Marc Giammarco
www.marcgiammarco.comAward-Winning Hudson Valley songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Marc Giammarco began his celebrated career as a young jazz drummer, having been influenced by access to Jazz music on New York City FM Radio. His talents were recognized early, and at the age of 14, he won a DOWNBEAT Magazine Scholarship to attend the BERKLEE College of Music in Boston. He continued with his studies at Berklee majoring in music performance along with additional studies in piano and music recording techniques. Marc has learned with a number of renowned instructors ranging from jazz drummer Alan Dawson and jazz bassist Major Holly, to blues legend Brownie McGee and others. Classical training includes having studied percussion at the Boston Symphony's Arthur Press School of Percussion.
Marc attended songwriting skill-building seminars, recording technique workshops, and also attended professional music business classes with Sid Bernstein at The New School in New York City. He is a writer/publisher member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers… Smiling Feet Music Company (ASCAP), a member of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and is a voting member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Over the years Marc Giammarco's songwriting skills have received acclaim by being awarded Honorable Mention at the American Song Festival, Hollywood, CA. His song Happy People received two Honorable Mention Awards in the Professional Country category at the Music City Song Festival, Nashville, TN. Vh1 Save the Music - Song of the Year competition awarded three Runner Up in Song Excellence awards in the Pop & Adult Contemporary categories. The 12th Annual BILLBOARD World Song Contest awarded three Honorable Mentions (top 500 songwriter) in the Country/Folk category (Happy People), the Pop category (Hedon Song), and in the Contemporary Christian/Gospel category (Closer to The Truth). The 13th Annual Billboard World Song Contest also awarded three Honorable Mention Awards (Top 500 Writer!) in the Pop category (Isn't it Amazing) (Get Up!) (Sitting on Dynamite).
MUSIC: The Wisdom 1 Sessions
Marc Giammarco's experiences within a variety of musical genre are integrated beautifully on a debut CD entitled MUSIC: The Wisdom-1 Sessions. Showcasing Marc Giammarco’s upbeat New York “Hudson Valley Sound” is a new arrangement of the 1970's Wet Willie hit "Keep On Smilin". Original songs "Happy People" and "Loosen Up, Dance and Sing" are timeless arrangements with positive messages that appeal to all generations. The ten song CD hearkens back to classic pop tunes and outdoor concerts and evokes the same kind of uplifting spirit. Music and entertainment reviewer Mike Raab writes "Marc Giammarco has put together a bouncy collection of light, bright, positive tunes dedicated to good times and filled with the right kind of musical hooks".
