Marianne_Dissard
Marianne Dissard
French-American artist, author, and singer
Marianne Dissard is a French-born American singer,[1] photographer, author, producer, and filmmaker.
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Marianne Dissard | |
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 Tucson, 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marianne Dissard |
| Born | (1969-05-20) May 20, 1969 (age 54) Tarbes, France |
| Genres | art rock, baroque rock, chanson |
| Occupation(s) | singer, photographer, author, director |
| Instrument(s) | voice, production, visual arts, writing |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Vacilando '68/Le Pop Musik/ Trop Exprès Music |
| Website | mariannedissard.com |
She has released four albums,[2] four EPs, and a number of singles and collaborations. She started touring abroad in 2006, including in countries such as China, Turkey, New Zealand,[3] and Australia.
Her first book, memoir Not Me, was self-published in 2019. Her photography has been exhibited in Ramsgate (UK), Turner Contemporary[4] in Margate (UK), Paris (France), and Glasgow (UK).[5]
Activism
In 2004, Dissard founded The Tucson Suffragettes in Tucson, Arizona to encourage youth voter registration in the 2004 American presidential election cycle.[6]
Her 2019 memoir "Not Me" details her decades-long struggles with eating disorders and she has been open in sharing her experience on stage and in the media.[7][8]
- Campbell, Neil. The Rhizomatic West: Representing the American West in a Transnational, Global, Media Age. University of Nebraska Press: Campbell, 2008. 392. Print. [9]
- Aquila, Richard. Western American Literature: Volume 55, Number 4, Winter 2021. University of Nebraska Press: Aquila, 2021. 73. Print. [10]
Television and Radio
On May 22, 2000, Marianne Dissard appeared on France Inter's Studio 105 Black Sessions no.163[11] and performed with Calexico their single "Ballad of Cable Hogue" from album Hot Rail.
On September 25, 2009, Dissard appeared on SoundCheck Radio WNYC New York[12]
On October 7, 2011, she appeared on Radio France in Sous Les Etoiles Exactement.[13]
On March 18, 2013, Dissard appeared on Arizona Public Media Tucson.[14]
Podcasts
On September 30, 2022, she appeared on the Scots Whay Hae podcast.[15]
On June 9, 2021, she appeared on Le Village Pop podcast.[16]
Films
Dissard appeared in Keja Ho Kramer's 2002 film Diam's, Astrid Serafini's 2014 film No Spare in New York, Marianne Dissard's 2010 film Lonesome Cowgirls[17]
Studio albums
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Label(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Dedicated To Your Walls. May They Keep Blooming" | 2006 | Joey Burns, Naïm Amor | Trop Exprès Music |
| "L'entredeux" | 2008 | Calexico | Trop Exprès Music, Le Pop Musik, Vacilando '68 |
| "Paris One Takes (City Series)" | 2010 | Sergio Mendoza, Brian Lopez, Olivier Samouillan | Trop Exprès Music |
| "L'abandon" | 2010 | Christian Ravaglioli | Trop Exprès Music, Le Pop Musik |
| "The Cat. Not Me." | 2013 | Sergio Mendoza | Trop Exprès Music, Vacilando '68 |
| "Cibola Gold: Best Of Compilation (2008–2015)" | 2016 | Sergio Mendoza, BK-One, Calexico, Naïm Amor, Christian Ravaglioli | Trop Exprès Music |
| "Rappel*le" | 2023 | Raphael Mann | Trop Exprès Music |
EPs
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| four-track 7" "Untitled" | 2006 | Joey Burns | Trop Exprès Music |
| "Berlin Two Takes (City Series)" | 2011 | Sergio Mendoza, Brian Lopez, Gabriel Sullivan | Trop Exprès Music |
| "Cologne Vier Takes (City Series)" | 2015 | Yan Péchin, Allyson Ezell | Trop Exprès Music |
| "Won't You Please" | 2022 | Beth Goodfellow, Matt Mitchell | Trop Exprès Music |
Singles
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Un Gros Chat" (bonus track) | 2010 | Arno | Berlin Two Takes |
| "Rosemary" | 2021 | Raphael Mann | Frizz Records |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Ballad of Cable Hogue" | 1999 | Calexico | Hot Rail |
| "The Best" | 2019 | The Inspector Cluzo | Population Control |
Documentaries
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Broadcast, Screenings | As |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Post No Bills" | 1991 | Robbie Conal | Sundance Festival, ITVS PBS | Co-producer, sound recordist |
| "Drunken Bees" | 1994 | Giant Sand, Calexico, Victoria Williams, Vic Chestnutt, Rainer Ptacek | Arizona Film Festival | Director, editor, producer, camera |
| "Low Y Cool" | 1997 | Robert Kramer, Amor Belhom Duo | Planête Cable, France | Director |
| "Dublin: Celtic Traveler" | 1999 | Breizh TV, France | Director, camera |
Fiction
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Screenings |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Lonesome Cowgirls" | 2010 | Megan Cox, BK-One | Loft Cinema, Tucson |
Music Videos
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Pulling on a Cig" | 2000 | Amor Belhom Duo | Wavelab Performance |
| "Les draps sourds" | 2008 | Marianne Dissard | L'entredeux |
| "The One and Only" | 2010 | Marianne Dissard | L'abandon |
| "Je ne le savais pas" | 2013 | Marianne Dissard | The Cat. Not Me. |
| "Mambo Mexicano" | 2013 | Orkesta Mendoza | Orkesta Mendoza |
- "Pitchfork review L'entredeux". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "Marianne Dissard Blames The Cat For Her Dark New Record". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "'The French connection'". New Zealand Herald. January 16, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "'Turner Contemporary Open 2021'". Turner Contemporary. October 23, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "'Glasgow Hosts Exhibition of Striking Images'". The Herald News Scotland. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "How to Make Voting Sexy 101". Tucson Weekly. September 9, 2004. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "How Yoga Helped". Healthista Magazine. October 8, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "Memoir of Performer's Struggle". The Isle of Thanet News. September 20, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- Campbell, Neil (2008). The Rhizomatic West: Representing the American West in a Transnational, Global, Media Age. University of Nebraska Press. p. 392. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1dgn4wh. ISBN 978-0-8032-1539-9. JSTOR j.ctt1dgn4wh. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "What Is a Western?: Region, Genre, Imagination". University of Nebraska Press. 2008. p. 73. JSTOR j.ctt1dgn4wh. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "Black Sessions 163". Radio France. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "WNYC SoundCheck Session Live". WNYC Studios, New York. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "Sous Les Étoiles Exactement". Radio France. October 7, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "Marianne Dissard Moves On". Arizona Public Media. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "Scots Whay Hae: Marianne Dissard". Scot Whay Hae. September 30, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "On The Art of Being A Big Feline". Le Village Pop. June 9, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- "Arizona Daily Star on film". Arizona Daily Star. June 10, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2023.