Gary Go
Overview[edit]
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.[1] Gaga then invited Go to join her on her European tour.[2] 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" [3] and "Top EDM Love Songs of All Time"[4] retrospectives. Artist and producer Kanye West referred to it as "one of the greatest works of art ever made".[5]
As a solo artist, Go went on to release Now Was Once the Future (2012),[6] a videotape and original soundtrack, and Love Lost Freedom Found (2020), a live museum exhibit and accompanying soundtrack album,[7] inspired by the Museum of Broken Relationships. Earmilk referred to the album as a "visceral narrative that explores the cavernous depths of human relationships."[8]
Gary Go composed the original score for two feature films by German filmmaker Simon Verhoeven; the hit cultural comedy Wilkommen bei den Hartmanns[9] and the cyber-horror Friend Request (included in Metal Hammer's "Ten Horror Soundtracks to Scare Your Pants Off!" feature).[10]
Innovation[edit]
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 [11] and an early adopter of integrating the iPhone into studio and live applications.[12]