Fussy Cussy

Websites:  https://danceplant.ca/fussy-cussy/
Origin: Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦
Biography:

THE PIONNEERS OF THE LATINO DANCE MUSIC

Fussy Cussy is back with a new release “BARRIO” that will make you groove as it made you groove in 1976 with their greatest release hit. “La Vita” that made them experience their first flavor of international fame, hitting the air waves in Montreal, NewYork, L.A. and so on…continuing through Europe, and down to South America. Their next release “Disco Kings” was another TOP 40 Hit.

Fussy Cussy enticed the Canadian dance scene with their magical blend of reggae, dance and salsa. They have continued to build their fan base in their hometown of Montreal, opening for the likes of Santana & The Village People, amongst others. They worked meticulously at developing their talents and performances, packing houses in virtually every country they toured. Their outrageous success is the Dance Market led the way to “El Festival”, the notoriously “Hot” yearly Puerto Rican Party, where they were billed three years consecutively.

Their continuous trek to the top of the “Heap” encouraged another release, “Flash…THE BEAT GOES ON” CD-LP to find it’s rightful place in the top ten in Canada in ’94. Determined to continue to expand their horizons, Fussy Cussy undertook a tour though the Scandinavian countries where they were, once again, enthusiastically received.

Fussy Cussy is a multi-faceted ensemble consisting of Cussy Nicodemo (founder/singer/songwriter), Jo Jo Marandola (co-founder/drums/songwriter), Nick Chovitti(bass), Jeff Fong (trumpet/keyboards), John Rudel (percussion), Ronnie Arduini (singer/keyboards), Pamela Fong (baratone/saxophone) and Vince Montagano (guitar).

Cussy Nicodemo: vocals
Vince Montagano: guitar
Ronnie Arduini: vocals, keyboards
Nick Chovitti: bass
Jo Jo Marandola: drums
John Rudel: percussion
Pamela Fong: baritone saxophone
Jeff Fong: trumpet, keyboards

Mr. C. Nicodemo
(cussy to all who know him), president and founder of the company is a member of M.C.P.S., SOCAN, ADISQ, and CMRRA.
Cussy recorded his first album at the age of 16. This multi-talented musician/songwriter recieved two « gold » records for selling over 100,000 units of « la vita » & « disco kings » in 1975-1976 on the Aquarius and K-tel label while the leader of the fussy cussy band. Cussy also had various releases with BMG and SONY. Today, cussy continues to produce, write and record various styles of music as well as producing other artists.

Sossie Khatcherian
CEO Dance Plant Records / Cussy Music Publishing

Sossie Khatcherian (CEO- Dance Plant Records Inc) is a modest music industry professional with hands on experience in various sectors. Her morning routine commences managing the day-to-day operations of the business, until one of her artists’ calls with a new song. She then jumps into overdrive to liaise with the numerous distributors across the globe. Driven by a desire to master the complete 360 process of the music industry, she’s produced and edited music videos, collaborated with publishers on a global level, arranged recording, producing and publishing contracts with numerous artists, and booked the various venues for the videos. She’s negotiated contracts, worth well over six figures, with the major labels (Sony, Warner & Universal) to acquire the best deal for all stakeholders. Sossie is a proficient networker that can be found interacting with key players at music conventions (Midem, Music Biz, Mondo NYC, CMW etc.). And on that odd moment when she isn’t on the phone, she’s busy marketing her artists on Spotify, iTunes and other digital mediums.

Michael Nicodemo
Director of A&R

Director of A & R, Michael was also the manager of Fussy Cussy from 1974 to 1985. He also worked for 5 years at CKEY Radio in Toronto as well as working at CFCF-TV Montreal for 5 years.