Marc Costanzo

Marc Costanzo
Born	August 1972 (age 43) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Record executive, record producer, artist, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Funtrip, No Records, Work, Sony Music, EMI, Virgin Records, Dreamworks Records

Marc Costanzo (born August 1, 1972) is a record executive, record producer, artist and songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Early life

Born in Montreal, he relocated with his family to Toronto in the early 1990s.

Career

He is the lead vocalist and producer of the alternative band Len^[1] and has written several hit singles including the international hit single for Len, "Steal My Sunshine".^[2] He has been both Senior Creative and A&R at EMI Music Publishing and is responsible for signing many multi-platinum acts including Deryck Whibley from Sum 41 who have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide^[3] and Junior Sanchez. He has also won several awards including three MMVA awards as a Music video director, two as an artist, a Billboard Music Award, and several ASCAP awards as a songwriter.

References

1. Huey, Steve. "LEN". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information about America's Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2009. Random House Digital, Inc. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-8230-8554-5. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
3. LeBlanc, Larry (29 January 2000). "EMI Publishing Canada shines on". Billboard. p. 66. Retrieved 29 August 2011.