SUMMARY: Singer, songwriter and keyboardist Marc Dorian has focused heavily on the “why” part of becoming a musician. A native of Nova Scotia, Canada, Dorian moved to Detroit in 2001 where he began to carve a niche for himself as a full time musician. A former member of a number of blues bands and the piano bar circuit, his sound blends a variety of genres and is backed by a strong musical desire. His latest single “Today and Always (I Do)” was released digitally on June 23, 2017.

The youngest of five children, Marc Dorian grew up in a tight-knit family in Nova Scotia. He began piano lessons at age 10, and since then has been crafting his own unique musical style influenced by everyone from pioneers of blues piano to such artists as Keith Urban, Billy Joel, Vince Gill and Elton John. He studied jazz piano at university and has used his knowledge of the history of music to guide his writing and artistic style. Throughout the entire process, he has focused heavily on the “why” of becoming a musician as well as the “how”; thinking deeply about what he can do as an individual to contribute something special to the industry; a fact that his highly reflective of his unique songwriting style. [Read more…]