Tony G. 'The G-Factor' - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Tony Giordano, known around parts as Tony G. and The G-Factor, has been a fixture in the southeast music scene for the past six years. His amazing energy and charisma on stage, and his hunger for performing and writing, has earned Tony G. the nickname "The Chairman of the Keyboards." Born in Tallahassee, FL, Tony has been pounding the keys and composing pieces since age 12. After a period of playing church gigs, he helped form the local band Full Black Out in 2001. He later joined the jazz/funk unit XINGU, which released the album Xinguism in 2004. Since then, Tony has relocated to Atlanta, GA and has become one of the hardest-working and dependable musicians around.
The G-Factor has performed, shared the stage, and/or jammed with the following artists & bands:
Ancient Harmony, Big City Sunrise, Justin Brogdon, Captain Soularcat, Jeff Coffin, Adam Deitch, Dr. Louis Sullivan, Betsy Franck, Full Black Out, Galactic, Cheme Gastalum, Donna Hopkins, Jason Isbell, Ron Johnson & John Staton (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe), Eric Krasno (Soulive), the Last Waltz Ensemble, Mofro, Moonshine Still, Mountain of Venus, Park Bench Trio, Perpetual Groove, Polyester Pimpstrap, Rick Williams Blues Olympics, SLO, Soul Kitchen, The Sundogs, Tishamingo, Tommy Talton, Derek Trucks, WILX, DJ Williams, XINGU, and more.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 25/01/2006
Band Website: www.thegfactor.com
Band Members: These are the projects I'm involved with:

* Ancient Harmony (Chad Jackson - Drums/Vocals, Steve Patton - Bass, Shell Stamps - Guitar/Vocals)
* Captain Soularcat (Travis Cline - Drums, Benji Shanks - Guitar/Vocals, Scott Warren - Bass/Lead Vocals)
* Last Waltz Ensemble (Kris Gloer - Guitar/Vocals, Mark Kramer - Acoustic/Vocals, Kevin Rustchman - Drums, Benji Shanks - Guitar)
* The Tommy Talton Band (Chad Jackson - Drums/Vocals, Brandon Peeples - Bass/Vocals, Tommy Talton - Guitar/Vocals)

Other projects I'm involved in:
* Big City Sunrise
* Full Black Out
* Justin Brogdon
* Mark Michaelson
* Rick Williams' Blues Olympics

In addition to solo performances, I also do session work too. Feel free to email me here, or visit my website at www.thegfactor.com to contact me and book me for your studio or venue!
Influences: I have had the pleasure of performing with the following bands/artists:

Adam Deitch, Andrew Hamner, Bobby Lee Rodgers & The Codetalkers (Andrew Altman & Mark Raudabaugh), Caroline Aiken, Davye Stewart, Dr. Louis Sullivan, Eric Krasno (Soulive), Galactic, Gaurav Malhotra, Jason Hann (SCI), Jeff Coffin, Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie), John Kucinich, John Staton (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe), Justin Powell, Marshall Herrell (New Monsoon), Matt Grondin, Matt Williams, Michael Travis (SCI), Nick Johnson, Oliver Wood, Rev. Jeff Mosier, Ron Johnson (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe), Scott Boyer, Sol Driven Train, Ted Pecchio, Tishamingo, Tony Tyler, Tyler Campbell, Yonrico Scott Band and more.

I'm influenced by whatever and whomever I see, hear and/or feel. It almost always changes each day and most of the time it can be determined by what's in my CD changer which right now has the following artists:
Mudcrutch, The Band of Bees, The Wood Brothers, Radiohead.
Sounds Like: Well I'm through discussing it, why don't you see for yourself with...

Captain Soularcat (w/ Kris Gloar of The Last Waltz Ensemble)

Tommy Talton (w/ Caroline Aiken)

Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie)

The Last Waltz Ensemble (@ Tipitina's)

The Sundogs (@ Smith's)

Record Label: None at this time - not to say I'm not looking ;-)

My Blog

The G-Factor Newsletter: July 2009

Sup my peoples?! I hope everyone's Fourth of July was what they wanted it to be - slow and easy, fast and festive, explosive, what have you. I had a good time despite not being able to perform down in...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:29:00 GMT

The G-Factor Newsletter: June 2009

Hey-a! Here comes the Summer and I'm already feeling the heat. It's weird but I feel as if there have been fewer days that I've had my windows down or open than in any past Spring season. My gut tells...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:55:00 GMT

The G-Factor Newsletter: May 2009

The G-Factor Newsletter: April 2009

Yo, yo! It's tax-time for the Factor, and it will not be easy for yours truly - that's all I'll say about that. Beyond that, I've got sticks in various fires extending as far as October of this year. ...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:23:00 GMT

The G-Factor Newsletter: March 2009

Hey-ya! This is a quiet month for me at least, not too many shows but plenty of time to write, get out, meet folks, and get my ducks in a row for the upcoming Spring and Summer, which are starting to ...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:05:00 GMT

The G-Factor Newsletter: February 2009

Hi everyone! Everybody keeping their head above water, I hope? We are certainly entering uncharted waters, but like any good musician, I'm keeping myself busy with shows and writing. There's a lot to ...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:41:00 GMT

The G-Factor Newsletter: January 2009

Welcome to 2009! I'm sure I'm not the only one hoping that this will be a good if not better year than last. It was quite a ride last year, but we got some good stuff coming up, so let's get to ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:03:00 GMT

The G-Factor Newsletter: December 2008

What's happenin' everybody?! I cannot believe another year is already about to pass us again. Nevertheless, it will and one thing is for certain - for better or worse, it's going to be a very inte...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:10:00 GMT

The Top Ten Music Moments of 2008

It's that time again when I list my top ten memorable music moments of the year. Now again, I can only list those that I have experienced. Therefore, I cannot list the Dumpstaphunk Bear Creek Saturd...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:53:00 GMT

The G-Factor Newsletter - November 2008

Hey everyone! It's November, seasons are changing, leaves are changing, the temperature is changing, and this past Tuesday, America voted to change the party in power of the Executive Branch by electi...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT