Markus Wormstorm was born on Markus V Smit; 1981 and is a South African electronic musician.
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Markus Wormstorm has scored numerous global campaigns for esteemed brands such as STAR WARS, Google, Coke, Amazon, and Audi, among others.
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Markus Wormstorm has won several major international awards, including the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music, the Annecy Special Distinction Award, and the SAFTA Award for Best Original Score.
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Markus Wormstorm has won other notable awards like the Clio, Loerie, Summit, and Ciclope Awards.
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Markus Wormstorm moved to Cape Town in 2001 where he began his career on the city's electronic music circuit.
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Markus Wormstorm graduated from the Pro Arte School of music, art and drama in Pretoria, where he created a number of theatrical writings and won school awards for music and literature.
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Markus Wormstorm received classical piano training at the age of 12.
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In late 2001, Markus Wormstorm was invited by African Dope Records to submit music to their production music libraries.
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In December 2004, African Dope Records, in association with management label Sshadoworkss, released Markus Wormstorm's self-titled debut South African album, bundled as part of the 3CD pack The Real Estate Agents.
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Markus Wormstorm is a writer and music producer for the animation collective The Blackheart Gang, who creates short film stories.
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In 2006, together with vocalist and long-time collaborator Spoek Mathambo, Markus Wormstorm launched a new collaborative music project called Sweat.
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In 2012 Markus Wormstorm created a boutique online music search engine geared towards commercial licensing.
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Markus Wormstorm's studio created three episodes in collaboration with the Arthur C Clark-winning author Lauren Beukes and political analyst, award-winning author, and historian Max du Preez.
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Markus Wormstorm scored his second feature film in 2021 for director Robin Goode's debut feature, Free State.
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In 2023, Markus Wormstorm scored Ian Gabrial's film Death of a Whistle Blower, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival that year.