“There’s something untouchable about the experience of art.”

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How do you turn a passion into a career?

Is the journey more about reaching for every opportunity, or letting go of expectations?

How much work really goes into putting an album together?

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We start our conversation talking about what Marlon is listening to now, then we dip into what he’s currently doing, take a journey together through discussing the transcendent power of music, and then explore what it really takes to create music as a career. Marlon is vulnerable, honest, thoughtful, and as you might expect from a pro songwriter he’s got a beautifully poetic way of seeing the way things work in this world.

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Marlon grew up listening to the classics and started playing instruments when he was a kid. He remembers the first time he played in front of people; something sparked within him, making him relentlessly pursue any opportunity to make music for people since.