Jay Gordon, born January 30, 1967 in San Francisco, California, is a musician and producer. He is the vocalist in the synth-industrial band Orgy, which rose to prominence through their signing to Korn's fledgeling label, Elementree Records, their appearance on the first Family Values Tour, as well as due to 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. January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising off of a musical arrangement. ... Members of the band Orgy Orgy are a rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... For other uses, see Korn (disambiguation). ... KoЯn. ... The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual heavy metal tour. ... New Order are a British rock group formed in 1980 by the surviving members of Joy Division following the suicide of singer Ian Curtis. ... Blue Monday is a 1983 single by New Order, often considered an iconic dance music classic. ...

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 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, providing a remix track of their song Points of Authority. Most notably, he has 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. Lit is a pop punk band based in Orange County, California which was formed in 1990. ... Deadsy Deadsy are an American band, often categorized as part of the Undercore genre of music. ... Jonathan Davis Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the vocalist of the popular hard rock band KoЯn. ... Crazy Town (aka. ... Coal Chamber was a nu metal band from Los Angeles, CA, USA formed in 1995. ... Linkin Park is a nu/alternative metal band from Los Angeles, California, and is currently signed to Warner Brothers Records. ...

1998-2000

Orgy's first release, 1998's Candyass, would prove to be a huge success, primarily fueled by the popularity of Blue Monday, as well as that of the following single, Stitches (song). The band would release singles to both during this period which would contain numerous remixes of the songs, some of which were created by Gordon himself, a trend which would continue to occur throughout all of Orgy's subsequent single releases. In 2000, Orgy released their second full-length album, Vapor Transmission, which although gaining a quite respectable sales performance did not repeat the wild success of its predecessor. Candyass is the debut album of the Synth rock band Orgy. ... Vapor Transmission is the second album by the Synth rock band Orgy. ...

2000-2004

The period following the release of Vapor Transmission proved to be a tumultuous period for the band. Orgy left Elementree and Reprise Records, presumably under amicable circumstances. Drummer Bobby Hewitt left the band in order to join his brother Fab Fernandez in the group Snake River Conspiracy, although he would eventually return. Furthermore, rumors began to persist revolving about Gordon's drug use. It would be four years between the release of Vapor Transmission and their third album, 2004's Punk Statik Paranoia, the extensive space between leaving fans of the group to wonder if the group would ever release new material again. Reprise Records was formed in 1960 by Frank Sinatra in order to allow more artistic freedom for his own recordings. ... Members of the band Orgy Orgy are a rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Snake River Conspiracy is a musical group comprised of Jason Slater (music) and vocalist Martina Axen (replacing Tobey Torres). ... Punk Statik Paranoia is the third album by the Synth rock band Orgy. ...

In 2002, he performed the song Slept So Long for the Queen of the Damned sountrack, due to contractual limitations which restricted composer Jonathan Davis from performing the vocals to his composed songs as they appeared upon the actual soundtrack (although Davis did in fact perform all musical tracks within the movie itself, oddly enough). Gordon has also appeared with his band Orgy on other soundtracks such as Zoolander, which featured the previously unreleased song Faces. The Queen of the Damned is a novel by Anne Rice. ... Zoolander (2001) is a movie based on a pair of short films, produced and directed by Ben Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television show in 1996. ...

Present

He currently owns and runs the record label D-1 Music with his father Lou Gordon, from which he produced and released Punk Statik Paranoia, as well as releasing their DVD, Trans Global Spectacle. Presently, Orgy is still an active band, although all members remain constantly busy with numerous side projects as well.

Trivia

• Gordon has cited synth music pioneer Gary Numan as a major influence upon his style and music.
• Jay was shot in the leg when he was 13-years-old.
• He's tall, around 6 feet, 4 inches.
• His left eyebrow, ears, and nose are all pierced.
• Sly Stone from Sly and the Family Stone is his Godfather.
• Jay was the Most Beautiful Man of March 2001, on the website mostbeautifulman.com[1].

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External links

D1 Music, Jay Gordon's Record Label Official Orgy Website