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| |introduction = [[Mazarati]] is an American R&B band formed in the mid-1980s by former [[The Revolution]] bassist [[Brown Mark]]. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, they are now defunct as a group. The band's sole hit was a song called "[[100 MPH]]", which was written and co-produced by [[Prince]]. | | |introduction = [[Mazarati]] is an American R&B band formed in the mid-1980s by former [[The Revolution]] bassist [[Brown Mark]]. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, they are now defunct as a group. The band's sole hit was a song called "[[100 MPH]]", which was written and co-produced by [[Prince]]. |
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− | [[Sir Casey Terry]](vocals) and [[Jerome "Romeo" Cox]] (bass) were students at a Minneapolis' high school when they met bassist and fellow student [[Brown Mark]], who gave them a lot of encouragement and went on to become famous after joining [[Prince]]'s band, [[The Revolution]]. With [[Brown Mark]] giving them a lot of guidance, Terry and Romeo ended up calling their band "Mazarati" and hired several more Minneapolis-based musicians, including lead guitarist [[Craig "Screamer" Powell]], drummer [[Kevin "Blondie Patricks]], rhythm guitarist [[Tony Christian]], and keyboardists [[Marr Starr]] and [[Aaron Paul "Ace" Keith]]. | + | [[Sir Casey Terry]](vocals) and [[Jerome "Romeo" Cox]] (bass) were students at a Minneapolis' high school when they met bassist and fellow student [[Brown Mark]], who gave them a lot of encouragement and went on to become famous after joining [[Prince]]'s band, [[The Revolution]]. With [[Brown Mark]] giving them a lot of guidance, Terry and Romeo ended up calling their band "Mazarati" and hired several more Minneapolis-based musicians, including lead guitarist [[Craig "Screamer" Powell]], drummer [[|Kevin Patrick|Kevin "Blondie Patrick]], rhythm guitarist [[Tony Christian]], and keyboardists [[Marr Starr]] and [[Aaron Paul "Ace" Keith]]. |
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| Mazarati's association with [[Brown Mark]] led to a deal with [[Prince]]'s Paisley Park label, which released the Midwesterners' self-titled debut album in 1986. | | Mazarati's association with [[Brown Mark]] led to a deal with [[Prince]]'s Paisley Park label, which released the Midwesterners' self-titled debut album in 1986. |
Mazarati is an American R&B band formed in the mid-1980s by former The Revolution bassist Brown Mark. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, they are now defunct as a group. The band's sole hit was a song called "100 MPH", which was written and co-produced by Prince.
Sir Casey Terry(vocals) and Jerome "Romeo" Cox (bass) were students at a Minneapolis' high school when they met bassist and fellow student Brown Mark, who gave them a lot of encouragement and went on to become famous after joining Prince's band, The Revolution. With Brown Mark giving them a lot of guidance, Terry and Romeo ended up calling their band "Mazarati" and hired several more Minneapolis-based musicians, including lead guitarist Craig "Screamer" Powell, drummer [[|Kevin Patrick|Kevin "Blondie Patrick]], rhythm guitarist Tony Christian, and keyboardists Marr Starr and Aaron Paul "Ace" Keith.
Mazarati's association with Brown Mark led to a deal with Prince's Paisley Park label, which released the Midwesterners' self-titled debut album in 1986.
The band continued after its association with Prince and signed with Motown Records releasing their second album, Mazarati 2 (1989), including the singles "The Saga Of A Man" and "The Woman Thang". Brown Mark and former Klymaxx-founding member Bernadette Cooper both worked as producers on this album which experienced little success; the distribution of the LP and CD appears to have been limited in quantity.
In 2011, Craig "Screamer" Powel and Marvin Gunn assembled a new band based upon Mazarati's back catalogue, "Mazarati Revisited". A debut show, tour and album are reputed to be in the works.
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Line Up
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Original
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Additional Band Members:
- Kelly Gravely: Drums
- Daniel Satterberg: Keyboards
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Evolution
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None.
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Contributions
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Studio
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The band is notable for songs that they did not release: they were originally given Kiss, a country blues demo recorded by Prince. After they transformed the one-verse one-chorus track into a funk number, Prince decided to take it back. He added a guitar break and his vocals, but kept Mazarati's background vocals and released the song on his Parade (1986). Kiss became a No. 1 hit single.
Another song given to Mazarati was an outtake from The Time called Jerk Out. Their take on the song never made the album, but the track was re-recorded in 1990 by The Time and became a No. 1 single. Sir Casey Terry - background vocals were kept on The Time's released version.
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Live
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On July 1, 1986, the group performed Player's Ball, I Guess It's All Over and 100 MPH live at the premiere party of Under The Cherry Moon, held at the Centennial Theater of the Sheridan Convention Center - Holiday Inn, Sheridan, Wyoming. A few other live concerts took place the same year.
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