Gregory Markel

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Gregory Markel
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Progressive Rock, Rock Progressive Alterenative
Years active1984–1995
Website www.gregorymarkel.com
Infuse Creative

Gregory Markel is a former Warner Bros. artist, [1] founder of Infuse Creative, LLC, Grammy-nominated singer, and current member of alt-rock band "All In Your Head." [2] [3] In the early 1990s, he was a member of American rock band Altered State, as a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. Markel is the winner of the 2016 Peace Song Award in the pop/rock category for the song, "Surrender Now." [4] In October 2022, the Gregory Markel and Angela Hench tribute to "Barcelona" by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé was nominated for a 2022 Grammy in the World Music category. The "Barcelona" project was a tribute to the singer Freddie Mercury and opera diva Montserrat Caballé, produced by Dick Williams, mixed by Grammy-winning engineer John Jaszcz, and mastered by Erwin Maas at eMastering. [5]

Contents

Songs

"I Know Something You Don't"
"The Corporation Tells You"
"Strong As I Am"
"Into The Strange"
"Until You Come Back To Me"
"Doubt"
"I've Got To Believe"
"Moth In The Light"
"As Purposeful As The Sun"
"Avenging Angel Of Sierra Leone"
"Song To The Siren"

Poetry

death, transfiguration, and the emergence of joy
can you hear it?
reunion
waiting and watching
eureka

Discography

Studio albums and EPs

The Living Daylights - EP 1984
The Prime Movers - EP 1985
Altered State - Altered State - 1991
Altered State - :[dos]: - 1993
Gregory Markel - Gorg Demos 1 - 2001

Singles

The Living Daylights
"Colleen"/ "Neelloc" - 1984
"Katbox Beach" - 1984

The Prime Movers
"Strong As I Am" / "Kahlua House" - 1985
"On The Trail" - 1985
"Strong As I Am" - 1986
"Strong As I Am" / "Kahlua House" -2007
"The Outsider" - 2011
"She's Got Pages" - 2011
"On The Trail" - 2012

Altered State
"Step Into My Groove" / "Like Father/Drifting" - 1991
"Ghost Beside My Bed" - 1991
"Made Of Gasoline" (demo) - 1992
"Strong As I Am" (Acoustic Studio) - 1993
"Life On A Skateboard" - 1993
"Darkness Visible" - 1993

Gregory Markel
"Surrender Now" - 2014 (Winner 2016 Peace Song Award)

Infuse Creative

Infuse Creative, led by CEO Gregory Markel, is a digital marketing/public relations, reputation, development and security agency founded in 2001. It has offices/personnel in Los Angeles, Houston and Manhattan. Infuse Creative clients include Sony, California Legislative Bureau, Universal, Mazda, Disney, Colony Capital, Gibson Musical Instruments, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros., TomCruise.com, Participant Media, Pacificare, The BBC, Ed Hardy, Led Zeppelin, Lord of the Rings, CBS, FOX, The National Geographic Channel, Relativity Media, Roadside Attractions, Transcendental Meditation, ArtistDirect, and Realty Executives International. [6]

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References

  1. http://www.alteredstate.com/
  2. https://allinyourhead.land/
  3. Owsinski, Bobby (2014). Music 4.0: A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age. Hal Leonard. p. 204. ISBN   9781480397132 . Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. Swanson, Robert (9 October 2017). "Infuse Creative's Gregory Markel Talks 'Future Music' At MuCon Korea 2017". Lifepulsehealth.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. "Grammy Nomination for Angela Hench & Gregory Markel's "Barcelona"". Associated Press . 14 October 2022.
  6. "Infuse Creative Rock Stars". Infusecreative.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.