With a world-influenced diversity, and a deep implanted classical roots anchor, Markus Christoph presents a mysterious uniqueness for the listener, blending old methods with new styles, and stretching the bounds of the emotional spectrum. With piano at 7, trumpet at 9, and guitar at 12, he seemed destined to rest his bones in the aural fields and harvest his creativity from its tonal curiosity.
Christoph's blue jazz, classic prog-rock leaves a refreshing vibe in a world where genre lines have quickly lost their place-markers. An abundant passion for dynamic classicism often finds its way into his tracks, resulting in an opus of orchestral flavor.
He has performed steadily with several Philadelphia area bands, as well as solo, continues crafting his original songwriting and records daily in his home studio. A solo performance chills out on a jazz and blues-striped couch, accented with mysterious progressive pillows, and draped in a smoothy-soft vocal blanket. Although the guitar is his instrument of choice, don't be surprised to find him propped behind a piano slowing it down a bit.
CD Releases:
Markus started off his solo career in 2005 with a show opening for Clive at the now extinct 4W5 Cafe in Wilmington. The recording of this show turned into his first release, and features songs from Sauerwine's "Vinyl e" and his own EP, "A New Day".
In 2006 he released the conceptual EP, "A New Day". This 15 minute journey takes the listener through a 24 hour stretch of time full of reflection and self-realization.
"Songs from the Wishu Well" was released in November of 2007, and features 5 songs from a growing catalogue of recordings. Download this EP for free on the music page.
In September of 2008 Markus produced and recorded an original version of an old Christmas classic entitled "Mr. Grinch", which made the cut for the WSTW Hometown Heroes Christmas Compilation and instantly became a hit for kids from 1 to 92. This version also found its way onto his 'continual work in progress' Christmas album entitled "Christmas with the DuPonts".
What does music inspire us to do? A few months later, in early 2009, Markus released his third studio EP in about as many years. "Sing & Dance" mixes acoustic pop with blues and splash of island flavor. Notable influences at the time include Jack Johnson, Sylvie Lewis, Marja Johnson, and Melody Gardot.
The end of 2010 brought yet another conceptual EP release, entitled "Desert Son: A Tale of Revenge". It immediately fails to fit any mold laid out by it's predecessors, which will become apparent within seconds of hearing the first track. Listen openly, and take a trip to the Wild West, where one man's misfortune leaves him broken and battered in eternal limbo.
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