Visionary Architect. Creative Sovereign. Builder of Empires That Burn.
Marcus Starks is a multidisciplinary powerhouse—an artist, producer, strategist, and founder who has built an entire constellation of ventures across music, film, healing, branding, and cultural innovation. With a gift for moving between worlds—corporate and creative, spiritual and strategic—Marcus helps people transform raw vision into fully realized movements.
Everywhere he touches, something ignites.
How He Moves
Marcus is not just a founder—he’s a force. He serves as strategist, creative lead, storyteller, and systems architect across every company he touches. He has a rare ability to weave narrative, brand, soul, and structure into a unified force of motion.
He’s launched music videos with zero budget and all heart. He’s shaped brand language that makes people weep. He’s built sacred spaces where the lost feel found. He’s redefined what it means to “do business” by blending the sacred with the strategic.
When Marcus builds with you, he’s not just clocking hours—he’s summoning legacy.
Why He Built This
Because the world is full of people with purpose and no plan. Because fire without form burns out. Because some visions are too big for a single path.
Vesper Strategic and its family of companies were born from Marcus’s need to do more than fit in—they were forged to create space for brilliance, for chaos with rhythm, for art with impact.
If you’re here, you already feel it. You’re not meeting just a founder. You’re standing in the presence of a movement.
The Ecosystem He Leads
Vesper
Under the banner of Vesper Strategic, Marcus Starks weaves together a dynamic syndicate of ventures—each one a mirror of his boundless creative force. As the Founder and Visionary Architect, he channels art, technology, storytelling, healing, and strategy into living ecosystems that move culture forward.
Here are the thirteen ventures that form his constellation:
Marcus the Music A living legend-in-the-making and flagship artist under EchoVale Records, Marcus crafts genre-defying music marked by poetic lyricism and raw emotional resonance. Title: Professional Paradigm Shifter
Marcus the Face An actor and character-shifter exploring identity, transformation, and truth through fearless performance. Title: Professional Paradigm Shifter
Marcus the Pixels His visual art and photography—gritty, dreamlike, and soul-centered—bring cinematic power to every frame, from album covers to film stills. Title: Professional Paradigm Shifter
Sound Market A hybrid podcast studio, music production hub, and creative audio engine for artists, podcasters, and filmmakers. Sound Market offers studio sessions, gear rentals, live streaming, and mastering—all built for visionaries who need their sound to move. Title: Founder and Executive Audio Strategist
EchoVale Records Marcus’s independent label and sacred sound laboratory, where sonic ritual meets visionary storytelling. Title: Owner and Executive Producer
Mirror Mirror Creative A high-vibrational brand development studio helping artists, founders, and sacred disruptors reflect their truth through design, voice, and presence. Title: Owner and Creative Development Strategist
HAND2HAND A real-world-to-strategy marketing company blending grassroots hustle with creative precision. Led by Paulette Pressley, HAND2HAND specializes in flyer distribution, campaign design, and person-to-person connection. Tagline: “We Don’t Broadcast. We Connect.” Title: Founder and Strategic Creative Partner
IAM Entertainment A future-forward platform for storytelling and innovation, challenging the status quo and reimagining what creative expression can be. Title: Owner and Executive Director of Innovation
The House of Embers A 4,000-square-foot cultural arts sanctuary on Staten Island designed to uplift underrepresented voices through healing, community, and creative fire. Title: Founder and Creative Director
The Burning Lamp (with Mignon Nyannffor) A healing-centered rehabilitation organization offering court advocacy, family wellness, doula services, and holistic community care. Title: Executive Partner and Strategic Director
O-Y-E Entertainment (with Paulette Pressley) A creative marketing force rooted in street culture, impact, and the power of presence. O-Y-E gets the people in the room—and keeps them lit. Title: Executive Creative Strategist
Algorythm Dance Series (with Stephen Briggs) A kinetic fusion of dance, art, and conversation. This series bridges movement and meaning through workshops, performances, and cultural activation. Title: Co-Creative Director
“I am the architect of worlds unseen. I shape time, move energy, and breathe life into the impossible.”
