Marcel Martin bka "Kariz Marcel" is a New York-born, Baltimore-Virginia raised music producer and social entrepreneur. His roots sprouted from 90’s Hip-Hop, Go-Go (DC) and Baltimore Club Music. In 2008 he founded Kariz Kids Youth Enrichment Services. A after school program that took place in Baltimore, DC and New York during it 10 years in business.  After being one of over 4000 applicants, he made it to the final 25 for the 2019 One Beat Program,  an international cultural diplomacy exchange program partnering with the US State Department that brings musicians together from around the world to share and collaborate on musical ideas and projects. In 2018 he landed a major music placement on Jidenna's '85 To Africa' album. The song is entitled 'Sou Sou'. Co- produced by 7G, a young prodigy that was once his student in Kariz Kids.