- Jorges
Jorges (aka: Jorge Gonzalez-Graupera) is a singer-songwriter based out of
Miami, Florida , USA. The music from his debut album, "possibly now!" has been featured in primetime American TV shows such as "Summerland " and "One Tree Hill" as well as variousMTV shows such as "My Sweet Sixteen" and "The Loop". A multi-instrumentalist, who records all the parts in the JORGES recordings, he has also been a member of various bands over the years such as The Brand (2001-03), Warner Latin recording artists Volumen Cero (2004-05) and currently I Scream Records recording artists Guajiro (2005-current). He was a finalist in the Florida Grammy Showcase in November 2005 and opened dates on the 2006 Virgin Mega College Tour, a major tour alongside Yellowcard and Mae in March 2006. In April 2006 he was voted Best Performer in the 2006 Best of Miami New Times. In November 2006 he appeared in New York City as part of the 2006CMJ Music Marathon festival where he performed at the Rockwood Music Hall. He is currently starring in late summer of 2007, alongside Guajiro in a weekly MTVtres show called "Rally MTV" that was filmed in South America over the summer. He is a Gibson endorsed artist and plays Gibson Thunderbird IV basses. At the start of 2007 he joined former Universal recording artistAlih Jey as the guitar player in her band and they went on to do the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival inAustin, Texas , in March 2007. His guitar work is featured in her forthcoming album "Necia".External links
* [http://myspace.com/jorges Jorges MySpace]
* [http://myspace.com/guajiro Guajiro MySpace]References
* [http://avantt.magzine.com.ar/ Avantt Magazine - Jorges interview (Artistas Emergentes)]
* [http://www.rockandrollreport.com/category/reviews/ Rock and Roll Report - Reviews: "possibly now!"]
* [http://www.cdreviews.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=788&Itemid=27 CD Reviews: "possibly now!"]
* [http://bestof.miaminewtimes.com/bestof/award.php?award=120380 Miami New Times Best of 2006: Jorges]
* [http://www.transformonline.com/music/reviews/003715.php Transform Online: "possibly now!"]
* [http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2005-08-25/music/jorges/ Miami New Times Jorges Feature]
* [http://www.miamiherald.com/865/story/152246.html The "Miami Herald" - Album Reviews: "Material Subversivo"]
* [http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2007-06-14/music/hialeah-hardcore/ Miami New Times Guajiro feature]
* [http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/sxsw/2007/03/ramiro_burr_sxsw_2007_altrocke.html "San Antonio Express" - Alih Jey band perform at SXSW, features JORGES on guitar]
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