SINGER/SONGWRITER MARCLO CREATES MUSIC THAT COMBINES THE GENRES OF R&B, ELECTRO, SOUL AND HIP-HOP. BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTH FLORIDA, HE ATTENDED PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND IMMERSED HIMSELF IN THE LOCAL MUSIC AND FILM SCENE AT AN EARLY AGE. HE WAS ALSO DEDICATED TO THE GAME OF BASKETBALL WHILE TAKING ON LEAD ACTING ROLES IN SCHOOL PLAYS AND COMMERCIALS.

AS THE SON OF A PASTOR, MARCLO’S PASSION FOR MUSIC IS WHAT FLOURISHED AS HE BEGAN PLAYING INSTRUMENTS AND SINGING IN CHURCH AT AGE 12. INFLUENCED BY MICHAEL JACKSON, PHARRELL WILLIAMS, KANYE WEST, STEVIE WONDER, MUSIC SOULCHILD AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, HE STARTED PRODUCING AND WRITING MUSIC IN HIGH SCHOOL.

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL HE CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON MUSIC, WHICH LED HIM TO BE A KEY COMPONENT OF THE MIAMI-NATIVE PRODUCTION AND SONGWRITING GROUP, THE MONSTERS AND STRANGERZ. IN 2011, THE TEAM MOVED TO LOS ANGELES AND BEGAN GAINING ATTENTION FOR THEIR WRITING AND PRODUCTION CREDITS ON SEVERAL CHART-TOPPING ALBUMS WHICH TO DATE INCLUDE BOYZ II MEN COLLIDE, CHRIS BROWN ROYALTY, MAROON 5’S V, FIFTH HARMONY 727.

IN EARLY 2017, MARCLO IS SET TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT EP, NOSTALGIA, INFLUENCED BY THE SOUNDS AND FEELINGS ENGRAINED IN 90S CULTURE. THE EP TAKES MILLENNIALS DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH MUSICAL INFLUENCES SUCH AS TEDDY RILEY, BOYZ II MEN, MONTELL JORDAN AND WILL SMITH WHILE VISUALLY DEPICTING THE MOOD AND COLORS OF MOVIES SUCH AS “WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP” AND TV SHOWS LIKE “FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR” AND “MARTIN.”

IN THE UPCOMING YEAR, MARCLO PLANS TO CONTINUE WRITING AND PRODUCING HIT RECORDS FOR HIMSELF AND OTHER ARTISTS. HIS MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO BRING LIGHT AND POSITIVITY TO THE WORLD THROUGH ART. HE PLANS TO PUSH THAT MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT MUSIC, FILM, FASHION AND PHILANTHROPY.