Giovy Jimenez
Giovy Jimenez
Miami, FL
Pop / Rock / Country
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GIOVY JIMENEZ teams up with gifted Nashville producers
Robert Reynolds and Jim Reilley for her debut album
As UNO MUSIC launches this amazing young artist
MIAMI, FL. – Believe the hype about MySpace. When it lets the right person hear the right song, the results can be magic. Just ask GIOVY JIMENEZ, the 18-year-old singer-songwriter who has been invited by the production team of Robert Reynolds (The Mavericks, digitalrodeo.com) and Jim Reilley (The New Dylans) to record her debut album with them this summer in Nashville.
Not only was GIOVY able to wow Reynolds and Reilley through the music on her MySpace page, she also scored points with them for the stripped-down nature of her demo videos. No frills, no studio musicians, just GIOVY, her guitar, and her songs.
Reilley’s empathetic songwriter’s ear heard the potential: “I liked the raw acoustic guitar and vocals. Being a songwriter, you’re used to hearing all your songs that way at the very beginning. When I produce projects, I like to not necessarily be poisoned by a demo, but rather hear the raw form.”
It’s not just GIOVY’s passionate and sensitive songs that make her an exciting new artist. It’s her work ethic and her penchant for the simple life. She’s a prolific composer who’s filled with ideas. And her expressive voice communicates every nuance in an intimate, direct way.
Reilley hasn’t met GIOVY yet, but after immersing himself in her music, he’s already got a plan – create an organic, eclectic sound using a mix of rock and country players, including drummers Paul Deakin (Mavericks) and Steve Bowman (Counting Crows), guitarist John Foster (Beach Boys), keyboardist Jen Gunderman (Jayhawks), and Robert Reynolds himself on bass. “Not the Music Row nine-to-fivers,” Reilley says.
GIOVY has a gift for listening – a gift that means a lot in this era of disposable, self-absorbed songs that consists of one empty boast after another.
Her music is influenced by country, pop, folk, and Latin. GIOVY’s youthfulness comes through not as immaturity, but in the clarity of her emotions and her sense of wonder and passion when singing about love.
“Loca Loca” reminds us of the Hispanic heritage of GIOVY. While artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Freddy Fender, Rick Treviño, and of course the Mavericks’ Raúl Malo have been bringing Hispanic culture to country music for decades, today’s generation of bicultural Latinos is poised to influence Nashville more than ever.
In “To Be Able to Love,” she says, "I want my music to convey a positive message of love and giving your all in life.”
GIOVY’s father is from Mexico and her mother is from Colombia. The family settled in Florida, and GIOVY herself is bilingual and has a knack for mixing Latin-tinged romanticism and musical drama with American frankness and unpretentiousness. “I’m proud to be an American and I’m proud to be Hispanic,” she says.
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With a breathtakingly expressive voice, GIOVY puts the SINGER in SINGER-SONGWRITER
As UNO MUSIC introduces her to Nashville
MIAMI, FL. October 14, 2007 - When GIOVY sings, her voice reaches across the room and touches hearts - all she needs are a microphone and a guitar. She can make her voice soar like a pop diva, weep like a folk singer, and shout like a woman who's got the blues.
Her songs are full of passion, sensitivity, and thoughtfulness. She's 18, and defies the stereotype of the superficial teenager. GIOVY,whose family name is Jiménez, has a gift for listening – a gift that means a lot in this era of disposable, self-absorbed songs that consist of one empty boast after another.
GIOVY started writing songs three years ago and hasn't stopped since. Her music is influenced by country, pop, folk, and Latin. UNO MUSIC'sstrategyis to introduce GIOVY to the majors, producers and publishers in Nashville where her music is already receiving an excellent response.
GIOVY's youthfulness comes through not as immaturity, but in the clarity of her emotions and her sense of wonder and passion when singing about love.
A perfect example is “Loca Loca.” Actually in English, it's a lovely song with a dramatic melody and expressive lyrics about how good love can rock your world: “A friend had met this guy and she was crazy about him,” GIOVY says. “She couldn't stop thinking about him. The idea popped into my head to create this song about a love that makes you crazy and fills you up and takes you over in a good way.”
Another great GIOVY original is “To Be Able to Love,” which she wrote as a tribute to a beloved uncle who died after a seven-year battle with illness. “He left an impact on me with his desire to accomplish things and to love and to live in the moment. Especially in my songwriting, I want my music to convey a positive message of love and giving your all in life.”
With the virtuoso Cris Zalles (who's worked with Ricky Martin and Dance With Me star Chayanne), GIOVY recently wrote “Do I Need a Broken Heart,” a piano-framed ballad about saying yes to love in spite of hesitation.
UNO MUSIC CEO Gustavo Mena notes that many Hispanics have a natural affinity for country music, its traditional values and its story-telling lyrics. “The labels that know about this are interested in tapping into the market,” he says. “GIOVY is an 18-year-old Latina who can connect with that audience.”
And in addition to being a gifted singer/songwriter, GIOVY is also a natural performer, emphasizes UNO MUSIC President Magda Mena. “When we took GIOVY into the studio, within an hour and a half she had recorded demos of 18 of her songs – all first takes, all perfect,” she says. Many of those demos can now be heard on GIOVY's MySpace and Bebo pages.
GIOVY began performing at 7, reveling in singing her favorite ballads by such singers as Celine Dion. By the time she was 12, she knew that music was what she'd live for. “I did 200 shows in two years - festivals, political events, charity events.”
For GIOVY's high resolution photos, original music, videos:
About UNO Music:
UNO Music, LLC, is a Miami-based independent record label that develops, manages, produces, promotes and distributes music artists. UNO targets general market media at a time when an exploding generation of bilingual, bicultural Hispanics is emerging as a force that is affecting music, television, movies, fashion, advertising, slang and just about everything else in American pop culture. UNO Music also owns and operates music publishing company UNOworks (ASCAP) and online dance music distributor UNOtracks.
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