Mario McBride

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Mario McBride also known as Rio, His vision is to open a studio in IL. Mr. McBride was a former member of a group named “Nab Thee UnXepected”. Mr. McBride was a successful local artist until the year 1999, when the group went their separate ways. In the year 2000, Mr. McBride moved to Iowa, where he continues to pursue his goal as an artist. As time does not wait for no one, Mr. McBride is getting older. The Record Labels love his style, music, and his performance, but the record label did not want to sign him because of his walking disability. Mr. McBride did not allow it to be a burden. He continues to work toward his passion, which is working in the entertainment industry. Between the year 2000 and 2004, Mr. McBride learned how to conduct business with record stores, and radio station in order for people to hear his music throughout Iowa, and outside of Iowa State. Mr. McBride became very successful as a solo artist. In the year 2004-2005 Mr. McBride moved back to Chicago to further his education. Mr. McBride attended Kaplan University in the year 2007 to obtain an associate degree in business administration, where he learned business management, accountant, and academic strategies for the business professional. Mr McBride graduate from Kaplan in the year 2009, without any break Mr. McBride continues his education with Illinois Art-Institute of Schaumburg study audio production engineer. Mr. McBride gain more knowledge on how to work a console board mixer like Solid State Logic, be creative in sound design, and also he learned live sound. While attending school Mr. McBride was doing side projects with various artists like Open Hole Sole a rock group, Kenneth Patterson a hip-hop solo artist, and Jimmy Pistolz a hip hop solo artist. Mr. McBride utilizes his skills to gain experience using a mixing board, set up microphones, and get familiar with pro tools and reason. Mr. McBride also joins E.A.R.S (Engineer, Audio, Recording of Society), and have done his internship with Music Box Records, which he is currently doing all of his side projects. Later in the year of 2012, Music Box Records has promoted Mr. McBride as an assistant engineer to help with client in a session. Not only does Mr. McBride knows how to record and mix, He gain knowledge on how doing video editing using Adobe Premier CS6. Mr, Bride graduate in the year 2012 with a