Victor V. Gurbo

Artist Information

Biography

Victor V. Gurbo is a Folk-Rock, Roots, and Americana performer born and raised in New York City. Heavily influenced by the cannon of American poetry and song, Gurbo composes his own material and emanates a contemporary vision of the music that has shaped him. He is known for his haunting lyrical capabilities and beautiful craft of story.

Victor V. Gurbo has performed at such venues as Irving Plaza (with The Energy), The Highline Ballroom (with The Energy), The Gramercy Blender Theater (with The Energy), The Rock Shop, The Bell House (with It's Complicated), Bar East (with Elisa Lovelie), Tainted Blue Production’s Penthouse Suite, The Sidewalk Café, Googie's Lounge, The Local 269, Don Hill’s, Arlene's Grocery, Freddy's Bar, The National Underground, Bar 4, The Jan Larsen Art Gallery, Goodbye Blue Monday, The MHC Arts Night, Safe Horizon's "Say So," "A Night for Rice & Care Packages," Otto's Shrunken Head, and Crash Mansion.

Instrumentation

Victor V. Gurbo - Harmonica, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Rob Glasser - Lead Guitar, Backup Vocals
Tami Jaton - Violin
Jason Laney - Piano, Backup Vocals, organ
Arnold Brooks - Drums

Discography

Temporarily Lost at Sea [Home-Recording Collection]
Copyright Victor V. Gurbo 2009 - 2011

Links

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Blog

Audio

• Bad Bone Giver [Session Cut]
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• Let's Split the Atom [Live @ The Rock Shop]
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• She Knows My Machine Gun [Session Cut]
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• Burnin' the Manor Down [Session Cut]
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• Evening Train Blues [Live @ The Sidewalk Cafe]
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• 'Till the World Falls Apart [Live @ Tainted Blue]
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• Unloved Bird [Live @ Tainted Blue]
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• Cape Marie [Live @ The Sidewalk Cafe]
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Video

Victor V. Gurbo - ?Let's Split the Atom? LIVE at The Rock Shop (1_27_12).mp4

Victor V. Gurbo - ?Burnin' the Manor Down? LIVE at The Rock Shop (1_27_12).mp4

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Press

• Victor V. Gurbo Takes Music to the Bitter End [+ Show ]
  

  Before anyone knew their names, Lady Gaga and Bob Dylan played at the Bitter End Rock Club—now Victo...Before anyone knew their names, Lady Gaga and Bob Dylan played at the Bitter End Rock Club—now Victor Gurbo, a 23 year old student at Brooklyn College is booked to play there.
  
  Gurbo is a self-professed fan of Bob Dylan and his music is heavily rooted in Folk-rock, Roots and Americana. Inspiration for his lyrics comes from American poetry and song. The range of style in Gurbo’s music is wide—he has played solo while providing his own acoustical accompaniment,and has played with an acoustic band, but is now working toward making the switch to an electronic band. Citing his reasoning for going electric, Gurbo said, “I’m not knocking on the validity of acoustic and solo stuff, but to pack an audience, it is really cut throat with how many people you have to bring.”
  
  Gurbo experienced the cutthroat side of the music business when he booked one of his first shows at Crash Mansion, a venue that requires performers to draw a minimum of 35 people to their shows. He said that while he managed to draw the required number of people, there was no doorman, and since no one at Crash Mansion took a head count, they sent him a nasty email after the show. For performers who fail to meet the minimum requirements, the consequences are as grave as banishment from the venue.
  
  According to Gurbo, booking shows is not easy at the beginning. Gurbo said that he played with any band that had a gig and would have him when he first began playing publically. Gurbo noted that being able to say that he played with bands at known venues helped him when he began to approach venues to host his own show. Speaking on what it took to get booked at a venue for the first time, Gurbo said, “I emailed every bar with a stage.”
  
  Currently 23 years old, Gurbo began playing music seriously during his last year of high school. His first lessons were on the guitar, but he is currently taking vocal lessons and says that he has “Pitch OCD” which he claims has helped him learn to sing. When learning of Gurbo’s pitch OCD, his late great aunt said she was not surprised at Gurbo’s distinct ability to differentiate between pitches. Gurbo’s great aunt revealed his family’s past achievements to him which includes performers who were on Broadway as well as a concert violinist.
  
  Surprisingly, Gurbo is not a music major. He is currently pursuing degrees in English and art. Among his academic achievements, Gurbo is a Macaulay Honors student. It seems that the lack of formal music education has not impacted Gurbo for the worse. The majors Gurbo chose to pursue may actually have helped him since he writes his own lyrics and uses some of his own art for advertising purposes while climbing the venue-ladder of musical success.
  
  Gurbo’s upcoming shows are at Pianos on March 19 and Bar Matchless on June 1st. The date for The Bitter End will be announced shortly on his website. For students interesting in supporting their fellow student by going to one of his shows, more information is available on his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/VictorVGurbo.

• Victor V. Gurbo's Res-O-Glas Guitar [+ Show ]
  

  "Victor Gurbo of Brooklyn, New York sent us the following photo of himself gigging with his Res-O-Gl..."Victor Gurbo of Brooklyn, New York sent us the following photo of himself gigging with his Res-O-Glas guitar. He says, “By far my favorite electric guitar - my # 1...plays like nothing else!” Victor used Lollar pickups with his build. Be sure to check out Victor’s Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/victorvgurbo."

• The Kingsman: English Major’s Open Mic [+ Show ]
  

  "...Victor Voccoli Gurbo performed a piece with his guitar that elaborated a poem written by his pee..."...Victor Voccoli Gurbo performed a piece with his guitar that elaborated a poem written by his peer. Gurbo interpreted the concept of the poem with a song dedicated to it. His virtuosity with the instrument was all that was needed to make a fine performance..."

• Rock the Highline Ballroom: A Review of The Energy Show [+ Show ]
  

  "...Victor V.Gurbo also joined the boys onstage for a bit of excellent harmonica work on a few of th..."...Victor V.Gurbo also joined the boys onstage for a bit of excellent harmonica work on a few of their songs. It’s wonderful to see a rising band supporting their fellow musicians..."

Setlist

Time: 30 Minutes
Aprox 6 Songs

Time: 45 Minutes
Aprox 9 Songs

Time: 1 Hour
Aprox 12 Songs

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