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Marcos Rodriguez

Musician - Engineer - Producer

Hello and welcome to my website!

My name is Marcos Rodriguez, Musician, audio engineer and music producer.

I'm also known as the guitar player for the German band INDUCTION

In this site you'll find the work I've done so far over my 31 years of career; Discography, studio works, etc;

I hope you like my website and do not forget to follow me on my social networks for daily updates of my adventures!

yours,

Marcos.

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Biography

 

Professional guitarist, songwriter, composer, producer, and touring artist with 20 + years of experience, Marcos Rodriguez, is best known for being a former member of the German band RAGE, the critically acclaimed metal institution with fanatically devoted followers.

 

Rodriguez’s professional career began in 1997 in Venezuela as vocalist and songwriter of the band Torre De Marfil. In the following years, the band recorded their first album self-titled which was critically acclaimed and also the band’s biggest hit.

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Torre de Marfil - Primer show en Zeppelin 1997

 

In 2000 the band released their second album “El Poder Del Lado Oscuro” followed by a live album, but the same year, Rodriguez moved to Tenerife - Spain, to concentrate on his new project: Soundchaser.

 

With this band, Rodriguez played during a period of 10 years, having great success, allowing them to play at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2009 followed by their first European tour in 2012. In 2013 Rodriguez produced and recorded at his fullness the album “Changes Part I: The Betrayed”.

 

The band toured in 2014 in several clubs all over Europe which gave them the opportunity to open for the Teutonic German band RAGE on their 30th-anniversary tour.

 

Also, in 2014 he formed a side project called Diolegacy, an honest tribute to the voice of metal Ronnie James Dio, getting the big responsibility for the vocals and direction of the band.

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Rage - Loudpark16 (2016)

 

But the breakthrough happened in 2015 when he joined RAGE, which was a dream come true for him. With this new lineup, Rage released an EP called “My Way”, having major success on the European tour along with Helloween.

In that same year, the band released “The Devil Strikes Again” via Nuclear Blast Records taking Rage to the next level with major record sales from their last 15 years of career.

After a very extended tour, in 2017 Rage released their second album called “Seasons of the Black” taking the band to an even bigger audience with impressive sales, along with a world tour in 15 countries and +50 shows.

 

 

In 2020 after the release of the RAGE's album "WINGS OF RAGE" and the European tour, in May of the same year, Marcos quits as the guitar player and co-songwriter of the band to focus on new projects, but still is working for different bands and artists as a producer, guest musician, and songwriter.

in January 2022 Marcos was announced as member of the German Band INDUCTION as a guitarist, alone with Tim Hansen the talented musician son of the legendary Kai Hansen (Helloween/Gamma Ray). Singed by ATOMIC FIRE RECORDSINDUCTION is Progressive power metal with symphonic influences creating an epic and heroic atmosphere

Marcos currently is endorsed major companies such as Ibanez guitars, Engl Amps, Thomastik-Infeld strings, RightOn! straps, InTunes GP, Sccot Dixxon cases, plugin alliance, and Souls of Rock Clothing.

Live at Wacken 2019

Bands

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INDUCTION Progressive power metal with symphonic influences creating an epic and heroic atmosphere topped by catchy and soaring vocals, melodic solos, thunderous drums as well as massive orchestration (crafted by Peter Crowley): that’s how the soundscapes of international outfit INDUCTION could be described best.

 

Find more at: Induction

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"This is my new home!"

"Soundchaser; 20 years later is still alive"

Marcos works on many side projects. One of the most successful ones is Soundchaser. Stared (and still is) as a cover band in the Tenerife's nightlife and slowly developed into original music.... the two main releases "A New Awakening" and "Changes Part I: The Betrayed" can be listen on the streaming platforms.

Find more about live performances and all the info of Soundchaser Here

 

"I live for the music, by the music and from the music"

Marcos works on many side projects. One of the most successful ones is Diolegacy, a band that pays tribute to Ronnie James Dio where Marcos is the leading voice.

Find more about it in Diolegacy.com 

Discography

Studio Freak

Rodriguez is also known as a producer in the Rock genre. Working with international bands offering services of recording, mix, master, and full album production.

 

Some of the services offered:

  • Professional production for recording artists.
  • Editing and consolidation of tracks.
  • Mixing with professionals plugins such Waves, Plugin-alliance, etc.
  • Mastering on a professional level with analog and digital sources.
  • Full pre-production for professional demos.
  • Consulting for arrangement on songs.
  • Coaching for vocals and guitar work.
  • Recording tracks of real and virtual instruments.
  • Recording of backing vocals & choirs.

*For a quote please use the contact form

"Both... the stage and the studio means passion to me"

Marcos - Estudio

Recent studio work for other artist

Endorsements and Partners

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"The partners I'm working with are simply the best!. They create unbelievable tools to make the musician and producer's work-flow confident and intuitive."

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