Marcus Singletary

Marcus Singletary
Marcus Singletary
Background information
Born	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Rock, progressive rock, jazz, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Musician, producer, songwriter, singer, radio personality
Instruments	Bass guitar, guitar, electric guitar, drums, piano
Years active	2000–present
Website	www.marcussingletary.com

Marcus Singletary is an American musician and media personality.

Singletary was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary South High School (closed by the Archdiocese of Chicago during Singletary's Freshman year), Brother Rice High School on Chicago's South Side and, ultimately, Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary. He earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from Northwestern University and, while at Musician's Institute, he studied jazz under Finnish fusion guitarist Antti Kotikoski.

Marcus Singletary has been featured on television networks including FOX and CNN, and Conexión Abierta's radio program De Rock y Freud (Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Argentina).

The radio program Far Out Flavors, featuring Singletary as host and producer, aired on KCAA 106.5/102.3 FM & 1050 AM between September and December 2016; the network is the Inland Empire region of Southern California's NBC/CNBC affiliate. Episodes featured interviews conducted by Singletary with such guests as Randy Holden (former Blue Cheer lead guitarist), S. Leigh Savidge (writer of Welcome to Death Row, the book the film Straight Outta Compton is based on), Susan Rogers (Prince's audio engineer during the 1980s Purple Rain breakout phase), and Rep. Dennis Baxley (Florida lawmaker and co-sponsor of the state's controversial "Stand Your Ground" bill.)