Born in Savannah, Georgia (February 17), Marc moved to New York in the 1970s, where he established himself on the club scene, befriended Phyllis Hyman and Stephanie Mills and worked with James Mtume & Reggie Lucas, the production duo behind their most successful tracks. Marc released two albums on Warner Brothers in the early 80s, both produced by Mtume and Lucas, and contributed to the New York garage scene in the early-mid 90s, as Sir Dane, on tracks produced by B.O.P., Ace Mungin and Tyrone Payton.