Jimmy Gnecco

James Francis Gnecco III (born September 30, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist who makes music both under his name and the moniker Ours. Gnecco is known for his multi-octave vocal range[1][2] and singing style, often described as 'dramatic and emotional'.[3]

Jimmy Gnecco
Gnecco in November 2014.
Background information
Birth nameJames Francis Gnecco
Born (1973-09-30) September 30, 1973
Teaneck, New Jersey
GenresExperimental rock, acoustic
Occupation(s)Musician
Years active1992–present
Labelsunsigned
Associated actsOurs, Lana Del Rey, Reeve Carney, Neverending White Lights, a-ha, Savoy, Weathervane
Websitejimmygnecco.com

Career

Gnecco began making music in 1988. He would play under the names Lost Child and Harmony Bandits before Ours formed officially in 1992. Gnecco's first album, Sour (1994), was a demo compilation with which he was dissatisfied. 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."[4]

In 1997, he signed to DreamWorks Records and released two records under the label before its disbandment. Ours released their fourth record 'Ballet the Boxer I' on their own label Cage Recording Co. The band toured with acts such as The Cult, A-Ha, Powderfinger, The Wallflowers, Marilyn Manson, Blue October and Filter.

Jimmy Gnecco as a supporting act in a-ha's concert in Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid (Spain) on October 14, 2010.

Gnecco also contributed on the track "Our Final Hymn" from Neverending White Lights' debut album, Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies and also the track "Dove Coloured Sky" from their second album Act 2: The Blood and the Life Eternal.

In 2004 Gnecco and Brian May of the band Queen recorded "Someone to Die For", a duet for the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack. The song is written by Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider of Eleven in collaboration with Chris Cornell.

In 2006 Gnecco sang a cover of Big Country's "Big Country" for a Kohl's television commercial.

Gnecco released his debut solo album, entitled The Heart, on July 20, 2010, via indie label Bright Antenna.[5]

Gnecco toured with Norwegian band A-ha as a supporting act of the band during the concerts of October and November 2010 of A-ha's farewell tour Ending on a High Note.

In 2011 he collaborated with A-ha's Paul Waaktaar-Savoy in a new band called Weathervane.

In 2013, Gnecco contributed vocals to two tracks for the game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, "Collective Consciousness" and "It Has To Be This Way".[6]

Discography

Ours have released four official albums to date: New Age Heroine II (2018), 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). They have also released an EP titled Media Age (2020).

References
  1. Herrera, Dave. "Jimmy Gnecco's Sound is all Ours". WestWord.com. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
  2. Buford, Jordan. "TME REVIEWS: Jimmy Gnecco's OURS Truly Shines". ontourmonthly.com.
  3. "Jimmy Gnecco". saddlebrook.schoolofrock.com.
  4. Brown, Stella. "Moments of Ours: An Interview with Jimmy Gnecco". Antimusic.com. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
  5. The Heart X Edition release announcement on Jimmy Gnecco's Official Site Archived April 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Vocal Tracks Lyrics". Platinumgames.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
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