Ron Gallo is an American musician, singer, songwriter and artist. He began a solo career in 2014, after fronting various bands including

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-based band

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and since then has released four albums, '' Heavy Meta'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (EP), ''PEACEMEAL'' and

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. Stylistically Gallo has shifted from release to release with his recent albums exploring

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and

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. During live performances 2016 - 2019 Gallo was backed by bassist Joe Bisirri and drummer Dylan Sevey.

Career

On December 15, 2016,

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premiered a video for "Please Yourself" from ''Heavy Meta'' in which Gallo disrupts an intersection of downtown

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by performing on a truck bed. The article describes Gallo as an "insurgent poet and rock 'n' roll disruptor" and the album as a "burst of literate electricity" '' Heavy Meta'' was released worldwide on February 4, 2017, on

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. In support of the record, Gallo has toured nationally and internationally, sharing the stage with

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, The Black Angels,

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, FIDLAR, and Hurray for the Riff Raff amongst others. Gallo has also received coverage from various national outlets including

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, and has performed at festivals such as

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, and

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. On January 16, 2018, the

EP was release via New West Records. It is a joke concept album about Gallo's experience in the music industry. The EP explores many different genres, from thrash punk to psychedelic pop to Indian influenced music. The EP also features a skit entitled, “The East Nashville Kroger Conversation” featuring Gallo and his two band members pretending to run into each other at a grocery store in Nashville. On the day of the release, the band filmed a mockumentary of the same title, following Gallo as he goes through an identity crisis as well as the band around town as they perform a series of unsuccessful release shows and showcasing for their record label. It was directed by Christian Gentry. On October 5, Gallo's second full-length “Stardust Birthday Party” was released. The record was a slight sonic shift from his previous work exploring more post-punk, and new wave influences while discussing his own spiritual path and asking a variety of existential questions. The 7th Level described the album genre as “Zen Punk”

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described the album as “Stardust Birthday Party brings the fruits of meditation to Nashville-based Gallo’s jams – a little like Bodhisattva Vow marked the influx of MCA’s Buddhism into the Beastie Boys.” On March 14 and 15, 2020, Gallo and a newly formed band performed two live stream performances from his home on Instagram live as result of the spread of Coronavirus and his appearance at MELTED festival in Columbus, OH being cancelled. The performance was to make up for the lost show and to encourage people to stay home during the pandemic. This performance was one of the first of its kind in response to the virus. Due to the success of the live streams, Gallo launched REALLY NICE FEST on March 18, 2020. Calling it "an ongoing, everchanging digital festival" named after a blog/online creative outlet REALLY NICE (http://reallynice.world) he started in December 2019. The digital festival features himself and other artists and friends from all over the world performing live stream sets, Q & A, DJ sets, talk show segments, tutorials, etc. The festival is planned to continue on through the duration of the Coronavirus quarantine period. On June 10, 2020, Gallo released a new single "You Are Enough", signaling a stylistic transformation into a more pop direction with influence from 90's R&B and Hip-Hop, following up with three more singles "Hide (Myself Behind)", "Wunday (Crazy After Dark)" and "Easter Island" and announcing a new album "Peacemeal" which was released March 12, 2021. On September 6, 2022, Gallo announced signing with label

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and released the single, "Entitled Man". On November 15, 2022, Gallo announced a new album entitled "FOREGROUND MUSIC", alongside a single and music video of the same title, to be released on

on March 3, 2023. The album was co-produced with his partner,

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(also known as

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and features the already released singles "Anything But This" (co-written with

), "Yucca Valley Marshalls" and "At Least I'm Dancing". On March 3rd, 2023 Gallo released “FOREGROUND MUSIC”, his first album for new label home,

Discography

;Ron Gallo *''RONNY'' (2014) *'' Heavy Meta'' (2017) *''

'' (2018) *''Stardust Birthday Party'' (2018) *''Hide Myself Behind You'' (Single, 2020) *''PEACEMEAL'' (2021) *''Foreground Music'' (2023) ;Toy Soldiers *''The Maybe Boys'' (2013)

References

External links

Official Website
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