"It’s a Hail Mary every time" (ft. Marc Rebillet)

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to improvisational loop jams, few have gone as viral as Marc Rebillet. From his 2020 lockdown-era video “How to Funk in Two Minutes,” which features him wearing nothing but a bathrobe, to unsuspecting New York street corners, and eventually the Coachella main stage, Rebillet has come to be known as “loop daddy” for his gifted ability to harness spontaneous funk. On this episode of Switched On Pop, Charlie interviews Marc about his process, inspiration, and pandemic success, witnessing his flow state firsthand as he graces us with some live improvisation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for Switched on Pop comes from Sonos.
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0:36.9	Stage on Pop. I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.
0:45.1	I can't forget the first time I saw Mark Rebby.
0:47.1	It was January 2020, and he was giving a so-called YouTube lesson on how to funk in two minutes.
0:53.3	It's shot in his apartment kitchen.
0:54.6	He's wearing just a bright yellow bathrobe and stylish gold watch,
0:57.4	and his fingers are dancing across a keyboard,
1:00.0	first playing drums,
1:01.3	then a shaker.
1:02.9	He adds electric piano,
1:05.1	organ,
1:06.3	clavonet,
1:08.0	bass,
	...

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