About Me
WINNER -- Best Guitarist: COLUMBIA RECORDS/Emergenza USA Finals
WINNER -- Guitar Center's GUITARMAGGEDDON (Atlanta) -- 2003, 2004, 2005
Recorded with Platinum Producer KEVIN "SHE'KESPERE" BRIGGS (TLC, PINK, DESTINY'S CHILD)
Recorded with Grammy Award Winning Producer DON MCCOLLISTER (INDIGO GIRLS, SHAWN MULLINS)
Recorded with Platinum Remix Producer DJ FORD (MICK JAGGER, MICHAEL JACKSON, LUDACRIS)
Recorded and Remixed with Dance Icon PAUL OAKENFOLD @ Perfecto Records
Performed with JEFF CARLISI (.38 Special)
Performed with ED KING (Lynard Skynard)
Performed with DERRICK SAINT HOLMES (Ted Nugent)
Three Time MUSIC MIDTOWN Performing Artist (250,000 in attendance)
Performed with Billionaire/Reality tv celebrity SIR IVAN at NEW YORK MEGAJAM (15,000 in attendance)
Featured Artist: NAMM 2009
Featured Artist: 2009 WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE CD compilation
JIMMY CYPHER -- LIVE @ OPERA (ATLANTA, GA USA)
LONG ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL/MEGA JAM 2008 (New York, USA)
JIMMY CYPHER w/ SIR IVAN
Go to: www.myspace.com/sirivanmusic
View Jimmy's upcoming submission to Guitar World magazine for their monthly column entitled
"Betcha Can't play this!"
"conjures the infinite, wailing arena-ready reverb passed from David Gilmour to [U2's] The Edge. " -- Tony Ware, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)
"... bridges the gap between guitar rock and electronic dance." -- Atlanta Journal and Constitution
*** Winner: Guitarist Award -- Columbia Records/Emergenza North American Finals (2005)
****Airplay (Atlanta): 92.3 (Dave FM), WNNX (99x), WSTR (Star 94); WBZY (105.3 The Buzz), WRAS (88.5), WREK (91.1)
***North American Finalist -- Columbia Records' Emergenza Music Festival -- EARTHLINK LIVE Sat June 25th, 2005 9:00pm)
*** Featured Artist -- Camp Jam's Master Class Series (2005)
*** Citywide Finalist -- 99X Emerging Artist's Showcase (2005)
*** most downloaded audio -- www.atlantalocalmusic.com (March 2005)
BIO
JIMMY CYPHER is best known for his enigmatic guitar work, as well as his fiery live performances. Stylistically, Cypher embraces everything from Tom Morello, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), The Edge (U2), Eddie Van Halen, Carlos Santana and Paco de Lucia. This wide vocabulary of guitar styles typically finds its home in what at first seems an unlikely place -- cutting edge electronic dance music. Progressive House, Breakbeat, and Techno combine with guitar in what might be described as "rock meets electronica" or "Van Halen versus Prodigy." The result is a groove-oriented sound like no other that achieves what many strive for but few achieve: a style that literally defies categorization. The highly anticipated debut album features stellar guest vocal and instrumental talent of local, national and international calibre. Live shows feature continuous remixes in club settings and venues normally reserved for DJs and are known for "putting the crowds on lockdown" [Creative Loafing].
"Cool Shit!" -- Bass Nectar (International breaks DJ) www.myspace.com/bassnectar
"That song... [The Right One (featuring Gillia)], I LOVE it." -- Tracy St. George: DJ Q100 (100.5 Atlanta)
"Jimmy Cypher's music can't be explained in a simple paragraph, check out the website, then see the show. You'll be blown away." --Atlanta Shows.com
"Damn. That guy can play!" -- English Nick: DJ -- Atlanta's 96 Rock; 105.3 (the Buzz); Metalsome Monday Host.
Show review: Columbia Records/Emergenza Review: North American Finals (Atlanta) 7-1-05 www.emergenza.net
"... the most unique sound of the night, mixing electronic drum tracks, with live beats that drove the energy level in their music to another place the other bands didn't reach. With morphing guitars sounds and great licks, Jimmy walked away with the Axis guitar [award] from Ernie Ball. Great songs and a good singer, added to the already mentioned attributes, made them a blast to see."
"...easily one of the best acts we have ever invited to perform on the Music Midtown cultural stage." -- Suzanne Shaw Cashin: Artist Market Director, Music Midtown (Atlanta) www.pennhouseproductions.com
"Great Guitar Player!" -- Jeff Carlisi (38 Special): guitarist, songwriter, platinum selling recording artist.
"Cool mix of styles goin' on here!" -- Joy Basu (GIT instructor; touring guitarist: Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Tamyra Gray.)
Great Guitar Tones! If you are looking for a pulsating, relentless groove, ... Jimmy Cypher is the ticket you have been waiting for! --Doug Doppler, guitarist/recording artist: Steve Vais Favored Nations Records; www.favorednations.com www.dougdoppler.com
"Jimmy Cypher is a very versatile guitarist. His overall sound is a mixture of the contemporary dance club circuit and today's rock, bass, and hip hop. Great work. -- Khia, Gold recording artist; www.artemisrecords.com
"an extraordinary blend of different music idioms such as Rock, Techno, Pop and World Music among others, appealing to a very diverse audience. --Miguel Castro: Multi-percussionist, Drummer (Peter Gabriel, Marvin Santiago, Swiss Philharmonic Orchestra) www.miguelsworldofpercussion.com
"Cypher's playing virtually overwhelms the listener with his incredible display of control, phrasing and precision." -- Jimmy Saint James (Gurufish); Rhythm Club Records Recording Artist; featured artist MTVs Real World and Road Rules www.gurufish.com
".., amazingly unleashes a laid-back take on full-power groove." -- Lee Smith, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)
"conjures the infinite, wailing arena-ready reverb passed from David Gilmour to the Edge. This is an exercise on transcendence caught somewhere between Goa and the Mississippi Delta. " -- Tony Ware, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)
"Pulse-pounding electronic beats and scorching electric guitar fretwork" -- Brad Barnes (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)
"... a guitarist whose embrace of the infinite reverb marks him as a first-class architect of smudged funhouse mirrors." -- Creative Loafing
"Hard hitting bass and groove for days." -- www.gigatracks.com
"... bridges the gap between guitar rock and electronic dance." -- Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Completely different from other music today -- strange and wonderful! --Alice Barkwell, Playgrounds Magazine www.playgroundsmag.com
"We remain impressed with the originality of [Zero Gravity] as well as your inspired style and sound. --M. Ebert: Founder, Kid Antrim Music www.kidantrimmusic.com
"Like a breath of fresh air on an often stagnant music scene, Jimmy Cypher creates exciting, new sonic soundscapes, blending elements of melodic rock guitar, fusion and electronica. --Eric Sands Man on Fire, ProgRockRecords.com recording Artist) Official Ibanez and Morley Endorsing Artist www.manonfireband.com
An insanely talented band fronted by an insanely talented guitar virtuoso. Not to be missed!" -- Garret Friereich: Singer/ Songwriter, Guitarist, Eden www.edenatlanta.com
"One of the best unsigned rock guitarists I have heard in 20 years in the music business." --Mark Certo, President, Soundwizard Productions
