Marcio's musical approach is influenced by his studies of different ethnic music traditions. He belongs to a generation of contemporary percussionists that feel at home in a wide variety of musical situations, retaining at the same time his own voice.

Marcio has performed and or recorded with: Carla Bley, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Peter Erskine, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, María João & Mario Laginha, the WDR-Big Band, Vince Mendoza, Bob Mintzer, Cory Henry, Jacob Collier, Laura Mvula, Trilok Gurtu Group, George Benson, Maceo Parker, Dino Saluzzi, Grupo Comedia, Ivan Lins, Jon Faddis, Claudio Puntin, the HR-Big Band, Nils Landgren, Michel Portal, Will Lee, Jim Beard, Richard Bona, Rosa Passos, Dhafer Youssef, Alon Yavnai, Jim McNeelly, Lalo Schifrin, Andrés Beeuwsaert, Joachim Kühn, Paquito D'Rivera, David Liebman, Steve Swallow, Adam Nussbaum, Santiago Vazquez, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Mark Feldman, Marcel Khalife, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, the Mask Orchestra, the Metropole Orchestra, Osvaldo Golijov, Dawn Upshaw, the Hannover Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ensemble Absolute, among many others.

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY :

AS A LEADER

IDYLLEN Music for a theater performance based on texts by Ernst Jandl and Novalis.
RESTLESS WORLD Music for wind instruments and percussion. 

AS A FEATURED SOLOIST

SOME SKUNK FUNK by Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Will Lee, Jim Beard, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor and the WDR-Big Band cond. by Vince Mendoza (GRAMMY Award Winner 2006)
REVOLUTIONS by Jim Beard with Vince Mendoza and the Metropole Orchestra
SOUNDSCAPES by Bob Mintzer with the WDR-Big Band.
EM.PERIENCE by Fabia Mantwill Orchestra.
STORYTELLERS by Luciana Souza and the WDR-Big Band arranged and conducted by Vince Mendoza
HAMBURG by Elbtonal Percussion
KPF by Alyn Cosker
IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE by Maceo Parker and the WDR-Big Band
HOMECOMING by Vince Mendoza and the WDR-Big Band (GRAMMY Nominated 2017)
METROPOLITAN VISIONS by Wolf Kerschek with the NDR-Big Band and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
PLAYS STEWART COPELAND by Elbtonal Percussion
CARIBBEAN NIGHT by Andy Narrel featuring Peter Erskine, Michel Alibo, Luis Conte, Marcio Doctor & the WDR-Big Band arranged and conducted by Vince Mendoza
LATIN JAZZ SUITE by Lalo Schifrin featuring Jon Faddis, David Sanchez, Ignacio Berroa, Alex Acuña, Marcio Doctor and the WDR-Big Band
JAZZ MASS IN CONCERT by Lalo Schifrin featuring Tom Scott, Joe LaBarbera, Marcio Doctor and the WDR-Big Band
GILLESPIEANA by Lalo Schifrin featuring Jon Faddis, Paquito D’Rivera, Markus Stockhausen, Jon Riley, Marcio Doctor and the WDR-Big Band
HEALING THE MUSIC by The Embassadors
SEA JOURNEY by Ulita Knaus
SO LOST LIKE PEACE by Ulita Knaus

AS A PERFORMER / CO-PRODUCER IN A COLLECTIVE

ACCIDENTE DE TANGO by Tango Crash
LIVE IN GRÜNER SALON, BERLIN Tango Crash
BAILÁ QUERIDA by Tango Crash
OTRA SANATA by Tango Crash
TANGO CRASH by Tango Crash
ZEITRAUM by Peter Bolte and Marcio Doctor
MONDO by Claudio Puntin, Wang Yong and Marcio Doctor
LINGO by Stefan Bauer, Claudio Puntin and Marcio Doctor
NUBES by Comedia
ROT by Claudio Puntin
CLAP YOU by Claudio Puntin
ORTE by Raymond Theler, Marcio Doctor, Mark Nauseef and Walter Quintus
TALES FROM ENCHANTED GARDENS by Mehmet Ergin
BEYOND THE SEVEN HILLS by Mehmet Ergin

AS A MEMBER OF THE NDR-BIG BAND (The Hamburg Radio Jazz Orchestra)

FACE TO FACE by Nikki Iles and the NDR Big Band
SANCTUARY by Michael Moore and the NDR Big Band
ROCKS by Randy Brecker and the NDR Big Band (GRAMMY Award Winner - Best Solo Performance 2020)
ES:SENSUAL by Omar Sosa and the NDR-Big Band
DANÇA DAS AGUAS by Alon Yavnai & Joca Perpignan and the NDR-Big Band
FACES UNDER THE INFLUENCE by Tim Hagans and the NDR-Big Band
MY POLISH HEART by Wolf Kerschek, the NDR-Big Band, and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
FLYING IN CIRCLES by Christian Elsässer and the NDR-Big Band featuring Adam Nussbaum
21 SPICES by Trilok Gurtu with Simon Phillips and the NDR-Big Band
IN MY VIEW by Michael Gibbs and the NDR-Big Band
PLAY A BILL FRISELL SETLIST by Bill Frisell with Jeff Ballard and the NDR-Big Band
TALL TALES OF JASPER COUNTY by Dale Wilson and the NDR-Big Band
SHIR AHAVA by Alon Yavnai and the NDR-Big Band
CEREMONY by Omar Sosa and the NDR-Big Band
BACK IN THE DAY by Mike Gibbs and the NDR-Big Band
BIG BAND by Stefano Bollani and the NDR-Big Band
SENHORAS DO AMAZONAS by João Bosco and the NDR-Big Band
HERE'S A SONG FOR YOU by Norma Winstone, Mike Gibbs, and the NDR-Big Band
DAYS LIKE THESE by Mark Lockheart and the NDR-Big Band
SHOUROUK  by the NDR-Big Band and the Osnabrück Symphony Orchestra
FRANK ZAPPA’S HOT LICKS by Colin Towns and the NDR-Big Band
PORTRAIT OF A BAND by Nils Wogram and the NDR-Big Band
NONSEQUENCE by Mike Gibbs and the NDR-Big Band
THE THEATRE OF KURT WEILL by Colin Towns and the NDR-Big Band
LEND ME YOUR EARS by Colin Towns and the NDR-Big Band

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY: AS A PERCUSSIONIST AND PERCUSSION ARRANGER

TEA TATTOO by Robert Schmitz-Gill, composed by Claudio Puntin
RED IS MY NAME by Orham Pamuk, radio play & audiobook, composed by Claudio Puntin
THE RED JACKET by Florian Baxmeyer,  score composed by Edward Harris
ROSE by Alain Gsponer, TV-film  score composed by Marius Felix Lange
MEIN HERZ IN CHILE by Jörg Grünler, TV-series score composed by Marius Felix Lange
DAS WAHRE LEBEN by Alain Gsponer, score composed by Marius Felix Lange
ANAM by Buket Alakus, score composed by Mehmet Ergin
CRESCEND’O soundtrack for the French aquatic circus composed by Dylan Vaughn
MARIO & DER ZAUBERER by Klaus Maria Brandauer, score composed by Christian Brandauer 

Marcio Doctor plays PAISTE cymbals and gongs, VIC FIRTH sticks and mallets, REMO hand-drums, BLACK SWAMP PERCUSSION accessories, DEM’STICKS brushes and SCHLAGWERK frame drums.