Cantor Jamie Marx has been writing and selling Purim spiels since 2016, and they have been performed in over 450 synagogues across North America, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and New Zealand. He’s been writing parodies since he was a kid, and in a box somewhere there’s a parody of “Man in the Mirror” he co-wrote with his best friend when they were 8 years old.

A composer and songwriter, Cantor Marx has written, recorded, and published numerous pieces, including two albums of Jewish rock (In Pursuit and Restless Heart) and various settings of Jewish liturgical texts. His songs have been published by Transcontinental Music Publications as part of the Shabbat Anthology, Manginot, Chazak V’ematz, Ruach, and Mikraei Kodesh songbooks. He also regularly performs with his ‘90s power pop band The Lucky Break.

He is the founder of Trope Tutor, a series of online courses teaching Torah and Haftarah cantillation as well as essential b’nei mitzvah tutoring techniques and strategies. Cantor Marx is also a co-founder of the Philly Jewish Music Festival, launching in May 2026. In 2025, his work as The Spiel Guy was profiled in J. Weekly - The Jewish News of Northern California.

Since 2014, he has served as cantor at Temple Sholom in Broomall, PA. He is married to Anna and is the proud father of Eli and Isaac.