MC Mario
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MC Mario is the professional name of Mario Tremblay, a Canadian radio and club disc jockey who has sold over 3 million albums in Canada. In 2004, he was found guilty of sexual assault on 2 women.
The Montreal-based performer is best known for his remix compilation albums, widely-marketed in Canada since the 1990s, and for his syndicated weekly radio programs The Mixdown and The Party Mix. Since 2004, his Mixdown has also appeared on bpm:tv. He is a member of the Canadian Dance Hall of Fame and was nominated for a 2003 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for his single "All That I Like." His proponents have lauded his ability to get people moving, his popularization of dance music in the mainstream and his ability to introduce comparatively rare European music to the Canadian market. Detractors in the 90s, however, have derided him for simply playing to the mainstream and lack of originality in his DJ-ing. Since 2004, MC Mario moved his music to a more international sound.
He co-owns Club 1234, a Montreal nightclub that people compare to the NY Studio 54.
Mario is signed to Sony-BMG Music (Canada), who also distribute his own label, Tycoon Records.
MC Mario made many productions and remixes in the 80's, such as Platinum Blonde, The Flirts, in the 90's, Snow, YaKid K, Althea Mc Queen, Barbarra Tucker, Emjay,Fruit de la passion & the hit "Tic Tic Tac", Jacynthe's first 2 singles as well as 2000's Nancy Martinez, Luisa Pepe, Caroline Neron, Audrey De Montigny, Elisabetta, Chantal Chemandy, to name a few.
In the 90's, his artist name was MC Mario Mastermind. He started working for Quality Music and Polytel. He produced many compilations, including:
Hits Of The World (CD) Quality Records / Quality Music & Video 1993 Back To Basics (CD) Quality Records / Quality Music & Video, Columbia House 1994 The Dance Cycle (CD) Quality Records / Quality Music & Video 1994 King Size (CD) Quality Records / Quality Music & Video 1995
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- 1994 Back to Basics Quality Records
- 1994 The Dance Cycle Quality Records
- 1995 King Size Quality Records
- 1995 Rewinds 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 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
- 2000 Mixdown 2000 Sony
- 2000 Sun Factory Sony
- 2000 90's Rewind Sony
- 2000 Party Mix Sony
- 2001 Mixdown 2001 Sony
- 2001 Sun Factory 2 Sony
- 2001 MCMARIO.COM Sony
- 2001 80's Rewind Sony
- 2002 Mixdown 2002 Sony
- 2002 Sun Factory 3 Sony
- 2002 Classic Rewind Sony
- 2002 Party Mix Canada Sony
- 2003 Mixdown 2003 Sony
- 2003 Sun Factory 4 Sony
- 2003 MCMARIO.COM V2.0 Sony
- 2004 Mixdown 2004 Sony
- 2004 Trance Divas Sony
- 2004 Sun Factory 5 Sony
- 2004 Party Mix 2004 Sony
- 2005 Mixdown 2005 Sony
- 2005 Sun Factory 6 Sony
- 2005 Party Mix 2K5 Sony
- 2006 Mixdown 2006 Sony
- 2006 Sun Factory 7 Sony
- 2006 Party Mix 2K6 Sony
- 2007 Mixdown 2007 Sony
- 2007 Sun Factory 8 Sony
- 2007 Most Wanted 2007 Sony
- 2008 Mixdown 2008 Sony
