Marcel The Lion

Marcel The Lion is an underground name known by House heads throughout North Carolina. This funky feline was taking notes from some of the greatest electronic producers of our time long before he knew anything about dance music. It was always something about patterns. From a young age, he was fascinated by the work of painters like Andy Warhol, wondering how so much could be said by repeating the same thing over and over again. Marcel’s attention to detail is what characterizes his zest for style. A self-taught musician since the age of 13, he would spend hours every day after school practicing guitar, just trying to match the pace of virtuosos like Kirk Hammett and Joe Perry. His love for sound was insatiable. It was only a matter of