George Gabriel
George Gabriel (born April 22, 1971) is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. He has composed and scored music for television and film for 23 years.
George Gabriel | |
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 Gabriel performing with Pablo Cruise in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 22, 1971 |
| Genres | Rock, pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, film scorer, record producer, teacher |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass, guitar, piano, drums, mandolin, vibraphone, cello, violin, xylophone |
| Labels | X-Revolution |
| Website | Gabriel Music Mr G Rocks |
He began television composing in 1996 when he started working with the news music company Gari Communications. In 1999 he joined with composers Cory Lerios and John D'Andrea to score Baywatch Hawaii. Gabriel scored Lean Forward Media's direct-DVD release Choose Your Own Adventure. Gabriel wrote the theme of Disney's Kim Possible, "Call Me, Beep Me". It was the first Disney-produced song to reach #1 on Disney Radio, staying there for 14 weeks.[1]
TV music
The following music was created or co-created by George Gabriel.
| Program | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Baywatch Hawaii | syndication | score |
| Beat the Clock | Universal Kids | theme and score |
| Diary of an Affair | E! | score |
| Dora and Friends: Into the City! | Nickelodeon | score and songs |
| Dora the Explorer | Nickelodeon | Seasons 6–8 score and songs Going to the Barbershop (Dora and Boots) Corta el Pelo (Sebastian Arcelus) |
| Extreme Planet | National Geographic | theme song |
| Growing Up Creepie | Discovery Kids | song - Watching You (Samantha Lombardi) |
| Hannity | Fox News | theme song |
| Hometown Heroes | DirecTV | score |
| Hubworld | The Hub | appeared as "G" and sang on the holiday episode |
| Inside the Pentagon | National Geographic | theme song |
| Intimate Portrait | Lifetime | score |
| Kim Possible | Disney Channel | Call Me, Beep Me (Christina Milian) I'm Ready (Angela Michael) Could It Be (Christy Carlson Romano) Call Me, Beep Me (Goldfinger Version) |
| Llama Llama | Netflix | Score and song Dance Llama, Dance (Jennifer Garner) |
| The Mummy | Kids' WB | score |
| network ID | The Film Zone | theme |
| network ID | Pro TV | theme |
| On the Edge | National Geographic | theme song |
| Parker Plays | Disney XD | score |
| Pictureka! | The Hub | musical director, composer and theme; appeared as the one-man band "G" on 66 episodes |
| Polaris Primetime | Disney XD | score |
| Rob & Amber - Against All Odds | Fox Reality Channel | theme and score |
| Scrabble Showdown | The Hub | theme and score |
| Sex Decoy - Love Stings | Fox Reality Channel | score |
| Shopaholic 911 | Universal Studios | score |
| Sprout House | Universal Kids | songs and various music |
| Strange Felony Files | Court TV | score |
| Sunny Day (TV series) | Nickelodeon | songs and score |
| Surviving Everest | National Geographic | theme song |
| Toddworld | Discovery Kids/TLC | theme and score
A Friend is a Friend (Geoff Byrd) A Colorful World (Smokey Robinson) |
| Your World with Neil Cavuto | Fox News | theme song |
Pablo Cruise
After a long working relationship with the rock band Pablo Cruise's founding member Cory Lerios, Gabriel and Lerios began playing with founding member and drummer Steve Price in the fall of 2004. In 2004 Lerios and Price rejoined Pablo Cruise and Gabriel replaced original member Bud Cockrell on the bass. In Pablo Cruise, Gabriel played alongside the Little River Band, Starship, The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers and Journey. In November 2009. Gabriel and Pablo Cruise parted company.
Solo career
In 2009, Gabriel released his first solo album, titled Everyday Miracles, available on iTunes and other digital music delivery sites. Everyday Miracles is about life, love, and faith. The inspiration of this album comes from Gabriel's walk in faith and how his trials and celebrations have formed who he is today. He played the drums, bass, guitar, and piano in addition to providing vocals. Every aspect of this recording is written, engineered, played, and produced by Gabriel in his Southern California studio. The song "Here I Am" is featured in the film Live To Forgive, which Gabriel also scored.[2]
Gabriel teaches many young talented students in the field of audio engineering. He was nominated and won the award for best teacher with the Moorpark College CEC program.
Discography
Everyday Miracles
References
- McPherson, Edwin F (2006). "Pick Me! Pick Me! – The New Copyright Lottery" (PDF). Entertainment and Sports Lawyer. p. 16. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- "Everyday Miracles". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-10-09.