Bio

Native of Argentina, Marcos Mendosa was only three years old in 1987 when his family moved to Toronto, Canada in a pursuit of a better life. With his four uncles playing in a police community band and four cousins playing sax, trumpet, drums, and guitar, Mendosa had a music bug implanted early. In his teenage, Mendosa’s numerous and elaborate diary entries and personal notes started taking shape of hip-hop lyrics.

Matching rhythm of his own words to the rhythm of the beats soon became a true passion for Marcos. As he puts it:
” it was the only way that I could express how I truly felt about my everyday life.  It wasn’t my goal to be a musician, or an artist, or a writer. It was just something that I did because I felt it was hard for me to communicate with others.”

His talent was first noticed when he began to perform on the Toronto hip-hop scene in 2003. More than positive feedback from the audience in 60+ shows inspired Mendosa to write even more. Three to four hour sessions became a daily habit, resulting in over 400 lyrics written to-date.

In 2007, Mendosa met music producer, guitarist and songwriter George Solo of Musicline Productions. Unlikely collaborators, they soon discovered shared passion for combining original Latin melodies and urban hip-hop beats. Marcos Mendosa’s lyrics and vocal performance, combined with George Solo’s songwriting, guitar playing and production skills provided foundation for Mendosa’s signature sound and title of their first project, “Tangoton”.

The EP is due for release in December 2010.