Alexander Marcus is a persona of the German music producer Felix Rennefeld. He has become popular throughout Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 after a series of videos he produced and displayed on YouTube

YouTube

YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....

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Biography

After his parents were divorced Alexander Marcus lived with his grandmother in the country, where he took part in the popular children's dance group "Edelweißchen". At eighteen he went to the US and lived in New York and Miami, and while there experienced international and electronic music. It was here that he formed the idea to mix the two music styles. He has been living in Berlin since 2005. On 6 June 2008 he released his debut album Electro Lore with Kontor Records, which included guest contributions by Manny Marc

Manny Marc

Manny Marc , is a German rapper and DJ. Manny Marc is the DJ of the South Berlin rap group Bass Crew, which consists of Frauenarzt, MC Basstard, and MC Bogy. In 1997 he founded the street gang Berlin Crime, with Frauenarzt, and in 1998 the independent label Bassboxxx...

 and Frauenarzt

Frauenarzt

Vincente de Teba Költerhoff , better known as Frauenarzt , is a German rapper from Berlin-Tempelhof, also known as "DJ Kologe," "MC Digital F," "Arzt," "Gyniko," and "Günther." Frauenarzt was well known for his sexually explicit, Miami bass style music...

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Style

Rennefeld's music is a mixture of modern electronic club music and folk music, which he has named 'Electro Lore', a combination of 'electro' and 'folklore'. Alexander Marcus exaggerates many of the clichés present in pop music, and his music videos feature "trashy" objects, such as a recurrent plastic globe called "Globi". Spiegel Online sees the character as a typical example of a return to pop-art social criticism. Never breaking out of character, he leaves the question of whether he is a parody unanswered: 2008 Alexander Marcus was on tour as support act for And One

And One

AND ONE is a German New Wave, synthpop and EBM band founded by Steve Naghavi and Chris Ruiz.-History:The band formed after Steve Naghavi and Chris Ruiz met in 1989 at a Berlin club. Being fans of early EBM music, Naghavi and Ruiz decided to follow in the footsteps of New Wave/synthpop band Depeche...

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Guest contributions

• 2008: Tanz den Tanz on Die Türen-Remix-Album Booty
• 2008: Florida Lady on Atzen Musik Vol. 1 by Frauenarzt
  Frauenarzt
  Vincente de Teba Költerhoff , better known as Frauenarzt , is a German rapper from Berlin-Tempelhof, also known as "DJ Kologe," "MC Digital F," "Arzt," "Gyniko," and "Günther." Frauenarzt was well known for his sexually explicit, Miami bass style music...
  
  and Manny Marc
  Manny Marc
  Manny Marc , is a German rapper and DJ. Manny Marc is the DJ of the South Berlin rap group Bass Crew, which consists of Frauenarzt, MC Basstard, and MC Bogy. In 1997 he founded the street gang Berlin Crime, with Frauenarzt, and in 1998 the independent label Bassboxxx...
  
  
• 2009: Nessaja on Hands on Scooter by Scooter
  Scooter (band)
  Scooter are a German hard dance band founded in Hamburg, who have sold over 25 million records and earned over 80 gold and platinum awards. Scooter are considered the most successful single-record German act with 23 top ten hits. The band is currently composed of members H.P. Baxxter, Rick J....
  
  

External links

• Official website
• Felix Rennfeld Discogs