Gary Go

Gary Go
Origin	Wembley, London, England
Instruments	Vocals, piano, guitar, iPhone, Koto
Labels	Decca, Polydor, The Canvas Room, The Whipping Club
Website	www.garygo.tv,

Gary Baker, also known by his stage name Gary Go is a British singer, songwriter and producer. His debut album Gary Go (Of Youth / Of Beauty) was released May 2009 and reached number 22 in the UK Albums Chart. , spawning the hit single "Wonderful". Gary Go has played shows across the UK, Europe, and the United States; including tours with Take That, Mika and Lady GaGa who referred to him as "my favorite new artist this year" after performing a rendition of Just Dance that was inspired by his cover of the song. Gary Go went on to collaborate with electro pioneer and Grammy Award winning DJ Benny Benassi, writing and performing several songs on his album Electroman. The collaboration gave birth to the smash club crossover hit “Cinema”, which rose rapidly to number 1 on the US and UK Dance Charts and led to the Grammy-nominated remix from dubstep megastar Skrillex, which Kanye West tweeted is “one of the greatest works of art ever made”. Gary's latest solo release is a 7-song soundtrack entitled NOW WAS ONCE THE FUTURE, which chronicles the end of a relationship.

Biography

Gary Go first came to attention in 2007, when his debut EP "So So" was picked up by a record producer in New Jersey, with whom he worked on his sophomore EP "The Diary of Rodney Harvey" inspired by the tragic fall of the promising actor. Following this he founded his own independent label and studio called The Canvas Room in London, and started writing and recording his debut album. The album was recorded in London, Prague and New York. Subsequently, the album was picked up and released by Decca Records and Gary spent a year performing and touring to promote the work. Gary Go came to national attention in the UK, in 2009 when it was announced he would be the opening support act for the full Take That summer tour, which saw him playing twenty stadium shows across the UK, including four concerts at Wembley Stadium; within earshot of where he grew up. Tours with Lady GaGa; and MIKA followed, as well as his first promotional tour of the US where a special bonus track version of his debut album released on iTunes reached number 3 in iTunes Pop chart. His debut single "Wonderful" was voted 'Best Pop Song of 2009' in iTunes US 2009 retrospective. Wonderful caught the attention of Grammy-winning producer Benny Benassi who remixed it and reached out to Gary Go to collaborate on his upcoming record. The result was the smash club crossover hit “Cinema” which Benassi featured on his 2011 album Electroman. The track, which was released by Ultra Records, was written by Gary Go and features his vocals. “Cinema” rose rapidly to prominence appearing at #1 on the Billboard Dance Airplay Chart and #1 in the UK Club Chart. It went on to be a Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart and be awarded Gold and Platinum certifications in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Cinema was featured in the soundtrack for the blockbuster video game “Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.”

Social Networking

Gary Go has gained publicity for his unconventional use of Twitter, and the iPhone for songwriting. "The Heart Balloon" was conceived on the iPhone after uploading an image of a Heart Shaped balloon entangled with a tree; Go then asked his Twitter friends to send in lyric suggestions. The track was given away as a free download to raise money and awareness for the British Heart Foundation with all proceeds going to the charity. In December 2011, Gary released his literary debut "My First Twook": an illustrated collection of musings from his twitter-feed. Limited edition copies of the book were given as a gift to artists performing at MTV's EMA awards in 2011.

Gary Go has also performed special shows at Apple Inc. stores in London and New York, playing tracks from his album on the iPhone and describing how he uses it as a composition tool. Gary Go is also known for his online cover versions of various popular tracks on Youtube including "Dreams" by TV on the Radio, and "The (After) Life of the Party" by Fall Out Boy.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK	ITA	SWI	US
Gary Go	Release date: 26 May 2009 Label: Polydor (UK/Europe) Decca/Canvas Room (USA)	22	81	73	153
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions										Album
		UK	AUS	AUT	GER	IRE	ITA	NL	NZ	SWI	US Adult
2009	"Wonderful"	25	—	39	40	—	6	—	—	70	32	Gary Go	2011	"Cinema (Benny Benassi song)" (with Benny Benassi)	20	26	—	—	35	—	49	17	—	—	—	Electroman (Benny Benassi)
		"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

== Albums, EPs and Exclusive Releases

NOW WAS ONCE THE FUTURE (2012) (Soundtrack)

GARY GO (OF YOUTH / OF BEAUTY) (2009) (Album)

THE HEART BALLOON (Free download 2009 for BHF)

NAPSTER LIVE SESSIONS (2009)

THE DIARY OF RODNEY HARVEY EP (2007)

SO SO...EP (2006)

Other work

• "My First Twook" (illustrated book of Gary Go's tweets)
• "Last Stand" (collaboration with Monsieur Adi, featuring Gary Go on Monsieur Adi's EP "Fire Fire Fire", 2012)
• "Magic" (collaboration with The Knocks featuring Gary Go on The Knocks EP "Magic", 2011. Gary also co-wrote "Magic, "The Prize" and "R.O.Y.L")
• "Teardrop" (collaboration with "The Collective" for Children In Need 2011, featuring Gary Go's arrangements)
• "Cinema" (collaboration with Benny Benassi featuring Gary Go on Benassi's fourth album Electroman, 2011, and released as the album's second single)
• "Control" (collaboration with Benny Benassi, featuring Gary Go on Benassi's fourth album Electroman, 2011)
• "Close to Me" (collaboration with Benny Benassi, featuring Gary Go on Benassi's fourth album Electroman, 2011, and released as the album's third single)

External links

• Official Gary Go Homepage
• Official Gary Go Myspace
• Official Gary Go Tumblr
• I Am Wonderful