Введение
Американский музыкант
Гейб Лопес – американский певец, автор песен и продюсер, работающий в жанрах поп-рок. Он имеет мексиканские и ирландские корни. Имея контракты с Universal Music Group как автор песен и с Spectra Music Group как исполнитель, Лопес писал и продюсировал музыку для Belinda Carlisle, New Kids on the Block, James Brown, The Go Go's, RuPaul's Drag Race, Twice, Krayzie Bone, Shinee, Super Junior, Tae Yang, Charice, а также для телевидения и кино.
Как художник
Известный в Лос-Анджелесе выступлениями в таких известных заведениях, как The Roxy Theatre, House of Blues и The Derby, и названный одним из 100 лучших артистов журнала Music Connection, Лопес впервые заявил о себе на международном уровне как продюсер и автор песен для Джима Веррароса и Анжелы Пил, участников American Idol, а также для международной звезды RaggaHop Ms. Triniti. (Источники: ASCAP, www.theroxyonsunset.com)
Лопес выпустил свой дебютный альбом This Is About You 16 января 2006 года, получив положительные отзывы. Все 17 песен альбома были лицензированы для телевидения и кино. NBC использовал "Sunday Summertime" в финальном монтаже победителей Олимпийских игр 2008 года. (Источники: ASCAP, www.ascap.com, TV Guide)
Второй альбом Лопеса, Shine Like the Sun, вышел 21 июля 2011 года. Первый сингл альбома, "Boomerang", был выпущен 11 апреля 2011 года и получил широкое ротационное вещание на Sirius XM Radio, включая эфиры на танцевальном канале BPM. В альбом Shine Like the Sun также вошел сингл "No Hate" – анти-Prop. 8 песня, использованная в кампании NOH8. (Источники: DNA Magazine, www.gabelopez.com)
17 марта 2012 года Лопес выпустил свой дебютный видеоклип на сингл "If You Could Stop Time", вошедший в альбом Shine Like the Sun. Видео получило положительные отзывы за теплоту и искренность. (Источники: myfizzypop.blogspot.com, www.youtube.com)
12 декабря 2012 года (12.12.12) Лопес выпустил "Red Light" – совершенно новый сингл в энергичном стиле поп-рок. 21 декабря 2012 года (12.21.12) Лопес выпустил "Red Light (Ultra Red Velvet Remix)" – ремикс, подходящий для танцпола. (Источники: www.reverbnation.com, www.gabelopez.com) В настоящее время песня звучит на радиостанциях Sirius XM Radio, iHeart Radio и FM. (Источник: www.iheart.com, www.siriusxm.com)
В мае 2014 года Лопес выступал на разогреве у Белинды Карлайл во время ее тура по Великобритании. Лопес получил положительные отзывы в британской прессе и социальных сетях. (Источники: www.siriusxm.com, www.billboard.com)
9 июня 2014 года Лопес выпустил свой третий альбом It's Obvious It's Obvious, который дебютировал в Топ-100 новых релизов на iTunes и в Топ-3 на ReverbNation. (Источник: www.itunes.com, www.reverbnation.com) Синглы "Hush Your Mind", "Cuz U Like Boys", "Butch Cassidy" и "Red Light" звучали на радио Sirius XM Radio, iHeart Radio и FM в США и Великобритании. 15 августа 2015 года Лопес выпустил песню "California Blues", в которой бэк-вокал исполнила поп-певица Белинда Карлайл. Песня получила положительные отзывы от goodmomusic.net, muzoic.com и popularity.com. На следующей неделе Лопес возобновил свои выступления в качестве разогревающего артиста для Карлайл во время тура по США и Канаде, с запланированными датами в Великобритании в октябре 2015 года. 1 октября 2017 года Лопес снова выступил на разогреве у Карлайл во время ее тура по Великобритании. В связи с туром, 29 сентября 2017 года Лопес выпустил сингл "Lasso", а 13 октября 2017 года – музыкальный видеоклип. 15 января 2018 года Лопес выпустил альбом Roadshow: Out in the U.K., включающий записи с октябрьского тура по Великобритании 2017 года. Альбом содержит оригинальную музыку Лопеса, а также кавер-версии песен "Landslide" Стиви Никс, "Rocket Man" Элтона Джона и "Pride (In the Name of Love)" U2. В 2018 году Лопес подписал контракт с Spectra Music Group. Его альбом God Bless the Queens был выпущен 9 ноября 2018 года и дебютировал в Топ-150 альбомов на iTunes (источник: www.applemusic.com). Лид-сингл "Lasso" был отправлен на радио, а музыкальный клип был переиздан, за которым последовал сингл “Vivian & Valerie”, для которого также был снят музыкальный клип.
Как продюсер и автор песен
После подписания контракта с Rondor (Universal Music Group) в 2008 году, Лопес продолжала продюсировать и писать песни для различных артистов и исполнителей. В числе её работ – проекты с Белиндой Карлайл, New Kids on the Block, The Go Go's, RuPaul's Drag Race, Джоуи МакИнтайром, Шарис, Дрю Райаном Скоттом, Томасом Фиссом, Varsity Fanclub, Shinee (золото в Южной Корее), Тайлером Хилтоном, Тхэ Яном (платина), Super Junior (мультиплатина), VERIVERY, DreamNote, The Other Two на Comedy Central, Джеффом Сильбаром, Брентом Пашке и другими исполнителями. Лопес спродюсировала и соавторски написала предстоящий сингл Белинды Карлайл "Sun" вместе с Карлайл и Джейн Видлин, участницей The Go Go's. Карлайл, Видлин и Лопес исполняют бэк-вокал. Лопес также спродюсировала песню, дополнительное продюсирование и сведение выполнил Ян Мастерсон. "Sun" была выпущена на Universal Records 19 марта 2013 года и вошла в сборник лучших хитов Белинды Карлайл Icon. (Источник: Billboard)
Lopez produced and co wrote the upcoming Belinda Carlisle single "Sun" with Carlisle and Go Go's member Jane Wiedlin. Carlisle, Wiedlin and Lopez all sing background harmonies. Lopez also produced the song, with additional production and mixing by Ian Masterson. "Sun" was released on Universal Records on March 19, 2013 and was featured on Carlisle's greatest hits album Icon. (Reference: Billboard)
Lopez co wrote and produced three songs on the NKOTB album 10 – "Now or Never", "Back to Life" and "Block Party". The album was released April 2, 2013. (www. nkotb. com)
Lopez co wrote and produced "Still Sounds Good" on the NKOTB album Thankful, which was released on March 7, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
Lopez produced and co wrote all of the songs on Wilder Shores by Belinda Carlisle, released on September 29, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
In 2019, Lopez was brought on as a music producer for RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race Live In Vegas, which opens January 30, 2020 at The Flamingo in Las Vegas. Lopez also produced music for the TV shows The Other Two (TV series) and Gayme Show. Lopez produced the vocals on the new song “Club Zero” by The Go Go's for the new documentary The Go Go's, which premiered at Sundance in 2020. Lopez had been writing for James Brown in late 2006 and two songs penned by Lopez were to be on Brown's next album entitled "World Funk Against the Grain" due for a 2007 release. Brown died on Christmas Day, 2006, but said in a press release a month before, "Mr. Lopez gets the funk. Mr. Lopez gives us hope for the future of music." The songs remain unreleased. (Reference: James Brown Music Foundation)
Lopez resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Лопес соавторски написала и спродюсировала три песни для альбома NKOTB 10 – "Now or Never", "Back to Life" и "Block Party". Альбом вышел 2 апреля 2013 года. (www.nkotb.com)
Lopez produced and co wrote the upcoming Belinda Carlisle single "Sun" with Carlisle and Go Go's member Jane Wiedlin. Carlisle, Wiedlin and Lopez all sing background harmonies. Lopez also produced the song, with additional production and mixing by Ian Masterson. "Sun" was released on Universal Records on March 19, 2013 and was featured on Carlisle's greatest hits album Icon. (Reference: Billboard)
Lopez co wrote and produced three songs on the NKOTB album 10 – "Now or Never", "Back to Life" and "Block Party". The album was released April 2, 2013. (www. nkotb. com)
Lopez co wrote and produced "Still Sounds Good" on the NKOTB album Thankful, which was released on March 7, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
Lopez produced and co wrote all of the songs on Wilder Shores by Belinda Carlisle, released on September 29, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
In 2019, Lopez was brought on as a music producer for RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race Live In Vegas, which opens January 30, 2020 at The Flamingo in Las Vegas. Lopez also produced music for the TV shows The Other Two (TV series) and Gayme Show. Lopez produced the vocals on the new song “Club Zero” by The Go Go's for the new documentary The Go Go's, which premiered at Sundance in 2020. Lopez had been writing for James Brown in late 2006 and two songs penned by Lopez were to be on Brown's next album entitled "World Funk Against the Grain" due for a 2007 release. Brown died on Christmas Day, 2006, but said in a press release a month before, "Mr. Lopez gets the funk. Mr. Lopez gives us hope for the future of music." The songs remain unreleased. (Reference: James Brown Music Foundation)
Lopez resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Лопес соавторски написала и спродюсировала "Still Sounds Good" для альбома NKOTB Thankful, который был выпущен 7 марта 2017 года. (www.billboard.com)
Lopez produced and co wrote the upcoming Belinda Carlisle single "Sun" with Carlisle and Go Go's member Jane Wiedlin. Carlisle, Wiedlin and Lopez all sing background harmonies. Lopez also produced the song, with additional production and mixing by Ian Masterson. "Sun" was released on Universal Records on March 19, 2013 and was featured on Carlisle's greatest hits album Icon. (Reference: Billboard)
Lopez co wrote and produced three songs on the NKOTB album 10 – "Now or Never", "Back to Life" and "Block Party". The album was released April 2, 2013. (www. nkotb. com)
Lopez co wrote and produced "Still Sounds Good" on the NKOTB album Thankful, which was released on March 7, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
Lopez produced and co wrote all of the songs on Wilder Shores by Belinda Carlisle, released on September 29, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
In 2019, Lopez was brought on as a music producer for RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race Live In Vegas, which opens January 30, 2020 at The Flamingo in Las Vegas. Lopez also produced music for the TV shows The Other Two (TV series) and Gayme Show. Lopez produced the vocals on the new song “Club Zero” by The Go Go's for the new documentary The Go Go's, which premiered at Sundance in 2020. Lopez had been writing for James Brown in late 2006 and two songs penned by Lopez were to be on Brown's next album entitled "World Funk Against the Grain" due for a 2007 release. Brown died on Christmas Day, 2006, but said in a press release a month before, "Mr. Lopez gets the funk. Mr. Lopez gives us hope for the future of music." The songs remain unreleased. (Reference: James Brown Music Foundation)
Lopez resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Лопес спродюсировала и соавторски написала все песни для альбома Wilder Shores Белинды Карлайл, выпущенного 29 сентября 2017 года. (www.billboard.com)
Lopez produced and co wrote the upcoming Belinda Carlisle single "Sun" with Carlisle and Go Go's member Jane Wiedlin. Carlisle, Wiedlin and Lopez all sing background harmonies. Lopez also produced the song, with additional production and mixing by Ian Masterson. "Sun" was released on Universal Records on March 19, 2013 and was featured on Carlisle's greatest hits album Icon. (Reference: Billboard)
Lopez co wrote and produced three songs on the NKOTB album 10 – "Now or Never", "Back to Life" and "Block Party". The album was released April 2, 2013. (www. nkotb. com)
Lopez co wrote and produced "Still Sounds Good" on the NKOTB album Thankful, which was released on March 7, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
Lopez produced and co wrote all of the songs on Wilder Shores by Belinda Carlisle, released on September 29, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
In 2019, Lopez was brought on as a music producer for RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race Live In Vegas, which opens January 30, 2020 at The Flamingo in Las Vegas. Lopez also produced music for the TV shows The Other Two (TV series) and Gayme Show. Lopez produced the vocals on the new song “Club Zero” by The Go Go's for the new documentary The Go Go's, which premiered at Sundance in 2020. Lopez had been writing for James Brown in late 2006 and two songs penned by Lopez were to be on Brown's next album entitled "World Funk Against the Grain" due for a 2007 release. Brown died on Christmas Day, 2006, but said in a press release a month before, "Mr. Lopez gets the funk. Mr. Lopez gives us hope for the future of music." The songs remain unreleased. (Reference: James Brown Music Foundation)
Lopez resides in Los Angeles, CA.
В 2019 году Лопес была приглашена в качестве музыкального продюсера для RuPaul's Drag Race и RuPaul's Drag Race Live In Vegas, премьера которого состоялась 30 января 2020 года в The Flamingo в Лас-Вегасе. Лопес также создала музыку для телешоу The Other Two и Gayme Show. Лопес спродюсировала вокал для новой песни The Go Go's "Club Zero" для нового документального фильма The Go Go's, премьера которого состоялась на фестивале Sundance в 2020 году. В конце 2006 года Лопес писала песни для Джеймса Брауна, и две песни, написанные Лопес, должны были войти в следующий альбом Брауна под названием "World Funk Against the Grain", выход которого планировался на 2007 год. Браун скончался в Рождество 2006 года, но за месяц до этого заявил в пресс-релизе: "Мистер Лопес понимает фанк. Мистер Лопес дарит нам надежду на будущее музыки". Эти песни так и не были выпущены. (Источник: James Brown Music Foundation)
Lopez produced and co wrote the upcoming Belinda Carlisle single "Sun" with Carlisle and Go Go's member Jane Wiedlin. Carlisle, Wiedlin and Lopez all sing background harmonies. Lopez also produced the song, with additional production and mixing by Ian Masterson. "Sun" was released on Universal Records on March 19, 2013 and was featured on Carlisle's greatest hits album Icon. (Reference: Billboard)
Lopez co wrote and produced three songs on the NKOTB album 10 – "Now or Never", "Back to Life" and "Block Party". The album was released April 2, 2013. (www. nkotb. com)
Lopez co wrote and produced "Still Sounds Good" on the NKOTB album Thankful, which was released on March 7, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
Lopez produced and co wrote all of the songs on Wilder Shores by Belinda Carlisle, released on September 29, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
In 2019, Lopez was brought on as a music producer for RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race Live In Vegas, which opens January 30, 2020 at The Flamingo in Las Vegas. Lopez also produced music for the TV shows The Other Two (TV series) and Gayme Show. Lopez produced the vocals on the new song “Club Zero” by The Go Go's for the new documentary The Go Go's, which premiered at Sundance in 2020. Lopez had been writing for James Brown in late 2006 and two songs penned by Lopez were to be on Brown's next album entitled "World Funk Against the Grain" due for a 2007 release. Brown died on Christmas Day, 2006, but said in a press release a month before, "Mr. Lopez gets the funk. Mr. Lopez gives us hope for the future of music." The songs remain unreleased. (Reference: James Brown Music Foundation)
Lopez resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Лопес проживает в Лос-Анджелесе, штат Калифорния.
Lopez produced and co wrote the upcoming Belinda Carlisle single "Sun" with Carlisle and Go Go's member Jane Wiedlin. Carlisle, Wiedlin and Lopez all sing background harmonies. Lopez also produced the song, with additional production and mixing by Ian Masterson. "Sun" was released on Universal Records on March 19, 2013 and was featured on Carlisle's greatest hits album Icon. (Reference: Billboard)
Lopez co wrote and produced three songs on the NKOTB album 10 – "Now or Never", "Back to Life" and "Block Party". The album was released April 2, 2013. (www. nkotb. com)
Lopez co wrote and produced "Still Sounds Good" on the NKOTB album Thankful, which was released on March 7, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
Lopez produced and co wrote all of the songs on Wilder Shores by Belinda Carlisle, released on September 29, 2017. (www. billboard. com)
In 2019, Lopez was brought on as a music producer for RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race Live In Vegas, which opens January 30, 2020 at The Flamingo in Las Vegas. Lopez also produced music for the TV shows The Other Two (TV series) and Gayme Show. Lopez produced the vocals on the new song “Club Zero” by The Go Go's for the new documentary The Go Go's, which premiered at Sundance in 2020. Lopez had been writing for James Brown in late 2006 and two songs penned by Lopez were to be on Brown's next album entitled "World Funk Against the Grain" due for a 2007 release. Brown died on Christmas Day, 2006, but said in a press release a month before, "Mr. Lopez gets the funk. Mr. Lopez gives us hope for the future of music." The songs remain unreleased. (Reference: James Brown Music Foundation)
Lopez resides in Los Angeles, CA.