Canadian disco producer, singer, songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, born September 9, 1955 in Montreal. His legacy is Italian.
Gino began studying piano at the age of 8. By the age of 18 Gino had begun renting electronic keyboards and synthesizers to use in his own home studio. A producer asked him to play keyboards and write a tune for a group called Kebekelektrik. He ended up doing practically the whole LP by himself.
Gino hit #1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart twice with "Dancer" / "Dance to Dance" in 1979 and "Try It Out" / "Hold Tight" in 1981, six weeks each. Gino's third biggest hit "It's Alright"/"Look At Yourself" from his mega album "Face to Face" reached #2 for 5 weeks also on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. "Turn it around" was released as a single-only in 1984.
Gino also assembled and produced the disco studio group Witch Queen, best known for their Top 10 dance hit "Bang A Gong" / "All Right Now" in 1979. See also Kebekelektrik.
He owns a YouTube channel where he posted 3 unreleased songs during the 2000s: https://www.youtube.com/user/GinoSoccio1955
2018
2007
2000
Elm Records (3)
12", Comp
1997
1994
1989
1988
Unidisc
12"
1988
1988
1988
1988
1988
1986
1985
1985
1984
Celebration
12", Promo
1984
1984
1984
1984
1983
Celebration
7"
1982
Atlantic, RFC Records
7", Jukebox, Promo
1982
1982
1982
1982
1982
1981
Atlantic, RFC Records, WEA
7", Jukebox, Promo
1981
1981
1981
1981
1980
RFC Records, Warner Bros. Records
12", Promo
1980
Warner Bros. Records
7", Jukebox
1980
1980
1980
1980
1980
1979
Warner Bros. Records
7", Jukebox
1979
Warner Bros. Records
7", Jukebox
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
1978
Montreco, Montreco
7", Single
1978
Atlantic
12", RE
2009
Unidisc
CD, Comp
2006
BGP Records
CD, Comp
2006
2003
Unidisc
CD, Comp, Mixed
2001
Unidisc
CD, Comp
2001
1997
1997
1996
Unidisc
CD, Comp
1996
Unidisc
CD, Comp
1996
Unidisc
CD, Comp
1995
Deepbeats
CD, Comp
1995
Unidisc
CD, Comp, Mixed
1994
Unidisc
CD, Comp
1992
1991
Unidisc
12"
1987
1982
1981
1981
1981
1981
1980
Quality
7"
1980
1980
1979
Arista
7", Single
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
1980
1982
1982
2024
2020
Nostalgie, Warner Music France
2xCD, Comp
2016
Rhino Records (2)
3xCD, Comp
2016
2015
Rhino Records (2)
3xCD, Comp
2015
2014
2014
2013
Rhino Records (2)
3xCD, Comp
2013
Blanco Y Negro (2)
3xCD, Comp
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