Gino Soccio's Biography

Gino Soccio is a Canadian record producer, composer and disc jockey of Italian origin born in Verdun (Quebec) on 9 September 1955. Gino began playing the piano at eight years old and at eleven he knew how to play Bach sonatas. In the early 1970s, Gino Soccio was influenced by electronic music and decided to rent synthesizers and start composing songs in his home studio. His first work was in collaboration with Canadian producer Pat Deserio who contacted him in 1975 to compose a song for the album "Kebekelektrik". Gino was supposed to make a disco version of Ravel's “Bolero”. In 1978, Gino Soccio released his first solo single entitled “The Visitors”. His debut album “Outline” was released in 1979. The album included the song “Dancer”, which reached number one on the US Dance Billboard (for 6 weeks), number six in Canada and was the Soccio's only song to enter the "UK Singles Chart". In 1981 the single "Try It Out" achieved great success, it was the only Soccio song to enter the "Billboard Hot 100" and reached first position on the "Billboard US Dance". The third hit single "It's Alright" (1982), from the album "Face To Face", reached number two for 5 weeks on the "Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play". Gino Soccio produced many albums for various artists such as Karen Silver, Witch Queen, Gotham Flasher and Guy Lafleur and wrote some songs for Grace Jones.

Discography :

Album

1979 - Outline

1980 - S-Beat

1981 - Closer

1982 - Face To Face

Singles

1978 - The Visitors

1978 - Sauve Qui Peut

1979 - Dance To Dance

1979 - Dancer

1980 - S-Beat