Background
Marlon McVey-Roudette was born in London and is the son of Cameron McVey, a British music producer, and Vonnie Roudette, a designer and artist of Dominican/Trinidadian descent residing in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. As a young child he moved with his mother and sister to Trinidad, then to Saint Vincent in 1992, where he began his music career, and returned to London when he was 17.
Career
Marlon is the stepson of Neneh Cherry. 2011-2012: Matter Fixed
On 17 July 2011, Marlon McVey-Roudette released "Brotherhood of the Broken" for free download as a promotional single from his debut album. The single has reached number 1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
His debut album Matter Fixed was released on 2 September 2011, in Austria, Belgium, Slovakia, Denmark, Czechoslovakian Republic, Germany, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland.
On 23 January 2012, it was available in France and in the rest of Europe. On 20 January 2012 Marlon released "Anti Hero (Brave New World)" on iTunes in Germany.
His song "The Loss" was featured on Private Practice episode "The Time Has Come", which aired on 2 February 2012. 2014–present: Electric Soul
On 18 July 2014 Marlon released "When the Beat Drops Out" as the lead single from his second studio album Electric Soul, the song has charted in the Top 5 in Austria, Germany, Latvia and Switzerland and n°8 in Italy.
He released Electric Soul on 8 August 2014.
Membership
He is a former member of the band Mattafix.