Marquis' McGee

is a Composer, Sound Designer, Musician, Educator, and Foley/Sound Artist currently based in Geneva, Switzerland. 

The central focus of Marquis's work is utilizing sound and music to convey a sense of "Discovery" to his audience. "I think we're all familiar with the trope of the child who builds a pots and pans drum-set in the family kitchen, after discovering that various ones make different sounds when struck. I'd like to take that concept and expand it in any way I can. Whether I am helping to establish a setting with my compositions, teaching someone about a concept or issue through my projects, or just experimenting with new sounds in my music, I hope to instill that same sense of exploration and wonder to whomever is listening to , interacting with, and experiencing my work."

In 2019, McGee founded The Soundsmith Guild an organization dedicated to Sound Art.

He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with concentrations in Saxophone and Musicology and has worked professionally as a performer and composer in venues and festivals such as The Wheelock Theatre in Boston Ma, , Big Ears Music festival in Knoxville, TN, The Exposure Science Film Hackathon in Lausanne, Switzerland , Basel Theater in Basel, Switzerland, and many others, as early as the age of 5.

 

Performing orginal music and soundscapes at Chateau De Voltaire with percussionist Guy Schneider.

Creating Live Sound effects (Foley) for Simon McBurney’s production of “The Magic Flute” at Theater Basel

Marquis’ Guest Lecture on “Interdisciplinary work in Sound, Music, and Visual Art” At Webster University -Geneva, Switzerland

Guest Lecture on “Interdisciplinary work in Sound, Music, and Visual Art” At Webster University -Geneva, Switzerland

Performing orignal music and soundscapes at Theater Basel with dancer Ivan Yaher

Playing at Audiotalaia Summer Sound Art Residency in Barcelona, Spain.

Creating Live sound effects (Foley) and music for the performance piece "Why don't you sleep at night" at the Roxy Birsfelden theater with dancer Lia Schädler.

Creating Live sound effects (Foley) and music for the performance piece "Why don't you sleep at night" at the Roxy Birsfelden theater with dancer Lia Schädler.

Creating soundtracks for films at the Scifilmit Hackathons at Campus Biotech