About Me

Hello people and thanks for wanting to know more 

about me. My name is Marquis and I was born in raised

in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I am twenty-two years of

age and have been playing drums since the tender age

of nine. But if you want to get really deep, it all started

at the age of two.

That's when I was crawling or

walking not sure which one but lol..yeah. I was pulling

pots and pans out the cabinet and driving my mom nuts.

It was easy for me to get them out because my mom

had the pots in the bottom cabinet so easy for me.  I

never took any lessons or any type of learning from

anyone. I started playing by ear and picking up on

everything that I heard.  Playing drums was given to me

by the Grace of God.  It was a gift from him to me. 

Thats why I can't see myself playing for any other type

of music.

  Something my mom always have told me, God

didn't give you your talent to use it outside the church. 

He gave me gifted talent to play in church. I was raised

and brung up in the church atmosphere so I wouldn't

have the appetite to play for any other types of music. 

For most people playing drums is a hobbie but for me its

more than that. Its a passion to me. I love playing

drums like I love my daughter.  I've played for The

Midwest District Mass Choir, The National Pentecostal

Choir and currently playing for the Grand Rapids

Pentecostal Choir.

I also play for a group called Angelic

Voices of Praise (A.V.P.). I can remember when I

started off and I wasnt old enough to play fully. I used

to get so upset and so angry.  But now that I look back

on that, I'm glad that it happened like that.  Why? I'll

tell you why.

Simply because it made understand what

it meant to know your position in certain situations.

Then I didnt understand that but now as I've gotten

older I do.  Playing drums theres situations that are

going to come against you. Just simply be humble and

know your position in some circumstances. Sometimes

its just not fair but thats when you just stay humble and

things are going to come to you.

 That's something one

of my favorite musicians told me. Stay humble and just

sit back and let things come to you. I did that and now I

am respected as a drummer everywhere I go to play. 

Never let anyone bring you down from whatever it

might be that you play.  If you play the violin, don't let

anyone keep you from pursuing that. Keep your head up

and go for the goal.  If there is anything else that you

might want to know about me, please email me at:

FromTheWood7@aol.com Have a good one!