After originally studying visual art at Central Saint Martins, Marcus moved into music and theatre and has been a writer and performer for over twenty years. He has studied singing with Mary King, devising with Emma Rice’s School for Wise Children and acting with Chris New at The Actors Centre.

His show Postcards from God - The Sister Wendy Musical has been presented at Jermyn Street Theatre in London's West End, at Hackney Empire Studio Theatre and South London Theatre, with its Concept Cast Recording receiving airplay from Elaine Paige and Graham Norton on BBC Radio Two. His debut album Quicksilver - The Masquerade Macabre, singles, EPs and audiobook of poetry have received critical acclaim and local radio airplay across the UK.

Marcus has performed live sets and solo shows at venues and festivals including:

Tate Britain, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, The Cochrane Theatre, Rich Mix, Birmingham Pride, The Cockpit Theatre, Phoenix Artists Club, Leicester Square Theatre, Hoxton Hall, Purcell Room, Hope and Anchor, Royal Festival Hall, Charing Cross Theatre, St Davids Hall (Cardiff), Secombe Theatre, Bethnal Green Working Mens Club, Madame JoJo’s, The Black Cap, Glasgow School of Art, Summer Rites, Soho Theatre, HowTheLightGetsIn, Hill Street Theatre (Edinburgh), Chats Palace, Birmingham Hippodrome, Hackney Empire Studio, Contact (Manchester), Lion & Unicorn, Chelsea Theatre, Stanley Halls, Rosemary Branch Theatre, Earl Haig Hall, London Wonderground, The Troubadour, Drill Hall, Twentieth Century Theatre, O2 Islington 2, Junction (Cambridge), Bob Hope Theatre, The Glory, Arcola Theatre, London Pride.

As part of London's alternative cabaret circuit he performed alongside such luminaries as David Hoyle, Dickie Beau and Jonny Woo, sung in Our Lady J’s gospel choir at Soho Theatre and supported RuPaul’s Drag Race star Adore Delano at the legendary Black Cap. Through Southbank Centre's Voicelab, he sang with Mercury Music Prize winners Elbow, jazz improvisation icon Bobby McFerrin, beat boxer Shlomo and UK jazz legend Ian Shaw in choirs led by Dom Stichbury, Laka D and Mary King. Other highlights include a star studded celebration of David Bowie at Union Chapel which also featured Glen Matlock, David McAlmont, The Magic Numbers and Dan Gillespie Sells of The Feeling, and supporting Tom Robinson at a fundraiser for the Russian LGBT Network.

He has written articles for Time Out, Beige and Polari Magazine and with live performances, readings and screenings of his work at venues including BAC, the Kings Head and the ICA, Marcus has established a firm reputation as a versatile man of words and music.

Wheelspin Shady, AKA DJ Rize (The Rize MC)

Already making serious waves with productions on labels like Rebellion, Crosstown Rebels, Saved and Bedrock  Alex Kennon has always been surrounded by great music. As a child, he was classically trained on the Spanish guitar and was, by his own admission, “really good!” Playing for ten years, it not only made Alex focused, it also allowed him to be disciplined because he would play at least two hours a day.  Alex was inspired by powerful songs from The Eagles and Led Zeppelin alike. Similarly, the influence of Alex’s father cannot be ignored, not only was his Dad a fan of classic American and English rock bands, he was also introduced to sounds of the era: from Phil Collins and Depeche Mode to Massive Attack. But the biggest influence from his father was soul.   “His first love was Earth, Wind and Fire, funk groups with fifteen elements!” Alex also breathed in fumes from his father’s vinyl collection, which was mainly English rock and new wave. It’s a collection he still has today. “I have a lot of vinyl,” he smiles. “My father used to travel and work with military pilots and would bring records back home. For example, he brought back ‘Disintegration’ [by The Cure] and it was my first electronic love. It shook my brain with music and image.”   
 That emotional, powerful music soon lead him to the house and techno he lives and breathes today: thanks in part to his father’s funk and also down to his own passion for New York and Detroit scenes. Soon, Alex was presenting a show in his own hometown. “As well as Laurent Garnier, I was a lover of New York music and also Detroit, I loved records with acid sounds inside. This is when I discovered Giorgio Moroder.” Alex’s father told him Giorgio was an Italian who was one of the best producers of the 70s, “which is why I admire him. But I also think everybody is a fan of him!” 
And it’s that same Morodor-ish passion that drives Alex Kennon now. Having played at some of the best clubs in Ibiza where he lives (from Ushuaia and Pacha to Destino and Privilege) and like a real globetrotter all around the world, this year Alex’s key releases will see him take everything to a whole new level. And not just in Ibiza, but at festivals across Europe and into America and across Brazil. So far, his productions have been supported by Nic Fanciulli, Kölsch, Solomun, Steve Lawler, Damian Lazarus, Matthias Tanzmann and Tale of Us alike. He’s also been picked up as a producer to watch by Mixmag, who gave Alex’s Crosstown remix of ‘Lay Your Weapons Down’ by Raw District & Fabrice Lig a premiere midway through March, ahead of Alex’s debut for Damian Lazarus’s infamous Get Lost party. A release for Lazarus on Rebellion with Pirupa called ‘Vision’ will also be everywhere by the time you read this.  Finally, we have to mention Alex’s Best Breakthrough win at the 2018 DJ Awards in Ibiza: it was an important acknowledgement from the DJ community, and Alex won in a room alongside superstar winners like Jamie Jones, Adam Beyer and Sven Vath. As for Alex’s sound, that Crosstown Rebels remix really points the way: Alex likes vocals and he likes the sweet spot between house and techno. Not too hard, always groovy. “Between house and techno,’ he nods. “I like the groove. Sometimes I take the risk, we are not like robots. Most of the time I never prepare a DJ set, I try to build a track selection in the moment. Every DJ needs to do that. I always say you should have fun with the crowd.”

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