Marianne Dissard is a French-born American singer,[1] photographer, author, producer, and filmmaker.

Marianne Dissard
Tucson, 2006
Tucson, 2006
Background information
Birth nameMarianne Dissard
Born (1969-05-20) May 20, 1969 (age 55)
Tarbes, France
Genresart rock, baroque rock, chanson
Occupation(s)singer, photographer, author, director
Instrument(s)voice, production, visual arts, writing
Years active1989–present
LabelsVacilando '68/Le Pop Musik/ Trop Exprès Music
Websitemariannedissard.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]

Personal life

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Activism

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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]

Further reading

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  • 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]

Appearances

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Television and Radio

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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

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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

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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]

Discography

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Studio albums

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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
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

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Title Year Other artist(s) Label
"Un Gros Chat" (bonus track) 2010 Arno Berlin Two Takes
"Rosemary" 2021 Raphael Mann Frizz Records

Guest appearances

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Title Year Artist Album
"Ballad of Cable Hogue" 1999 Calexico Hot Rail
"The Best" 2019 The Inspector Cluzo Population Control

Filmography

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Documentaries

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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

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Title Year Other artist(s) Screenings
"Lonesome Cowgirls" 2010 Megan Cox, BK-One Loft Cinema, Tucson

Music Videos

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pitchfork review L'entredeux". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Marianne Dissard Blames The Cat For Her Dark New Record". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "'The French connection'". New Zealand Herald. January 16, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "'Turner Contemporary Open 2021'". Turner Contemporary. October 23, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "'Glasgow Hosts Exhibition of Striking Images'". The Herald News Scotland. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "How to Make Voting Sexy 101". Tucson Weekly. September 9, 2004. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "How Yoga Helped". Healthista Magazine. October 8, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Memoir of Performer's Struggle". The Isle of Thanet News. September 20, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "What Is a Western?: Region, Genre, Imagination". University of Nebraska Press. 2008. p. 73. JSTOR j.ctt1dgn4wh. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Black Sessions 163". Radio France. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  12. ^ "WNYC SoundCheck Session Live". WNYC Studios, New York. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  13. ^ "Sous Les Étoiles Exactement". Radio France. October 7, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  14. ^ "Marianne Dissard Moves On". Arizona Public Media. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  15. ^ "Scots Whay Hae: Marianne Dissard". Scot Whay Hae. September 30, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  16. ^ "On The Art of Being A Big Feline". Le Village Pop. June 9, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  17. ^ "Arizona Daily Star on film". Arizona Daily Star. June 10, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
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