MYNT

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Mynt on the cover of the "Still Not Sorry" album.
Background information
Genre(s)	Electronica / Dance
Years active	2004–present
Label(s)	Ultra Records
Website	Official website
Members
Marisol Angelique Joe Murena Rich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan Albert Castillo
Former members
Kim Sozzi

MYNT is a dance music act from New York City. The co-ed quintet is made up of DJ/producer/remixers Albert Castillo and Rich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan, male vocalist Joseph Murena, and female vocalists Marisol Angelique-Solorzano and Kim Sozzi.

1 Career
- 1.1 Beginnings
- 1.2 Not a "Faceless/Production" act
2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
- 2.2 Singles
3 Chart history
4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Beginnings

Prior to forming the act, Castillo had done club mixes and productions, Pangilinan was also a remixer and DJ for WKTU, Sozzi had two hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, "Feelin' Me"(#4/2001) and "We Get Together"(Credited as HQ2/Hex Hextor Presents Kim Sozzi, #18/2002), Angelique-Solorzano did background vocal work and Murena was a semi-finalist on American Idol.

[edit] Not a "Faceless/Production" act

While some dance pundits think that this might be just another "faceless DJ/production" act, the members dispel that theory, saying that they were inspired by early 1990s acts such as Deee-lite and C&C Music Factory and they want to share, in their own words, "unique blend of the American Club culture with an alternative rock twist".

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

2005 – "Still Not Sorry"

[edit] Singles

How Did You Know June 1, 2004	Stay (Kim Sozzi single) March 8, 2005	Back in Love August 9, 2005	Still Not Sorry October 11, 2005
You're the Only One April 11, 2006

[edit] Chart history

In 2004 the act transformed a cover of Kurtis Mantronik's "How Did You Know" into a number three single on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart, the song also crossed over into the Hot 100 at #97. It was later followed by "Stay" (an original composition), which went top 5 on the same chart in 2005. Both tracks were credited as "MYNT Featuring Kim Sozzi". In October 2005 the act released their first full-length CD (Still Not Sorry) and their third single "Still Not Sorry", with Angelique-Solorzano on vocals.