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Marcellus Hall is an artist and musician. Hall moved to New York City in 1987 and became a founding member of the band Railroad Jerk. The group eventually released four full-length albums on Matador Records. He published small books of his writings and drawings, and from 1990-93 he created the comic strip, Bill Dogbreath, which appeared in weekly newspapers across the country. He now does illustrations for The New Yorker and New York Press, and works on his solo act with his back up band currently consisting of Damen Smith [Bass/Vocals], Mike Shapiro [Drums], and Troy Fannin [Keyboards/Guitar/Vocal]. .

Marcellus Malik Pittman. When other children were playing combat with G.I. Joe action figures in the early 80’s, Detroit native Marcellus “Malik” Pittman was playing his radio at maximum volume, listening to the sounds of “the Wizzard” and the “Electrifying Mojo”, in addition to the jazz outputs of Rosetta Hines. Malik began his DJ pursuits for college parties, wedding receptions, “old school parties” in the early 90’s. In 1993, Malik released his initial work of production with local Hip-Hop collective “Home Grown”. Shortly thereafter, he released “Essential Selections, Vol. 1” on the Sound Signature label, headed by Theo Parrish. In...