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M:G - O Holy Night
It
is no secret that the heart and soul of dance music today lives in the Bay Area.
It is here where the breath of diversity gives life and cultural flavor to the
music, continually showcasing new beat, rhythm and groove.
M:G, a.k.a.
Maribel LaLanne (Née Gonzalez), serves as living testimony to this talent. With
her debut release “Sweet Honesty,” M:G’s vocals shine pure against a hard edge
of bass-driven beat.
The weekend “Sweet Honesty” was released, the Bay Area response was so
overwhelming at WILD 94.9 in San Francisco, the song appeared in the “Hot Eight
at Eight” in just a few days. In a matter of two weeks, it became the most
requested song on WILD 94.9 and was #1 on “St. John’s Four Play at Four.” Since
then, the single debuted on the Billboard Top 100 at #98 and spent a total of 22
consecutive weeks on Billboard’s Dance Maxi-Singles, peaking at #7 throughout
its stay.
The success of “Sweet Honesty” has led her to many
performances in California, Nevada, and Texas. She has shared the stage with
artists such as LL Cool J, Mase, INOJ, Kai, K-Ci & JoJo, Sylk-E. Fine,
Tamia, Jon B., Voices of Theory, Nu Flavor, Angelina, Zapp & Roger, Spanish
Fly and Pinay.
“What Do You Remember” was the sophopmore single off her
debut album Make a Little Noise. “It’s much more mature, incorporating many
elements of freestyle dance,” says Glenn Gutierrez, producer. “It leads into the
entire ‘mode’ of the album.” Follow-up singles “Think Twice” and “Aphrodisiac”
enjoyed heavy spins by club DJs everywhere.
In Spring of ’97, A demo of
M:G singing a Madonna song cover fell into the hands of former WILD 94.9 mixer
Vicious V (Victor Alvarez), who passed it onto Classified Records. The day
after, Classified discovered M:G’s range and quick ability to pick up songs and
was later signed to the label.
Under the direction of producer Glenn
Gutierrez, who has worked with artists Jaya, Stevie B, Pinay and Jocelyn
Enriquez, M:G is currently working on her sophomore album and has fulfilled a
lifetime fantasy of hers.
While M:G was touring, she finished her
prerequsites for dental school. In 2002, Maribel graduated from dental school as
a Registered Dental Hygienist. In June 2008, Maribel left her full-time practice
to open LALANNE FITNESS-powered by CrossFit in San Francisco.
M:G
returns to her music roots just in time for Christmas 2012 with her new single
"O Holy Night".
Official
M:G Website
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