MC Mario | |
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) MC Mario in late 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mario Tremblay |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ, radio host |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website | mcmario |
Mario Tremblay, better known under his moniker MC Mario, is a Canadian song producer, disc jockey and radio host from Montreal, Quebec.[1]
Biography
Born circa 1970, Mario studied in sound tracking/acoustic equipment at the UQAM. Upon graduating, he would go on to start his radio career in late 1980s with CKMF-FM (as a co-host) in Montreal, prior to switching to CJFM in 1990 which is now Virgin Radio Montreal.
In 2010 he has taken up co-ownership of the prestigious Club 1234 (now known as Le cinQ) where he's also shared the stage with DJs like Carl Cox, Bob Sinclar, Axwell, and others. From 1995 and up until 2020 he has hosted #1 Canadian Dance Party "The House Party" every weekend on Virgin Radio Montreal as well (now hosted by DJ Vito V).
Since 1993, he has been releasing mixtape compilations of various EDM artists at least 3 times a year. To date, MC Mario has sold more than 3.5 million albums in Canada alone, making him the 28th biggest selling Canadian artist of all-time.[2] His album Summer Anthems 2011 was certified gold by Music Canada on December 21, 2011.[3]
Additionally, since 2003, he is also known for producing his own tracks (alongside promotional young remixers). Some of his latest single productions include "Rockstar" (2012), "Lose My Mind" ft. Stephane Moraille (2013), "Anti Gravity" ft. Kirsten Collins (2014), "Love is Who We Are" (2015), "Dreamers" ft. Vanessa Piunno (2016), and "Tears of Heaven" (2018).
He has also been known to release remixes of tracks by several local and worldwide artists, such as "Thousand Miles" by Stevyn (2017), "U Gave Me" by Noah Ayrton (2018) and others. With his single "Breakaway" featuring BE1 (2019),[4] MC Mario joined Canadian music label Funktasy. His most recent releases on the international label in 2020 were "No Xplanation" and "Biggie's Soul" a collaboration with Hoss as part of MC Mario & Hoss.
MC Mario is also the only Canadian DJ to win a Stanley Cup as the official DJ of The Montreal Canadians in 1992.
Releases
- 1993 Hits Of The World (Quality Records)
- 1994 Back to Basics (Quality Records)
- 1994 The Dance Cycle (Quality Records)
- 1995 King Size (Quality Records)
- 1995 Rewinds - It's a Disco World (Polytel)
- 1995 Feeling Station (Polytel)
- 1996 Connexion (Polytel)
- 1996 100 % Natural Dance (Polytel)
- 1996 La crème de la crème (Polytel)
- 1996 Rewind Vol. 2 (Polytel)
- 1997 Danceteria (Polytel)
- 1997 Dome Party Mix '97 (Polytel)
- 1997 Dance 2000 (Sony)
- 1997 Back Track (Sony)
- 1998 Mixdown 98 (Sony)
- 1998 Sun Jammin' 98 (Sony)
- 1998 Dance 2001 (Sony)
- 1999 Mixdown 99 (Sony)
- 1999 '99 In the Sun (Sony)
- 1999 Dance 2002 (Sony)
References
- ^ IMO Records. "MC Mario Biography", IMO Records' Retrieved on 14 March 2011.
- ^ "Top Selling Canadian Artists of All-Time", Retrieved on 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – MC Mario – Summer Anthems 2011". Music Canada.
- ^ Breakaway Press Release, Retrieved on 8 June 2019.