George Vjestica

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George Vjestica
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George Vjestica rehearsing in 2013
Background information
Born (1967-05-02) 2 May 1967 (age 58)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Origin Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • piano
Years active1993–present

George Vjestica is a British guitarist [1] [2] and songwriter. He leads the group Bandante. [3] Vjestica is also known for working with Australian singer Nick Cave [4] [5] and with Warren Ellis [6] 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) [7] [8] and Skeleton Tree (as a full-time band member). His last name Vjestica means "witch" in Croatian.

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Career

From 2006 to 2010 Vjestica toured and recorded with Groove Armada, appearing on albums, Black Light and Soundboy Rock . [9]

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". [10]

Personal life

George Vjestica was born and grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England to Serbian-Croatian [11] parents Nikola and Marta Vjestica (died on January 31, 2021). [12]

In 2009, Vjestica married the writer Rosie Mortimer [9] with whom he has two sons.

References

  1. ↑ Joao Sarmento. " Tabernacle's NYE Review" By James Simms]. thesourcemag.net.
  2. ↑ "High Above The Storm" Archived 2016-09-15 at the Wayback Machine . Die Shellsuit, Die.
  3. ↑ "Henley on Thames News | Sixties-style psychedelic 'happening' at Nettlebed". Archived from the original on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  4. ↑ "A Nick Cave concert so riveting, it gets five stars out of four". Toronto Star
  5. ↑ "The Quietus | Features | Three Songs No Flash | Searching For The Cave Man: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live". The Quietus.
  6. ↑ "The Quietus | Reviews | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis". The Quietus.
  7. ↑ "Review: Lawless by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis · Readings.com.au" Archived 2018-10-12 at the Wayback Machine . readings.com.au.
  8. ↑ Mark Mordue. "Astral travelling: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ ‘Push the Sky Away’". The Monthly.
  9. 1 2 "What it feels like to be married to an older rock star".
  10. ↑ "Nick Cave's bandmate Geoerge Vjestica releases a solo song". Venia-Mag. Anastazija Vrzina | September 30, 2014
  11. ↑ "Music Q&A: Bandante". Big Issue North.
  12. ↑ "96 death notices made in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire this week, section Marta VJESTICA". Stoke on Trent Live.
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