Background information
Origin	Bakersfield, California, California, USA
Genre(s)	Synth Rock
Years active	1997 – present
Label(s)	Elementree Records Reprise Records D1 Music
Associated acts	Sexart Julien-K Drug For Joy Machine Gun Orchestra Rough Cutt Dead By Sunrise
Website	Official Orgy Site
Members
Jay Gordon Bobby Hewitt Ryan Shuck Amir Derakh Paige Haley

For other uses, see orgy (disambiguation).

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History

Orgy was formed in 1997 by vocalist Jay Gordon and guitarist Ryan Shuck once of Jonathan Davis' original band Sexart, assisting in their eventual signing to Korn's label Elementree Records. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Jay Paul Gordon (born January 30, 1967) is a musician and producer. ... Members of the band Orgy Orgy are a rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the vocalist for the multiplatinum Nu Metal[1] band, Korn. ... Sexart was an American hard rock band that formed in the early 1990s. ... This article is about the band. ... KoЯn. ...

Bassist Paige Haley, guitarist Amir Derakh, and drummer Bobby Hewitt soon completed the lineup. All were veterans of the late '80s/early '90s L.A. "hair metal" club scene. Derakh had previously gained some fame in the 80s metal band Rough Cutt, and Hewitt was a former member of Electric Love Hogs. Gordon and Derakh were also experienced producers. They produced Coal Chamber's self-titled CD. Orgy is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Amir Davidson (stage-named Amir Derakh) (born June 20, 1963), is an American musician of Persian ancestry. ... Members of the band Orgy Orgy are a rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ... Rough Cutt is a band featuring singer Paul Shortino, who for a while replaced singer Kevin DuBrow in Quiet Riot. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...

They claimed the name of the band was not a sexual reference, but instead pointed to the "collage" of different styles in their music. Within six months, they were signed to Elementree Records. They had yet to play a single live show. KoЯn. ...

In 1998, their debut album, Candyass, was released. Gordon described the subject matter of the material as "...bullshit...lies and fairy tales." Their cover of the New Order song "Blue Monday" was a breakthrough hit. While many people believe that "Stitches" was Orgy's second single, it was actually their first but did not gain extensive airplay until after "Blue Monday". This album also featured a song titled "Revival", featuring Jonathan Davis of Korn. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Candyass is the debut album of the Synth rock band Orgy. ... This article is about the alternative rock/electronic band New Order. ... Audio sample Blue Monday is a dance pop song recorded and released as a single in 1983 by British band New Order. ... Airplay is a technical term used in the radio industry to state how frequently a song is being played on a radio station. ...

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. Downtown Tulsa Tulsa is the second-largest city in Oklahoma. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Largest metro area Oklahoma City metro area Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,898 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual Hard rock, metal and rap tour. ... This article is about the band. ... Limp Bizkit (alternately written as limpbizkit) is a nu metal and rapcore band from Jacksonville, Florida. ... OShea Jackson (born June 15, 1969) better known by his stage name, Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor and film director. ... Incubus (IPA: /ɪŋkjubÉ™s/) is a five-piece American alternative rock band based out of Calabasas, California. ... For other uses, see Ramstein. ... This article is about the year. ... Love and Rockets may refer to: Love and Rockets (comics) Love and Rockets (band) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Sugar Ray is a rock band from Newport Beach, Orange County, California. ...

Their second album, the science fiction-themed Vapor Transmission, came out in 2000, with "Fiction (Dreams in Digital)" and "Opticon" as singles. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Vapor Transmission is the second album by the Synth rock band Orgy. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...

In 2001, Orgy release the song "Faces" for the soundtrack of the film Zoolander. As of 2007, "Faces" is unreleased on any of their studio albums. Zoolander is a 2001 comedy film based on a pair of short films directed by Ben Stiller and written by Drake Sather and Ben Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television show in 1996 and 1997. ...

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. The band's third album, Punk Statik Paranoia, was released in 2004 through D1. Orgy is still together and taking some time off to do independent projects. When recently questioned about the status of Orgy on the Julien-K message board Ryan Shuck responded saying fans should look forward to 2008. Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ... Jay Gordon, born January 30, 1967 in San Francisco, California, is a musician and producer. ... Punk Statik Paranoia is the third album by the Synth rock band Orgy. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. They are currently working on their first album, tentatively titled Death to Analog, and producing Chester Bennington of Linkin Park's solo album, "Dead By Sunrise." Jay Gordon also remixed the Linkin Park track, Points of Authority for their album, Reanimation re-naming it Pts.Of.Athrty. Julien K is a musical band who are known for performing the theme song This Machine for Team Dark in the Sega game Sonic Heroes and Waking Up in Shadow the Hedgehog. ... Death to Analog is the long-awaited debut album from electronic-rock group Julien-K, scheduled to be released in early 2007. ... Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976)[1] is an American vocalist. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Singles from Reanimation Released: July 15, 2002 Released: 2002 For reanimation of the dead, see Undead. ... Pts. ...

Group members

• Jay Gordon - Vocalist
• Bobby Hewitt - Drummer
• Ryan Shuck - Guitarist
• Amir Derakh - Guitar Synthesist
• Paige Haley - Bassist

Currently, all of Orgy's band members are involved with side projects, with the exception of Bobby Hewitt. Ryan Shuck has, however, noted in a conversation after a show with Julien-K that it should be expected that Orgy should play some more shows in the future. Jay Paul Gordon (born January 30, 1967) is a musician and producer. ... Members of the band Orgy Orgy are a rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Members of the band Orgy Orgy are a rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Amir Davidson (stage-named Amir Derakh) (born June 20, 1963), is an American musician of Persian ancestry. ... Orgy is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. ...

• Julien-K - Founded by both Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck. They are an electro-pop group. They are also helping in Chester Bennington from Linkin Park's solo project, Dead By Sunrise.
• Drug For Joy - Founded by Paige Haley. They are an alternative rock band, but are also self described as falling under the genre of ghetto tech.
• Machine Gun Orchestra - This is the pending side project in which the frontman, Jay Gordon is involved with. News about this project is very limited, and only a sample of the song "Where it Begins" has been released.

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Discography

• Candyass (August 18, 1998) - US #32, Platinum
• Vapor Transmission (October 10, 2000) - US #16, Gold
• Punk Statik Paranoia (February 24, 2004) US #11¹, 5,353+²
• Trans Global Spectacle DVD (August 23, 2005)

¹Top Independent Albums.^[1]
2Based on Nielsen SoundScan figures from March 3, 2004 (first week sales only).^[2] Candyass is the debut album of the Synth rock band Orgy. ... Vapor Transmission is the second album by the Synth rock band Orgy. ... Punk Statik Paranoia is the third album by the Synth rock band Orgy. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales data for singles, albums, and music video products in Canada and the United States for Billboard and other music industry companies. ...

Singles

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External links

• Official Orgy Site
• Official Orgy Myspace Profile
• Official Amir Derakh Site
• Official Julien-K Site (Derakh and Shuck side project)
• D1 Music Network (Gordon's record label)
• Official French Fan Site
• Official Bobby Hewitt and brother video label
• Orgy at Last.fm
• Paige Haley at the Internet Movie Database
• Bobby Hewitt at the Internet Movie Database
• Trash the Stage interview with Jay Gordon

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References

1. ^ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
2. ^ SoundScan Report. Blabbermouth.net (2004-03-03). Retrieved on 2007-09-01.