Marlon Funaki is a 23-year-old artist from Highland, California, blending alternative rock with psychedelic textures and jazz-tinged guitar. Drawing on his Japanese and Mexican American heritage, he writes, records and mixes everything himself, giving his songs a direct, personal feel. Live with a band, his sets balance restraint and intensity, with shared bills from Palace to Billy Currington. In 2025, he was named Luck Reunion’s ‘Artist on the Rise’.