Marco Mlynek (born 1987) is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. He regularly creates music and sound design for theatre, film and interdisciplinary projects. He is also active as a pianist, guitarist and singer in several bands. In his pieces, he often combines song-based music with repetitive elements. For stage and film, he also ventures into the field of experimental electronics. In 2012, he completed his composition studies (jazz/pop) at the Maastricht Conservatory. He has already realised numerous commissioned works for the PODIUM Festival Esslingen, Storioni Festival Eindhoven, Beethovenfest Bonn and the Philharmonie Köln, among others.
Since 2016, several stage works have been created in collaboration with director Philipp Rosendahl, including at the Staatstheater Kassel, Schauspiel Stuttgart, NT Mannheim and the Staatstheater Cottbus. Since 2018, he has worked regularly with choreographer Constantin Hochkeppel at the Full Spin Festival, Ringlokschuppen Ruhr and Comedia Theater Cologne, among others. Since 2012, Mlynek has been playing and writing music for Cast Glass, a European band project with composer and producer Marc Alberto. They have released two EPs and several video works.
In 2021, he formed the experimental folk rock duo Companion Songs as guitarist and songwriter with Berlin-based drummer Max Andrzejewski. Their debut album was released in May 2023.