Jim Gillette

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Jim Gillette (* 10. November 1967 in Los Angeles as James Gillette ) is an American singer, composer and producer. He was a front man of the glam metal bands Stut, Tuff and Nitro and published various videos regarding his vocal technique.

biography

In 1986, Gillette, coming from the music group Slut, joined the glam metal band Tuff, which he left again in the same year after he had recorded an EP with four songs with them to devote himself to his solo career and to record his first album Proud to Be Loud in 1987.

From the collaboration of the musicians Michael Angelo Batio , TJ Racer and Bobby Rock with Gillette on the recordings, the American glam metal band Nitro emerged in 1987, in which Gillette, next to Batio, took a prominent position due to his unusual singing . According to reports, Nitro was awarded a record deal with Rampage Records, a sub-label of Rhino Records , after a concert in which Gillette's voice cracked three wine glasses.

reception

Gillette was known because of his vocal acrobatics, as one of the most famous "high-pitch metal" singers, who was able to hold a high vocal tone over a longer period of time, to bring it into the pieces of music and thereby to shape them in a significant way.

Discography

Solo album:

  • 1987: Proud to Be Loud

Nitro:

  • 1989: OFR (Out Fucking Rageous)
  • 1992: Nitro II HWDWS (Hot, Wet, Drippin With Sweat)

Video

  • 1993: Metal Method Guitar Lessons (Vocal Power)

Album participation:

  • 2002: Carnivore (composer)
  • 2003: Hollywood Hairspray, Vol. 2 (singer)
  • 2004: Hollywood Rocks! (Singer and composer)
  • 2009: Wicked Wonderland (singer and producer)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tuff: Tuff 2000 Bio. In: Tuff History. Accessed February 27, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b AllMusic: Jim Gillette. In: All Music. Accessed February 27, 2016 .
  3. ↑ blabbermouth.net: Singer JIM GILLETTE Doesn't Rule Out NITRO Reunion. In: blabbermouth.net. July 16, 2008, accessed March 1, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Noisecreep: Top 10 High-Pitch Metal Singers. In: Noisecreep. Retrieved March 1, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Luxury Travel Magazine: From Rock Star to Yacht Club Developer: Jim Gillette and The North Caicos Yacht Club. In: Luxury Travel Magazine. February 7, 2012, accessed March 1, 2016 .
  6. ↑ a b Discogs: Jim Gillette. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 27, 2046 .
  7. ↑ Discogs: Nitro. In: Discogs. Accessed February 27, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Gillette, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gillette, James (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer of the glam rock bands Stut, Tuff and Nitro
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH los Angeles