George Gabriel (born April 22, 1971) is an American

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and composer. He has composed and scored music for television and film for 23 years. He began television composing in 1996 when he started working with the news music company Gari Communications. In 1999 he joined with composers

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and

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to score ''

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''. Gabriel scored Lean Forward Media's direct-DVD release ''

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''. Gabriel wrote the theme of Disney's '' Kim Possible'', " Call Me, Beep Me". It was the first Disney-produced song to reach #1 on Disney Radio, staying there for 14 weeks.

TV music

The following music was created or co-created by George Gabriel.

Pablo Cruise

After a long working relationship with the rock band

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's founding member Cory Lerios, Gabriel and Lerios began playing with founding member and drummer Steve Price in the fall of 2004. In 2004 Lerios and Price rejoined Pablo Cruise and Gabriel replaced original member

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on the bass. In Pablo Cruise, Gabriel played alongside the

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, The Beach Boys,

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and Journey. In November 2009. Gabriel and Pablo Cruise parted company.

Solo career

In 2009, Gabriel released his first solo album, titled ''Everyday Miracles'', available on iTunes and other digital music delivery sites. ''Everyday Miracles'' is about life, love, and faith. The inspiration of this album comes from Gabriel's walk in faith and how his trials and celebrations have formed who he is today. He played the drums, bass, guitar, and piano in addition to providing vocals. Every aspect of this recording is written, engineered, played, and produced by Gabriel in his Southern California studio. The song "Here I Am" is featured in the film ''Live To Forgive'', which Gabriel also scored. Gabriel teaches many young talented students in the field of audio engineering. He was nominated and won the award for best teacher with the Moorpark College CEC program.

Discography

''Everyday Miracles''

References

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