Jimmy X Rose

Ihor Yastrebov (born 7 November 1989),[1] better known as Jimmy X Rose, is a Hungarian-Ukrainian musician and designer. He is the lead songwriter and guitarist of Oceans Red and former songwriter and guitarist of Make Me Famous.

Jimmy X Rose
Background information
Birth nameIhor (Igor) Yastrebov
Also known asJimmy X Rose, Igor Hawks
Born (1989-11-07) 7 November 1989
Szeged, Hungary
GenresMetalcore, post hardcore, screamo, trancecore
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
  • designer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, keyboards, drums
Years active2008–present
LabelsSumerian Records 2011-2015
Associated actsMake Me Famous
Oceans Red
Websitewww.jimmyxrose.com

Music career

2010-12: Make Me Famous
Main article: Make Me Famous

The first major project Jimmy involved himself in was metalcore act Make Me Famous which he helped form in 2010 with members Denis Stoff on vocals and guitar, Serj Kravchenko on lead vocals, Sergei Hohlov on bass and Dusty Boles on drums.[2] The band gained recognition on the video sharing website YouTube.[3] After releasing the first music video for the song "Make it Precious", they submitted it to Ukrainian national Tuborg's VideoFun Music Contest in 2011. 167 bands from all over Ukraine with their music videos were involved in this contest project, but only Make Me Famous won the victory among them all by taking the first place.[4] The band released their debut album in March 2012 via Sumerian Records and successfully charted in the US top 200, peaking at 151.,[5][6][7] No. 5 on the Heatseekers Chart.

In late 2012 Make Me Famous was officially disbanded. The remaining four members went on to form a new band called Oceans Red.

2012-present: Oceans Red

The band wrote and self-produced their debut EP "Hold Your Breath" in early 2013.[8] After the EP was released, lead vocalist quits the band due to health issues, two other members Dusty and Nick decided to split their ways with the band too. After almost a year since the debut EP was released the band with an updated line-up drops their single along with the video for "Misguided".[9] The music video for this single were shot in 3 different countries at 4 different forests, since the band members were spread across the globe at that time. Jimmy had to combine and smooth the video between different forests at post-production stage, which he also did for the band for this music video.[10] A few months later the band releases their second new single along with the video for "Black Spot".[11] To keep things up, the band releases their acoustic version of the already existing song "Riot" on the New Year.[12] On 8 October new single "Home" was exclusively released on KERRANG! website following Jimmy's quote, saying: "I had goose bumps writing Home and everyone in the band passed this music through their hearts. That’s why it came up so epic, it’s pure emotions. Being different people from different countries we’re an example of how music connects people better than any other thing in the world.".[13] On 6 November, the band premieres their debut album "Anevidence" on UTG website along with a short Q&A with guitarist and songwriter Jimmy X Rose.[14]

2015-present: Solo career

On 1 July Jimmy released his first solo acoustic single named "Homesick". Based on emotion and longing this track is about him being far from home and missing all his family and friends during the time that he was in the United States with Make Me Famous and Oceans Red.[15]

Discography

Albums
Make Me Famous
Oceans Red
  • Hold Your Breath (EP) (2013)[8]
  • Misguided (single) (2014)[9]
  • Black Spot (single) (2014)[11]
  • Riot Acoustic (single) (2014)[12]
  • Home (single) (2015)[13]
  • Anevidence (album) (2015)[14]

Solo career
  • Homesick (Single) (2015)[15]
  • Serenity (Single) (2018)

Music videos
Make Me Famous
  • "Make It Precious" (2011)
  • "Make It Precious (Acoustic)" (2011)
  • "Blind Date 101" (2012)
Oceans Red
  • "Misguided" (2014) - Aired on "A-ONE Ukraine" and "SCUZZ TV" (UK)
  • "Black Spot" (2014) - Aired on "A-ONE Ukraine"
  • "RIOT (Acoustic)" (2014)
  • "Home" (2015)

Designer career

2011-present

After moving to the states, Jimmy decided to start doing designs for bands so that he could earn money during the tours with Make Me Famous.[16] Already having an extraordinary experience in the design industry, working with the companies like: Nike, Lenovo, Volkswagen, Philips and others, he easily switched to music industry graphic and video designs. Currently working as a motion graphics intern for Shadow Born Group agency.[17]

References
  1. "Official Artist's Page Bio". play.google.com. Google Play. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. Lymangrover, Jason. "http://www.allmusic.com/artist/make-me-famous-mn0001421250/biography". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2015. External link in |title= (help)
  3. Epting, Chris. "Make Me Famous: Ukrainian Screamo Wizards Invade America (Interview)". NoiseCreep.com. Noise Creep. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. "Make Me Famous wins national Tuborg's Music Video Contest in 2011". Advis.ru. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. "Make Me Famous It's Now or Never". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  6. "Make Me Famous top 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  7. "Make Me Famous Biography". All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  8. "Oceans Red drop their digital EP for free a day early". underthegunreview.net. The PRP. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  9. "Oceans Red debut Misguided music video". altpress.com. Alternative Press. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. "5 details about Misguided, that you didn't know". facebook.com. Oceans Red's Blog. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  11. "Oceans Red release music video for "Black Spot" single". altpress.com. Alternative Press. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  12. "Oceans Red release music video for "Riot" acoustic". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  13. "OCEANS RED PREMIERE NEW SINGLE, HOME". kerrang.com. Bauer Consumer Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  14. Florence, Kyle. "UTG PREMIERE: OCEANS RED – 'ANEVIDENCE'". underthegunreview.net. Under the Gun Review. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  15. Jamm, Rick. "Jimmy X Rose: "Homesick" – an acoustic-guitar interpretation of inner feelings". JamSphere.com. JamSphere. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  16. "Time Design - Jimmy X Rose interviewed by Perception Magazine". issuu.com. Perception Magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  17. "Shadow Born Group Team Member Bio". shadowborngroup.com. Shadow Born Group. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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