Marcus is a Canadian composer who has brought his passion for music to film, video games, and advertising. His story began with an electric guitar, with which he used to share his love for music touring and playing with various bands throughout North America, and recording his own projects along the way. As his interests turned to classical composing, Marcus decided to turn down tour world tour opportunities in order to study music theory and film music composition. Soon after, Marcus found himself on a new journey composing for CBC’s award winning documentary “Hope”, and joining forces with electronic musician Justin Moreh of the famed Shiloh brothers.
Marcus is known for his versatility to pen perennial music. He is described as being capable of writing music that is both colossal and intimate. He employs romanticist techniques in his composing, but without losing the penchant for the simple melody. He has a wide range of experience from writing traditional orchestral music, to electronic dance pieces released under multiple labels.
Recent game projects for Marcus include scoring for the games Pirates of the Caribbean Online, The Ghost Whisperer, and providing additional music for Orion: Prelude. His recent projects in film include the award winning documentaries Battle of the Bagpipes and Hope, and the feature film The Killing Strain. Marcus has also recently garnished advertising clients including Gap, BC Lions & CFL, CBC, the Vancouver Aquarium, TAXI, and the Royal Bank of Canada.
2011 is proving an exciting year for Marcus, including the theatrical documentary Hellbound?, and documentaries Breaking the Actor and The Cockumentary, the Chrome Sagas MMO, and of course, many projects as of yet to be announced.
Marcus is published by Hunyamunya Publishing, Fairwood Music International, and represented by the world’s best: Bob Rice of Four Bars Intertainment. Marcus currently resides with his family in Vancouver, BC.