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About Gene O.
Geno Orphanopoulos ( Gene O. ) is a veteran Indie Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, and Performer who's been a Chart-Topping Artist on the premiere Indie Music website ReverbNation, achieving #1 in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas and the Top 10 on both their USA and Global Singer Songwriter Charts.
He's toured and performed in a number of Northern CA rock bands including Addiction and The Make, and he now performs as a Solo Acoustic Artist. He's shared the stage with many major label recording artists throughout his career including The Tubes, The Outfield, The Romantics, The Knack, Eric Martin, Greg Khin, Jesse Colin Young, and Huey Lewis & The News. He's also sang privately together with Rock Icons Ronnie Montrose, Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Kip Winger, Michael Anthony (Van Halen) and the San Francisco Bay Area's legendary Boz Skaggs.
Gene O. has released his ReverbNation Chart-Topping 8 song debut solo album GENEOLOGY and his Single "CRAZY WORLD" (which also received an Honorable Mention in the 2021 International Song Contest), and this year in 2022 he'll be releasing a first time ever digital Remastered Re-edition 12-song album of his former rock band titled "THE MAKE Up Sessions" as well as his new Solo Singles "COOL" and "THE ONE FOR ME"
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You'll hear the full versions of his entire recorded song catalog
Featured are his Debut Solo Album GENEOLOGY and his latest single CRAZY WORLD
Gene O. Tunes are available worldwide for you to stream or purchase on these popular music platforms:
AMAZON MUSIC: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LD8RHGM/ref=dm_rwp_pur_lnd_albm_hd
APPLE MUSIC: https://music.apple.com/us/album/geneology/1447019073
REVERBNATION: https://www.reverbnation.com/genoorphanopoulos/songs
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4A6A7UWT5nFGOgB7NVxb4k?si=ENShaFCIS4KAaiiO2xyFnA
PANDORA: https://www.pandora.com/artist/gene-o/geneology/AL9pv5p4p5nZ9pk
SONGWRITER & PRODUCER CREDITS:
CRAZY WORLD - Single
Co-Written, Performed and Produced by Gene O. & Jimmy Goings
Featured Musicians: Steffen Kuehn, Tony Baker, Dan Gazzano & Eddie Jimenez
Copyright © 2020
GENEOLOGY - Album
1. Keep on Believin’
2. Sweet Infatuation
3. Someday She’ll Know
4. Special
5. Peace of Mind
6. Heaven Help Us
7. Sleepless Nights
8. Reason To Fly
All Songs Written, Performed and Produced by Gene O.
Featured Musicians: Cameron Dye, Tommy Merry, Brad Barth, James Shannon, Paul Bevilacqua, James Shannon,
Ian Stambaugh, Kristin Rumbolz Schwartz, Danielle Rosic, and Claudine Dentoni
Copyright © 2018
Additional Co-Songwriters
Cameron Dye (Track 3)
Connie Barreras (Track 8)
Thank you to my fellow co-writers, featured musician friends and all you music lovers out there for your generous support of Indie Artists like myself and the New Music we create. We do it for you! ❤️ 🤙
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Giving Back
MAKE-A-WISH: Gene O. donates his time and energy for causes that bring positive vibrations and are near and dear to his heart. This includes his volunteer work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, that grant children with life-threatening illnesses the opportunity to have one of their greatest wishes come true. He's been a Wish Granter & Speaker for many years with the San Francisco Greater Bay Area Chapter. https://sf.wish.org/
INFLUENCES
Gene O. blends the musical genres of Rock, Pop, Acoustic, Latin, Tropical and others to create new tunes with a nod to the 60's to the 90's Classic Rock sound. The music of that era is unmatched, and Gene O. was greatly influenced by the music of The Beatles, Bad Co., Boston, Bryan Adams, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, Earth Wind & Fire, Foo Fighters, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Mark Farner, Grand Funk Railroad, James Taylor, Kansas, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Montrose, Stevie Wonder, Styx, Van Halen, John Waite & Queen