Jay Gordon (The band “ORGY”)
Originally from the Excelsior District of San Francisco, California, Gordon is the vocalist in the synth-industrial band Orgy, which rose to prominence through their signing to Korn‘s fledgling label, Elementree Records, their appearance on the first Family Values Tour, as well as mainstream reaction to their cover of New Order‘s signature song, Blue Monday. His enigmatic, glam-styled appearance and energetic stage presence have been major factors contributing to his popularity, turning him into a pop music pinup of sorts.
Previous and outside projects
He previously worked as a musician with the bands Lit and Deadsy, and had collaborated with a few other popular rock musicians on a project called The Wondergirls. He has collaborated with several musicians during his musical career such as Jonathan Davis of Korn and the bands Crazy Town, Coal Chamber, and Linkin Park. Gordon has also worked extensively with Coal Chamber as the producer of their first self-titled album. Gordon and Coal Chamber’s Meegs used to share an apartment before their respective bands grew in popularity. He is also the producer for the bands Hello Machine and Eye Candy, and is one of the vocalists in the band Trick Factory. All three bands are based out of Los Angeles.
Orgy is an American electronic rock band formed in 1996, from Los Angeles, California.[1] Orgy described their music as “death pop”.[2]
Orgy was formed in 1996 by vocalist Jay Gordon. Within six months Jonathan Davis, signed Orgy to Korn‘s label Elementree Records.
Candyass and Vapor Transmission
In 1998, Orgy released their debut album, Candyass, the name inspired by a drag queen they had met, selling almost two million copies.[3] The album produced two singles; a cover of the New Order song “Blue Monday“, and “Stitches”. The song “Revival” featured Jonathan Davis of Korn.
Orgy made their live debut at EdgeFest, an annual radio show in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1998. They also appeared on the Family Values Tour with Korn, Limp Bizkit, Ice Cube, Incubus, and Rammstein. They were featured on the live compilation album of the tour, released in 1999. Other tours with Love and Rockets and Sugar Ray followed.[citation needed]
Their second album, the science fiction-themed Vapor Transmission, was released in 2000, with “Fiction (Dreams in Digital)” and “Opticon” as [[single (music)
Side work and Punk Statik Paranoia
In 2001, Orgy released the song “Faces” for the soundtrack of the film Zoolander.[4] Orgy was a musical guest on WB’s Charmed, performing “Opticon” in the episode “Sin Francisco”.[3][5]
In late 2003 guitarists Shuck and Derakh formed a side project, Julien-K, as an outlet for electronic material they had come up with during the writing process for Orgy.[3] They released their first album, titled Death to Analog, in March 2009, and are producingChester Bennington of Linkin Park‘s side project, Dead by Sunrise. Jay Gordon also remixed the Linkin Park track “Points of Authority”, for their album Reanimation, where it was renamed “Pts.Of.Athrty“.
After the release of Vapor Transmission, Orgy left Reprise Records and had already severed ties with Elementree. Gordon started his own independent record label, D1 Music, releasing the band’s third album, Punk Statik Paranoia in 2004.
Hiatus, 2010 tour, Gordon reviving Orgy
On October 30, 2010, Jay Gordon released a statement via his official Facebook profile stating that he still owns the Orgy name and wants to continue forth creating new material for the band.[8] Jay wrote that all previous members of the band were too busy with numerous side-projects to continue with the original band. “Everyone has been so busy with their different projects I figured this was the only way for me to continue on with the name. I started this band, and I don’t want to let it fall to the wayside completely.”
On November 7, 2011, Blabbermouth.net published a news story detailing the bitter feud between vocalist Gordon and guitarists Shuck and Derakh that has spiraled out of control after Gordon revealing his plans to assemble a band of musicians and begin touring under the name Orgy.[9]
On February 3, 2012, it was announced that Orgy would embark on a five-week run titled “The Bad Blood” tour. The new lineup features members of Deadsy, Snot, and Run Run Run. Vocalist Jay Gordon is the only original member of Orgy appearing on this tour;[10] the support acts are the Texas-based One-Eyed Doll Clevaland-based industrial metal band Ventana and Faultline from Richmond, Virginia. The band has reportedly been in the studio in recent weeks recording new material, including a collaboration with Skrillex.
Wow. Just wow. I’m still listening to this cd and I feel if I stop the world will too. Orgy has definately made a return, they have brought the edgier side of Candyass with them and added some mor espite to the mixture. The guitars pound more than ever, and the drums and bass keep it all in line as always, while Jay’s vocals pilot this flight through a tempest. I definately don’t recommend this cd, I ORDER YOU, to go out and buy it, because it is worth every cent.