When Capitol closed its New York studio, he joined the fledgling Record Plant, eventually becoming a partner in the recording-mastering studio, The Cutting Room, before heading to Sterling Sound in 1973 where he remained until his death from lung cancer in 2012.
When Capitol closed its New York studio in 1971, he joined the fledgling Record Plant, eventually becoming a partner in the mastering arm of the Record Plant, The Cutting Room, located on the same grounds, on West 44th Street in Midtown. Marino headed to Sterling Sound in 1973 where he remained until his death from lung cancer in 2012.