| Performer / Band Name |
Gabriel Traverso
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals |
| Original / Cover Material |
99% Original Material |
| Musical Influences |
James Brown, Steve Cropper, Talking Heads, Pixies, Dave Matthews Band, The Killers, The Cars, Oingo Boingo, Tom Waits, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, and Paul Simon
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| History of Performer / Band |
Gabriel Traverso was born in California and raised by wolves and cartoon characters and he has had some difficulty fitting in with society but thankfully was inspired to begin playing guitar, unoriginally by Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, in the year 1992. Over a decade later and it is almost as though he knows how to play the instrument. He moved to Reno approximately ten years ago and now makes his home here, yet another transplanted Californian.
His singing voice has been compared to the likes of Les Claypool and Kermit the Frog. The styles vary and shift from one song to the next but remain original.
Performed with Trippin' Buddhas and Tacy Traverso
Currently performs with his band Love's Proxy |
| Albums / Where Available |
Time Won't Dry My Laundry, 2005
The Moth And The Light, 2004
Acoustic In April, 2003
Available direct from artist |
= Music samples available for download