Marcus Koch (musician)

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Marcus Koch (born February 9, 1979 in Bad Karlshafen ) is a German musician (keyboard player / pianist), music producer and composer . His music can mainly be assigned to the musical genres of electronic music , downtempo , ambient , lounge and chillout .

Life and works

Marcus grew up in a musical family and took piano lessons at an early age. As a teenager he developed a keen interest in composing and producing his own music. During this time he learned other instruments , including guitar , drums and accordion . After graduating from high school in 1998, he began studying music and mathematics, which he successfully completed in 2004.

He then worked as a producer in many recording studios with artists such as Martin Solveig , Shaun Baker and John Davies , among others . The M & M's Remix by Rocking Music for Martin Solveig made it to number 9 in the German single charts . The collaboration with Shaun Baker and John Davies was also able to show various chart positions.

2011 Marcus signed exclusively at the label Plusquam Records and released his debut - album Behind the Rhodes , whose single release Smooth reached the 13th place of the German charts Chillout. The tracks on this album are featured on many successful and international compilations today .

In 2012 Marcus released his second album Last Summer as well as the EPs Maldives , One by One and Sinfonie . In 2013, the Amaro - Music label took over its entire music catalog. His third album Chillmodes and the piano LP Time were released in December 2013. Under the pseudonym “Symphonicum” his first classic work with the name Awakening was published in the same year .

In 2016, Marcus was nominated for the Schallwelle Award , a German award for electronic music, in the New Discoveries category.

Discography

Albums

  • Behind the Rhodes (2011)
  • Piano Moods (2011)
  • Last Summer (2012)
  • Awakening (2013)
  • Chillmodes (2013)
  • Time (2013)
  • Deeper Lounge (2014)
  • Silhouettes (2014)
  • Calm (2015)
  • Loungetime (2016)
  • Behind the Rhodes - Reloaded (2016)
  • Behind the Rhodes - Unplugged (2016)
  • Stay Chilled (2017)

Singles

  • Maldives (2012)
  • One by One (2012)
  • Symphony (2012)
  • Soulseeker (2014)
  • Kling Klong (2014)
  • True Colors (2014)
  • The Rocket (2014)
  • Sunlounger (2014)
  • Ocean Spirits (2014)
  • True Fairytales (2014)
  • Moon Safari (2014)
  • Spinning Around (2015)
  • Moonrising (2015)
  • Earth Buildings (2015)

Compilations

  • Music by Marcus Koch can be found on more than 100 compilations such as B. Sunset del Mar , When Lounge meets Jazz u. v. m.

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personal data
SURNAME Cook, Marcus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Karlshafen