Mario The DJ

Specialty: Corporate events including openings, product launches, fashion shows, cocktail parties, dinners and dance parties. Social events including weddings, birthday parties and other special occasions. Music production for runway shows, compilation CD’s and custom sound tracks. Scoring music for fireworks events and music programming for venues.

Style: Music is a fluid expression with no boundaries for Mario. He doesn’t think in music genres but rather what music will create the perfect moment for those in ear shot. Whether he is DJing at a mega club in Las Vegas or a black tie event in Miami, he knows the way into everyones heart through his selections.

Mario Papathanasiou is an acclaimed DJ and music-branding specialist. His commitment to creating ground-breaking, innovative solutions for his clients marks a successful career that is highlighted by unprecedented achievements in the realm of music for luxury brands. Mario’s career began at Emerson College where he was an on-air host and DJ at 88.9FM WERS and continues today on stages across the country.

Throughout his prestigious career in music for the fashion, hospitality, and event industries, Mario has held the title of music director for a number of marquee brands including The Langham Hotel and COJE Management Group. Through Mario’s creative vision and hands-on approach, he was able to develop many music touch points that have allowed his client’s passion for music to become the most poignant way in which they market to and inspire their core audiences.

In 2021, Mario left COJE Management Group to take his company, Every Second Counts (ESC Audio), to different business vertices. ESC Audio offers experiential event production, sensory branding, cultural programming and sonic identity development for brands in the luxury and lifestyle sector.

Client List: A+E Television Network, Armani, Bulgari, Burberry, Donna Karen, Hugo Boss, Microsoft, Saks 5th Avenue, Ted Baker, The Four Seasons Hotel, The Red Sox Foundation, The W Hotel, Vogue Magazine, VMWare, Warner Brother TV Network.
In Store
Burberry
Armani
Hugo Boss
Saks 5th Avenue
Ted Baker

Hospitality
COJE Restaurant Group
The Langham Hotel
Fairmont Battery Wharf
The W Hotel
The Four Seasons Hotel

Media
Warner Bros TV Network
A + E Television Network
Microsoft
Cisco
VMWare

Corporate/live collaboration
Madison Square Garden, NYC - Lenny Kravitz
AT&T Ballpark San Fransisco -Train, Imagine Dragons
Las Vegas Motor Speedway NV, Bruno Mars
Gilley’s Dallas TX -The Jordan Kahn Orchestra
New City Gas, Montreal - Alter Ego
The Chelsea Ballroom, LV - Ezra, Ray, Heart

Mega clubs
Hakkasan LV
Omnia LV
Marquee LV
Jewel LV
Parq San Diego

Destinations Wedding
Casa De Campo Dominican Republic
Philadelphia Horticultural Center, PH
Norton Museum, West Palm Beach FL
LaPlaya Beach & Gulf Resort, Naples FL