Marc Lawrence is a New York-based Producer/Musician/Mastering Engineer best known in the world of hip-hop and reggae music.
With evitaN, the hip-hop duo featuring Jarobi of A Tribe Called Quest and Dres of Black Sheep, Marc played guitar and bass, produced tracks and mastered their critically acclaimed debut album, Speed of Life.
As a mastering engineer, Marc’s album credits also include Black Sheep’s From The Black Pool of Genius and Steel Pulse saxophonist Jerry Johnson’s collaboration with the late great Sugar Minott. Marc has mastered singles by Method Man, Blake Lewis (American Idol) and one produced by DJ Premier, releases for Tommy Boy Entertainment and the Angry Birds enterprise, and tracks featuring Q-Tip, Chuck D, Bootsy Collins, Robert Glasper, Craig G, Rah Digga, Jean Grae, Rhymefest, Homeboy Sandman, Torae, Rosie Perez, and members of Mobb Deep, The Beatnuts, Brand Nubian, Jungle Brothers and De La Soul.
Marc has also produced recording sessions with the likes of Keith Murray (Def Squad), Jerome “Bigfoot” Brailey (original Parliament/Funkadelic drummer), Yvad (The Wailers), Clark Gayton (Bruce Springsteen), Cedric “Im” Brooks (Bob Marley), Kevin Batchelor (The Skatalites), Jerry Johnson (Steel Pulse), Craig Dreyer (Dispatch), Mike “Angel” McLaughlin (Peter Criss), Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), Yellowman, Flynt Flossy, iLie Kochie, Bradley Fish, DJ Bazooka Joe and Mecca a/k/a Grimo (signed to Wyclef Jean’s label).
In 2006, Marc and childhood friend Brett Smith joined forces to form Walkup Records and signed reggae legend, Bigga Haitian, who is known as the first Haitian singer to break into the Jamaican reggae scene. They co-produced and released Bigga’s latest album, Sak Pasé, to high praise throughout the industry. The album opener, “I Am A Haitian,” co-written by Marc, has been in rotation on Sirius/XM Radio since its release. The album also includes a cover of the White Stripes’ “My Doorbell,” which has been applauded by industry giants such as Questlove, DJ Z-Trip, and Nardwuar, who called it “better than the original!”
Marc’s career started with an internship working for Barry Bongiovi at Right Track Recording. On the business side, he has held positions at MTV Networks, VH1, YouTube, Sony Music, AMC Networks, eMusic.com, The Bowery Presents, DC Entertainment/Warner Bros., and Rowe International/AMI Entertainment, the world’s leading manufacturer of jukeboxes. He is a Grammy voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
