Marcus “Bellringer” Bell is an American music producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, singer, social media influencer, activist and entrepreneur.

He has marketed and promoted, produced, remixed and written for, mentored and developed some of the world’s superstars and brands. His list of credits include Shelita Burke, Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Gala, Hadise, Park Jung-Ah, Amitabh Bachchan, Sony Music, HBO, Netflix, Showtime, Discovery Network, Amazon, Warner Brothers, Arista Records, EMI and Universal Music to name a few. He has also created music for worldwide brands such as McDonalds and General Mills. Marcus Bell, the entrepreneur, is the CEO of Bellringer Productions LLC, a music sync licensing and production company that operates a catalogue of over 10,000 songs and over 300 recording artists.

Bell published an Amazon #1 best selling book titled “Bellringer Branding Bible: The 5 Musician Branding Principles for Singers, Rappers, DJs, Music Producers, Composers, Writers, and Recording Artists.” Global superstar Beyonce performed to one of the songs produced by Bellringer on her "On the Run II Tour" co-headlined with husband Jay-Z. 

Beginnings

The son of national tennis champion Carolyn Williams Bell and entrepreneur father, Harvey Lee Bell Jr., Marcus Bell was born into an environment of African-American excellence and creativity in Norfolk, Virginia. With a love for the arts fueled by the support of his parents, he started playing piano and studying music when he was two years old and started an independent record label at twelve.  

His teen years were spent studying and developing his craft as he learned to play over twelve instruments and gained mastery in songwriting and producing music. He also learned how to build audiences of fans and supporters at an early age.

After high school, he attended Virginia Commonwealth University where he majored in business with a minor in music. He later transferred to the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston where he graduated with honors.   

At the end of Bell’s time at Berklee, he briefly interned at Universal Music Group and then began working for BMG (Arista Records, Jive Records, and RCA) marketing and promoting the careers of some of the biggest recording artists such as Britney Spears, Usher, Puff Daddy, and groups like Outkast and TLC.

Entrepreneurship

After working for major entertainment companies for 4 years in his early twenties, Bell realized that entrepreneurship was his pathway to being self-expressed and fulfilled. He has been creating value as a creative technologist and sustained a thriving entertainment business over the past two decades.

Having started several companies, Bell has achieved many successes, learned from failures, and has inspired and helped hundreds of artists develop their creativity.  He has given keynote speeches and spoken at or performed at conferences including  MIT Hacking Arts, Landmark’s Conference for Global Transformation, SXSW, Social Media Marketing World, events at USC, Berklee College of Music and various non-profits such as the Whitehall Arts Academy, Youth Entertainment Studios, and Gang Peace. He has been using his experience as an entrepreneur to make a difference in people's' lives with his Wealth and Impact Bootcamp.

Social Impact

Personally committed to social justice, dignity, and compassion, Bell has been involved in social issues such as promoting STEM education in underserved communities to music education in schools.  In elementary school he and his mother were sued by the City of Norfolk, Virginia, to prevent school busing for integration.  In high school, he led a student demonstration to prevent the demolition of I.C. Norcom High School, Portsmouth, Virginia's only historically African American high school.

After participating in marches and political campaigns, Bell realized the power of music to impact society and be a vehicle for the empowerment of communities. Bellringer recorded a song to raise funds to support victims of Haiti’s devastating January 2010 earthquake.  When President Barack Obama ran for re-election in 2012, Bell received a call from leaders working in his campaign to do a song to be used in flash mobs around the country. Thousands of people participated, making it one of the most successful marketing initiatives for the campaign. In 2018 after the passing of his mother he created the Carolyn Bell Foundation whose mission is to advance the causes of social justice through storytelling and the arts.   

Influencer

Marcus Bell has become a social media influencer over the past several years by accumulating over 100 thousand fans across social media platforms. His posts have generated over 300 million impressions collectively. Bellringer is unstoppable, and he is motivating people from all over the world who are touched directly and indirectly by his wisdom and musical genius. He believes that every single human being has amazing inner potential which can be tapped into and encouraged to grow. His mission is to leave a legacy that helps to provide meaning to billions of people.