Background
DeMarcus was born in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from the Tree of Life Christian School in Columbus while living with his mother and sister. He also has a half-sister from his father"s side of the family.
DeMarcus was born in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from the Tree of Life Christian School in Columbus while living with his mother and sister. He also has a half-sister from his father"s side of the family.
DeMarcus attended Lee College in Cleveland, Tennessee, from 1990 to 1992.
At the time, he traveled and performed as a keyboard player in the Christian music group New Harvest, led by Danny Murray. DeMarcus co-founded the contemporary Christian music group East to West and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1993. They engineered the album together, and became English"s back-up band.
The album was nominated for the Dove Award for Inspirational Song of the Year.
In addition to producing for English, he has also produced albums for James Otto, Jo Dee Messina, Austins Bridge and others He produced the 2006 release for the band Chicago titled, Chicago XXX. He soon became bandleader for Chely Wright.
Eventually, he met Joe Don who is now the group"s other member. DeMarcus called Joe Don to fill in for a guitarist who had left the band one night.
On March 4, 2010, DeMarcus and his band mates were guest stars on Computer Society of India: Crime Scene Investigation, appearing as themselves.
In the episode titled "Unshockable" (1014), he is electro-shocked by his bass guitar during a performance at a Vegas club, leaving him with total amnesia. DeMarcus has continued to explore his acting career, appearing in the film A Country Christmas, as well as episodes of American Broadcasting Company"s Nashville and Lifetime"s Drop Dead Diva. Non-Rascal Flatts album credits.
Married Allison Alderson, May 15, 2004.