Jimmy Gnecco
| Jimmy Gnecco | |
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Gnecco in November 2014.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Francis Gnecco |
| Born |
September 30, 1973 Teaneck, New Jersey |
| Genres | Experimental rock, acoustic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | unsigned |
| Associated acts | Ours, Lana Del Rey, Reeve Carney, Neverending White Lights, a-ha, Savoy, Weathervane |
| Website | jimmygnecco |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar, Drums, Bass, Piano | |
James Francis "Jimmy" Gnecco III (born September 30, 1973) is an American musician. He is the vocalist for the rock band Ours as well as a solo artist with his July 20, 2010 release of The Heart. On November 7, 2011, a version of the album with new mixes and a full band was released entitled The Heart X Edition. Gnecco is known for his multi-octave vocal range and singing style, often described as 'dramatic and emotional'.
Jimmy Gnecco born September 30, 1973 is a singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist who makes music both under his name and the moniker "Ours". Gnecco began making music in 1988. He would play under a few different names Lost Child, and Harmony Bandits before coming up with the name Ours. He signed to Dreamworks Records in 1997 and would make two records under this label before the they would eventually fold. In 2004 Gnecco collaborated with Brian May of Queen to record a song for the Spiderman 2 Soundtrack. He then went on to make Ours' third record 'Mercy' with legendary record producer Rick Rubin under the American/Columbia label. Gnecco would grow tired of the major label way of doing things and asked Rubin to be released which he was. His first solo record was a collection of mostly acoustic songs called The Heart. Ours released their fourth record 'Ballet the Boxer I' on their own label Cage Recording Co.
Ours have toured with acts such as The Cult, A-Ha, Powderfinger, The Wallflowers, Marilyn Manson, Blue October and Filter. Gnecco himself has toured the world with Lana Del Rey, as well as many others.
Ours formed officially in 1992. Several years later, after a handful of setbacks and personal conflicts, Jimmy Gnecco was signed as a solo artist to DreamWorks Records in 1997 under the moniker of Ours. Ours have released four official albums to date: Ballet the Boxer 1 (Ballet the Boxer 1) (2013) Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (2008), Precious (2002), and their label debut Distorted Lullabies (2001).
Gnecco's first recording titled Sour (1994) was a demo compilation which he feels is not a real Ours record, being that he was dissatisfied with much of it. In 2005 he said, "In 1994, I was only 20 years old, and labels with offering record deals to me, but I knew I was too young, that's not where I was going yet. So, I made one demo record with that Ours line-up and then left it; I didn't want to be known as the ex-singer from those Sour recordings. The band on Sour is not Ours- we were just a bunch of young kids, just messing around. I wasn't allowed to be insane, like I wanted, and I had no patience, and wondered why we felt we had to put it out." A song from this recording entitled "OURS" eventually evolved into the title track of their latest album Mercy.
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