Our family has known Marco and his band since my son Connor Russo started competing at the Collingwood Elvis Festival at the age of 5 in 2009. Since then Connor has had the opportunity to work with The Casino Brothers Band at multiple shows and venues throughout the country. I’m a former musician and current entrepreneur and business owner, as well as a huge fan of the early years Rock n Roll genre. I have attended hundreds of music festivals and performances in the 25 years since the Collingwood Elvis Festival started. 

In our business and work relationship with Marco, I want to first of all say that he is extremely diligent and detail oriented. He has exceptional organizational skills and is able to successfully manage talent, schedules and musical repertoires as well as management expectations. I have personally observed him coordinate the entire performance requirements for the world’s largest Tribute Festival in the world in Collingwood Ontario, year in and year out, and deliver with incredible professionalism and excellence. 

As a performer and band leader, he and the Casino Brothers are a notch above all other Tribute Bands in the Elvis Festival world. In terms of timing, precision and the ability to observe an artist and pay attention to all the little nuances and cues that are essential to an authentic and exceptional performance, there is no one better in the business. It was this ability that Elvis Presley demanded from his band and relied on to deliver his epic concerts. And in terms of pure fitness and consistent energy, throughout an entire performance, in the spirit of a Ronnie Tutt, Marco delivers. We’ve had many discussions about his fitness and nutritional regiment and I’ve seen him put it into action and stay disciplined no matter the venue or situation. Because of his commitment to this area of his life, his performances over the last several years have gotten stronger.  

Lastly, he is a pleasure to hang out with and work with. He is an extremely positive person, with great emotional intelligence, and will always represent himself and his band with dignity and honor. So, if you are in the need of musical direction, management and leadership or an outstanding performer who will make any artist look and sound great, I will personally guarantee that he will deliver above and beyond your expectations.