Marcus Blackwell, Jr. is the Founder and CEO of "Make Music Count". Born and raised in Windsor, CT, Blackwell cites that he was strongly influenced by both music and math, contributing to his development of the "Make Music Count" program. "I began my musical journey when I was five, at the Artist Collective,a musical conservatory in Hartford, CT; this is where I first received classical piano training. I then added a jazz piano repertoire, which I would continue all throughout high school"