George Vjestica
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Background information | |
Born | (1967-05-02) 2 May 1967 (age 57) Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
Origin | Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England |
Genres | Alternative rock, electronica, house |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals, piano |
Years active | 1993–present |
George Vjestica is a British guitarist[4][5] and songwriter. He leads the group Bandante.[6] Vjestica is also known for working with Australian singer Nick Cave[7][8] and with Warren Ellis[9] on film soundtracks, The Proposition and Lawless. He has also performed on the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds albums Push the Sky Away (as a guest) [10][11] and Skeleton Tree (as a full-time band member). His last name Vjestica means "witch" in Serbo-Croatian.
Career
From 2006 to 2010 Vjestica toured and recorded with Groove Armada, appearing on albums, Black Light and Soundboy Rock.[12]
He has also toured with John Squire (Stone Roses), appearing on the Marshall's House album, and played guitar on KT Tunstall's debut EP False Alarm which features on the multi-million selling album Eye to the Telescope.
Although best known for his guitar work in various bands, Vjestica has released one double-sided single, "Bang Bang/She Put a Spell in Me".[13]
Personal life
George Vjestica was born and grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England to Serbian-Croatian[14] parents Nikola and Marta Vjestica (died on January 31, 2021).[15]
In 2009, Vjestica married the writer Rosie Mortimer[12] with whom he has two sons.
References
- ^ "Nick Cave: 'We get a sense of awe when we're in the presence of a good song' ". The Telegraph.
- ^ "the Unsigned Band Review". theunsignedbandreview.com.
- ^ "Groove Armada - Big beat boys chart new waters". The Independent.
- ^ Joao Sarmento. " Tabernacle's NYE Review" By James Simms]. thesourcemag.net.
- ^ "High Above The Storm". Die Shellsuit, Die.
- ^ "Henley on Thames News | Sixties-style psychedelic 'happening' at Nettlebed". Archived from the original on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "A Nick Cave concert so riveting, it gets five stars out of four". Toronto Star
- ^ "The Quietus | Features | Three Songs No Flash | Searching For The Cave Man: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live". The Quietus.
- ^ "The Quietus | Reviews | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis". The Quietus.
- ^ "Review: Lawless by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis · Readings.com.au". readings.com.au.
- ^ Mark Mordue. "Astral travelling: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ ‘Push the Sky Away’". The Monthly.
- ^ a b "What it feels like to be married to an older rock star".
- ^ "Nick Cave's bandmate Geoerge Vjestica releases a solo song". Venia-Mag. Anastazija Vrzina | September 30, 2014
- ^ "Music Q&A: Bandante". Big Issue North.
- ^ "96 death notices made in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire this week, section Marta VJESTICA". Stoke on Trent Live.
- "Nick Cave on Lawless, the sentimentality of sadists, and the war on drugs". avclub.com
- "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds deliver the last rites to Glastonbury". godisinthetvzine.co.uk
- "MusicTAP" Archived 2013-10-25 at the Wayback Machine. MusicTAP
- "‘Welcome Back to Milk’ by Du Blonde Review". Wall Street Journal. Jim Fusilli, July 22, 2015 .
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130117084928/http://visualsound.net/george-vjestica-uk/
- https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/EXBXjR6Kgds
- http://www.discogs.com/search?type=all&q=George+Vjestica&corrected=1
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