Influenced by his mother, trained classically as an Opera Singer and Recitalist, Marcinho studied at the "Akademie Mozarteum" (Schillawsky), from which he holds a diploma, Academie Royale de Musique (Brussels) and Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ). He also holds a diploma in "Das Deutschte Lied fur Sanger und Begleiter". Marcinho studied German, German Art History and voice at Salzburg College and the Salzburger Musicschulwerke through the University of Miami School of Music. Moving from New York, to New Jersey to Louisiana, he was a cabaret singer, concert artist, repertoire coach, voice teacher. Becoming a polymath, Marcinho became the founding artistic director of the Key West International Jazz Festival in 2001, toured with "Aint Misbehavin'", "Five Guys named Moe", "Sweeney Todd", "Flamingo Follies" and was the conductor of "A Chorus Line", director of "Godspell", "West Side Story", and more. One of his television productions won a Cable Ace Award. He founded the Iron Violet Production Company, he blossomed as a writer, playwright, poet, lyricist,, event designer for weddings for the LGBT and straight communities, and published his book "Sell or Starve". Marcinho speaks fluent German, Spanish, Italian, Yiddish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Pidgin Creole. A caring, loving soul, despite serious challenges to his life, he is still passionate about creative aspect the business and working diligently on his new play "Peridot"
