Music Style Indie Folk Hip Hop

Musical Influences Outkast, Dungeon Family, late night independent hip-hop / rap radio, acoustic hip hop, Silver Jews, Pavement / Malkmus, Daniel Johnston, Dr. Seuss, Bob Dylan, Bert Jansch, Roscoe Holcomb, Richard Rabbit Brown, Frederic Chopin

Similar Artists Outkast, Dungeon Family, late night independent hip-hop / rap radio, acoustic hip hop, Silver Jews, Pavement / Malkmus, Daniel Johnston, Dr. Seuss, Bob Dylan, Bert Jansch, Roscoe Holcomb, Chopin

Artist History Marco started playing guitar at age ten and got into singing and songwriting along the way. His constant need for fresh input and the desire to learn more has led him through most music styles, from 13th century Italian dance tunes to Bob Dylan to cutting edge hip-hop, which he incorporates into his own style. He labels his music as “indie folk hip-hop”. His career high points so far include having a one hour show on The New York Times’ radio station built around his music, playing for Pavement and making $23.79 for one song in the subway. He was born in Chicago, grew up in the Swiss mountains and currently lives in Brooklyn. He also builds mobiles and likes to draw.

Instruments vocals, guitar, drum machine, computer and whatever else is within reach

Press Reviews “Positive spin” - WQXR (station of The New York Times) “He’s got a voice … listen to the way he sings … wow… your songs are … I mean this is your song? You wrote this? You didn’t find it in a bottle or someplace? … I sure hope the prop has that on tape – That was gorgeous … People who know the scene and know something about music wanna be surprised by something like you, new and exciting, interesting and somebody who’s been around … as people are being loaded into trains they’re afraid to look up. They don’t want you to be so free. And there are other people who don’t want you to be so free a lot more than that. The people who think they run things … our only hope as we go into the 21st century” - Bob Fass “Radio Unnamable” WBAI NYC “Where do you go for all those ideas?” - Marc Barkan, songwriter for Elvis “He’s got something there” - Pete Keppler, sound engineer for Bob Dylan “This boy’s got a voice – He can be louder than all the subway trains in New York together” – Carolina Slim “Beautiful” - David Berman (The Silver Jews) “Very beautiful” - Joe Franklin “Yo that’s some ill shit there - That shit is original nuff – Propz for that” – Alpacalypse (of ESF) “Track is hittin … strong” – Bliss (of Abiss) “Interesting” – Allen Ginsberg

Location Brooklyn, N.Y. - USA

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