Gino Soccio is a Canadian disco record producer based in Montreal. His heritage is Italian and his distinctive musical style includes synthesizer-rich arrangements, dance beats, and solo vocals, which played a significant role in the disco scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Soccio's most successful and well-known track is "Dancer" from 1979, which reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart. His works have had a substantial influence on the development of electronic and dance music.