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Ghost of Gelsomina

Yr always in my head, til the day I'm dead.

About Me

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Most recently a violinist in the Mariachi Divas, Gelsomina's career sees no bounds in her quest for the unusual, the unstoppable, and just the simple joy of playing music. From classical to rock, mariachi to fiddle, and everything else along the way, she is always looking to expand her horizons and do something new, exciting and crazy. Available for weddings, parties, recording, music videos and random gigs! Ask about duos and trios, electric and acoustic, and mariachis!
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"And let us never forget that the human race, with technology, is like an alcoholic with a barrel of wine..."
---Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/7/2006
Band Website: alysonmontez.com
Band Members: Forsaken Phantasm

Gelsomina
and her lovely Ghosts

On latest track:
Jeff Musial - songwriting, engineering
Damon Cisneros - drums, mastering
Brian Netzley - bass
Gelsomina - Viper, verse and chorus solo writing

Influences: ((including but not limited to)) Shostakovich, Marilyn Manson, Hannibal Lechter, Beethoven, NIN, Fredrico Fellini, Mozart, Static-X, Jim Henson, Mendellsohn, Rasputina, norms of society, David Oistrakh, The Smashing Pumpkins, Alfred Hitchcock, Nigel Kennedy, Slayer, starlit nights, Leonard Bernstein, Laura Kaye, spring days in the South, Aaron Copland, Rachelle Wilson, Jack the Ripper, Philip Glass, Mark Wood, Roswell 1947, Bartok, The Ramones, Columbine, Danny Elfman, A Perfect Circle, Coridicin, Trevor Jones, Oingo Boingo, Bettie Page, Michael Nyman, Tool, Bela Lugosi, Rachmaninoff, System of A Down, human decency, Dvorak, Powerglove, Mario, The Thai Elephant Orchestra, Orgy, David Lynch, Stravinsky, Aerosmith, rainy midnight walks in the park, Mussorgsky, Frank Zappa, Jefree Star, John Cage, Ozzy Osbourne, Clara Bow, Bach, Clint Mansell, Darren Aronfsky, Vaughn Wiliams, Hanzel und Gretyl, Pi, Tchaikovsky, Van Helsing's Curse, Howard Stern, Njinsky, Dee Snider, Strangeland, Paganini, Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum, nudity, Bloch, Rob Zombie, flesh against flesh, Charles Castleman, White Zombie, death, trasnvestites and drag queens, Ed Wood, David Lachapelle, Amanda Lepore, the pain of being alive, Cristoph Eschenbach, Muderdolls, Andy Warhol, John 5, Metalocalypse

"And let us never forget that the human race, with technology, is like an alcoholic with a barrel of wine ..."
---Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum

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Sounds Like: "like techno-ish ghostly ambience or somethin." --RexMugituum:::
[gelsominaforsaken] burning in Hell.
psychotic ghosts calling in the wind.


DISCOGRAPHY:

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Ghost of Gelsomina widgets for your page!

Show some love for Ghost of Gelsomina and add a music player to your page today! Now playing: Ghost of Gelsomina Now playin...
Posted by Ghost of Gelsomina on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:52:00 PST

The best gig ever!

This is the story of the best gig ever!First of all, awesome WVers Jay Golden (http://www.myspace.com/phantomdown) and Asha Mevlana (http://www.myspace.com/ashaporcelain) were there, as well as Benedi...
Posted by Ghost of Gelsomina on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:32:00 PST

NAMM 2008!

Highlights of this year's NAMM show!-Shocking people at Coffin Case, Krank and Orange with what a violin can do (and discovering some pretty rad products in the process!)-The fourth year for the Mark ...
Posted by Ghost of Gelsomina on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:11:00 PST

New project up!

Check out Ghost of Gelosmina's latest audio project, a poem for a German audio book, featuring the song "Live at the Diabolique"!Listen now!...
Posted by Ghost of Gelsomina on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:54:00 PST

Mariachi Vargas!

One of the most amazing experiences of my life was yesterday, in the Cinco de Mayo performance I had in Calexico... Mariachi Divas and Mariachi Vargas.  Being in Divas has humbled me beyond belie...
Posted by Ghost of Gelsomina on Sun, 06 May 2007 11:26:00 PST

NAMM 2007!!!

First off, thank you to everyone who supported the Mark Wood Rock Orchestra at our shows last week!  We had AMAZING turnouts, and we'd like to thank each and every one of you for coming to see us...
Posted by Ghost of Gelsomina on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:55:00 PST

NAMM 2007

Be sure to see Gelsomina (or one of her ghosts) in person at NAMM 2007!  Just drop by the Wood Violins booth... and meet a whole group of awesomeness who humble themselves enough to hang with the...
Posted by Ghost of Gelsomina on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:01:00 PST

SUPER TERROR ALERT!

After Foiled Plot, U.S. Airline Threat Level Highest Ever POSTED: 1:42 am EDT August 10, 2006 UPDATED: 10:37 am EDT August 10, 2006 LONDON -- The United States issued its highest terrorism alert for...
Posted by Ghost of Gelsomina on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:20:00 PST

Memories.

I just found some old writings of mine... February 5, 2005                Couldnt fight the urge.  My flesh is split in such a weird way...
Posted by Ghost of Gelsomina on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:23:00 PST

Style. And Modern Times.

Today I was listening to my favorite album in the whole world, "Shostakovich Plays Shostakovich".  Three works played by people hand-selected by the composer himself, piano parts played by him as...
Posted by Ghost of Gelsomina on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:50:00 PST