Gabrial McNair (born September 8, 1973) is a musician and composer, most famous for his work in

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since 1993 as a trombonist, keyboardist, and

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. He recorded and toured with

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during the ''

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'' and '' Warning'' tours, playing

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and

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. In 2003, he was one of the co-founders the California-based rock band

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where he plays the

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Early life and studies

McNair attended Glendora High School in Glendora, California. He played trombone in the

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and

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in the Scottish Pipe Band. After graduation, he went on to study

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and

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Citrus College Citrus College is a public community college in Glendora, California. The Citrus Community College District, which supports the institution, includes the communities of Azusa, Claremont, Duarte, Glendora and Monrovia. Founded in 1915 by educato ...

, before moving on to California Institute of the Arts to continue his studies with Charlie Haden,

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, and David Roitstein.

Collaborations

Outside of

, he has written and recorded with bandmate/producer, Tony Kanal, in the studio on various recordings for

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, and

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. Gabrial composed additional music for the 2012 animated TV series "Action Dad", as well as the main title theme. Gabrial collaborated with

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frontwoman,

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on a song for the 2014 feature film "Dark Hearts" Directed by Rudolf Buitendach In 2014, Gabrial contributed additional music to the score of the children's animated feature "The Hero of Color City" with

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and Angel Roche. McNair has also composed music for various TV shows including Cartoon Network Asia's, "The Afterschool Adventures of Paddle Pop" and "Animal Control".

With Oslo

His band

, which includes Mattia Borrani on lead vocals and Kerry Wayne James on bass, with McNair on guitars, toured with

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in the Fall of 2006 on the Foiled Tour in the US and Canada. Oslo released their second full-length album, called ''The Rise and Fall of Love and Hate'', in 2007. Oslo released an EP titled "The Morning After" in 2017. On April 9, 2017, Oslo opened for

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, a band featuring members of

and the lead singer of AFI at the

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in San Francisco, and at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood.

Appearances

In the late 2005, McNair went on tour with fellow band member

on her solo Harajuku Lovers Tour. He joined Gwen once again on " The Sweet Escape Tour" in 2007. He continues to perform with Miss Stefani on her Las Vegas Residency "Just a Girl" at the Planet Hollywood Casino, as well as other various performances. He joined the

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on their 20th Anniversary Tour in 2008, playing the trombone, backing vocals, and percussion. He also joined

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on his "Black and White America World Tour" in 2011 & 2012, playing the trombone and percussion. In 2013, he lent his vocals to the track "Desert Lullaby" on the original soundtrack of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, composed by

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. The soundtrack was released on November 21, the same day as the release of the game in Japan; the North American and European release followed in early 2014. In 2016, he began touring and playing keyboards for the band Tegan and Sara alongside drummer Brendan Buckley, and Bassist Eva Gardner. He joined them on their 2016 world tour in support of their new record '' Love You To Death''. He also continued performing with Tegan and Sara on the 10th Anniversary tour celebrating their classic album The Con. Since the Fall of 2017, Gabrial has been recording and performing with Sublime with Rome, playing Keyboards, Trombone, and Backing Vocals. He contributed Keyboards and Trombone to their 2019 album Blessings (album). They are currently working on a new album, which is planned for a release in 2022.

Selected discography

*'' Beacon Street Collection'' (

, 1995) *'' Tragic Kingdom'' (

, 1995) *

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(Various, 1997) *''

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'' ( Goldfinger, 1996) *''

'' (

, 1997) *''

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'' (

, 1997) *'' Americana'' ( The Offspring, 1998) *'' Rugrats: The Movie'' (Original Soundtrack, 1998) *''

Hitler Bad, Vandals Good ''Hitler Bad, Vandals Good'' is the seventh studio album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals, released in 1998 by Nitro Records. Composition Much of the album is characterized by the pop-punk music and humorous lyrics for which ...

'' (

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, 1998) *''Showoff'' (

Showoff Showoff is a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois led by vocalist Chris Envy. History Showoff was formed in 1997 in Villa Park, Illinois. The band consisted of Chris Envy, Daniel Castady (drums), Graham Jordan (guitar), and Dave Envy (a.k.a. Da ...

, 1999) *'' Darrin's Coconut Ass: Live from Omaha'' ( Goldfinger, 1999) *''Senza Motiva'' (Senza Motiva, 1999) *'' Playmate of The Year'' (

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, 2000) *'' Return of Saturn'' (

, 2000) *'' Atomic'' ( Lit, 2001) *'' Destination Unknown'' ( Mest, 2001) *''

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'' (

, 2001) *'' Tune In, Tokyo...'' (

, 2001) *Action Figure Party (Action Figure Party, 2001) *''Clear'' (The Color Red, 2002) *''Thank You, Uncle Tom'' (Caramelize, 2003) *''

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'' (Original Soundtrack, 2004) *Everything in Time: B-Sides, Rarities, Remixes (

, 2004) *'' True Love'' ( Toots & the Maytals, 2004) *'' Lit'' ( Lit, 2005) *'' One Love'' (

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, 2005) *'' Disconnection Notice'' ( Goldfinger, 2005) *'' Look at All the Love We Found: A Tribute to Sublime'' (Various, 2005) *''

'' (

, 2005) *''

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'' (

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, 2005) *'' Together as One'' ( Elan, 2006) *'' Harajuku Lovers Live'' (

, 2006) *'' No Shame'' (

, 2006) *''

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'' (

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, 2006) *''

The Sweet Escape ''The Sweet Escape'' is the second studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani. It was released on December 1, 2006, by Interscope Records. Having originally intended to return to No Doubt after her debut solo album, '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby. ...

'' (

, 2006) *'' The Rise and Fall of Love and Hate'' (

), 2007 *'' The Greatest Remixes'' (

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, 2008) *'' Pilar Diaz'' ( Pilar Diaz, 2009) *''

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'' ( Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, 2011) *'' Push and Shove'' (

, 2012) *

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(

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, 2014) *

The Hero of Color City ''The Hero of Color City'' (also known as ''The Hero of Colour City'' in the UK) is a 2014 computer-animated musical adventure comedy film directed by Frank Gladstone and written by Jess Kedward, J.P. McCormick, Kirsty Peart, and Rich Raczelowsk ...

( Zöe Poledouris, 2014) *

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( Cher Lloyd, 2014) *

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(

, 2015) *Rocks & Straws ( Anneli Drecker, 2015) *The Morning After EP (

Oslo (band) OSLO is an alternative/indie rock band who emerged on the Los Angeles music scene in 2005, consisting of the songwriting trio of Mattia Borrani on lead vocals, Kerry Wayne James on bass, and Gabrial McNair on guitars. Famously, McNair was a tou ...

, 2016 *

(

, 2017) *''Mass Manipulation'' ( Steel Pulse, (2019) *'' Blessings'' ( Sublime with Rome, 2019) *"Forwards Bound" (Single) (Iya Terra feat. Steel Pulse, 2021)

References

External links

Gabrial's Official WebsiteOfficial No Doubt Website
*

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