GARY PROCYSHYN
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GARY PROCYSHYN

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Established. Jan 01, 2015 | INDIE

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | INDIE
Established on Jan, 2015
Solo Pop Adult Contemporary

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"No Fences features the new album by Gary Procyshyn"

So ... Have you heard the new disc from former Dauphinite Gary Procyshyn? You can get more info at his website here: http://www.garyp.ca/ but I can tell you it's pretty damn good! Tracks like 21 Days are truly outstanding! Other must he
ar cuts are When My Dad Was 40, Grandpa's Treasure and the title track In The Time That Matters. Long Time Love Affair with Beer is a fun little ditty. There really is something here for everyone on this acoustic based singer songwriter project from an industry seasoned and very talented guy. Check it out! - Bruce Leperre


"No Fences features the new album by Gary Procyshyn"

So ... Have you heard the new disc from former Dauphinite Gary Procyshyn? You can get more info at his website here: http://www.garyp.ca/ but I can tell you it's pretty damn good! Tracks like 21 Days are truly outstanding! Other must he
ar cuts are When My Dad Was 40, Grandpa's Treasure and the title track In The Time That Matters. Long Time Love Affair with Beer is a fun little ditty. There really is something here for everyone on this acoustic based singer songwriter project from an industry seasoned and very talented guy. Check it out! - Bruce Leperre


Discography


TOSS THE COVERS
-This collection of incredibly unique Acoustic covers showcase Gary Procyshyn's amazing G.I.T. guitar playing and superb vocals. The songs are stripped down, real, unprocessed and the energy unleashed is very evident.

Crazy Train opens with a stripped down version of this classic complete with an incredible flamenco influenced guitar solo that would make Randy Rhoads proud and stays true to the original solo. Rush's Limelight is transformed into a slick finger style Jazz/Pop fusion. Basket Case undergoes a complete metamorphosis into a beautiful jazz classic.

You'll enjoy the humor in My Best Friend's Girl as a country polka and I'm an Adult Now's full circle from the 80's hit to actually "being" an adult now. The deep and broody version of Wonderwall is breathtaking and very emotional.

You'll admire the guitar playing, love the vocals and appreciate the very original presentation of all these tracks.

ONLY IF YOU'RE LISTENING
-After graduating from G.I.T. in Los Angeles Gary has found the true Artsist in himself as a Singer Songwriter / Guitar player. This 1st solo release showcased his incredible vocals and unique harmony style. The guitar playing is outstanding and unique avoiding the tradional while being varied and tasteful.

The lead off track Like A Stone won Honorable mentions in the Billboard World Song Contest as well as The International Songwriting Competition in London , England. Gary's talents won praise from Chris Burke-Gaffney (CBG Artist Development, Songwriter and Manager who helped Chantal Kreviazuk's career start rolling) and Nashville song plugger Sherril Blackman.

The incredibly original acoustic version of U2's huge single I Will Follow is a guitar players delight and an awsome listen for anyone who is a fan of Singer Songwriter unplugged covers. Ripe is an ambiant love song written for the loss and recapture of Gary's passion for music. Sorry is loaded with attitude from a bad break up and the guitar playing is proof of why Gary won a Scholarship for Guitar to G.I.T.

The album covers allot of ground with real true heartfelt emotion from realtionships come and gone. A listen to the title track Only If You're Listening and you will feel the pain of lost love. Sarcastic humor is captured in Wither. The last track My Song is a terrific homage to Gary's life, the ineviatable end we all face one day and the celebration of it we should enjoy while here at the last farewell.

"This Album is alive and breaths: Only If You're Listening" garyP

IN THE TIME THAT MATTERS
-From G.I.T in L.A. as the 1st Lenny Breau Memorial Scholarship Winner Gary Procyshyn has unplugged his Electric Guitar for now focusing on his Singing and Songwriting while letting his fretboard talents run wild as always. He has found the roots and soul of his musical self with this new release of mature intelligent heartfelt songs. Melodic and colorful layers of creative guitar, lush harmonies and quests artists have created a refreshingly unique and original work of music. His pop and country roots are evident as well as his sarcastic sense of humor while his Superb Vocal abilities deliver this impressive collection of 15 songs.

Publishing and Film / TV will devour the themes with delight with songs like: When My Dad Was 40, In The Time That Matters, Before I Let Go (My Daughters wedding) and 21 Days which made the 6th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards compilation CD.

Mixed by Arun Chatervedi and Chris Burke-Gaffney of CBG Artist Development the Album is refreshingly original and covers a diverse array of moods and topics.

"Gary is a superb emotional vocalist with a unique melodic approach and is also a phenomenal guitar player with an exceptional gift for improvisation. His songwriting is very unique and shines in the same category with the likes of John Mayer. The upcoming 2014 album will showcase Gary's talents on electric and acoustic lead guitar but the forefront of his music remains in his heartfelt vocals and very original songwriting."


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BIOGRAPHICAL - Gary Procyshyn 2015


GARY WAS BORN INTO A MUSICAL FAMILY AND HAS GROWN FROM AN ASPIRING FUSION GUITAR PLAYER (COMBINING JEFF BECK, EDDY VAN HALEN AND ERIC CLAPTON) AND HAS EMERGED AS A GENUINE SINGER/SONGWRITER/GUITAR PLAYER. HIS SONGS ARE STORYTELLER REALISM WITH STRONG METAPHORS AND LUSH MELODIC HARMONIES AND HIS INCREDIBLE TECHNICAL ABILITIES ON THE GUITAR ARE CLEVERLY HIDDEN WITHIN THE SONGS WITH FEEL AND PASSION.
HE WAS AWARDED THE LENNY BREAU MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP TO MUSICIANS INSTITUTE IN LA TO ATTEND A FULL YEAR AT GIT. THE AWARD CAME FROM GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE AND MUSICIANS INSTITUTE AND WAS FULL TUITION TO STUDY WITH MANY GREATS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
HE PLAYED ORIGINAL MUSIC IN TORONTO AFTER GRADUATING FROM GIT AND MOVED BACK TO WINNIPEG TO FOCUS ON HIS SOLO CAREER AS A SINGER SONGWRITER / GUITAR PLAYER / PRODUCER.
HE RECORDED HIS 1ST SINGER SONGWRITER CD "ONLY IF YOU'RE LISTENING" AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE MENTION IN THE BILLBOARD WORLD SONG CONTEST AND AN HONORABLE MENTION IN THE INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION IN LONDON ENGLAND FOR HIS SONG "LIKE A STONE". HIS VOCAL ABILITIES AND POTENTIAL AS A SONGWRITER WON PRAISE FROM LOCAL PRODUCER CHRIS BURKE-GAFFNEY ( CBG ARTIST DEVELOPMENT) AND NASHVILLE SONG PLUGGER SHERRIL BLACKMAN.
"21 DAYS" KICKED OFF THE WRITING FOR HIS 2012 RELEASE "IN THE TIME THAT MATTERS" AND WON RUNNER UP IN THE OPEN/AOG CATEGORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC AWARDS AND APPEARS ON VOLUME 6 OF THEIR GLOBAL COMPILATION CD. HIS VOCALS HAVE MATURED WITH HEART FELT UNIQUENESS AND DEPTH WITHOUT THE AID OF AUTO TUNE AND THE SOUL OF HIS MUSIC IS DIVERSE. THE NEW SONGS ARE BEAUTIFULLY COMPLIMENTED BY HIS OUTSTANDING GUITAR ABILITIES. THE ALBUM IS AN ACOUSTIC ADVENTURE IN STYLE DIVERSITY WITH GUEST ARTISTS ENRICHING THE SONGS WITH FURTHER DEPTH.

GARY'S GROWTH AS A SINGER SONGWRITER / GUITAR PLAYER / PRODUCER AND ENGINEER CAUGHT THE ATTENTION ONCE AGAIN OF CHRIS BURKE-GAFFNEY. CHRIS AND CANADIAN PRODUCER OF THE YEAR ARUN CHATURVEDI MIXED THE RELEASE WHICH IS RICH IN MATERIAL FOR FILM/TV.

THE SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA CHOSE GARY AS THE FEATURED ARTIST ON ITS WEBSITE HOMEPAGE NOVEMBER OF 2012 AND FEATURED HIS BLOG. HE WAS INTERVIEWED AND SHOWCASED 2 SONGS LIVE ON SHAW TV'S BACKSTAGE WITH TRACY KOGA IN JAN 2013. GARY WAS ALSO VOTED FORWARD TO ROUND 2 OF CBC'S SEARCHLIGHT COMPETITION AS 1 OF THE TOP 20 FOR THE MANITOBA REGION.

MOST RECENTLY HIS SONG "DAUPHIN COUNTRYFEST" WAS FEATURED IN THE DOCUMENTARY "COUNTRYFEST" ALONG WITH A CLIP OF HIM PERFORMING THE SONG UNPLUGGED IN HIS HOME STUDIO. GARY IS CURRENTLY WRITING AND RECORDING HIS NEXT ALBUM. HE WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY LIVE AND PURSUE CO-WRITING WHILE PRESENTING HIS SONGS FOR PUBLISHING AND FILM/TV.

"Gary is a superb emotional vocalist with a unique melodic approach and is also a phenomenal guitar player with an exceptional gift for improvisation. His songwriting is very unique. The upcoming album will showcase Gary's talents on electric and acoustic lead guitar but the forefront of his music remains in his heartfelt vocals and very original songwriting."



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