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Biography
For|the lawyer and former SEC investigator|Gary J. AguirreInfobox musical artist| image = GJHC2008 428.jpg| alt = Gary Jules performing live at the Hotel Café on December 9, 2008| caption = Gary Jules performing live at the Hotel Café on December 9, 2008| name = Gary Jules| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Gary Jules Aguirre, Jr.| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age |mf=yes|1969|3|19 San Diego, California , nowrap| United States | death_date =| origin =| instrument = singing|Vocals , guitar , piano , mandolin , harmonica , ukulele | genre = Rock music|Rock , folk rock|folk , alternative rock | occupation =| years_active =| label =| website = http://www.garyjules.com/ www.garyjules.com Gary Jules (born March 19, 1969 as Gary Jules Aguirre, Jr. ) is an United States|American singer-songwriter , best known for his cover version of the Tears For Fears classic " Mad World ", which he recorded together with friend Michael Andrews (musician)|Michael Andrews for the film Donnie Darko . It became the Christmas number-one single|UK Christmas Number One single of 2003. Since then it has been used on popular American TV shows, in a commercial for the critically acclaimed video game Gears of War , an episode of CSI: Las Vegas , and a Season 5 episode of the medical drama House (TV series)|House .
Some of Jules' early projects/bands were The Ivory Knights, Our Town Pansies, Woodenfish, Kofi, The Origin, Invisible, No poetry, and Heroes and Heroin.Citation needed|date=September 2007 His 2003 residency at the Los Angeles Hotel Café helped develop the venue as a successful singer/songwriter venue.
Songs
BLP sources|date=December 2007 Gary Jules recorded the song "Mad World" for the film Donnie Darko and later released it as a single in December 2003. It was a huge success becoming the List of Christmas number one singles (UK)|Christmas No. 1 in the UK . It has also become a popular choice for background music in numerous television dramas. The song was used repeatedly during James Franco's acting stint on General Hospital , playing the part of a homicidal artist named Franco. In one episode of the television show Without a Trace , the Jules' version of Mad World was played during the last part of the episode and into the credits . The song was also featured in the TV series Smallville , and during the beginning of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode, the trailer for The Crazies (2010 film)|The Crazies ," http://www.tv.com/csi/room-service/episode/456786/summary.html CSI: Room Service Episode Summary on TV.com as well as in The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps ' 2010 Production "Mad World." Most recently, it was used on the new series Stolen voices, Buried secrets from Investigation Discovery and also in Silent Witness episode 61 (3rd episode of season 10), part one of Terminus .
American Idol contestant Adam Lambert sang Jules's version of "Mad World" for the top 8 performance, which was highly praised by the judges and viewers, and repeated the song in a different dramatic presentation for the top 2 performance, as well as during the American Idols Live& #33; 2009 tour. Following the performance, Jules's version of "Mad World" shot up to #11 on the iTunes store.
His song "Gone Daddy" is based upon his family and himself relocating to North Carolina. When living in L.A. a neighbor was gunned down at night. While the police were investigating the shooting, Gary approached one of the officers and explained that his child was trying to take a nap. Gary asked if the officer knew when they would be finished. The officer told Gary he did not know, but he could always leave L.A. So, Gary did.
His song "Wichita" was inspired by a class Gary took at UCLA regarding Native Americans in the United States|Native American history. There was a story about how the Native Americans followed the buffalo around the nation to survive, and when the "white men" finished the intercontinental railroad, the buffalo started to head back south. When they came upon the railroad, the buffalo would not cross it, and millions of them died. Gary has only spent one night in the actual city of Wichita.
Gary has stated that "No Poetry" is possibly his favorite song he has written.Citation needed|date=March 2008 His song "Something Else" was featured on the Season 5 episode " My Fallen Idol " of the NBC TV show Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs .
Gary also sang on the http://www.esquimaux.net Esquimaux song "Honey & Dear" from their album Perfecto! .
Career
Music videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=4N3N1MlvVc4 "Mad World" Directed by Michel Gondry (2004)
Xbox 360 Gears of War - http://www.windycitizen.com/mad-world trailer (2006)
*" Mad World "
The Cleaner (TV series)|The Cleaner (2008)
*" Mad World "
The Crazies (2010 film)|The Crazies - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=lEMZwQulT1Q trailer (2009)
*" Mad World "
Documentaries
Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before and After DVD 1) (2009)
*appears in the " Mad World " segment
Joseph Aguirre's http://www.nextyearcountry.com/ "Next Year Country" (2009)
*soundtrack music
Theater
Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis refers to Gary Jules in his play The Little Flower of East Orange. This show, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman and starring Ellen Burstyn , premiered at the Public Theater in New York on April 6, 2008. The songs “Goodnight Billie” and “Little Greenie” were featured in this production. In the acknowledgments section of the Faber and Faber, Inc. published version of the play, Guirgis writes, “SPECIAL THANKS TO GARY JULES FOR THE MUSIC.”Guirgis, Stephen Adly (2009). The Little Flower of East Orange p.106
Act one, scene three: NADINE hits Play. It’s “Little Greenie” by Gary Jules. NADINE: Okay...One time, I was gonna kill myself, but then I played this Gary Jules song like twenty-seven times. Guirgis, Stephen Adly (2009). The Little Flower of East Orange p.36
Discography
Albums
Greetings from the Side & nbsp;– 1998
Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets & nbsp;– 2001, U.S. #144Allmusic|class=artist|id=p311395/charts-awards|pure_url=yes Billboard, Allmusic
Gary Jules (self titled album)|Gary Jules & nbsp;– 2006
Michael Andrews - Donnie Darko (soundtrack)|Donnie Darko (2001)
*Track 17 "Mad World" and Track 18 "Mad World (Alternate Mix)" (featured)
Jim Bianco - Handsome Devil (Jim Bianco album)|Handsome Devil (2004)
*Track 6 "Tennessee Wedding" (background vocals)
Esquimaux - perfecto! (2005)
*Track 12 "Honey & Dear" (featured)
Jim Bianco - Sing (Jim Bianco album)|Sing (2008)
*Track 2 "Sing" and Track 6 "If Your Mama Knew" (background vocals)
Angel Taylor - Love Travels (2009)
*guitar, mandolin, background vocals
Quotations
"Ideally, I would love to sing for an audience of 3,000 (or 30,000) people who are so cool that it feels like 3 people. I like to try and connect on a very personal level, and I'd like nothing more than for 3,000 people to come together and have an extremely intimate experience all-together at my shows."Thorn,
Simon: http://www.wickedinfo.com/interviews/interview-with-gary-jules/ "Interview with Gary Jules", Wicked Info . Retrieved on 04-22-2010.
"I think one could make a very good argument that a lot of art, particularly music, is born of suffering. I think the person who writes songs with a deeper resonance makes it their business to think about things like that."Glide Staff: http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/51387/glide-anniversary-quotes.html "Glide Anniversary Quotes", Glide Magazine . Retrieved on 04-22-2010.
"As far as advice for struggling artists, I'd say separating your art from struggle is the worst mistake you can make. If you really want to be an artist, expect to be struggling forever. You'll struggle to get recognition and once you get recognition you'll have to struggle to change people's opinion when you want to do something slightly different. You have to love exactly what it is you're doing. You have to love the work in order to get by. If you do love it, it doesn't matter what the rest of the world thinks, which is the greatest part."Thorn,
Simon: http://www.wickedinfo.com/interviews/interview-with-gary-jules/ "Interview with Gary Jules", Wicked Info . Retrieved on 04-22-2010.
"I found out that people through the ages are exactly the same as now, they had the same issues, the same desires. One thing that's clear when you read old literature is that there are some great universal truths& nbsp;— things like fart jokes, guys screwing other people's wives and the hunger for power."Day, Tom: http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/gary-jules.htm "Interview: Gary Jules", musicOMH . Retrieved on 04-22-2010.
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.garyjules.com/ Official Website
http://www.myspace.com/garyjules Gary Jules on Myspace
http://www.facebook.com/garyjules Gary Jules on Facebook
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1519173/ Gary Jules on IMDb
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/GaryJules Gary Jules on CDBaby
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/gary-jules/id5670064 Gary Jules on iTunes
http://www.archive.org/details/GaryJules Gary Jules collection at the Internet Archive 's live music archive
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb020703gary_jules Gary Jules on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt 07.03.02
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb040427gary_jules Gary Jules on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt 04.27.04
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb081121gary_jules Gary Jules on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt 11.21.08
http://www.npr.mobi/templates/story/story.php? storyId=120127771 Gary Jules on NPR's Mountain Stage 2009
http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/gary-jules-concert/20030750-3738109.html Gary Jules live at Daytrotter 2009 session
http://music.aol.com/video-hub/artist/gary-jules/311395/ Gary Jules at AOL Music
http://www.youtube.com/user/tvguide#p/search/0/c248sE5Rp7A Gary Jules on The TV Guide Channel's M Vids July 2007
http://video.msn.com/? mkt=en-us& brand=msnbc& tab=m5& rf= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13561213/& fg=& from=00& vid=8e6ba011-372b-425f-a4f2-ac9057158acf& playlist=videoByTag:mk:us:vs:0:tag:Source_No_Ad_NBC:ns:MSNVideo_Top_Cat:ps:10:sd:-1:ind:1:ff:8A/ Gary Jules featured on MSNBC's "Your Business" circa 2006
http://www.wickedinfo.com/content/view/82/60/ Interview with WickedInfo.com
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