Artist description W O L F, is a singer/guitarist based in New York City. Bluesy, rock infused music layed under spiritually charged lyrics.

Music Style In the rock genre with strong influences of world beat, folk, and experimental.

Artist History Marcus Wolf is an artist based in New York City. Known by his fans simply as WOLF, he is recognized for his virtuostic guitar skills, his distinctive voice and captivating live performances. Growing up on Long Island NY, WOLF was already an accomplished guitarist at age 15 playing local venues and regional battle of the bands with his first band Euphoria. Moving on to pursue music more in depth, WOLF studied classical guitar, composition, and recording technology at State University College at Fredonia, NY. WOLF developed as a more diverse performer touring the America's east coast as well as Romania and Bulgaria with the Fredonia Classical Guitar Quartet he helped found. After college, WOLF moved to Miami, the city where he began to realize his true calling as singer/guitarist front man through two original bands, Collage, and Vinyl Swampcookie. WOLF moved to New York City in June of 1996 to further develop his skills as songwriter and bandleader performing in local venues with some of NYC's finest players. In December 1999, WOLF founded Occupancy 1 Records and celebrated his first independent self produced release entitled "Seaside" at The Mercury Lounge in NYC. The most recent WOLF news is the announcement of Occupancy 1 Records' second release "Shallow Breath" just completed in June, 2002. Official release is set for this Fall. This eclectic ten song album features the production teamwork of WOLF and producer/engineer Robert Murphy.

Instruments voice,guitar,drum,bass,percussion,keyboard,electronica

Albums W O L F - Seaside ©1999, Shallow Breath ©2002

Press Reviews By Jennifer Layton I’m still trying to catch my breath. Wolf’s CD Shallow Breath is the most joyfully energetic music I’ve heard in quite a while. As spiritually rejuvenating as a Southern Baptist revival, as breathlessly exciting as a kid waking up on his birthday. These dramatic world rock songs kicked their way out of my speakers and swirled through my room. I kept turning up the volume. You do not play this music softly. For once, my neighbors didn’t complain. Fueled by lyrics that search the soul and profess belief in something beyond this world, Wolf blends his soulful voice with high-intensity percussion and what sounds like a full rock orchestra. He also scores a major coup by getting Kyler England to contribute vocals – her angelic voice adds another ethereal vibe to this project. Wolf’s philosophical, poetic lyrics make him a sort of modern rock Shakespeare. I especially like the spiritual connection painted in “Wish”:  Calling me from my youth today,  I swear it was her voice to come her way.  Expressionless faces  from a pain that leaves no traces,  the truth seems to hide somewhere inside.  Wishing me,  She’s wishing me. The musicians joining him get as caught up in the feeling as he does. The beat in the funk/rock “Nothing” drives the energy, at times sounding like percussionist Khalil Bell has just tossed the sticks and is pounding away with flying fists and feet. Wolf does slow down on occasion, but he doesn’t lessen the intensity. The acoustic folk on the title track and the blissfully flowing “In The Name Of,” which sounds like a love song to a Higher Power, prove that he doesn’t use the ballads to take a break. Not until the final track faded away did he finally let me go. Shallow Breath is a must-have. I did this for another artist last month and didn’t think I’d be doing it again so soon, but I am: the first person to e-mail me at jennifer@indie-music.com with their snail mail address gets a copy of this CD for free. I’ll order it from his web site and have it shipped to you.

Location Brooklyn, NY - USA

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