Mickey Garcia | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 21, 1961 |
| Occupation(s) | Record Executive, Songwriter, Music Producer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Website | Official website |
Mickey Garcia (born October 21, 1961) is an American record executive, songwriter, music producer, and DJ. He is known for founding the record label MicMac Records and for his work as a Mastermix DJ on 98.7 Kiss FM. He has written and produced over 100 songs since 1985 and is considered one of the founders of the freestyle dance genre, having produced, remixed, and written songs for artists such as Judy Torres, Cynthia, Johnny O, Tiana, Colonel Abrams and Menudo. He has been registered with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers since 1987 and has over 300 works in his catalog.[1]
Garcia was born October 21, 1961, at St. Vincent's Hospital on 12th Street and 7th Avenue, lower Manhattan, to Josephina Montalvo and Michael Garcia. He grew up on Grand Street in Lower Manhattan, New York with 5 brothers and 1 sister. In 1975, Garcia and his older brother Tony began DJing together at block parties and house parties. Later, the brothers went on to DJ at various discotheques around the city.
In 1976, George Vascones of the Latin Symbolics dance company auditioned Garcia to DJ for a talent show. After Garcia gave Vascones a cassette tape of his mix, Vascones offered him the job to DJ for the talent show at the Stardust Ball Room in The Bronx. After the show, Vascones told Garcia about a disco in Manhattan that needed a permanent DJ because the resident DJ Jellybean Benitez was leaving to work at another disco. The Garcia DJ brothers auditioned for the owner of the discotheque "La Mariposa" in Washington Heights and got the job. In 1982, Mickey became a solo DJ and began working at The Clam Bar Lounge on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. Not long after, Tony Humphries, a Mixmaster DJ for 98.7 Kiss FM, invited Garcia to mix for the station. He prepared a one-hour mix show on a reel-to-reel tape for Humphries, who liked the mix and aired the Mixshow in July 1983. Garcia went on to do several mix shows for the station.
In 1985, Garcia attended Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn and began working at the college radio station WKRB B91 “The Rhythm Of The City” as a DJ on-air personality a few days a week. Along with reading commercials on the air and reading the news and weather, Garcia would play the format music on the program logs and would remix and multi-edit various songs that were on rotation. He would invite recording artists from the New York area who had just released new songs to be interviewed on the air. Soon after, Garcia began working with Elvin Molina, who was then known for creating music demos from his bedroom. Garcia and Molina would go on to create the hit freestyle song I won’t Stop Loving You with a local Bronx lyricist named Marilyn Rodriguez. Marilyn connected them with singer Diana Garcia, who performed under the name Diamond Eyes, who recorded vocals for the song. The demo became a huge hit with DJs in the Bronx and it caught the attention of VIP Record Pool Director Al Pizarro, who made it a hit at the club La Mirage where he was the weekend DJ. Pizarro took a cassette of I Won’t Stop Loving You to play it for a few executives at record labels. It caught the attention of Eddie O’Loughlin, president of Next Plateau Records. He was interested in signing Garcia and Molina as the next producers for the popular group C-Bank and wanted I Won’t Stop Loving You to be the next C-Bank song. The two signed the track to Next Plateau Records and it became the next C-Bank release performed by C-Bank and featuring Diamond Eyes.[2] The song peaked at #45 on the Billboard Hot Dance Charts.[3]
In 1986, Vascones introduced Garcia to Judy Torres. Torres auditioned for Garcia and blew him away with her powerful voice. Garcia offered her a production contract with himself and Molina, then his producing partner, and they began working on several tracks to present to Torres. Garcia reached out to Rodriguez again to write lyrics to various instrumentals on a cassette tape and the song No Reason To Cry was created.[4] The song peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot Dance Charts.[5]
In 1987, Garcia attended the New Music Seminar at the Marriot Marquis hotel in Times Square where he met with Prelude Records owner Marvin Schlachter.[6] They had known each other for some time as Garcia had played many songs from Prelude Records when he was a DJ for 98.7 Kiss FM. Schlachter asked Garcia if he would be interested in producing songs for MarTru Records, a new record label he was starting. Garcia had wanted to start his own record company but didn't know how to run a label or have the capitol to invest. They decided to create a label together, with Garcia making the hits and Schlachter handling the business side of things. They got an attorney to draw up the shareholders agreement and formed the record label Micmac Records, Inc.[7] Garcia and MicMac Records have been featured in Billboard magazine, Spin magazine, DJ Times, The Face magazine, and The Village Voice.
In 1996, Garcia met Norah Alberto at the WPN 9 television station's The Richard Bey Show where she worked as a producer. In 2008, they had a daughter named Isabella Mikaella Alberto Garcia who is an American actress, artist, and musician. Garcia was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 2017.
| Year | Single | Artist(s) | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | USA dance | Sales USA dance | |||
| 1986 | "I Won’t Stop Loving You" | C-Bank featuring Diamond Eyes | - | 37 | - |
| 1987 | "No Reason To Cry" | Judy Torres | - | 16[9] | 46[10] |
| "Come Into My Arms" | Judy Torres | - | 19[9] | 41[10] | |
| "No Reason To Cry (Remix)" | Judy Torres | - | 30[9] | 27[10] | |
| 1988 | "Change On Me" | Cynthia | - | 37[11] | 43[12] |
| "Endless Nights" | Cynthia | - | - | 28[12] | |
| "Fantasy Girl" | Johnny O | - | 48 | - | |
| 1989 | "Thief of Heart" | Cynthia | - | - | 31[12] |
| "Memories" | Johnny O | - | 37 | - | |
| "Love Story" | Judy Torres | - | 47[9] | 43[10] | |
| 1990 | "Dreamboy/Dreamgirl" | Cynthia & Johnny O | 53[13] | - | 17[12] |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Credit(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "I Won’t Stop Loving You" | C-Bank | Producer | Next Plateau Records |
| 1987 | "Take Back The Love" | Samaria | Remixer | Next Plateau Records |
| "Perfect" | C-Bank | Producer | Next Plateau Records | |
| "Love’s Gonna Get You Tonight" | Vickie Ryan | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "You" | Rios Sisters | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "No Reason To Cry" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| "Come Into My Arms" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| 1988 | "Change On Me" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "Loving You" | Solid | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Fantasy Girl" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Wondering" | Tonasia | Producer, Remixer | MicMac Records | |
| "Hold Me" | Rios Sisters | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Listen To My Cries" | Body & Style | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "You’ll Never Find Another Love" | & More | Engineer | MicMac Records | |
| "I’m So In Love With You" | C-Bank | Producer | Next Plateau Records | |
| 1989 | "Highways Of Love" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "Are You Looking For Love" | Rios Sisters | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Thief Of Hearts" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Why Did You Do It" | Exo | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Crying Over You" | Soave | Producer, Remixer | MicMac Records | |
| "Memories" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "In Time" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Love You Will You Love Me" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| "The Music’s Got Me" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Love Story" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| 1990 | "Endless Nights" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "No More Tears" | Abby Lynn | Remixer | MicMac Records | |
| "Don’t Ever Want To Lose Your Love" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "First True Love" | Tiana | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Missing Part" | Judy Torres | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Come To Me" | Tiana | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "I Can’t Stop Loving You" | Tiana | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "I Will Be The One" | Tiana | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "If I Didn’t Love You" | Tiana | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Let The Music Play" | Tiana | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Please Don’t Go" | Tiana | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Tell Me Why" | Tiana | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Without Dreams" | Tiana | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Bad Mamma Jamma" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Don’t Give Up On Love" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "I Gave My Heart To You" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "I Just Wanna Get To Know You" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Kiss & Say Goodbye" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Like A Stranger" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Dreamboy/Dreamgirl" | Cynthia & Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Gonna Get Over You" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Holding On" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Best Lovers Are Best Friends" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| 1991 | "Break Up To Make Up" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "One Mistake" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Pledging All My Love" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "What Will It Take" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Don’t Go Away" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "No Regrets" | David | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "We Can’t Go On This Way" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "I Just Wanna Get To Know You/Don’t Go Away" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| 1992 | "I Go Crazy" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records |
| "Dancin’ Movin’ Shakin’" | Menudo | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "I’m The One" | Nyasia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "I Love You For All Seasons" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| "Happy Days" | Face | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "I Can’t Wait" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| "If Your Dreams Look Like Mine" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| "My Soul" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| "Where Is Your Heart" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| "I’m Not Gonna Cry Over You" | David | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Windows" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| "Hold Me Kiss Me" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| "You’re My Everything" | Judy Torres | Producer | Profile Records | |
| 1993 | "You’re My Only Love" | Abby Lynn | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "Everytime I Look At You" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Cosmopolitan Girl" | Menudo | Producer | McGillis Records | |
| "Forever Missing You" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "I’m Caught Up" | Colonel Abrams | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Change On Me (The Remixes)" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Love String" | Dominica | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Fantasy Girl (The Remixes)" | Johnny O | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| 1994 | "Your Love" | David | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "Take Me Away" | Nyasia & George Anthony | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Gotta Let You Go (Remix)" | Dominica | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Get With You" | Colonel Abrams | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Heal My Broken Heart" | Nyasia | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Do It Right" | NRG Defined | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| 1995 | "Get Up" | Cipriano featuring Michell | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "Waiting For You" | David | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Forever" | David | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "This Feeling Of Love" | David | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Am I Gonna Be The One" | Groove Therapy | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| 1996 | "Lover Boy" | Cipriano featuring Michelle | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "Holding On" | Judy Torres | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Baila" | NRG Defined | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Can We Find A Way" | Laura Enea | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Reach For The Top" | Cipriano featuring Michelle | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "I’ll Hold On" | Joel | Producer | McGillis Records | |
| "Just Begun" | Exo | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| 1997 | "Lo Hacen Bien" | NRG Defined | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "Si Lo Quieres Ven Y Cojelo" | NRG Defined | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Sube La Mano Si Estan Gozando" | NRG Defined | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| 1999 | "Babe" | Scott Allan | Producer | Scott Allan Records |
| "Deeper Feelings" | Scott Allan | Producer | Scott Allan Records | |
| "Gotta Love Yourself" | Scott Allan | Producer | Scott Allan Records | |
| "The Best Day Of My Life" | Scott Allan | Producer | Scott Allan Records | |
| "Something About You" | Shannon | Writer, producer | Contagious Records | |
| 2000 | "Cannon" | Amadeus 2000 | Producer | FullBlast Records |
| "Now That I Found You" | Iris | Producer | Xtreme Records | |
| "Woman In Love" | Ariel | Remixer | Xtreme Records | |
| "Oompa" | Robbie Tronco | Remixer | Xtreme Records | |
| 2001 | "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" | Iris | Producer | Xtreme Records |
| "I Need You" | LeAnn Rimes | Remixer | Curb Records | |
| "Sky High" | Marvel | Producer | Xtreme Records | |
| 2003 | "Don’t Leave Me This Way" | Loleatta Holloway & Wanda Dee | Producer | Not On Label |
| 2005 | "I Wonder Why" | Stefano | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "When Will You Love Me" | Danielle Simeone | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Let’s Run Away" | Iris | Producer | Xtreme Records | |
| "Something About You" | Jennifer C. | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Right State Of Mind" | Aby | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "It’s Just Begun" | Exo | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Why Did You Deceive Me" | Ashley | Remixer | MicMac Records | |
| "Who’s Gonna Give You Love" | Nu Image | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "Seven Days A Week" | David | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| "After All These Years" | Legit | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| 2009 | "Drink It Up" | Mic & Pep | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "Keep Our Love A Secret" | Nas-T Boyz | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| 2011 | "Love Stays" | Rios Sisters | Remixer | MicMac Records |
| "Already Yours" | Lil Eddie | Remixer | Manhattan Recordings | |
| 2012 | "Radio (Everybody’s Dancin’)" | Danielle Simeone | Producer | MicMac Records |
| "Silent Morning" | Parralox | Remixer | Conzoom Records | |
| 2013 | "’Cause I Want You" | Ashley Wills | Producer | MicMac Records |
| 2014 | "Beautiful Life" | Judy Torres | Remixer | Contagious Records |
| "Loving You (The Remixes)" | Solid | Producer | MicMac Records | |
| 2015 | "Baby, I Don’t Care (Mickey Garcia Funk Melody)" | Corona | Remixer | Hothead Recordings |
| 2017 | "Change On Me (2017 Remixes)" | Cynthia | Producer | MicMac Records |