Marques Robinson is young, talented and going places. Marques recently released an amazing instrumental album Remains of Us. The album takes guitar playing and instrumental music and creates a whole new genre. To me, Marques Robinson’s music blends rock, funk and classical. Marques describes his music as “a fusion of classic rock and modern rock or progressive rock.” His music style has been influenced by rock greats Queen, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendricks and Jeff Beck: “Not many kids my age know those people.” Marques started his music journey in sixth grade, when he joined his school band to play French horn. “I had lessons; I had tutors. So, as far as that goes, I’m not self-taught. Around junior year, I decided that I was done. I still loved the music, but I needed some other way to express myself. That’s when I stumbled upon the guitar, the piano and the drums. On my own, I started to individually work on them until I got to the point where I could meet with other musicians. Then, I formed my own group.” Marques Robinson was the lead guitarist in a band, when he decided that he could create his own music much faster and much more efficiently. According to Marques, “I’m feeling out what I can do on my own.”  Now, Marques plays all the instruments himself when he records in the studio. When I asked Marques what he looks for before collaborating with other musicians, he told me: “I look for an understanding and appreciate for the music we’re going to be playing. Other than that, I just look for an overall sense of happiness. I want to be happy when I play and I want to be around people that make me happy.” Marques...