Mario Cee

Mario Cee has been a familiar face on the London underground dance scene for many years. Born in London, Mario's career began in Cyprus (his parents' home country) and took off upon his return to the Thameside warehouse scene a few years later. After having covered most of the urban dance genres as a DJ, he then moved into the recording studios as a sound engineer for artists such as Leftfield, Peter Andre, Shola Ama and Dreadzone, which led to remix work for Chrysalis Records. This caught the attention of Robert Trunz who signed Mario to his M.E.L.T. 2000 label and, as a result, production work with a number of the South African artists signed to it. He collaborated with percussive maestros Amampondo and Mabi Thobejane, South African diva Busi Mhlongo and the Bushmen Of The Kalahari, all of which gave him a feel for organic rhythms and global musical styles. He then moved on to explore the more modern kwaito sounds coming out of the cities on the continent by remixing one of the best selling singles by Mandoza. Similar work followed with Shana (4), General, and Gabi Le Roux. Mario Cee has also launched his own Kronologik label.