GARY MARLOWE: OUTPLAYING MACHINES BY BEING HUMAN. 2025 Crystal Pine Award winner Gary Marlowe is a visionary and explorer. Marlowe’s outstanding musicality allows him to embrace imperfections, illustrating that his artistry is the work of a human musician, rather than merely code. His philosophy is: “Being an artist is all about being human.” The composer draws inspiration from his personal experience, growing up musically in the mythical 1980ies in Berlin. Literally “sitting in the Dsch