MarcusLee

Introduction: The Beginning MarcusLee has always had a passion and keen ear for music. He was always experimenting with music. From playing with his dads turntable, to trying to blend songs from 2 radios cassettes. That's when it dawned on him that he can be the DJ. One night, he finally decided to ask his uncle for lessons on mixing. He had a pair of turntables set up downstairs and got a crash course lesson on how to blend 2 songs with the same tempo together. From there, it was no turning back, Marcus dedicated all the time blending the same two records together. Once he got that down his playlist and record collection grew. Saving his lunch and allowance money he would walk up the street to Cue's Record Store and/or take the bus after school to Ultra Sounds and spend all his money on records. It was in middle school that he linked up with classmate, Alzy Esperanza, better known as DJ Illefect, and they would both attend DJ Battles together. Fully captivated by the art form, from scratching to beat juggling, he quickly realized that there was more to DJing then just mixing and began incorporating these methods in his own sets when practicing. Evolve Fast forwarding to high school, Marcus then found an interest in mobile DJing and partnered up with Illefect to form a two-man mobile crew called Turntable Holix. This gave them both the opportunity to DJ at school dances, cotillions, baptisms, birthdays, and house parties all around the Bay Area. The buzz grew, and he was getting older. He would go to clubs and watch other DJs see how crowds reacted and realized, "I am meant to do this." In 2004, Marcus then put together a demo that would change his whole DJ career. Marcus presented the one- hour power mix CD to Anthony Shlander (Tonic Live) which landed him an opportunity to throw down at his first club gig at Snow Drift in San Francisco which eventually turned into a residency. After that, the gigs kept rolling in from every which way. First a weekly at Classic Bowl, with Keith O, then other weekly's followed such as Whisper, Club NV, and Glaskat, etc. THE DJ Making his passion his profession, Marcus is branding himself in the nightclub industry. He holds four residencies in San Francisco at Noble, Cellar, Sloane and Manor West. Playing every weekend, Marcus will be sure to pump energy onto your dance floor. Now with the internet being a key resource for media today, Marcus puts out a live mix every two weeks that consist of dance, hiphop, 90s and/or EDM. Some of his featured mixes on SoundCloud are Minds Exposed, This Stuff and Trappin & Hoppin. Highlight - 2008 - Played in the biggest Halloween party in the Bay Area at the Cow Palace - 2011 - Marcus got to be a part of the Nike Women's Marathon San Francisco, the biggest marathon in San Francisco - 2011 and 2012 - Marcus Lee was featured two years in a row in Hawaii's biggest music festival, The Love Festival. With hundreds of acts from across the world, Marcus headlined one of the stages. - 2012 Guest Mixed on 102.7 Da Bomb (Hawaii) - 2012 Guest Mixed on 99.7 now (San Francisco) - 2013 Featured on 99.7 Radio Show Yes, MarcusLee is still very young but very much underrated. Be on the lookout for him in your city!