[2] In 1969, Mario's father took the opportunity to play in the Shah's handpicked orchestra, and the family relocated for 6 years.
In the early 1980s, Mario moved to Sydney, Australia, where he took electronic music and Jazz studies classes with Don Burrows.
[5] Grigorov toured the album in Europe and North America, supporting musicians such as Wynton Marsalis,[6] Joshua Redman,[6] Charlie Haden, and Béla Fleck.
Aria was a darker crossover with funk along with operatic themes from Carmen, The Magic Flute, Madame Butterfly and Dido and Aeneas.
In 2011, he wrote the score for Patang by Indian director Prashant Bhargava which premiered at that year's Berlin International Film Festival.
[11][12] Mario Grigorov composed and co-wrote an original song, "Blind Pig", with J. K. Rowling, which was performed by Emmi.