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Gary Go

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| birth_name = Gary Baker

| origin = London, United Kingdom

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  • Vocals
  • piano
  • synth
  • guitar
  • computer

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{{URL|garygo.ink}}

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Gary Baker, known professionally as Gary Go, is a British songwriter, producer, composer and media artist. He has written and produced songs performed by artists including Rihanna, Robbie Williams, Steve Angello, Benny Benassi, Skrillex, Gryffin, Take That, Celeste, Majid Jordan, John Summit, Aloe Blacc, Matoma, Sara Bareilles, Chiiild, Milky Chance, The Knocks, Ruby Rose, Borgore, The 2 Bears, Party Pupils, Kylie, Ronan Keating, Morgxn, Simply Red, Katharine McPhee, Joseph Arthur, Thomas Azier, Carina Round, Laleh, Anthony Ramos, The Kolors and Juliette Lewis.

Overview

His debut artist album Of Youth/Of Beauty spawned the international hit single "Wonderful". Upon the album's release, Lady Gaga referred to Gary Go as "my favourite new artist this year" after performing a rendition of "Just Dance", inspired by his cover of the song.[http://skopemag.com/2009/09/17/lady-gaga-is-crazy-for-gary-go-audio] Skope Magazine "Lady Gaga Is Crazy For Gary Go" Gaga then invited Go to join her on her European tour.[http://popdirt.com/gary-go-live-at-londons-brixton-academy/75100/] Popdirt "Gary Go on tour with Lady Gaga" Tours with MIKA and Snow Patrol followed.

Gary Go went on to collaborate with electro DJ/producer Benny Benassi, writing and performing three consecutive #1 club records ("Close to Me", "Control" and "Cinema"). "Cinema", rose rapidly to No. 1 on the US Billboard and UK Club charts and received a Grammy Award for the remix by electronic music producer Skrillex. "Cinema" is widely recognised as a seminal dance record, included in Billboard's "Best Dance Songs of the Decade" [https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/best-dance-songs-of-the-decade-top-60-8544613/] Billboard Magazine: Best Dance Songs Of The Decade and "Top EDM Love Songs of All Time"[https://www.billboard.com/photos/edm-love-songs-top-6663070/] Billboard Magazine: Top EDM Love Songs of All Time retrospectives. Artist and producer Kanye West referred to it as "one of the greatest works of art ever made".[http://relentlessbeats.com/2015/07/the-relentless-beat-of-the-week-benny-benassi-cinema-skrillex-remix/] Relentless Beats: Cinema & the almighty Kanye West

As a solo artist, Go went on to release Now Was Once the Future (2012),[https://www.grimygoods.com/2012/01/12/hot-new-music-gary-go-now-was-once-the-future-album-review/] GrimyGoods: Hot New Music, NWOTF Review a videotape and original soundtrack, and Love Lost Freedom Found (2020), a live museum exhibit and accompanying soundtrack album,[https://www.dailystar.co.uk/music/gary-go-interview-pop-supremo-21446230] DailyStar: Pop supremo talks life-affirming new album inspired by the Museum of Broken Relationships. Earmilk referred to the album as a "visceral narrative that explores the cavernous depths of human relationships."[https://earmilk.com/2020/02/27/gary-go-unveils-scintillating-full-length-album-love-lost-freedom-found-premiere/] Earmilk: LOVE LOST FREEDOM FOUND

Gary Go composed the original scores for two feature films by German filmmaker Simon Verhoeven; the hit cultural comedy Wilkommen bei den Hartmanns[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/28/welcome-to-the-hartmanns-simon-verhoeven-german-box-office-sensation] The Guardian: Refugee comedy is German box office sensation and the cyber-horror Friend Request (included in Metal Hammer's "Ten Horror Soundtracks to Scare Your Pants Off!" feature).[https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-horror-movie-soundtracks-to-scare-your-pants-off] Metal Hammer: Ten Horror Soundtracks To Scare Your Pants Off!

Innovation

Gary Go has gained publicity and media attention for his use of technology and social media tools. He was the first artist to use Twitter as a tool for collaborative songwriting [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/22/twitter-heart-shaped-balloon] The Guardian: 140 Letters at a time and an early adopter of integrating the iPhone into studio and live applications.[https://www.smh.com.au/technology/10-terrific-iphone-and-ipad-musical-performances-20101126-189l3.html] Mashable: Top 10 iPhone performances

Works

=Artist discography=

  • 2020 || "Love Lost Freedom Found" (album/exhibit)
  • 2018 || "Cinema - Acoustic" (single)
  • 2015 || "Crying Sound" (audiovisual)
  • 2014 || "Through the Walls" (audiovisual)
  • 2012 || "Now Was Once the Future" (audiovisual EP)
  • 2009 || "Of Youth/Of Beauty" (album)
  • 2009 || "Wonderful" (single)
  • 2005 || "The Diary of Rodney Harvey" (EP)
  • 2005 || "So So..." (EP)

=Songwriter discography=

(π Also producer)

(∆ Also featured vocalist)

=Composer=

  • 2023 || Panta Rhei | パンタ・レイ − 世界が存在する限り || Digital Media || Composer & Live Performance
  • 2020 || U R OK || Digital Media Series || Composer
  • 2016 || Wilkommen bei den Hartmanns || Feature || Composer
  • 2016 || Friend Request || Feature || Composer
  • 2011 || Männerherzen 2 || Feature || Additional Score
  • 2007 || Reflections Of A Skyline || Short || Composer

=Print=

  • 2011 || My First Twook || Illustrated book of Gary Go's tweets (illustrations by Flo Chaplin) || Author

References

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External links

  • [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6beTArFVpUujvkHi9FVPqs?si=tDJi6W_CRRqfJ0HdXgZAUg/ Gary Go - Spotify Profile]
  • [https://music.apple.com/us/artist/gary-go/164983628/ Gary Go - Apple Music Profile]
  • [https://www.youtube.com/garygo/ Gary Go - Official Youtube Channel]
  • [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2528358/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1/ Gary Go - IMDb Profile]

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Category:English male songwriters

Category:English male composers

Category:English male singers

Category:English pop singers

Category:English record producers

Category:Singers from the London Borough of Brent

Category:Living people

Category:1985 births

Category:21st-century British singers

Category:Decca Records artists

Category:Polydor Records artists

Category:People from Wembley