Marco "Marc" J. Casale is from New York. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) with a BS in Medical Informatics and an MS in Information Technology. He currently works as an Integration Architect in healthcare at URMC and an adjunct professor at RIT. He also serves as a worship leader and has published worship and instrumental songs under the artist name "Lionheart Praise" with his wife, Barbara. He recently completed an MA in Worship Studies: Songwriting from Liberty University and wrote the books "The Worship Songwriter" and "The Complete Worship Songwriter's Handbook" as his final capstone project. The books contain links to an online course in songwriting, music production, chord chart publishing, lyric video creation, and an open-source application for managing song libraries. "The Worship Songwriter" is a full textbook and the handbook is a supportive text with exercises and lecture slides.