Jorge Retamal - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Born June 15th, 1983, Jorge Retamal developed a love for music at a very young age. Brought up in the small Spanish church of his grandfather, he was given many opportunities to play and learn from his musical family. After putting time into several other instruments, Jorge finally found his home on the guitar at the age of 15. He wrote his first song on the guitar after only a few months playing, but did not take songwriting seriously until his 2002 move from hometown, Holland, MI to Minneapolis, MN where he began attending college.Since then Jorge has invested in his gift of and love for music without hesitance. He has built a strong repertoire of original material that is currently being embraced by audiences across the US. His natural blend of rock, pop and jazz offers a fresh sound that compliments his thoughtful lyrics and natural melodies. Jorge has recorded a full-length project in OA, a traveling band representing North Central University, as well as projects with other up and coming artists nationwide. From local coffee house venues, to auditoriums of thousands, to live television/radio broadcasts, he is leaving no market untouched. His passionate live show has graced the stage of ten states and five countries. Jorge is currently in the final works of a five song EP. Be on the look out.

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Member Since: 9/22/2005
Band Website: jorgeretamal.com
Band Members: Jorge- rhythm guitars, vocals|||| On the EP in progress: Josiah Reid- drums Isaac Kramer- bass Jasper Nephew- lead guitars Andre Rodriguez- piano Sam Retamal-kazoo|||| One Accord: Mike Pilypaitis- drums Rob Morgan- bass Chris Depoian- lead guitar Brandi Parker- piano/keys, female vocal Dawna Andrews- female vocal
Influences: radiohead, jeff buckley, coldplay, dave matthews, ben harper, chris thile, damien rice, sixpence none the richer, later silverchair, death cab, ryan williams, imogen heap, jamiroquai, third eye blind, delirious, phantom planet, U2, lauryn hill, dc talk, rufus wainright, prince, john mayer, jars of clay, postal service, jay-z, sufjan stevens, the novel i, jimmy eat world, kirk franklin, beck, alejandro sanz, justin timberlake, rich mullins, guster, gorillaz, michael jackson, gavin degraw, burlap to cashmere, doves, marc anthony, andrew bird, david crowder, ryan adams, john legend, fred hammond, incubus, halloween alaska, N.E.R.D.
Sounds Like: melodic rock/pop with innovative rhythms and colorful harmonies.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

back to the real life

It has now been a month off the road and it has taken some time to adjust. I now have a new living space, a new schedule, and a new way of life. You would think that after thirty days time, things wou...
Posted by Jorge Retamal on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:27:00 PST

and here goes...

I realize that it has been a very long time without an update on how things have progressed with my music, tour, shows, the road, life, love, and the pursuit of happiness. I am not promising that this...
Posted by Jorge Retamal on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 09:28:00 PST

More to come

hey, guys. I am writing to make it known that I will be writing... again. Soon. I will hopefully have some downtime these next few days. Many, many updates to come. Also, some of you may have noticed ...
Posted by Jorge Retamal on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:58:00 PST

the studio.

so, I have spent a good chunk of my week so far in a studio, recording a project that will soon be used to represent the school I attend (and hopefully a little of me as well... I say 'hopefully'). i...
Posted by Jorge Retamal on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:21:00 PST

EP tobe

so, I finally feel like my EP is going somewhere. It's been quite a while since the beginning, but we're on the move again. Now, the drum tracks are done, and I am happy that something is. I posted&nb...
Posted by Jorge Retamal on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:43:00 PST

goodbye, soul.

so, I finally did it. I finally signed away my life from now through December 17th of the year 2006. this really hasn't turned out to be anything I expected it to be like. I thought I was fine. I thou...
Posted by Jorge Retamal on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:40:00 PST

musician-ness

so I've been thinking a lot lately about being a musician. and it seems the more I think about it the more suck I find in it. from what most people see in movies and tv, I believe there is such a fals...
Posted by Jorge Retamal on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:14:00 PST