BAND HQ // [ORGY]FORMED 1994 • Los Angeles, CA • Post-Punk & Noise

ORGY

Death-Pop high-voltage collision: New Order post-punk melancholia rewired through Roland guitar synthesizers, distorted 5-string bass, and industrial club mosh pits.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1994 by vocalist/producer Jay Gordon and guitarists Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh, soon joined by bassist Paige Haley and drummer Bobby Hewitt. The first band signed to Elementree Records, Orgy shattered alternative rock conventions with their platinum 1998 debut 'Candyass' (featuring their iconic industrial-synth reinvention of New Order's 'Blue Monday' and 'Stitches') and their sci-fi concept album 'Vapor Transmission' ('Fiction (Dreams in Digital)', 'Opticon').

7" VINYL, LP & TAPE DISCOGRAPHY:

CANDYASS (BLUE MONDAY / STITCHES)12" LP (1998)

ELEM-9-46940

VAPOR TRANSMISSION (FICTION / OPTICON)12" LP (2000)

ELEM-9-47832

PUNK STATIK PARANOIA12" LP (2004)

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HISTORICAL BAND LINEAGE ARCHIVE

ORGY MEMBER ROLL CALL

EST. 1994 // Los Angeles, CA

FOUNDERS & ARCHITECTS5

★ Jay Gordon (Founding Lead Vocals, Producer & Electronics — 1994–Present)★ Ryan Shuck (Founding Guitar & Vocals — Classic Era 1994–2005 / Julien-K)★ Amir Derakh (Founding Lead Guitar & Synth-Guitar — Classic Era 1994–2005 / Julien-K)★ Paige Haley (Classic Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals — 1994–2005)★ Bobby Hewitt (Classic Drums & Electronic Triggers — 1994–2005)

ACTIVE, CLASSIC ERA & TOURING LINEUP4 MUSICIANS

• Carlton Bost (Active Guitar & Synth-Guitar)• Creighton Emrick (Active Guitar & Backing Vocals)• Nic Speck (Active Bass Guitar)• Marton Veress (Active Drums)

ORGY LINEUP — INDIVIDUAL MUSICIAN DOSSIERS (3)

JAY GORDONOrgy Founding Vocalist, Industrial Synth Architect & Producer

Founding frontman, songwriter, and electronic producer of Los Angeles 'death-pop' pioneers Orgy, and producer of Coal Chamber's self-titled debut LP and Crazy Town's early sessions. Jay Gordon fused post-punk vocal hooks with crushing industrial drum programming and synth-guitar walls on 'Blue Monday', 'Stitches', 'Fiction (Dreams in Digital)', and 'Opticon'.

RIG: Sennheiser Wireless Vocal Mic + Access Virus TI2 & Roland JD-800

AMP: Custom Industrial Sub-Bass PA Array

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RYAN SHUCKOrgy Founding Synth-Guitarist & Julien-K Frontman

Co-founder and guitarist of Orgy on their platinum albums 'Candyass' and 'Vapor Transmission', and co-founder of Julien-K and Dead By Sunrise (with Chester Bennington). Ryan Shuck's detuned baritone synth-guitar textures helped define late-90s industrial electronic rock.

RIG: Gibson Les Paul Baritone w/ Roland GK-2A Synth Pickup

AMP: Mesa/Boogie TriAxis Preamp + Strategy 500 Power Amp

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AMIR DERAKHOrgy Founding Lead Guitar & Guitar Synthesizer Architect

Co-founder, lead guitarist, and co-producer/mixer behind Orgy's signature guitar-synth wall of sound on 'Candyass' and 'Vapor Transmission', as well as co-founder of Julien-K and Dead By Sunrise.

RIG: Jackson & Yamaha Custom Shop Guitars w/ GK-2A Synth Driver

AMP: Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier + Marshall 4x12

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LIVE PIT REELS & CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS

ORGY VIDEO VAULT (4)

ORGY PIT REELS (01 / 04)Post-Punk & Noise • 1998📍 Los Angeles, CA

DEATH-POP SYNTH-PUNK ERUPTION // ORGY 'BLUE MONDAY' (CANDYASS 1998)

CLICK TO PLAY VIDEOElementree / Reprise Records Official Broadcast

134 BPM04:26 PIT REEL

🎸 [ORGY]★ JAY GORDON• Los Angeles, CA

DEATH-POP SYNTH-PUNK ERUPTION // ORGY 'BLUE MONDAY' (CANDYASS 1998)

Jay Gordon, Ryan Shuck, Amir Derakh, Paige Haley, and Bobby Hewitt detonate New Order's 'Blue Monday' with crushing Roland guitar synthesizers and industrial sub-bass.

Track: Blue MondayAlbum: Candyass (1998)Gear: Roland VG-8 Guitar Synths + Mesa/Boogie Rigs

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ORGY REELS (4)

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