Marcus Johnson at Carlyle Room

Best Selling Author, Musician, and Philanthropist DMV Native, Marcus Johnson started his music venture as an undergraduate in college, attending school in Florida, then Washington, D.C.'s Howard University studying music and business. While pursuing his JD and MBA at Georgetown, he produced and distributed his first CD independently. With a career spanning over 25+ years, Marcus has released over fifteen Billboards charted CDs, topping the Contemporary Jazz Charts multiple times. His pivotal album, titled “BALLADS...In My Voice”, showcasing his soulful interpretations of some of his favorite ballads from different parts of his life and his favorite artists who wrote and recorded them, allowed Marcus to come into his own lane of Jazz. Embarking on Jazz with no limits, his Fall '22 release, "Quarantine Sessions," is an official entry of Marcus Johnson 360 for the 65th GRAMMY Awards and is currently featured on the "State of Jazz" and "All New Jazz" Spotify curated playlists with the song "Road to Los Suenos." Thanks to the song "Road to Los Suenos" being added to the State of Jazz and All New Jazz Spotify playlists, the "Quarantine Session" album has skyrocketed to 21,000+ streams on Spotify in its first week. ...

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Best Selling Author, Musician, and Philanthropist DMV Native, Marcus Johnson started his music venture as an undergraduate in college, attending school in Florida, then Washington, D.C.'s Howard University studying music and business. While pursuing his JD and MBA at Georgetown, he produced and distributed his first CD independently. With a career spanning over 25+ years, Marcus has released over fifteen Billboards charted CDs, topping the Contemporary Jazz Charts multiple times. His pivotal album, titled “BALLADS...In My Voice”, showcasing his soulful interpretations of some of his favorite ballads from different parts of his life and his favorite artists who wrote and recorded them, allowed Marcus to come into his own lane of Jazz. Embarking on Jazz with no limits, his Fall '22 release, "Quarantine Sessions," is an official entry of Marcus Johnson 360 for the 65th GRAMMY Awards and is currently featured on the "State of Jazz" and "All New Jazz" Spotify curated playlists with the song "Road to Los Suenos." Thanks to the song "Road to Los Suenos" being added to the State of Jazz and All New Jazz Spotify playlists, the "Quarantine Session" album has skyrocketed to 21,000+ streams on Spotify in its first week.

Along with his notable accomplishments as a musician, Marcus Johnson is also the President/Founder of FLO Brands, LLC which houses his wine label, FLO Wines, Inc., named “USA Today’s Top 10 Celebrity Wines” and "Forbes' Top Black Owned Wine Brands."

Marcus Johnson is also the author of “FLO... For the Love Of”, published in 2016, which achieved recognition as a Best-Selling Book and Author at Amazon.com.

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