Marcus D

Marcus D  (born Marcus Marino in 1989 in Auburn, Washington) is an American musician from Seattle, Washington who creates songs commonly classified as hip-hop, jazz-hop, and downtempo. His songs range from original instrumental beats to video game music remixes and often include hip-hop lyrics. Marcus works with many artists, including Shing02, Substantial, Cise Star, Royce Da 5'9", Del the Funky Homosapien, Termanology, Saigon, One Be Lo, and Planet Asia. He is often compared to the late artist Nujabes.

Born in 1989 in Auburn, WA, Marcus began making music at a young age, and began making beats in high school. Marcus released his first album, Revival of the Fittest, on February 14th, 2008. Early in 2009, Marcus and Substantial formed the duo group Bop Alloy, and released their first album, Substantial and Marcus D... are Bop Alloy, on August 10th, 2009. This was released through the Japanese label Elevation, and had two 7" vinyl releases. Also in 2009, Marcus entered the Red Bull Big Tune competition, winning the Seattle finals. Marcus recently began working with Nujabes' record label Hydeout Productions, and through them released his second full-length album, Melancholy Hopeful. Marcus currently lives in Japan, and continues his work.