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Family, Music, Reading, Sports [especially baseball GO CUBBIES], Art, Promotion, World Travel, Freemasonary, Progression, Aviation, Information Technology,Computer Programming (CodE) Health, Culture, Religion, Science, Math, History, Future, Everything, Nothingness, Life in General, ETC...
Music
The many different shades of house, Mininal, all forms of Techno, Jungle and Drum & Bass, IDM, Breaks, Electro, Synth-pop, Experimental, Chill-out, Acid, Noise, 60's pop, 70's, 80's & 90's Rock. Hip Hop (pre-1998, ), Soul, Funk, Jazz, Big Band, Reggae, Dance Hall, Early Crunk, Dub, Ska, Punk, Trip-Hop, Acid Jazz, and last but not least Silence.
Movies
Star War(s), ShawShank Redemption, Flight 93, Nightmare on Elm Street(S), Friday the 13th(s), Coach Carter, House Party, New Jack City, Juice, Paid In Full, Malcolm X, Training Day, Fight Club, Friday(s), (too many to name).... Depends on my mood!!!
Television
None!! I hardly ever watch TV...
Books
Lots of magazines including Mens Health, Computer Music Mag!!!! A+ + & many others. Arc of Justice (Kevin Doyle), Slavery By A Different Name (Douglas Blackmon), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer), Every book by Chuck Palahniuk, Duncan's Ritual, Freemasonary Literature and all relative books. More especially, I must mention the most important book. The Bible!!!
Heroes
God, Jesus, my parents, my wife, my sisters, all of the freedom fighters, my cousin Armando Gallop (RIP), Crispus Attucks, Dr. Williams V. Banks, George Washington, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. DuBois, Colin Powell, Sojourner Trut, Harriet Tubman, Prince Hall, Augustus Walley, Booker T. Washington,Ida B. Wells,Phyllis Wheatley, Ossian Sweet, Clarence Darrow, NAACP, Ill. Carter G. Woodson, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King JR. Marcus Garvey, Emit Till, Rosa Parks, Louis Farrakhan, Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Miles Davis, Original Hotmix 5,Kraftwerk, Kevin Saunderson and the Belleville 3, Afrika Bambaataa, Kool Herc, all of the other people that have fought or is still fighting for a cause. Keep fighting freedom fighters.

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Marcus Watkins runs and coordinates Detroit based digital label-netlabel Random Access Recordings (www.randomaccessrecordings.com). Marcus was born and raised on the southside of Chicago and started DJing at the early tender age of 13. From small scale events to large outdoor festivals, Marcus has gotten his fair share of notoriety throughout North America and Europe. This includes international tours in Canada, England, Scottland, and an appearance at the Ibiza World Wide Tour-Greece. Marcus became interested in house and techno, mainly because of his cousins the late Armando Gallop and Frank"Lust"Johnson. They taught him the history of house music and made him well aware of some struggles they had experienced early on, which has helped him to understand and appreciate the evolution of the music. One of the things that concerns Marcus the most is how people don't take the time to get to understand and appreciate the history of music. Marcus believes, "a person can't know where they are going, if they don't know where they came from." If some people only knew how hard it was for those promoters, DJs, and producers back in the day. They have paved the way and now that things are so commercial, it is much easier get fame and fortune because the music is accepted internationally. People in the scene today should tip thier hats to those who have got us to where we are today. Today's generation must continue to strive to take it even further. Marcus has a burning passion for his art form and you can definitely see it and feel it when he spins. Marcus's sound these days are of more of the deephouse variety. Growing up in Chicago definitely has had its perks; Marcus has had some great mentors, teachers, & friends including: Armando Gallop, Sergio DaSilva, Traxx, Mike Dunn, Stacy Kidd, Paul Johnson, Glenn Underground, Brian Harden, John "BID" Simmons, Justin Long, OSCAR, DJ JES, JES ONE, Melvin Meeks, DJ Chip, Derrick Carter, Greg Norwood, Marshall Jefferson, Lush, Daryl Cura, Craig Alexander, Adonis, Sativa, Lady D., Brain G., BJAK, Jevon Jackson,Steve "Silk" Hurley, Farly "Jackmaster" Funk, Glenn Underground, Boo Williams, Mazi, Frankie Vega, and many more. After graduateing with his BA in broadcast journalism from Columbia College Chicago, Marcus moved to the greater Detroit area where his wife is from. Always forward thinking, Marcus now concentrates more on music production and digital music distribution. With the internet being so widely used world wide, it has opended up endless possiblities for producers and DJs alike. Marcus still makes occasional DJ appearances but not on a weekly basis anymore because now he has a family and dedicates most of his time being a father, a husband, and a good freemason. Random Access Recordings is a great way for Marcus to continue to do his part in expressing and preserving the integrity and quality of electronic dance music. Marcus would like to thank those that have supported him in the past and continue to support him now. May God Bless us all!!! ..

Who I'd like to meet:

God in the after life!!! It would also be interesting to meet all the wonderful people I know only through the world wide web in person!!! Must not forget about all the "JACKS"!!!

Details

Status: Married
Here for: Networking, Friends
Orientation: Straight
Body type: Athletic
Ethnicity: Black / African descent
Religion: Catholic
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Children: Proud parent
Smoke / Drink: No / No
Education: College graduate
Occupation: Southwest Airlines

Schools

Columbia College Chicago
- Chicago, IL
- Graduated: 2001
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: Broadcast Communications
1996 to 2001
Br. Rice High School
- Chicago, IL
- Graduated: 1996
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: High School Diploma
- Clubs: Soccer (1,2,3,4)
1992 to 1996

Companies

Random Access Recordings
- Detroit, Michigan US
- Founder/A&R
2005-Current
Southwest Airlines
- Detroit, Michigan US
2001-Current
Sonic Walker International DJ Netlabel
- NL
- DJ
2007 - Current
Dobox Recordings
- San Jose, California US
- DJ/Producer
2007-Current

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