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Even before you get to his musical career, Gary Dranow has an exciting and impressive resume. A young equestrian turned Motocross champion, a clothing line entrepreneur turned mortgage broker, a renowned ski instructor, and an academy founder. Gary Dranow has undoubtedly grabbed life with both hands and squeezed a lot out of it.

It is something that is reflected in his approach to music, too. He has been playing in bands since the age of 12, when The New Invaderz saw him first tread the boards. Since then, he has been on a long and exciting musical journey, leading to, most recently, the album Destiny Road, which includes, amongst other subjects, songs about his experiences with Bipolar 1 Disorder.

Musically, he runs across the sonic spectrum with a freedom that few other artists allow themselves, making styles and sounds as eclectic as southern blues and rootsy restraints, heavy metal onslaughts, and understated balladry totally his own.

His current EP, Never Give Up, sits more in the middle ground of his sonic adventures, the perfect place from which to appreciate the quality and accessibility of his songwriting. The title track neatly blends rock and roots, Jimi’s Song is a lush celebration of his iconic hero, and Shimmering is a song that ebbs and flows between pop and a hard place. It’s the tip of the iceberg regarding his back catalogue, metaphorically speaking, but it is also the perfect place to first dip your toes in Gary Dranow’s sonic waters.

Gary is one of those rare artists whose wide and varied back catalogue offers something for everyone. Whether you like your music hard and heavy, understated and atmospheric, pop-aware and accessible, bluesy and blistering, or anything in between, you are assured to find not only something to like but songs to love.

And if you can’t find that in this vast and eclectic collection of his past and present songs, you may need to reassess your relationship with the musical art form.

- Bob Garaffa 😎🎤🎸🎸🎹 (Lead and Bkng Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Keyboard Synthesizers, $Drum Sequencer Programming and Percussion)
- *Kevin Newton 🥁 on Drums. 
- Produced by Bob Garaffa
 Formerly of the New Jersey band 'Amphibians'
A great band from New Jersey, a wonderful band that’s going to be around forever.” Don Dixon, REM/Counting Crows/Smithereens producer* “ A sixties British sound with cool guitar riffs. It’s nice to hear a song that sounds happy without being saccharine”. Jerry Harrison, Ex-Talking Head, Garageband founder (Advisory board member along with George Martin, Brian Eno, Steve Lillywhite etc.) and producer, review of “New Day” *
'New Day (I Feel Alone)' by Amphibians
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 Progressive rock with brilliant melodies” Billboard Magazine “ * When a band’s from Jersey you expect alot and the Amphibian’s power pop definitely delivers.” Yahoo Music/Listen *“Any one of the songs I heard tonight would make a great hit single.” Aquarian Magazine “Interesting and catchy, you guys understand that rock is groove-oriented. I loved the songs! Great job and congratulations!” Musicians Network * ‘They combine styles such as rock, dance and pop with the drive, ambition and determination shared by few songwriters.” Steve Zuckerman, freelance writer, Rolling Stone and other music publications.
Amphibians dig back to simpler times when vocals were key, melodies integral and lyrics from the heart. They mix this with a progressive backbeat for an appealing new sound unlike any other. Their offering is unique in its freshness, a change and yet preserving valid elements from the past. In a word-EVOLVING. The Amphibians’ track record speaks for itself and gives an indication of their enormous popular appeal. The versatile songwriting team of brothers  Bob and Fred Garaffa hail from Central New Jersey and also perform vocals, guitar and bass in live shows. They have fine-tuned their act at many NYC area clubs including the Stone Pony, CBGB’s and the Bitter End. *Garageband's Chart Success: Achieving three top five songs: 1)“New Day (I Feel Alone)” reaches #2 out of all genres combined in Garageband's Final Countdown (out of tens of thousands of submissions). "New Day(I Feel Alone)" also reached #1 in power pop and #1 out of 9,699 in the rock genre. 2) "Cabane de Dounier" by Amphibians 
https://on.soundcloud.com/tMvRc
 #3 and rising in groove rock and #5 of 3,147 songs in the rock genre. 3) "Hangin' On" by pop/rock side project Galactic Inner Groove reached #3 out of 15,665 songs in the pop/rock genre. CREDITS: *‘Artist of the Week’ by Billboard Talent Net on their first week * “New Day (I Feel Alone)” Reaches #1 on BTN three different times * Included on The Best Of Billboard Talent Net’s “New Talent Spotlight” CD * First and Second Prize, Musicians Network Songwriting Contest * Mid-Atlantic Song Contest winners *Four Billboard Magazine Songwriting Awards * Recognized by ASCAP Songwriters Workshop *“New Jersey’s Best Rock” CD, released by WDHA 105.5 FM, Dover, New Jersey *Finalists in Paramount's "Sol Goode" soundtrack contest.* Two songs chosen for United Nations UNESCO New Songs For Peace Project. REVIEWS: * “A great band from New Jersey, a wonderful band that’s going to be around forever.” Don Dixon, REM/Counting Crows/Smithereens producer* “ A sixties British sound with cool guitar riffs. It’s nice to hear a song that sounds happy without being saccharine”. Jerry Harrison, Ex-Talking Head, Garageband founder (Advisory board member along with George Martin, Brian Eno, Steve Lillywhite etc.) and producer, review of “New Day” * Progressive rock with brilliant melodies” Billboard Magazine “ * "When a band’s from Jersey you expect alot and the Amphibian’s definitely deliver the goods!!!"

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