MICKEY GALIPOLY an Greek/Turkish and Spanish descent *** {CALLIPOLIS this is the correct spelling that come from** GREEK CALLIPOLIS** that means GOOD CITY.}And is called in Turkish GELIBOLU *** was born in the Divided Old City of Jerusalem, to Ms. Esther Jerusalem a Spanish Born, and Mr. Gallipoli Marco a Greek/Turkish Born who follow up my MOM fate and decision to immigrant to the Holy Land and live in the Holy City the place that her ancestors come from and immigrate to Spain, also her plan was to have me born there, she was pregnant when they moved. After graduating from the elementary school, *** 1967 Six Day War began and with Israel occupation of Jerusalem &The West Bank . ** I've asked my parents why they decided to come here instead of immigrant to USA, and reunited with the rest of the family who resides all over NY state , and I am not going to live in this country among Jewish and Arab religious extremists who hate each other and discriminate other religions, My parents disagreed with me about my opinions and got upset when I've announced that I am going to pursue my journey becoming professional Musician and leave the Holy Land, *{Mom & Dad left the Holy City years later after they experience what I went through .} I left the Holy City and move to the city of TEL-AVIV [ Hebrew-Tel-Aviv /Arabic-Tall-Abib] to attend the AMERICAN international high school ART&MUSIC and began to get Bass lessons &Music theory Classes, while completing my high school diploma, after graduating I've began to play and jam with musicians in a rock clubs and applying for a scholarship to the MIT in west. Hollywood Los Angeles CA USA, right up until I introduced to a phenomenal Guitarist and a wild Drummer, Sons of Immigrants parents that like parents believes and fait moved to the Holy Land,that change my life , we had a great chemistry playing together for the first time and decided to form a trio naming our self THE GARDEN OF EDAN , we moved together to live in the projects of a Costal town, in a house that one of our friends Donate, we began rehearsals every day playing Rock/Blues covers and originals and planning to play out ,while getting financialy support from close friends,who
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They got us a booking agent who book in rock festivals and underground Rock Clubs Everywhere in the Holy Land & in Europe, soon we become the best Rock Power Trio in Holy Land with loyal fans following us, we've got a Manager who believe in our music and come up with idea to look for a lead Vocalist, he found a Turkish Born vocalist that sings in English and was looking for a band , we had a little of hard decision if to have a singer or to remain a trio, but after his remarkable auditioning singing led zeppelin song he become the fourth member, we began writing songs and instrumental compositions with a plane to put out a Record with unconventional instrumental compositions and songs including exceptional music arrangements, after winning the first place in bands competition, an indie record label produced the first album that become revolutionary from the fact that wasn't commercially successful but gain nationwide and international recognition and has been played on pirate radio stations, despite the Israeli Radio and Tv networks restriction's not allowed on air or Tv any acts who sings in English or play instrumental compositions ,we were chosen by American/British/Israeli indie tv network to produce a documentary story about sons of immigrants parents struggling rock band members, living with discrimination's, police harassment's and inequity, the band has been disbanded and three of us immigrant to EUROPE making name to themselves, we party ways because of artistic differences. I immigrant to USA and become naturalized USA citizen and relocated to NYC NY my dream come true, 'THANK YOU GOD'' *More to tell how I become Musician began in the elementary school singing with the choir in the school event's, also I was getting Accordion lessons the only instrument available in those days, it wasn't my likely instrument but was useful later on to learn how to play the piano, and at home I would build fantasy guitars on wood board with fishing Nylon strings but my real obsession was humming bass riffs and banging rhythm on my Moms Kitchen pots, I was lucky to have bandmates Drummers as a roommates living together that teach me and allowed me to use their Drums ,thanks to them I was able to learn about Rhythm Section, Define music characteristic, Metric rhythmic harmonic, when I've got my first classical guitar I pull off the bottom strings and used the upper strings similar to a bass guitar setting from that point my journey to become a BASSIST BEGAN ** I am going back to tell about my parents influences on MUSIC , My Dad was a kids fashion designer and hobby pianist that listened to artists from Sinatra to Elvis ,Beatles, Jazz, 60s&70s music and Instrumental Turkish/Greek Music that was so inspired for me to become instrumental composer. Mom loved listening to Spanish Flamenco music, Jazz, Classical music and she was a big fan of Flamenco guitarists concerts and often she took me to the Flamenco concerts in young age in Spain and Europe.
ARTISTS THAT I'VE WORKED
Jaroslav Yakobovich Band - Music Director for Bett Midler and Manhattan Transfer and off-Broadway Musicals Director - NYC NY
The Life Sound of Pure Doc, Zen Bender, Doll House, Pia manta Band with Music Director - Yarn Grushecky, NYC NY, No Religions Long Island NY , Loud Angel, Woody and Wood tones, Project Free2Rock FL, Shawn Lee Stamps LA, AND MANY MORE.....................................................................................
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