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Mynt
GenresElectronica, dance-pop
Years active2004–present
LabelsUltra Records
MembersMarisol Angelique
Joe Murena
Rich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan
Albert Castillo
Past membersKim Sozzi
WebsiteOfficial website

Mynt is a dance music act from New York City. The co-ed quintet is made up of DJ/producer/remixers Albert Castillo and Rich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan, male vocalist Joseph Murena, and female vocalists Marisol Angelique-Solorzano and Kim Sozzi.

Career

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Beginnings

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Prior to forming the act, Castillo had done club mixes and productions, Rich Pangilinan was also a remixer and DJ for radio station, WKTU, Sozzi had two hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, "Feelin' Me"(#4/2001) and "We Get Together"(Credited as HQ2/Hex Hextor Presents Kim Sozzi, #18/2002), Angelique-Solorzano did background vocal work and Murena was a semi-finalist on American Idol.

Not another "Faceless/Production" act

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While some dance pundits[who?] think that this might be just another "faceless DJ/production" act, the members dispel that theory, saying that they were inspired by early 1990s acts such as Deee-lite and C&C Music Factory and they want to share, in their own words, "unique blend of the American Club culture with an alternative rock twist".[citation needed] All the members of the band (before Kim Sozzi's departure) are prominently featured on the album's sleeve.m

Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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  • How Did You Know June 1, 2004
  • Stay (Kim Sozzi single) March 8, 2005
  • Back in Love August 9, 2005
  • Still Not Sorry October 11, 2005
  • You're the Only One April 11, 2006

Chart history

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In 2004 the act transformed a cover of Kurtis Mantronik's "How Did You Know" into a number three smash hit single on the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart that stayed on the charts for months. The song achieved some crossover success on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at #97. It was later followed by "Stay" (an original composition), which went top 5 on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in 2005. Both tracks were credited as "MYNT Featuring Kim Sozzi". In October 2005, they released their first full-length CD (Still Not Sorry) and their third single "Still Not Sorry", with Angelique-Solorzano on vocals.