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 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"
