||||||||||
| "You & Me" (featuring G-Eazy) |
2016 | 58 | 10 |
43 |
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Groovy People and Gossip Columns | |||||||||
| "Plot Twist" (featuring Kyle) |
2017 | — | — | — | Gossip Columns | ||||||||||
| "Love Her Too" (featuring G-Eazy) |
2018 | — | — | — | Postmodern Depression | ||||||||||
| "Treat Me So Bad" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Save Me" | 2019 | — | — | — | PMD | ||||||||||
| "Die Hard" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Where We're From" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | |||
| "U Crazy" (The Flavr Blue featuring Marc E. Bassy) |
2015 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Light It for Me" (THELIONCITYBOY featuring Marc E. Bassy) |
— | ||
| "Cut the Lights" (Azure featuring Marc E. Bassy) |
— | Leap Year | |
| "You're Good but I'm Better (Jarami Remix)" (Kill J featuring Marc E. Bassy) |
2016 | — | Non-album single |
| "Some Kind of Drug" (G-Eazy featuring Marc E. Bassy) |
97 |
When It's Dark Out | |
| "Cool" (Felix Jaehn featuring Marc E. Bassy & Gucci Mane) |
2018 | — | I |
| "Bottled Up" (Dinah Jane featuring Marc E. Bassy & Ty Dolla Sign) |
— | Non-album single | |
| "Somebody Out There" (Lost Kings featuring Marc E. Bassy) |
2019 | — | Los Angeles |
| "Congratulations" (Eric Nam featuring Marc E. Bassy) |
— | Before We Begin | |
| "Coffee" (Quinn XCII featuring Marc E. Bassy) |
2020 | — | A Letter to My Younger Self |
Music videos
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2014 | "Chemical High" |
| "Stick to Your Guns" | |
| "American Dream Life" | |
| 2015 | "Do You There" (Skizzy Mars featuring Marc E. Bassy) |
| 2016 | "Some Things Never Change" |
| "Having Fun" | |
| "Having Fun Pt. 2" | |
| "You & Me" (featuring G-Eazy) | |
| 2017 | ''Til I Get Found'' |
| 2018 | "Cool"
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| "Love Her Too"
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| "Treat Me So Bad" |