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BRADD MARQUIS
Boyishly handsome, towering with a strut accented
by that indisputable New York swagger, and boasting a baritone dipped in the
gravel and gravy of Southern soul, Marquis is one of the streets and the
steeple. A committed man of dedicated faith and community service, Marquis is
the anti-thesis of today’s R&B bad boys. Like his inspirations, Sam Cooke
and Marvin Gaye, Marquis started his stage life in front of the pews. Deriving
from a rich family legacy of performers that includes blood ties to Phyllis
Hyman, Debbie Allen, and Phylicia Rashad, Marquis traveled up and down the East
Coast with family as a child performer in the “Family & Friends” gospel
troupe. From age four to pre-adolescence when basketball dreams beckoned,
Marquis rocked the church with his preternaturally grown vocals. After a love
affair with the ball, a star-turning performance at a college show returned
Marquis to music’s fold, quickly leading to two craft honing years as a member of
the R&B quartet, Mass Appeal. Garnering the attention of Babyface’s
production team, Marquis refined his music and engineering skills even further
both in front of and behind the studio boards, meeting and working with future Finding
My Way producer Jeremy “Cochise” Ball (Rhymefest, Notorious B.I.G.), Thank
You producer Angelo Ray (Keyvon Edmonds, Pieces of a Dream) Joe Little and
the Rude Boys, the production team of legendary Gerald Levert. In the midst of
these refinement years, a much sought-after Marquis mixtape, All
Love, All the Time, was released in 2006, opening more doors. Signed to
a production company, it wasn’t long before Marquis was releasing his 2007
debut LP, Finding My Way, with the independent production company, Quiet
As Kept. Breaking through the New York airwaves with the regional R&B hit,
“Radio,” Marquis suddenly found himself a multiple guest on both BET’s 106
& Park and Showtime at the Apollo, in addition
to an appearance on Apollo Live. Named Soul Singer of the Year by 106
& Park, Marquis booked the Soul Summer Tour and later the Budweiser
Superfest where he traveled the country as the stable opening act for
vets like Jaheim, Tamia, India.Arie, Blue Magic, Frankie Beverly & Maze and
fellow newcomers Gordon Chambers, Hal Linton and Kameron Corvet. Marquis also
had toured for six months as “Adam” in Oscar Brown Jr’s musical fable, ‘In De
Beginnin’. More than an in-demand vocal talent, Marquis was also starring
in videos and writing music for artists in New Zealand where Finding
My Way and “Radio” had found a serious following. Marquis lyrical
prowess soon scored song placement on international projects by Styles P,
Ethical, Young Sid, and a forthcoming compilation by Super Producers Sly and
Robbie, amongst others. Following Finding My Way, Marquis went on to
release two additional independent projects. The 2009 mixtape, FMW2.5,
was partially comprised of unreleased material from the uncensored Finding
My Way sessions. While his debut told the aftermath of Marquis’s broken
engagement, its 2011 follow-up, Authentic, was an introspective view
of a man struggling to find himself artistically and personally. Marked by
moody blues and torchy ballads, Authentic, was a raw, transparent
portrait of a man making hard decisions at life’s crossroads. While Authentic
doubled Finding My Way’s sales and whetted fans’ appetite for the new,
the experience of singing about broken families, lost love, and the roughness
of the climb opened something up in Marquis. Following Authentic, Marquis took a
hiatus to make peace with his family history, study the industry, and re-discover
his spirituality and the church.
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