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Nick Marino: keyboard player, composer and vocalist

Nick Marino, also known as Nick Z Marino, Nick Marinovich, Zelko, Zeljko Marinovic (born Željko Marinović, Serbia) is a singer, songwriter, producer and keyboard player. Marino is the keyboard player and lead vocalists for the American metal/rock band NZM. He is also the keyboard player and vocalists for Yngwie Malmsteen. Marino was the keyboard player for Generation Axe and the keyboard player/backing vocalist for KC and the Sunshine Band. He is endorsed by YAMAHA.

Biography

Nick Marino was born in Serbia where he attended classical music school. In 1987, he released the album, Unucici, with the band Unucici, on Jugodisk. In 1991, Marino won the Belgrade Spring Festival Song Contest for singing a duet and was featured on the album Beograde-Hitovi Beogradskog Proleća. In 1992, Marino released his first solo rock/pop album, Aliluja, on PGP-RTB before locating to the United States in 1995 to pursue his musical career. Marino has always been strongly influenced by neoclassical metal and rock music. In 1999, Marino sang and composed the song “Sunshine” for the compilation album Alternative Rock Attitude on Koka Media. He performed as a keyboard player and backing vocalist with KC and the Sunshine Band from 1997-2010. Marino sang and played keyboards for Yngwie Malmsteen in 2005 and 2009-2017. Marino released his first US solo rock album for Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force Records, Freedom Has No Price, in 2010. He formed his own rock/metal band, NZM, in 2013, where Marino is the lead vocalist, keyboard player, songwriter and producer. Marino released two NZM albums, Eternal Fire in 2014 and Alive in 2016. Marino played keyboards for Generation Axe featuring Steve Vie, Zakk Wilde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tosin Abasi, and Nuno Bettencourt on the 2016 US/Canada tour.

NZM (2013 – Present)

Marino is the producer, songwriter, lead vocalist and keyboard player for the American metal/rock band NZM. NZM toured Switzerland in 2015 showcasing their first album, Eternal Fire. NZM released their second album, Alive, in 2016.

Nick Marino (2009-2012)

Marino released his first solo American rock album, Freedom Has No Price, on Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force Records in 2010. Marino was the songwriter, producer, lead vocalist and keyboard player.

Generation Axe (2016)

In 2016, Marino joined Generation Axe featuring Steve Vie, Zakk Wilde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tosin Abasi, and Nuno Bettencourt, as the keyboard player and toured the US and Canada.

Yngwie Malmsteen (2005 and 2009-2017)

In 2005, Marino joined Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force as the keyboard player for the United States/Japan Unleash the Fury tour. In 2009, Marino rejoined the band and toured worldwide until 2017. In November 2010, Marino was featured in Keyboard Magazine, “Nick Z Marino Shredding with Yngwie Malmsteen”. In 2011, Marino was featured on Malmsteen’s Relentless album. In 2013, Marino became the lead vocalist, as well as, the keyboard player, and was featured on the live CD Spellbound Live in Tampa and DVD Spellbound Live in Orlando. Marino continued to be the lead vocalist and keyboard player for Malmsteen until 2017.

KC and the Sunshine Band (1997-2010)

Marino toured worldwide with KC and the Sunshine Band as a keyboard player and background singer from 1997-2010. In 2004, Marino played with KC and the Sunshine Band and other artists such as Gloria Gaynor, Thelma Houston, Anita Ward, The Tramps, and Maxine Nightengale on the DiscoMania world tour. Marino also performed with KC and the Sunshine Band on numerous television shows including, “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” (1998), “The Roseanne Show” (1999), “Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” (2000), “Good Morning America” (2000), “American Bandstand’s 50th Anniversary Party” (2002), “The Ellen DeGeneras Show” (2004), “The Today Show” (2006), and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

Endorsement

Marino is endorsed by YAMAHA and plays YAMAHA Montage keyboards and YAMAHA Grand Pianos.

Discography:

Studio Albums

1987 Unucici Unucici Jugodisk

1992 Zeljko Marinovic Aliluja PGP-RTB

1999 Zeljko Marinovic Alternative Rock Attitude / “Sunshine” Koka Media

2010 Nick Marino Freedom Has No Price Rising Force Records

2014 NZM Eternal Fire CD Baby

2016 NZM Alive CD Baby

Studio Albums with Yngwie Malmsteen

2010 Relentless

2016 World on Fire

Live Album with Yngwie Malmsteen

2014 Spellbound Live in Tampa

Live DVD with Yngwie Malmsteen

2014 Spellbound Live in Orlando

Press:

2009 Summer vol.365 Keyboard Magazine (Japanese Edition) “Live and Setting Report: Yngwie Malmsteen – Keyboardist Nick Marinovich Interview”

Nov. 2010 Keyboard Magazine “Nick Z Marino Shredding with Yngwie Malmsteen”

Live DVD with KC and the Sunshine Band

2004 Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion

References:

Unucici: https://jugorockforever.blogspot.com/2015/04/unucici-unucici-1987.html

Beograde-Hitovi-Beogradskog-Proleća https://www.discogs.com/Various-Beograde-Hitovi-Beogradskog-Proleća/release/2753138 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcPphzOx4u4

Aliluja: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/music/album/željko-marinović/aliluja/8d6kgwzpkzz2

Alternative Rock Attitude (Koka Media) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alternative-Rock-Attitude-Sound-Library-CD-FASTPOST-/282290021823

KC and the Sunshine Band: https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC_%26_the_Sunshine_Band

PBS Special - Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion: http://www.pbs.org/video/2365890454/

Unrated Magazine: http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Document.cfm?Page=Articles/index.cfm&Article_ID=377

KC Autobiography 2002: That’s the Way I like It - The Harry Wayne Casey Story by Craig MacInnis Irene Marie Publishing, 728 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139

DiscoMania Tour:

http://www.kcandthesunshineband.com/news.html

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: http://www.commandtalent.com/book-musicians/kc-and-the-sunshine-band-booking-agent/

American Bandstand’s 50th Anniversary Party: http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0321196/ http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0321196/fullcredits/cast?ref_=m_tt_cl_sc

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/623456%7C0/Kc-The-Sunshine-Band/ Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/464533/Dick-Clark-s-Primetime-New-Year-Rockin-Eve/

Good Morning America / The Ellen DeGeneres Show: http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kc-and-the-sunshine-band/credits/249619

Yngwie Malmsteen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen

Keyboard Magazine (Japanese Edition) “Live and Setting Report: Yngwie Malmsteen – Keyboardist Nick Marinovich Interview” https://www.amazon.co.jp/Keyboard-magazine-キーボード-2009年-SUMMER/dp/B002AG4VPM

Keyboard Magazine- “Nick Z Marino Shredding with Yngwie Malmsteen” http://www.keyboardmag.com/artists/1236/nick-z-marino-shredding-with-yngwie-malmsteen/27987

Relentless: http://www.allmusic.com/album/relentless-mw0002059123/credits

World on Fire: http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/yngwie-malmsteen/world-on-fire/ https://www.discogs.com/Yngwie-Malmsteen-World-On-Fire-/release/8593477

Spellbound Live in Tampa (Double CD): https://www.discogs.com/Yngwie-J-Malmsteen-Spellbound-Live-In-Tampa/release/6157413 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/yngwie-j-malmsteen/spellbound-live-in-tampa/

Spellbound Live in Orlando DVD: https://www.discogs.com/Yngwie-J-Malmsteen-Spellbound-Live-In-Orlando/release/6157540

Nick Marino: Blabbermouth – “Yngwie Malmsteen Produces New Nick Marino Album”: http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/yngwie-malmsteen-produces-new-nick-marino-album/

Freedom Has No Price: https://www.israbox.pw/3136339873-nick-marino-freedom-has-no-price-2010.html https://www.discogs.com/Nick-Marino-Freedom-Has-No-Price/release/5049554 http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Nick_Marino/3540356198 http://www.yamaha.com/artists/nickmarino.html

NZM: Eternal Fire: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/eternalfire/id881065644                    http://cdbaby.com/cd/nzm2

Alive: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/alive/id1171619959 https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nzm www.nzmband.com http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/NZM/3540381621

Generation Axe: http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=822889

San Diego Magazine: http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/Week-View/index.php/name/Generation-Axe/event/35189/

YAMAHA Endorsement: http://www.yamaha.com/artists/nickmarino.html

External Links:

Official Website for NZM: https://www.nzmband.com

Official Website for Nick Z Marino: https://nickzmarino5.bandzoogle.com

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