George Vjestica Explained
| George Vjestica |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Origin: | Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, electronica, house |
| Occupation: | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument: | Guitar, vocals, piano |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Associated Acts: | Revolt Into Style, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds,[1] Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, John Squire, Groove Armada[2] [3] |
George Vjestica is a British guitarist[4] [5] and songwriter. He leads the group Bandante.[6] Vjestica is also known for working with Australian singer Nick Cave[7] [8] and with Warren Ellis[9] on film soundtracks, The Proposition and Lawless. He has also performed on the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds albums Push the Sky Away (as a guest) [10] [11] and Skeleton Tree (as a full-time band member). His last name Vjestica means "witch" in Serbo-Croatian.
Career
From 2006 to 2010 Vjestica toured and recorded with Groove Armada, appearing on albums, Black Light and Soundboy Rock.[12]
He has also toured with John Squire (Stone Roses), appearing on the Marshall's House album, and played guitar on KT Tunstall's debut EP False Alarm which features on the multi-million selling album Eye to the Telescope.
Although best known for his guitar work in various bands, Vjestica has released one double-sided single, "Bang Bang/She Put a Spell in Me".[13]
Personal life
George Vjestica was born and grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England to Serbian-Croatian[14] parents Nikola and Marta Vjestica (died on January 31, 2021).[15]
In 2009, Vjestica married the writer Rosie Mortimer[12] with whom he has two sons.
References
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130117084928/http://visualsound.net/george-vjestica-uk/
- https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/EXBXjR6Kgds
- http://www.discogs.com/search?type=all&q=George+Vjestica&corrected=1
Notes and References
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/11090269/Nick-Cave-We-get-a-sense-of-awe-when-were-in-the-presence-of-a-good-song.html "Nick Cave: 'We get a sense of awe when we're in the presence of a good song' "
- http://theunsignedbandreview.com/groove-armada-guitarist-george-vjestica-talks-to-ubr.html "the Unsigned Band Review"
- https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/groove-armada--big-beat-boys-chart-new-waters-1910887.html "Groove Armada - Big beat boys chart new waters"
- Joao Sarmento. " Tabernacle's NYE Review" By James Simms
- http://dieshellsuit.co.uk/high-above-the-storm/high-above-the-storm/9894 "High Above The Storm"
- Web site: Henley on Thames News | Sixties-style psychedelic 'happening' at Nettlebed . 2016-11-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161122222444/http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/entertainment/story.php?id=246320 . 2016-11-22 . dead .
- https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2014/08/01/a_nick_cave_concert_so_riveting_it_gets_five_stars_out_of_four.html "A Nick Cave concert so riveting, it gets five stars out of four"
- http://thequietus.com/articles/13716-nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-live-review-2 "The Quietus | Features | Three Songs No Flash | Searching For The Cave Man: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live"
- http://thequietus.com/articles/10118-nick-cave-warren-ellis-lawless-soundtrack-review "The Quietus | Reviews | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis"
- http://www.readings.com.au/review/lawless-by-nick-cave-and-warren-ellis "Review: Lawless by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis · Readings.com.au"
- Mark Mordue. "Astral travelling: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ ‘Push the Sky Away’". The Monthly.
- News: What it feels like to be married to an older rock star.
- http://venia-mag.net/clan-the-bad-seedsa-george-vjestica-objavio-solo-pjesme/?lang=en "Nick Cave's bandmate Geoerge Vjestica releases a solo song"
- https://www.bigissuenorth.com/see-hear/2017/04/music-qa-bandante/ "Music Q&A: Bandante"
- https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/96-death-notices-made-stoke-5020675 "96 death notices made in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire this week, section Marta VJESTICA"
