1neofmani Pen
- Sep 7, 2021
- 4 min read

Beyond The Bars: w/ Marcus Porter

#BeyondTheBars is a LessWork Literature series where we go beyond the bars of local artists with intentions of showing another side of art and the artist.

Musically, it's been a busy year for Marcus Porter. Releasing the recipe for "Soup For The Soul" in the form of a song back in February.

Between recording featuring verses, engineering your favorite rappers sound, and performing live. There is a lot to go beyond the bars w/ Marcus Porter about.

SOMEONE w/ SOMETHING YOU CAN CONNECT TO:

Unapologetically, the oh so effortlessly, Marcus Porter music speaks to the black experience in America. Period. Whole time Marcus is lowkey working on 4 solo projects of his own let me tell it. During my exclusive listening session in 2020 (which we are still tucking) to Marcus Porter's latest work. As he'll say "I'm just making music." No title has been set over the records he pushed play on but between me and you he was leaning towards: Black New Year. Which now would be dope asf if he decided to release it at the bottom of the fourth qrt this year or at the top of next year. Either way, MPezzy got work on the way.

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION

While operating inside a hub on Madison's south side. I booked a session to record a song called "Real N:ggas In Season", where I begin recruiting Marcus and his business partner Richard Jones Jr. of Oddly Arranged Media to bring "their talents from South Beach ⛱ " to what I refer to as "The Easy Side" but don't get it twisted. The east side of Madison ain't easy.

You'll have to ask them how business has been since the move? Based on the progress I've seen, Oddly Arranged Media has definitely stepped their game up. As they now offer audio recording services, podcasting, photography, apparel, workshops, and I heard through the grapevine Richard's daughter recently launched a line of custom keychains. For more on Oddly Arranged Media visit their website.

EASY WINS

Now you see why we decided to go beyond the bars with Marcus Porter? He's a interesting fella, even when his music is turned off. Marcus is fully activated within the musical community of the city even when you don't see him. 9 times out of 10 Marcus recorded, mixed, or mastered records with/for your favorite local artists in Madison. That alone is enough to cover an entire blog. Just saying. Where were we?

Yup. Porter is Madison's sacrificial lamb musically. When he's not working on his own music, the kid-less mc spends countless hours making sure artists like myself sound exactly how we heard our music in our head. This nigga is digital dope on a spoon. Have you ever experienced a recording session with Marcus Porter? The man works so fast it's been said that he mixes your record while recording your vocals. I would say Marcus is extremely easy to work with. Most artists prefer to work with yes men who stroke their ego with false pretense in order to remain on the artist good side. Well let me say this; Marcus could care less about you liking him. When you book a session with MPezzy expect greatness and raw truths. It's a easy win every time though.

WORD ROUND

Speaking of wins, Marcus Porter's latest single and visual "Born Black" landed on a lot of bloggers to-blog-about lists.

Here's what they had to say about the record:

Quincy w/ Ratings Game Music said:

"I love this song because it contains raps that are delivered relentlessly, memorable melodies, and a level of emotion that is hard to ignore.

Filthy Riché from The Weekly Beat said:

"I'm not always a fan of conscious rap, but the first time I heard the track, I gotta admit -- It gave me chills! -- Marcus widens his appeal by using hues of indie, backpack rap and hints of r&b."

HM of Gautsch Vision recently put Marcus Porter in the spotlight of her blog where Marcus covers the musicial adjustments he made during the pandemic.

BORN BLACK

Exclusively, airing the visual to "Born Black" 1 day in advance at our local artists hub located at 1444 inside Oddly Arranged Media recording studio. The top tier guest list included: LessWork Local Lifestyle, Odd Man Owt of Oddly Arranged Media, Artists Collective, Aaron of Neimihah, Boss Lady w/ WORT Radio 89.9, Sheena Raye w/ Radio 22, HM w/ Gautsch Vision, Juciee Monroe, TG Music, Rare Mc, Zoh, Jay-Day, & plenty more heavies and artists were spotted showing up and showing the artist real love. We even captured live audience feedback immediately after the showing. Check out the review video below that we put together for your enjoyment.

Thank you Marcus Porter for trusting the vision and the process of building something life long and sustainable.

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Written by: 1neofmani Pen

Title: Beyond The Bars: w/ Marcus Porter