Electric Violinist Gray
Born in New York City, electric violinist Gray Devio, songwriter, producer, violinist, violist, singer, pianist and guitarist began his studies in music at the age of 3, and began writing and arranging original material at age 7. By the time he was 11 years old, Gray and his violin had performed in all of the major concert halls in New York City, including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Merkin Concert Hall. He accepted an invitation to perform in Tchaikovsky Hall and other leading concert halls in Moscow, and has made many appearances on television and radio. Gray attended the Juilliard School of Music in New York City for four years, where he studied performance, composition, conducting, theory and solfége. Having been concertmaster of the Symphony and principal violist of both the Symphony and Orchestras, Gray graduated from Juilliard in the Spring of 1999. To continue his education after Juilliard, Gray attended Brown University for studies in business, marketing, computer science and music engineering. After his inspiring years at Brown, he returned to New York to continue writing music, performing publicly and to start his own unique talent and production companies. Since then Gray has performed at high-end events for clients such as Donald Trump, Elizabeth Arden, Tyra Banks, NBC and American Express, to name a few, and has shared the stage with well-known celebrity acts all over the world, some of them including LMFAO, Justin Bieber, Taio Cruz, Sean Kingston, Deborah Cox, Wyclef, Najee, Jordan Knight, Twisted Sister, Jennifer Holiday, Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, Ashford & Simpson, Rick Derringer, Michael Bolton, Fabolous, The Gin Blossoms and Rod Stewart. Between performances, his time is devoted to writing and producing music for film, television, upcoming and established artists, across many genres of music at his label, production company and artist collective, Bigger Bang Media. For a full list of releases, please visit the discography page. Gray’s current projects include Equanimous Minds (live, improvisational electronic dance music act), VIOS (live, Progressive/Deep House performance and production collaboration), We Versus (A “High Art” performance and production partnership with world-renowned master percussionist, Bopa King Carré), and working with talented Hip-Hop artist, The Real DMT. These collaborations have added an exciting dimension to his already extensive portfolio.