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gonzalo silva

About Me

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*THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY SONGS. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY BLOG. THAT'S WHERE MY BACK POCKET DRAWINGS OF BALL POINT PEN AND MAGIC MARKER GET TO SEE THE DAY (more inside pics). FEEL FREE TO COMMENT*
I'm an independent artist. Perhaps the world's most underground performer...

Since graduating college, I've been making my living singing my songs on subway platforms throughout the northeast. I cut my teeth in Boston, then went on to file them in NYC, and have since been gnawing away in other places like Montreal and Chicago.

The experience of exposing myself publicly is beyond words. It can get mighty cold down there.

Fortunately folks warm up and buy my discs. It pays the bills and keeps me coming back until I find the right help to market my music above ground.

I tried capturing the experience in my liner notes to BUSKER.

Those liner notes -my story- -my very real space- are posted at www.gonzalosilva.com .

also visit my site to hear other mp3's .
Original demo was recorded March 1, 2006, by Bill Wadman at his home studio in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Photo on street and portraits inside pics, taken by Bill as well.
My thanks to Bill and Sooz for their help on this space. Friends indeed.
MySpace member as of Valentines '06


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/6/2004
Band Website: gonzalosilva.com
Band Members:

QUALITY PRINTS OF ANY DRAWING IN ANY SIZE FOR SALE. PLEASE INQUIRE.
Influences: experience
Sounds Like:
people have come up to me and have recently said i sound like jack johnson. others most of the time say nick drake. on occasion elvis costello. sometimes john mayer... dunno. older folks say i sound like someone with the last name franks? one major paper compared my sound to gordon lightfoot??

since i do my thing on bass and not the guitar -creating a sound all my own- i'd like to think i sound like myself. however, i consider myself to be the bastard child of sting (stewart and andy) and jaco pastorius. without them, i'd be doin' something else.

easy listening?? mellow?? not necessarily. Sade is one of the most intense singers out there, and she never raises her voice.


Record Label: the T, MTA, le METRO, the L etc.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE (Cool & Warm Tone Drawings)

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Posted by gonzalo silva on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:53:00 PST

INCENDIARY: FAR RIGHT v REV. WRIGHT (Ball Pointed Drawing)

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Posted by gonzalo silva on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:39:00 PST

BANANA SHAKE (Drawings From Italy)

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Posted by gonzalo silva on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:10:00 PST

SUDDEN DEATH SUDOKU (New Drawing)


Posted by gonzalo silva on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:18:00 PST

CHAIRMAN MEOW (2 New Drawings)

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Posted by gonzalo silva on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:18:00 PST

MILE HIGH CLUB (California Drawings)

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Posted by gonzalo silva on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:07:00 PST

CRACKERS (New Drawing)


Posted by gonzalo silva on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:50:00 PST

WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM (New Drawing)

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Posted by gonzalo silva on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:13:00 PST

FUBAR (New Drawing)


Posted by gonzalo silva on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:58:00 PST

SIDE EFFECTS & THE-RAPIST (2 Drawings)

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Posted by gonzalo silva on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:18:00 PST