Gabe Saporta

Infobox musical artist


Name = Gabe Saporta
|Birth_name = Gabriel Saporta
Born = birth date and age|1979|10|11
Origin = Montevideo, Uruguay, South America
Genre = Pop-punk, Dance
Years_active = 1998–present
Label = Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance
AOL username = cobraxstarfish

Gabriel Eduardo Saporta (born October 11, 1979 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is the former lead singer, bassist and lyricist for the punk band Midtown, and is currently the lead singer and primary creative force behind the band Cobra Starship. In 2006, Gabe and William Beckett of The Academy Is..., Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, and Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds appeared on Cobra Starship's first single, "Bring It (Snakes On A Plane)", and later appeared in a music video for the song. The song was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Snakes On A Plane and played during the closing credits of the film. The band now consists of new members Victoria Asher, Ryland Blackinton, Nate Novarro, and Alex Suarez.

Saporta grew up in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. [Lustig, Jay. "Cobra Starship flies with 'Snakes on a Plane'.", "The Star-Ledger", December 15, 2006. "With his new band, Cobra Starship, former Springfield resident Gabe Saporta was able to get one of his songs accepted for the soundtrack of the movie "Snakes on a Plane."] Prior to starting Midtown, Saporta was in the New Jersey based punk rock band Humble Beginnings.

Saporta is a vegetarian. [ [http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-sexyveg08_winners.asp The 2008 World's Sexiest Vegetarians Are… // Out There // peta2 ] ]

Cobra Starship is signed to the Decaydance imprint on the Fueled by Ramen record label. Cobra Starship released their second album "¡Viva La Cobra!" on October 23rd, 2007.

Discography

with Humble Beginnings

*"5 Song Demo Tape" (1996)
*"Overanalyzing the Manifestations of the Unconscious" (1998)

=with Midtown=

*"Sacrifice of Life EP" (1998)
*"Save the World, Lose the Girl" (2000)
*"Living Well Is the Best Revenge" (2002)
*"Forget What You Know" (2004)
*"Punk Goes 80's" (2005)

with Cobra Starship

*"" (2006)
*"While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets" (2006)
*"" (2007)
*"¡Viva La Cobra!" (2007)

References

External links

* [http://myspace.com/cobrastarship Cobra Starship] on myspace
* [http://www.cobrastarship.com/ Cobra Starship] official website