1.5* MARCUS RAMIREZ

Name: Marcus Miguel D. Ramirez

Age: 17

Ethnicity: Asian

Preferred Pronouns: he/him

When given a guitar, Marcus born and raised in the Philippines, is able to create fire covers of his favorite songs and express his love for performing. Surrounded by his friends and family, he's either enveloped in music, studying or out just like other teens playing basketball and ultimate frisbee. This guy's abilities are apparent through his passion whether he's just jamming in his room or performing on stage.

INTERVIEW*

by Chloe Docto

TB: Initially, what drew you to music?

M: John Mayer!

TB: What instruments do you play? What’s your favorite and why?

M: I play the guitar, although I do have other instruments that I know how to play I just really prefer playing it because it also feels really natural to me to have on my hands

TB: Who are some artists and influences that inspire you?

M: John Mayer hehe

TB: What are your favorite genres of music?

M: I wouldn't say I have a favorite genre because I listen to all types of music, but mostly I listen to throwback Chris Brown RnB.

TB: What’s your main goal with your abilities? Do you want to pursue a career in music or just keep it as a hobby? If you don’t want to pursue music as your career, what do you want to do in the future?

M: My main goal is to make a living out of music. Yes, I do want to pursue a career in music, but I still hope to be an entrepreneur on the side. Well if I won’t pursue music I think I would want to be either a pilot, entrepreneur or maybe a lawyer.

TB: What experiences has your musical ability provided? Favorites?

M: Performing!!!! I super love performing in a crowd and getting a band together and discussing parts of a song we're writing or making a cover to, it's just over-all so fun. My favorite experience would be when I performed in AC because that was my biggest performance.

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