With a lifelong interest in how mechanical things work, Marantz's journey into fine detail finish work began with a model aircraft hobby in which he built several scale and fully functional flying scale r/c models from scratch. In 2010 Marantz acquired mouthpiece refacing tools and with personal instruction from several highly regarded mentors in the field, began learning the craft of mouthpiece work. As of 2018, Marantz has experience working for several top names in the worldwide field of mouthpiece making and woodwind tech, so he brings years of experience to the table. A borderline obsessive attention to detail, experiential depth of knowledge about how a mouthpiece should perform from a player's perspective, and a solid work ethic are Marantz's primary strengths as a mouthpiece technician.