MEDIA
Commission by the Lexington Philharmonic Society for the Lexington Philharmonic; premiered by the Lexington Philharmonic in collaboration with the University of Kentucky Opera Theater. in collaboration with the University of Kentucky Opera Theater. The work was to be premiered on October 16, 2021, at the Lexington Opera House as part of the Queen's Rule concert, featuring works by Samuel Barber, Joseph Haydn, Carlos Rafael Rivera, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. But, due to the COVID-19 epidemic—and an abundance of precaution—the premiere was postponed to April 9, 2022, at the Singletary Center.
The total number of Spotify streams for the above tracks are 40M+
Solos: tuba, sousaphone, bass trombone
Queenie Pie Suite:
2020, Big Sean, "Still I Rise," Detroit 2, studio recording, produced by DJ Khalil, Def Jam Recordings and GOOD Music (tuba and sousaphone)
2019, John Legend, A Legendary Christmas: Super Deluxe Edition, studio recording, produced by Raphael Saadiq, Grammy-nominated (bass trombone)
2019, NOFX, The Decline – LIVE at Red Rocks Amphitheatre 2019, DVD (tenor and bass trombones, tuba, and “sub”-parts for French horn)
2018, Kamasi Washington, Heaven & Earth, studio recording (tuba)
2018, Urban Renewal Project, "Shake Those Hips" studio recording, "L.A.-based soul, jazz, & hip-hop big band," (featured sousaphone soloist)
2017, Urban Renewal Project, 21st Century Ghost, studio recording (featured sousaphone soloist)
2015, Neil Diamond, Melody Road, studio recording, Capitol Records, produced by Don Was and Jacknife Lee (tenor and bass trombones)
2007, Doug Beavers Rovira Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Baby!, studio recording, Grammy-nominated (bass trombone and tuba)
Youtube
Marc is excited to share a number of YouTube videos for your viewing pleasure.
Cumulatively, they have over 3 million views.
“The Hollywood Medley”
Robin Simone Hollywood Orchestra
313 views Nov 2024
“Higher Ground” for International Trombone Week
2,102 views Oct 2024
“Hold Up” (Live from the Lot) - The Urban Renewal Project
1,783 views Oct 2024
“We Big Tonight” (Live from the Lot) - The Urban Renewal Project
8,832 views Oct 2024
Recreating the sample from "One More Time" by Daft Punk: "More Spell On You" | BREAKROOM
3,383 views Oct 2024
“Shake Those Hips” (Live from the Lot) - The Urban Renewal Project
2,727 views October 2024
“Themes from Gladiator” (Hans Zimmer; arr. by Scott Southerland), Eastman-Shires All-Star Tuba Euphonium Ensemble
5,449 views, Oct 2024
“Theme from Silverado” (Bruce Broughton; arr. by Scott Southerland), Eastman-Shires All-Star Tuba Euphonium Ensemble
2,897 views, Oct 2024
“Keep the Faith, Have Some Fun” The Reverend Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood
Sept 2024
RV BURST: Matty D, Marc Bolin & Johann Stein live on Radio Venice
July 12, 2019
“My People,” Mudbug Brass Band
1,554 views, Oct 2024
A Postmodern Jukebox vid, “It Ain’t Me,” featuring Emily Braden - vocals
1,003,192, views Oct 2024
“Are You With Me,” Mudbug Brass Band
6, 264 views, Oct 2024
“Kitchen Table Blues | "Li'l Liza Jane,”
11, 907 views, Oct 2024
“Kids are Pretty People,” (Thad Jones), Bugaboo Big Band
987 views, Oct 2024
Marc recorded at the fabled "secret studios" @YouTube in Los Angeles for Aloe Blacc's Live from Introducing Interscope Performance.
1.9M+ views cumulatively; below are two of four vids
Vaughan Williams Concerto for Tuba
On Wednesday December 4, 2013 Marc played the Concerto for Tuba by Ralph Vaughan Williams with the UCLA Symphony Orchestra at Schoenberg Hall, UCLA.
6,120 views Oct 2024
Plum Blossom / Warm Gentle Wind / Shimmering Stillness
Marc on the Bass Trombone and ensemble, composed by Jason Levis, performed by the Eco Ensemble at the Hertz Concert Hall in Berkeley, California
674 views Oct 2024
SoundCloud
Interviews
Marc was recently interviewed by William Nakamura, a doctoral candidate at the USC Thornton School of Music, for his inaugural podcast, Tubleaux. They discuss two LA-based programs, the Los Angeles Poverty Department's "Walk the Talk" initiative and the Hollywood High Steppers.
On-air interview, "Duke Ellington's Lost Opera, Forever A Work In Progress," on NPR's All Things Considered, host Robert Siegel, segment written by Priska Neely. The interview took place in the Winter of 2014. They talked about the productions of Queenie Pie that were co-produced by the Long Beach Opera (with the Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra Unlimited) and Chicago Opera Theater (with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra).
Interview published online by David Brubeck. The interview is part of an essay called "The Jazz Bass Trombone." They talk about Ellington's use of the bass trombone in particular, as well as Ellington's use of the tuba and when he made the switch to string bass, and longtime Ellington trombonist Chuck Connors. There's A LOT of info there...give it a read!
Marc’s student research project gets some attention by Maureen Russell, Archivist at UCLA’s Ethnomusicology Archive.
Ethnomusicology Review Blog, UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive, Don Ellis Collection, Marc Bolin Project: https://ethnomusicologyreview.ucla.edu/content/don-ellis-portrait-strawberry-soup.
