Interview with Marc Broussard

Accession No.: 
QUI-037

0:55 - Home by Mark Broussard
06:10 - Interview
- Talks about upcoming concert event for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana at Grant St. on Dec 23
- The band Sons of William is going to be opening up the show
- Started to volunteer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana
- From Carencro, Louisiana
- Grew up around music in family
- Father played swamp pop and rhythm and blues
- Learned Johnny B. Goode from his father
- Would join in his father’s band, The Boogie Kings, on stage at eight years old
15:27 - I Love That Swamp Pop Music by the Boogie Kings
19:05 - Interview
- Wasn’t allowed to touch his dad’s guitars until about eleven years old when he started learning to play
- Wrote his first song, “Danielle” about a friend’s breakup
- Started to write sacred music for church
- Involved in the catholic church and the youth movement
- Listened to a lot of different kinds of music growing up
- First record he bought was Brian McKnight’s “One Last Night”
28:14 - As by Stevie Wonder
32:50 - Interview
- Talks about upcoming concert event from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana at Grant St.
- Got involved in singer/songwriter nights at Side Bar
- Moved to New Iberia after high school and then stopped playing music
- Eventually auditioned for Leah Simon with his original songs and was sent to LA
40:55 - The Wanderer by Marc Broussard
44:05 - Interview
- Talks about upcoming concert event from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana at Grant St.
- Landed in LA and started auditioning for record labels
- Found out his girlfriend was pregnant, so he moved back home
- Made his first record, "Momentary Setback", after going back home under Ripley Records
51:38 - French Café by Marc Broussard
55:05 - Interview
- Talks about people he’s played with
- Talks about latest record
- Mentions upcoming event again
58:00 - Yes Man by Marc Broussard

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Corey Porche - Quoi Ya Radio Show
Subject: 
Songwriting, Music Industry
Creator: 
Corey Porche
Informants: 
Corey Porche, Marc Broussard
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies; Corey Porche; KRVS
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
59:45
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Original Format: 
Born Digital
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1 kHz