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Bob Gentry
Rock / Pop / Indie
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BLOCK USER
LAST LOG-IN: 08/ 4/08 |
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| Bob Gentry |
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Bob Gentry proved to be an
incredible musician at a young age, learning to play both piano and guitar
on his own and amassing a repertoire of over 50 songs by age seventeen.
In his teen years, Bob found some success with the all-original rock band
Moisture. Touring the Detroit club scene, Moisture attracted a dedicated
following and was nominated for Best Rock Band at the Motor City Music Awards.
The group was also asked to perform at Chicago’s Independent Label
Festival; the first track of the Festival’s compilation CD was Moisture’s.
"I was very introverted when I was young. I was writing songs for myself
with meanings that I thought no one would get. But, people found the lyrics
resonated with their own lives and it helped me to realize that we all share
some common experiences. By the time I was playing with Moisture I thought
I had to be loud and hard-edged—that getting it in your face was the
only way to get people to listen, but eventually I realized that I didn’t
need to do that."
After recreating Moisture with new members in Los Angeles, the band
performed on the USA Network and Canada’s MUCH Music Network, and
was immediately offered a recording contract by FarmClub, then a label under
Interscope Records.
Now a solo artist, Bob writes and performs with Grammy winning artists including
poet/singer/songwriter Rod McKuen, best known for songs such as "Seasons
In the Sun," "If You Go Away," and the Oscar nominated "Jean," and David
Tyson, writer of the hit "Black Velvet" performed by Alannah Myles.
His first self-titled, self-produced album has recently earned him a spot
in the top 5 Male Singer Songwriter (2006) category from the JPF
Awards while the first single from the album, "Upside Down," earned him
the LA Music Award for Rock Singer Songwriter of the Year (2006).
The single has also found its way to regular rotation on Adam Curry's podcast
and was voted as one of the top ten PodSafe songs by associated podcasters.
Several of his other songs and original score work can be heard on various
films and television programs including Fox's "Bones," and the upcoming
film "Anderson's Cross" as well as on NBC's StarTomorrow music competition
where he reached the Top 5 of 100 acts chosen to participate.
Bob is currently in the studio working on his next project. Tony DeFranco
of the famous DeFranco Family and James Lee Stanley (known to many as the
5th Monkey) appear on the album singing back-up vocal tracks. |
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| Bob Gentry |
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Bob Gentry proved to be an
incredible musician at a young age, learning to play both piano and guitar
on his own and amassing a repertoire of over 50 songs by age seventeen.
In his teen years, Bob found some success with the all-original rock band
Moisture. Touring the Detroit club scene, Moisture attracted a dedicated
following and was nominated for Best Rock Band at the Motor City Music Awards.
The group was also asked to perform at Chicago’s Independent Label
Festival; the first track of the Festival’s compilation CD was Moisture’s.
"I was very introverted when I was young. I was writing songs for myself
with meanings that I thought no one would get. But, people found the lyrics
resonated with their own lives and it helped me to realize that we all share
some common experiences. By the time I was playing with Moisture I thought
I had to be loud and hard-edged—that getting it in your face was the
only way to get people to listen, but eventually I realized that I didn’t
need to do that."
After recreating Moisture with new members in Los Angeles, the band
performed on the USA Network and Canada’s MUCH Music Network, and
was immediately offered a recording contract by FarmClub, then a label under
Interscope Records.
Now a solo artist, Bob writes and performs with Grammy winning artists including
poet/singer/songwriter Rod McKuen, best known for songs such as "Seasons
In the Sun," "If You Go Away," and the Oscar nominated "Jean," and David
Tyson, writer of the hit "Black Velvet" performed by Alannah Myles.
His first self-titled, self-produced album has recently earned him a spot
in the top 5 Male Singer Songwriter (2006) category from the JPF
Awards while the first single from the album, "Upside Down," earned him
the LA Music Award for Rock Singer Songwriter of the Year (2006).
The single has also found its way to regular rotation on Adam Curry's podcast
and was voted as one of the top ten PodSafe songs by associated podcasters.
Several of his other songs and original score work can be heard on various
films and television programs including Fox's "Bones," and the upcoming
film "Anderson's Cross" as well as on NBC's StarTomorrow music competition
where he reached the Top 5 of 100 acts chosen to participate.
Bob is currently in the studio working on his next project. Tony DeFranco
of the famous DeFranco Family and James Lee Stanley (known to many as the
5th Monkey) appear on the album singing back-up vocal tracks. |
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