MARCUS RODRIGUEZ RESUME

(Updated as of July 2025)

17 years old (2019)

  • Season 17 of NBC’s The Voice (Top 60 out of 250,000 globally)
  • 2x Best Male Soloist Award at NSC Festival 2018 / 2019
  • 2019 Most Outstanding Performer Award at NSC Festival (1st ever to win both Best Male Soloist and Outstanding Performer in same year)

 

18 years old (2020)

  • 300 Entertainment Unplugged showcase with Kevin Liles
  • Became an ambassador for Diesel Company
  • Began releasing original music independently on all platforms
  • Reaching fans in over 150+ countries
  • Became one of Hot 93.7’s most played local artists with just one single out (Postman)

 

19 years old (2021)

  • Headlined SnapFest in Los Angeles, California in front of 850 people
  • Headlined YTH Fest in front of 700 people (Youngest to do so)
  • Gained 60,100 Listeners with 141.8k streams worldwide with only 4 songs to the catalog
  • Began the ‘Awakening Era’ in October of 2021

 

20 years old (2022)

  • Major Stage showcase in Brooklyn, New York
  • Accumulated 250,000 streams in the first 3 months of the installment (4 new songs / 8 in total)
  • Sold out Rave Cinemas in Manchester, Connecticut to premiere an acting and directorial debut (111: The Short Film)
  • First and only to ever sell out Rave Cinemas for an independent film
  • Sold out First show (Headliner) in 2 weeks with no production support (No opener / Promoter / DJ)
  • Sold out debut Merchandising Collection in 2 days
  • Gained 250,960 Listeners with 624,977 Streams worldwide with only 12 songs to the catalog (313% and 340% increase from the year prior)
  • 5,520 added playlists (No Editorial)
  • 16,902 saves

 

21 years old (2023)

  • Accumulated 1,000,000 plus streams all time on Spotify (only 12 songs to the catalog)
  • Accumulated 100,000 al time views on YouTube
  • Second Merchandising Collection sells out in same day
  • 4 Active singles spun in rotation on Hot 93.7 simultaneously
  • Began working on first ever project in New Jersey, Atlanta, Hartford
  • 2023 Bet Hip Hop Awards Attendee (Associate VIP Invitation)
  • 2023 YTH Fest Headliner (2x)

 

22 years old (2024)

  • Released “BLVD” single and video on all platforms beginning ‘The Breakthrough’ rollout  (Final installment of the ‘Awakening Era’)
  • Headlined WingFest 2024 in front of 900 people
  • Headlined The Webster Theater in front of 1,500 people
  • Headlined Middletown High School in front of 1,200 people
  • Headlined AC3 Festival at Muzzy Field Stadium
  • 2024 New York Fashion Week Runway Show (Associate VIP Invitation)
  • Sold out ’The Breakthrough’ EP Listening Party at Sacred Heart University Planetarium Dome in same day
  • 2 Active songs in Radio Rotation simultaneously (Hot 93.7 Hartford and Providence, Jamn 94.5 Boston, Power 106 LA)
  • ’The Breakthrough’ debut EP releases all over the world (200,000+ first week streams)
  • Headlined ‘The Breakthrough: A Tale of Light & Dark’ at Trinity College with full production support of AAC theatre department (5 Headliners in a row for 2024 / 9 in row counting previous years)
  • Sold out Trinity College in under 2 hours (First to ever do so in College History)
  • Hot 93.7 top 10 artists in the state of Connecticut for 2024 list
  • Connecticut’s 2024 Artist of The Year nomination

 

23 years old (2025)

  • Releases Debut Album Independently 
  • Cover of CHRD Magezine UK Fall 2025
  • UCONN Men's Basketball Pre-Season Opener 2025 National Anthem SingerBegins working on new musical installments in Miami , New Jersey
  • Debuts Latin music (Regeaton / Bachata)
  • Debut Latin single peaks at #13 in Bomba Radio’s Top 20 Global Latin charts
  • 2025 New York Fashion Week attendee (Associate VIP invitation)
  • 2025 EDM Awards Red Carpet Appearance (Associate VIP invitation)
  • 2025 Met Gala Romeo Hunte Red Carpet Appearance (Associate VIP invitation)
  • First Viral song with 5 million+ views across 4 platforms off of one single with Michael Minelli (TikTok, IG, FB, YouTube)
  • Collects 8th song to reach 100,000+ streams on Spotify
  • Opens up for Charly Black for Hartford Tour Date 2025
  • Interview with #1 Caribbean Radio Station in CT (One Love Radio 93.5FM)
  • 2025 Trifecta Music Festival Red Carpet Appearance
  • 2025 Back To School Drive with the town of New Britian
  • Fall 2025 NYFW Attendee (Associate VIP Invitation)
  • UCONN Men's Basketball opening night National Anthem singer
  • Hot 93.7's top 10 artists in the state of Connecticut for 2025 list (Second Consecutive Year In A Row)