This is the vocal snippet of the spoken word piece "Faded Pictures".

Faded Pictures [Snippet]

Music provided by So For Real Beats, Birmingham, AL.

All In All (Chorus Snippet)

Marcus Dahhhling was born into a musical family of 11 on December 21 in Junction City, Kansas. His father, maternal grandmother, uncle, and one of his sisters were all blessed to play the piano, keyboard and organ, while his older brother and cousin are percussionists. Most everyone in his family on both sides were blessed with a gift of song.

Over the years, Marcus honed his talents in various ...ways, beginning with singing in his father's and grandfather's church choirs and school choirs. At Junction City High school, he was a member of the Concert Choir, Kinda Blue Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Madrigal Troupe, and JC Chorale Show Choir, school musicals and participated in cheerleading. As a freshman, he was chosen to be the cast member to sing the opening lines of the musical "Lil' Abner" (one of his older sisters, Jessica, played the role of Mammy Yokum). In his junior year, he landed the role of Benny Southstreet in "Guys & Dolls".


Marcus went on to Coffeyville Community College, where he was a member of the Red Raven Cheerleading Team, which competed nationally, and became one of the team's best tumblers. He was also a member of Concert Choir and Raven Soundsations Show Choir (alongside one of his younger sisters, Jacque).

After graduating from Coffeyville, he transferred to Wichita State, a school that won a NCA National Cheerleading Competition. While living in Wichita, he joined with Marcus Hobbs, a high school friend, to form The M & M Dance Duo, performing alongside a variety of singer & entertainers in the Wichita Metropolitan area. After, he relocated to Kansas City, where his love for poetry & spoken word was. He became a regular on the poetry scene, mixing singing & spoken word, in a Jill Scott/Floetry type vibe.

While living in Kansas City, he joined the New Era Gospel Quartet. As the youngest member, he lent his vocals to the release of the group's 1st CD, in May 2009 entitled "Let's Sing for Jesus". Marcus handled lead vocals on the track "In Jesus Name" and shared lead vocal on the title track. In August 2009, the song "Change" came in at #12 on Gospel USA Magazine's "Top 30 Gospel Songs on Independent Labels" (http://www.gospelusamagazine.com/issue_58_16_sample_pages.pdf ). He began writing 2 songs for the group's 2nd album, but economic circumstances during the recession led him to re-locate to the Washington DC area, to seek full time employment, where he currently resides. Marcus remained a member emeritus, occasionally returning to Kansas City to perform with the group, until it was disbanded in July 2012. 

He relocated to Dallas, TX in 2016 and is currently working on 2 solo projects, one Gospel/Christian, and one that will be a mix of Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B and Spoken Word, with elements of Urban Jazz.

Marcus E. Hammond