Canadian Dance Hall of Famer, MC Mario is renowned for his live DJ prowess, for producing and hosting a nationally syndicated radio show, for producing hit dance tracks and for collecting the world's biggest hits for his line of compilation albums. He has sold close to 3 million CD’s in Canada and is still counting. Mario was nominated for a Juno Award in the Best Dance Recording category. 　　 　　MC Mario's nationally syndicated radio shows "The Mixdown" and "The Party Mix" can be heard in 25 cities throughout Canada, the United States, Antigua, Australia, Cyprus and Brazil. 　　Mario's website, www.mcmario.com, nets over 240,000 page requests per month! Serving up the 411 on the latest hits, trends, charts, dance scene, and with a link to MC Mario's nationally syndicated radio show, mcmario.com is the hottest DJ site in Canada! 　　 　　The DJ also counts down the Top 10 hottest videos on “The Mixdown” which made its debut 2 years ago, on Canada’s Dance Music TV Station, bpm:tv where it can be seen weekly (www.bpmtv.com). 　　With such immense success, Air Canada (the world’s 6th largest airline) added “The Party Mix” to their in-flight program. 　　 　　One may think that he has done it all! But no, MC Mario became co-owner of Club 1234 (www.1234montreal.com ) in Montreal, Quebec in 2004. 　　Known for its lifestyle, nightlife and attractive people, Montreal has always been at the forefront of dance music and club culture. During the height of the disco craze, 1234 was open seven nights a week entertaining every celebrity visiting Montreal. It was not uncommon to spot the nightlife icons of those days, such as The Village People, Donna Summer and Grace Jones. 　　On September 8th, 2004, Club 1234 was reborn with a gala opening night party and over 1500 people in attendance and there has been no looking back since opening night with a full house every week-end! Who better to bring on the music than DJ celebrity MC Mario! 　　 　　 　　MC Mario also continues to develop his own record label, Tycoon Records, an independent label in Canada distributed by Sony BMG Music Canada. 　　He produced talents such as Barbara Tucker, Althea Mc Queen, and Nancy Martinez…& the beat goes on.(www.tycoonrecords.com)