Andrew Marcus

Andrew Marcus
Birth name Andrew Mark Marcus
Born (1985-03-29) March 29, 1985 or (1986-03-29) March 29, 1986[1][2]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Origin Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007–present
Labels BEC
Website andrewmarcusmusic.com

Andrew Mark Marcus (born March 29, 1985 or 1986) is a Canadian worship musician. He has released five studio albums, Salvation and Glory (2007), Emptiness Speaks Volumes (2009), Our Conversation Behind the Veil (2011), When Winter Falls Summer Springs (2013) and Constant (2016).

Background and early life

Marcus was born, Andrew Mark Marcus,[3] on March 29,[1] 1985 or 1986,[2] in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, as Andrew Mark Marcus, the son of Egyptian Christian immigrants, who has an older sister. He graduated from North Surrey Secondary School in 2003 or 2004 before beginning his career as a traveling worship leader at the age of 19, in 2004 or 2005. He attended college at Trinity Western University, studying business, eventually getting a youth pastors job at a new church plant in Okanagan, P.C Church, a church of the Pentecostal tradition, when he was 21-years-old in 2007.[2] He learned pastoral theology, while he was enrolled at Christ for the Nations Bible College. He went on from Okanagan to Langley, British Columbia, where he was involved in worship at Christian Life Assembly. Marcus currently is the worship and creative arts pastor at Coquitlam Alliance Church, in Coquitlam, British Columbia.[4][5][6]

Music history

Marcus has released four independent studio albums, the first being, Salvation and Glory in 2007.[7] His next three releases were Emptiness Speaks Volumes, in 2009,[8] Our Conversation Behind the Veil, in 2011,[9] and When Winter Falls Summer Springs, in 2013. His first released with a major label, Constant, was released on July 29, 2016, from BEC Recordings.[10][11][12][13][14]

Personal life

He got married on June 28, 2013 to his wife, Michelle.[5]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 Andrew Marcus (@andrewmarcus_) (March 29, 2011). "On a morning date with my mom for my birthday :)". Twitter. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Andrew Marcus. "Salvation and Glory description". CD Baby. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: Marcus Andrew Mark". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Cummings, Tony (December 3, 2010). "Andrew Marcus: The man behind the turntable hit "Darkness In Disguise"". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Sparkman, Kevin (July 31, 2016). "Andrew Marcus – Shooting For Seven". CCM Magazine. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Clarks, Jessie (July 22, 2016). "TCB Exclusive: Andrew Marcus Previews "Constant"". The Christian Beat. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ Hargie, Kelly (September 6, 2007). "Review: Salvation And Glory - Andrew Marcus". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ Cummings, Tony (June 10, 2010). "Review: Emptiness Speaks Volumes - Andrew Marcus". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ Rose, Elliot (November 12, 2012). "Review: Our.Conversation.Behind.The.Veil. - Andrew Marcus". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ Sparkman, Kevin (August 15, 2016). "Andrew Marcus – 'Constant' album review". CCM Magazine. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ Cross, Randy. Armstrong, Jeremy, ed. "Andrew Marcus: Constant". Worship Leader. Vol. March/April 2016. San Juan Capistrano, California: Chuck Fromm, PhD (Worship Leader Partnership). p. 74. ISSN 1066-1247. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ Francesco, Jonathan J. (August 12, 2016). "Keeping Constant Focus". New Release Today. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  13. ↑ Major, Chris (June 15, 2016). ""Constant" By Andrew Marcus - Powerful, Impactful & Inspiring". The Christian Beat. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  14. ↑ Cohn, Vanessa (July 28, 2016). "Review: Andrew Marcus – Constant". Jesus Wired. Retrieved August 18, 2016.

External links

Official website

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