Marc Mysterio
is an Irish-Canadian Professional Boxer, producer, singer, songwriter and actor, with a label called World Class Records, and music publishing company Amerada Music. He is also signed as an artist to Sony Music.
Career
Mysterio first became recognized in 2007 for his first single "Answer This" (featuring Linda Newman). Mysterio's debut release, "Roll Wit It" was released in 2008 by Spinnin Records and featured the vocals of
Chris Willis
Christopher Kevin Willis (born February 26, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Although initially a gospel music, gospel singer, he later received international attention for his collaborations with French house music ...
(singer of
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...
anthems "Love Is Gone" and "Gettin' Over You").
On January 2, 2009, Mysterio released a cover remix version of "One More Time" by
Daft Punk
Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, combining house music, funk, disco, tech ...
.
Mysterio released "Tomorrow (Is Another Day)", featuring
Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English pop singer and former glamour model from Crouch End in North London. She has appeared on reality television shows and has occasionally worked as a television presenter and actress.
Fox beg ...
, which debuted on radio worldwide on August 7, 2009, on stations worldwide, including: NRJ, Power 106, and Radio 538.
It was licensed by Sony Music.
and included on Samantha Fox's Greatest Hits (2009).
His 2009 album release ''Redemption'' included collaborations with
Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English pop singer and former glamour model from Crouch End in North London. She has appeared on reality television shows and has occasionally worked as a television presenter and actress.
Fox beg ...
,
Gary Pine,
Lillix,
Tiff Lacey,
Dhany,
Chris Willis
Christopher Kevin Willis (born February 26, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Although initially a gospel music, gospel singer, he later received international attention for his collaborations with French house music ...
Shena and Yardi Don.
He then went on to tour Europe, Scandinavia and Russia. Included in this tour were live performances on NRJ, Radio 538 and BBC Radio 1 with
Judge Jules.
2010-2020
In 2010, TMZ and Popeater reported that on August 23, 2010, Mysterio filed a lawsuit against
Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model and actress. Born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippi, Norwood was raised in Carson, California, beginning her career as a backing vocalist ...
seeking up to $6 million in damages. According to reports, Brandy had been paid $10,000 as a side artist fee to feature on Mysterio's debut album's lead single, "Shout It Out".
The invoice and an email from her manager Ryan Ramsey confirming receipt of the funds have been published by British tabloid, ''Anorak''. but then backed out of the deal. A subpoena was issued by the court ordering copies of videotapes of conversations between Mysterio and Brandy which were recorded by VH1 for her Family Business Season 2 Reality Show. The single "Shout It Out" without Brandy peaked at #47 on Mediabase Canada Hot AC Radio Chart Brandy later paid a settlement to Mysterio.
In 2012, Mysterio signed a global artist deal with Sony Music.
Sony Music partnered with Edmundo Andrada of
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio Aktiebolag, AB (; "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio programming, radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a television ...
(National Radio Sweden) and Etienne Dumon of
CBC Radio
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for a radio documentary on Mysterio's career to date, concluding with the world debut of "Everything Is All Wrong". Interviewed for the documentary were friends
DJ Riddler of
WKTU &
WHTZ as well as Craig Pereira of Sony Music and Matt Adell, CEO of
Beatport
Beatport is an American electronic music-oriented online music store owned by LiveStyle. The company is based in Denver, Los Angeles, and Berlin. Beatport is oriented primarily towards disk jockey, DJs, selling full songs as well as resources that ...
.
Later in 2012, Mysterio re-wrote and re-produced The 2012 Eurovision Semi-Final Hungarian Entry of Kati Wolf, "What About My Dreams", in French re-titled "Dix Pas Cent Pas".
In 2013, Mysterio collaborated with
Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), known professionally as Flo Rida ( ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 debut and breakout single "Low (Flo Rida song), Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the ...
for a song entitled "Booty On The Floor". The song was released on Monday, June 10, 2013, on Beatport, with all profits from the Beatport Release to go to One Fund Boston, to benefit the victims and families of the
Boston Marathon bombing
The Boston Marathon bombing, sometimes referred to as simply the Boston bombing, was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during the 117th annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarna ...
.
In 2015, Mysterio wrote, composed, produced and sang on the duet charity single "
Promised Land
In the Abrahamic religions, the "Promised Land" ( ) refers to a swath of territory in the Levant that was bestowed upon Abraham and his descendants by God in Abrahamic religions, God. In the context of the Bible, these descendants are originally ...
" with
Crash Test Dummies featuring Mark Crozer on guitar and drums.
This was a follow-up of his remix of Crash Test Dummies' 1993 single "
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" and charted in numerous countries, including Belgium, Greece, and Finland including #1 on Beatport and iTunes.
On February 5, 2016, "Promised Land" was released by Sony Music, marking his return to the major label release.
In June 2016, "Be The Truth" was released which reached #7 on both UK Music Week Official Club Chart and USA Billboard Next Big Sound Chart while ESPN Show FIRST TAKE used the hit as a theme song for December 2016.
On January 13, 2016, Trailer Park Boys and Bubbles finally released "Liquor & Whores" as an EDM track produced by Mysterio on
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the ...
.
2020-present
Liquor & Whores was certified gold by the
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 1 ...
Austria in 2020.
Later in 2020, his song Balans with Alexandra Stan and Mohombi was similarly certified gold by IFPI Austria.
Mysterio has also been credited as the composer for the Trailer Park Boys Television Series on
Netflix
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where he has previously appeared on-screen as a DJ as a guest celebrity star.
Mysterio scored his first
Billboard charts
The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ' ...
hit with “The Dancefloor” debuting at No. 41 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. The song, released in September 2022, tallied 580,000 U.S. streams in the latest tracking week ending November 25, 2023.
Discography
Singles
* 2008: "Roll wit It" featuring Chris Willis
( Spinnin' Records)
* 2009: "
One More Time" (Daft Punk Cover)
(World Class Records)
* 2009: "Sunshine" featuring
Gary Pine (Hi-Bias Records)
* 2009: "
Tomorrow" with
Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English pop singer and former glamour model from Crouch End in North London. She has appeared on reality television shows and has occasionally worked as a television presenter and actress.
Fox beg ...
(Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the ...
)
* 2010: "Shout It Out"
( Armada Music)
* 2011: "Let Loose" featuring
Sandy Vee (Hi-Bias)
* 2012: "Everything Is All Wrong" featuring
Karl Wolf (Sony Music Entertainment)
* 2012: "Dix Pas Cent Pas" by Kati Wolf featuring Marc Mysterio
(Sony Music Entertainment)
* 2013: "Booty on the Floor" by Marc Mysterio featuring
Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), known professionally as Flo Rida ( ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 debut and breakout single "Low (Flo Rida song), Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the ...
(Sony Music Entertainment)
* 2015: "
Promised Land
In the Abrahamic religions, the "Promised Land" ( ) refers to a swath of territory in the Levant that was bestowed upon Abraham and his descendants by God in Abrahamic religions, God. In the context of the Bible, these descendants are originally ...
" by Marc Mysterio featuring
Crash Test Dummies
* 2014: "
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
(Marc Mysterio vs. Crash Test Dummies)
* 2017: "Phenomenal (
AJ Styles
Allen Neal Jones (born June 2, 1977), better known by his ring name AJ Styles (or A.J. Styles), is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, ...
)"
* 2017: "Liquor & Whores"
(Marc Mysterio and Trailer Park Boys feat. Bubbles)
* 2018: "Balans"
(Alexandra Stan and Mohombi feat. Marc Mysterio)
* 2023: "The Dancefloor"
by Marc Mysterio featuring Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), known professionally as Flo Rida ( ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 debut and breakout single "Low (Flo Rida song), Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the ...
Remixes
* 2007:
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...
- "Delirious" (Marc Mysterio remix)
*2018:
Avicii
Tim Bergling (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. At age 16, he began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal. He rose ...
- "Bromance" (Marc Mysterio remix)
Awards
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 1 ...
, Austria and Finland:
* IFPI GOLD — "Balans"
* IFPI GOLD — "Liquor & Whores"
Other
*
Next Big Sound
Next Big Sound (NBS) is a New York–based company which provides analytics for online music. The company analyses the popularity of musicians in social networks, Streaming media, streaming services, and radio. The company was acquired by Pandora ...
— 2016, Marc Mysterio
* "The Dancefloor" – Hot Dance/Electronic Billboard Chart #41 (Nov 25, 2023)
References
External links
Official Bio on Look to the StarsMyspace siteDiscogs
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Canadian dance musicians
Canadian DJs
Club DJs
Remixers
Canadian male singers