Echoes of the Dark

Biography

"Echoes of the Dark" is a music project from the pop-rock genre. After several years of band experience, Markus has increasingly focussed on songwriting since the turn of the millennium. For several years, he worked with various musicians in his own home studio. A few years ago, he mainly worked on his songs with the singer Sophie and the producer Marco, with whom the albums "Secret Tales" and "not available" were created. After two songs with singer Toby, the young singer Samira was recruited for the rockier album "visitors".

As a songwriter, Markus is the pulse of "Echoes of the Dark". Characterised by his love towards music and his flair for lyrics and language, he gives free rein to his imagination. His great love of music and his musical creativity have accompanied Markus from an early age. He learnt to play the drums in an orchestra when he was around 8 years old. At the age of 15, he bought his first synthesiser and programmed his first instrumental songs. Around the turn of the millennium, Markus gained band experience in various formations. Since their dissolution, Markus has been composing and arranging songs in various projects and sound directions in his home studio.

Marco gives "Echoes of the Dark" that certain something. With his flair for music and his ear for subtile nuances, Marco helps with mixing and arranging. Marco has been producing his own songs in his home studio at the highest quality level for a long time. His knowledge and skills are very valuable for "Echoes of the Dark". The intensive collaboration resulted in a close friendship that continues to this day and characterises the work on joint projects.

Samira is the youngest voice of "Echoes of the Dark". Singing has been a basic need for Samira from an early age, so she joined a children's choir at the age of four, where she remained for almost ten years. Samira also began taking singing lessons and writing her own songs. Samira says that music is her innermost emotional world and that she cannot imagine life without singing. Her soulful and young voice is a valuable addition to the new rock project "visitors" by "Echoes of the Dark".

Tristan contributes to the sound of "Echoes of the Dark" with his distinctive, vibrato-rich tenor voice. Tristan developed an affinity for music at an early age. He was particularly fond of singing. He sang in various choirs such as the Schweizer Jugendchor and also took classical singing lessons so that he could devote himself more to solo singing.
To accompany his singing and give it more expression, Tristan learnt to play the guitar. He gradually created covers of Reinhard Mey, the Beatles and other artists at home, which Tristan performed at various gigs.

Sophie is the finer female voice of "Echoes of the Dark". The clear and at the same time dreamy sound of her voice casts a spell over the listener. During her time at grammar school, Sophie sang in the school choir and began classical singing lessons. This enabled her to take part in various productions at a young age. She took part in her first musical at the age of eight. By the age of 18, Sophie had fulfilled her dream with a leading role in another musical and in 2013 she sang in the ensemble in the rock opera "Tommy" - a production by upstart-entertainment.

Toby is a singer/guitarist and plays in various formations in the fields of pop/rock, folk and children's music, with which he has had some success in the past, such as radio airplay on various national and international stations as well as various music awards for his projects. His voice is unmistakable and gives the songs "Endless Love" and "Falling" a specific character.