Mazarati

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Mazarati
Background information
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre(s)	R&B, funk, soul, new wave, pop, rock
Occupation(s)	Band
Years active	1986–1987
Label(s)	Warner Bros./Paisley Park; Motown Records
Associated acts	Prince, Brown Mark, The Revolution, The Time, Klymaxx, Bernardette Cooper
Members
defunct
Former members
Sir Casey Terry (Vocals), Jerome "Romeo" Cox (Bass), Craig Powell (Lead guitar), Kevin Patricks (Drums), Tony Christian (Rhythm Guitar), Marr Starr (Keyboard), Aaron Paul Keith (Keyboard), Kelly Gravely (Drums), Jamie Krier (Lead Guitar)

Mazarati was a R&B band formed in the mid-1980s by former Prince and The Revolution bassist Brown Mark. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, they are now defunct as a group. The band's sole hit was a song called "100 MPH", which was written and co-produced by Prince.

The band is notable for some of the songs that they did not release. They were originally given the song "Kiss" by Prince in demo form. They transformed the brief bluesy track into a unique funk number. After hearing their work on the demo, Prince took the song back, added a guitar break and his trademark falsetto vocals and released the song on his Parade, where it became one of his biggest hits. Mazarati's background vocals are even kept intact and were credited on the album. Another song given to Mazarati was an outtake from The Time called "Jerk Out". Their take on the song never made the album, but the track was redone in 1990, once again with The Time and became a major hit. Mazarati's backing vocals were also kept on the released version.

The band continued after its association with Prince and signed with Motown Records releasing the single "The Saga Of A Man" produced by former Klymaxx founding member Bernardette Cooper and experienced little success.