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Artist
Ish Marquez
12+ albums
antifolkSoulpunkindiefolksinger-songwriter
about
BIO Ish Marquez was born and raised in the infamous South Bronx section of New York City. He started listening to music at a very early age to block out the chaos surrounding him. When Ish was 11 years old his father bought him a 15 dollar Stella guitar (same as BB King’s). He taught himself to play until his father took him to a guitar teacher. The music lessons did not last very long. Fed up with his guitar teacher’s shenanigans and laziness, Ish taught himself over a course of 10 years, developing a unique style of playing. By the time Ish was 20, his friend Ritchie Pantojas encouraged him to sing. One year later, Ish met singer/musicians Manny (Megman) Oquendo and Richard Cordero and formed Hallucination Station. Many wonderful and magical shows occurred in NYC during this period, where this trio had a memorable following. In late 1997 to early 1998, Ish decided to branch out on his own. During this time he met with the Anti-folk scene that was brewing in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and developed his now signature original style of singer/songwriting. Since then, Ish has performed in New York, recorded music on his own as well as collaborations with other artists. Ish has toured all over Europe for four years in a row as well as performing shows in Hawaii and various clubs all over the United States. But Ish loves Europe and wishes to make it his home base at some point. Ish expresses his heartfelt appreciation to his many fans whom he loves to write to and hang o
