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Mario Sebastian Sebastian is a dynamic and multi-talented Latin American artist born and raised in the Spanish rock capital of South America; Argentina. Mario truly embodies the new breed of emerging bilingual pop/rock artists. His songs and music are deeply rooted in harmonic melody and intimate lyrics and he is widely recognized and respected for his work with top recording artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Jean and others.

Mario is now pursuing his own solo project with a collection of songs that reflect his personal journey in life, a combination of rock music with pop sensibilities that evoke emotional and deep lyrics with a very strong melodic foundation, his influences include everything from Led Zeppelin to Mercedes Sosa, from Classical to Jazz, from Guns and Roses to Marc Anthony etc and everything in between.

Mario started off playing drums and then turned his creative expression to electric and acoustic guitars. Mario studied for two years at "Centro Polivalente de Arte de Buenos Aires", a conservatory of the arts in Buenos Aires.

At age 17 Mario decided to relocate to New York City along with a group of close friends and fellow musicians. It was in New York that he met Marc Anthony's long time bassist Erben Perez. After being asked to replace a guitarist who didn't show up for a concert at Madison Square Garden, Mario was then invited to join the Marc Anthony Band as there guitarist for both salsa and pop. Since then he has recorded and toured as the lead guitarist for both Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez; including all guitars on her Spanish album "Como Ama Una Mujer," and the Juntos Tours in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Mario is currently sponsored by Gibson Guitars, Valley Arts, Godin Guitars, ZOOM and InTune GP.

Touring:

‣ Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony Juntos en Concierto 2007 U.S. Tour

‣ Juntos Tour 2006 (Marc Anthony, Marco Antonio Solis, Laura Pausini)" U.S. Tour

‣ Marc Anthony South America & Spain Tour 2008, 2006, 2005

‣ Juntos Tour 2005 (Marc Anthony, Chayanne, Alejandro Fernandez) U.S. Tour

‣ Marc Anthony - Madison Square Garden

TV Appearances:

‣ Esta Noche Tu Night - MEGA TV (Solo)

‣ American Idol 2007 (Jennifer Lopez)

‣ Ellen DeGeneres Show (Jennifer Lopez)

‣ Super Bowl 2006 (Marc Anthony)