Jimmy Gnecco
Location
New Jersey, USA
Website
Bio
Ours formed officially in 1992. Several years later, after a handful of setbacks and personal conflicts, Jimmy Gnecco was signed as a solo artist to DreamWorks Records in 1997 under the moniker of Ours. Ours have released three official albums to date: Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (2008), Precious (2002), and their label debut Distorted Lullabies (2001).
Gnecco's first recording titled Sour (1994) was a demo compilation which he feels is not a real Ours record, being that he was dissatisfied with much of it. In 2005 he said, "In 1994, I was only 20 years old, and labels with offering record deals to me, but I knew I was too young, that's not where I was going yet. So, I made one demo record with that Ours line-up and then left it; I didn't want to be known as the ex-singer from those Sour recordings. The band on Sour is not Ours- we were just a bunch of young kids, just messing around. I wasn't allowed to be insane, like I wanted, and I had no patience, and wondered why we felt we had to put it out." A song from this recording entitled "OURS" eventually evolved into the title track of their latest album Mercy.
Ours have gone through several members over the years, most notably rotating drummers very often. Their current line-up does not include a drummer. It consists of Race on bass, Static on guitar and effects, and Locke on whatever else they need done for a song, which includes but is not limited to... guitar, keyboards, and percussion.
Gnecco has stated that their most current album Mercy is the only album they've put out that he is truly pleased with. Gnecco has faced plenty of setbacks in dealing with record labels and their treatment of the band and has recently stated that he would like to release music independent of any label.
Gnecco is releasing his debut solo effort, entitled The Heart, on July 20th, 2010 via indie label Bright Antenna.
