My name is Markus, and I make stuff on the internet — mainly music under the name Aserzia. I've been making music since roughly 2018 and have enjoyed it every step of the way.  I didn't really take making music seriously till roughly 2019, which is when I realised that it was my true passion. I'm also very into things like geography and history, but more-so geography. I also really, really like stargazing, or anything to do with space really; its super interesting. But I'm getting side-tracked, let me explain more about who I am and my background lol.

Growing up in Gibraltar as the child to a family who very much loves music, it was no doubt that the path of music was promised to me since birth. My mother always told me that when she was pregnant with me and she'd listen to music, I would start to "dance in her tummy", which sounds kinda weird but it's more of a sweet thing than anything (unless you hate children). A lot of the music I started out with is mostly thanks to my mother, but it was with my dad which I found the music I truly love. My father is a locally renowned metal drummer, known to have been able to play genres such as thrash metal, nu metal, heavy metal, grindcore, progressive metal, and.. pretty much anything.. even djent. My father's incredible drumming ability inspired me to pursue music and become a successful drummer. He began properly tutoring me on how to play drums at around 10-12 years old (though I had been fiddling behind his drum kit since I was roughly about 6 years old haha). Honestly, both my parents very much encouraged me to pursue my love for music, but it didn't really dawn on me till much later in life. I had spent most of my life trying to become a geographer.. which, thinking about it now, would've very much been the wrong fit for me in life. 

If it wasn't obvious enough already, I listened to a lot of heavy metal music and hard rock music, especially bands like Black Sabbath and Queen. The aforementioned genres of music have made a significant impact to the way I write and compose music, and you can hear it in everything I make regardless of the genre I make. Despite my roots in heavy music, my dream has always been to use these influences to craft and shape a unique sound that can express how I truly feel. Every night I go to bed, I just lay awake for hours bustling with ideas. A lot of what I had to do now, I had to teach myself. Because I grew up in a family where money was often tight, I've had to be my own teacher, learning production and other musical techniques (and some basic theory) through pure DIY grit. But of course, what kept me driving through this is my restless passion for music.

Now my goal is to turn those restless ideas into a humble community which spreads nothing but love, truth, and honesty. I want to formulate a space where my music reaches the right people, for we can grow a lovely online family. Because if there's one thing music does flawlessly, it's connect people. I hope you enjoyed reading this, and I really hope you stick around with me on this journey <3

PEACE, JUSTICE, AND LOVE 💙

-Aserzia, 3/05/2026