Markus_der_S

Stockholm

Markus der Schlagwerker is a german-born drummer/percussionist/composer now living in Sweden. Markus started his musical career as a guitar-player but discovered soon that drums/ percussion should be his be his first choice. He also added other instruments such as keyboards and bass, which helped a lot when it came to writing and recording original music. In the beginning Markus mostly played in different punk- and hardcorebands, but there was also a strong interest in all other styles of music. Markus’ dedication led him to the Ingesunds College of Music to pursue degrees in Education and Performance. Markus der Schlagwerker has since then worked/ toured/ recorded with various swedish/ international as well as with his with own fusion- and worldmusic trios and quartets. Markus has also performed and toured as a classical solo-percussionist and played a lot of symphonic orchestral music.