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Comstock cites [[Dillon Francis]] and Skrillex as his two biggest influences in his music career. |
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Comstock cites [[Dillon Francis]] and Skrillex as his two biggest influences in his music career. |
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Marshmello wears a custom white helmet, resembling a [[marshmallow]], for public appearances and in his music videos. His identity was initially a secret, but was confirmed by ''[[Forbes]]'' to be Chris Comstock in April 2017, citing events such as Skrillex's referring of Marshmello as "Chris" in an interview, the managerial connection of Shalizi, and the similar tattoos and birthday.[{{cite web|last=Marshmello|title=Marshmello – More Than Music (Artist Spotlight Stories)|website=[[YouTube]]|date=July 2, 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNGsG1sekn8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/oNGsG1sekn8| archive-date=2021-10-30|access-date=July 8, 2019}}{{cbignore}}] In the documentary, Shalizi describes the process and effort into creating the Marshmello brand.[{{cite web|url=https://weraveyou.com/2019/07/marshmello-skrillex-inspiration-mini-documentary/|title=Marshmello mini-documentary reveals early influences from Skrillex|last=Todoroski|first=James|date=July 7, 2019|website=We Rave You|access-date=July 8, 2019|archive-date=July 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708071922/https://weraveyou.com/2019/07/marshmello-skrillex-inspiration-mini-documentary/|url-status=live}}] |
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Marshmello wears a custom white helmet, resembling a [[marshmallow]], for public appearances and in his music videos. His identity was initially unknown, but was confirmed by ''[[Forbes]]'' to be Comstock in April 2017 using royalty databases. Fans also noted events such as Skrillex's referring of Marshmello as "Chris" in an interview, the managerial connection of Shalizi, and the similar tattoos and birthday.[{{cite web|last=Marshmello|title=Marshmello – More Than Music (Artist Spotlight Stories)|website=[[YouTube]]|date=July 2, 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNGsG1sekn8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/oNGsG1sekn8| archive-date=2021-10-30|access-date=July 8, 2019}}{{cbignore}}] In the documentary, Shalizi describes the process and effort into creating the Marshmello brand.[{{cite web|url=https://weraveyou.com/2019/07/marshmello-skrillex-inspiration-mini-documentary/|title=Marshmello mini-documentary reveals early influences from Skrillex|last=Todoroski|first=James|date=July 7, 2019|website=We Rave You|access-date=July 8, 2019|archive-date=July 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708071922/https://weraveyou.com/2019/07/marshmello-skrillex-inspiration-mini-documentary/|url-status=live}}] |
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His stage name, an alternative spelling of "marshmallow", and his marshmallow mascot head were both inspired by Canadian electronic music producer [[Deadmau5]], who also uses an alternate spelling for his stage name and performs wearing a "dead mouse" mascot head.[{{Cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/masked-djs-history-orbital-deadmau5-daft-punk-marshmello/ |title=A Brief History of Masked DJs—From Orbital to Marshmello |last=Matos |first=Michaelangelo |date=November 29, 2016 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=December 14, 2018 |archive-date=June 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628235130/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nzmqkk/masked-djs-history-orbital-deadmau5-daft-punk-marshmello |url-status=live }}] Acknowledgement of Deadmau5's contribution to Marshmello's persona is evident in the music video for "[[Alone (Marshmello song)|Alone]]".[{{Cite web |url=https://www.youredm.com/2016/07/02/marshmello/ |title=Marshmello Takes A Shot at Deadmau5, Gets Bullied in New Music Video |last=Kusnierek |first=Timmy |date=July 2, 2016 |website=Your EDM |access-date=December 14, 2018 |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215065841/https://www.youredm.com/2016/07/02/marshmello/ |url-status=live }}] |
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His stage name, an alternative spelling of "marshmallow", and his marshmallow mascot head were both inspired by Canadian electronic music producer [[Deadmau5]], who also uses an alternate spelling for his stage name and performs wearing a "dead mouse" mascot head.[{{Cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/masked-djs-history-orbital-deadmau5-daft-punk-marshmello/ |title=A Brief History of Masked DJs—From Orbital to Marshmello |last=Matos |first=Michaelangelo |date=November 29, 2016 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=December 14, 2018 |archive-date=June 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628235130/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nzmqkk/masked-djs-history-orbital-deadmau5-daft-punk-marshmello |url-status=live }}] Acknowledgement of Deadmau5's contribution to Marshmello's persona is evident in the music video for "[[Alone (Marshmello song)|Alone]]".[{{Cite web |url=https://www.youredm.com/2016/07/02/marshmello/ |title=Marshmello Takes A Shot at Deadmau5, Gets Bullied in New Music Video |last=Kusnierek |first=Timmy |date=July 2, 2016 |website=Your EDM |access-date=December 14, 2018 |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215065841/https://www.youredm.com/2016/07/02/marshmello/ |url-status=live }}] |
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