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	Del Marquis in concert with ].]]'''Del Marquis''' (born '''Derek Gruen''' ] ], ]) is the lead guitarist for the group ].
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			\| image = Del Marquis at Amsterdam 2007.JPG
			\|caption=Del Marquis in 2007
			\| name = Del Marquis
			\| birth_name = Derek Gruen
			\| alias =
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1977\|8\|31}}
			\| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
			\| origin =
			\| instrument = Guitar
			\| genre = {{hlist\|]\|]\|pop\|]}}
			\| occupation = {{hlist\|Musician\|songwriter\|producer}}
			\| years_active = 2002–present
			\| label =
			\| associated_acts = ], Slow Knights
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			'''Del Marquis''' (born '''Derek Gruen''' on August 31, 1977) is an American musician and the lead guitarist for the pop/rock group ]. He is also the creator and producer of the band Slow Knights.
	He originally hated the band when he first saw them perform in a gay bar named "The Cock". His current membership of the band is due to his reappraisal of their music when he next came across them some months later, and subsequent reply to an advertisement the band had placed in a newspaper for a guitarist. According to his own account on the ], he has stalked several renowned guitarists, sometimes sleeping outside the hotels they were sleeping in. One of these was ] of ].

			== Career ==
	Unlike the outrageously flamboyant stage image of ] and ], his fellow band members, Del possesses a slightly more subdued image on stage, although still has a recognisable style of his own.

			=== Scissor Sisters ===
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			Born in New York City, he was introduced to the ] in 2001 at the insistence of a friend who, at the time, was dating ]. He originally dismissed the band when he first saw them perform at The Cock, a New York City gay bar.<ref name=DVD>{{cite video\|people= Scissor Sisters, Ana Matronic, Jake Shears, Del Marquis, BabyDaddy & Paddy Boom\|date= November 27, 2004\|title= ]\|location= ]\|medium= DVD\|publisher = Umvd Labels}}</ref>
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			=== Solo ===
			Gruen produced the DVD '']'' released in 2008 by Embryoroom director ] about Finnish noise artists ].<ref name="kuvaputki"> IMDB listing for Kuvaputki</ref>

			On Halloween 2008, he began releasing solo material, starting with the song "Hot House", only available with a digital film from his official site.<ref name="Hothouse"> Video page of Del's official site.</ref> The video was made by Embryoroom, the same director who made '']''.<ref name="Hothouse" /> Further to this, on November 6 it was announced that Del was to digitally release a series of solo EPs, with one released the first Tuesday of every month from December 2008 to April 2009. These contained collaborations with ] and ]. The first EP, titled ''Hothouse'', was released on December 2.<ref name="Arjanwrites">"Scissor Sister Del Marquis to Release Solo EPs"</ref> The ''Runaround'' EP was released in September 2009,{{update after\|2009\|09\|30}} and includes remixes from ] and ]. The other EPs were titled ''Character Assassination'', and ''Litter to Society'', each with an accompanying videos by Embryoroom.
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			Gruen & ] alumnus Xavier - credited as ''Del x Xavier'', who would later join Slow Knights, collaborated on an EP titled ''''. It was released online as a free download in February 2013.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://fourculture.com/del-marquis-and-xavier-are-ready-to-tickle-your-fancy-free-download/\|title = Del Marquis and Xavier Are Ready to "Tickle Your Fancy"...FREE DOWNLOAD\|date = February 18, 2013}}</ref>

			Del Marquis was included on a list of openly gay entertainers in '']''{{'}}s "Forty Under 40" issue of June/July 2009.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Forty under 40: Entertainment\|date=June 1, 2009\|work=]}}</ref>

			=== Slow Knights ===
			After ] announced their hiatus in 2012, Gruen founded a five-person collective that became . They released two albums, ''Cosmos'' on March 26, 2013; and ''Living in a Dark World'' on April 20, 2015.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/1554521/scissor-sisters-del-marquis-talks-slow-knights-solo-project\|title=Scissor Sisters' del Marquis Talks Slow Knights Solo Project\|magazine=] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://muumuse.com/2015/04/dance-sex-funk-slow-knights-heat-things-up-with-living-in-a-dark-world.html/\|title = Dance, Sex, Funk: Slow Knights Heat Things up with 'Living in a Dark World'\|date = April 20, 2015}}</ref>

			==Personal life==
			Gruen is of German, Irish, Polish and Austrian descent, though his great grandfather was born in ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://vimeo.com/24357857\|title = Interview with Ana Matronic}}</ref> He is formally trained as a furniture designer.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/NUNN-ON-ONE-MUSIC-Del-Marquis-cuts-to-the-chase/22883.html\|title=NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC Del Marquis cuts to the chase - Windy City Times News\|date=September 16, 2009\|website=windycitytimes.com}}</ref>

			== Discography ==
			{{Main articles\|Scissor Sisters discography}}

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 23 October 2024

American guitarist (born 1977)

Del Marquis
Del Marquis in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Derek Gruen
Born	(1977-08-31) August 31, 1977 (age 47) New York City, U.S.
Genres	Disco alternative pop R&B
Occupations	Musician songwriter producer
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	2002–present

Musical artist

Del Marquis (born Derek Gruen on August 31, 1977) is an American musician and the lead guitarist for the pop/rock group Scissor Sisters. He is also the creator and producer of the band Slow Knights.

Career

Scissor Sisters

Born in New York City, he was introduced to the Scissor Sisters in 2001 at the insistence of a friend who, at the time, was dating Jake Shears. He originally dismissed the band when he first saw them perform at The Cock, a New York City gay bar.

Solo

Gruen produced the DVD Kuvaputki released in 2008 by Embryoroom director Edward Quist about Finnish noise artists Pan Sonic.

On Halloween 2008, he began releasing solo material, starting with the song "Hot House", only available with a digital film from his official site. The video was made by Embryoroom, the same director who made Kuvaputki. Further to this, on November 6 it was announced that Del was to digitally release a series of solo EPs, with one released the first Tuesday of every month from December 2008 to April 2009. These contained collaborations with Joan As Police Woman and Basement Jaxx. The first EP, titled Hothouse, was released on December 2. The Runaround EP was released in September 2009, and includes remixes from Baron von Luxxury and Lifelike. The other EPs were titled Character Assassination, and Litter to Society, each with an accompanying videos by Embryoroom.

Gruen & Boys Choir of Harlem alumnus Xavier - credited as Del x Xavier, who would later join Slow Knights, collaborated on an EP titled Tickle. It was released online as a free download in February 2013.

Del Marquis was included on a list of openly gay entertainers in The Advocate's "Forty Under 40" issue of June/July 2009.

Slow Knights

After Scissor Sisters announced their hiatus in 2012, Gruen founded a five-person collective that became Slow Knights. They released two albums, Cosmos on March 26, 2013; and Living in a Dark World on April 20, 2015.

Personal life

Gruen is of German, Irish, Polish and Austrian descent, though his great grandfather was born in Riga. He is formally trained as a furniture designer.

Discography

Main article: Scissor Sisters discography

References

Scissor Sisters, Ana Matronic, Jake Shears, Del Marquis, BabyDaddy & Paddy Boom (November 27, 2004). We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You (DVD). Brighton Dome: Umvd Labels.
IMDB listing for Kuvaputki
^ Video page of Del's official site.
"Scissor Sister Del Marquis to Release Solo EPs"
"Del Marquis and Xavier Are Ready to "Tickle Your Fancy"...FREE DOWNLOAD". February 18, 2013.
"Forty under 40: Entertainment". The Advocate. June 1, 2009.
"Scissor Sisters' del Marquis Talks Slow Knights Solo Project". Billboard.
"Dance, Sex, Funk: Slow Knights Heat Things up with 'Living in a Dark World'". April 20, 2015.
"Interview with Ana Matronic".
"NUNN ON ONE: MUSIC Del Marquis cuts to the chase - Windy City Times News". windycitytimes.com. September 16, 2009.

External links

v t e Scissor Sisters
Jake Shears Babydaddy Ana Matronic Del Marquis Randy Real Paddy Boom
Studio albums	Scissor Sisters Ta-Dah Night Work Magic Hour
Singles	"Electrobix" "Laura" "Comfortably Numb" "Take Your Mama" "Mary" "Filthy/Gorgeous" "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" "Land of a Thousand Words" "She's My Man" "Kiss You Off" "Fire with Fire" "Any Which Way" "Invisible Light" "Only the Horses" "Baby Come Home" "Let's Have a Kiki" "Swerlk"
Other songs	"Us and Them" "Do the Strand" "Shady Love"
Video albums	We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You Hurrah! A Year of Ta-Dah
Related articles	Discography Songs Awards and nominations K-Mart Disco
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