History and philosophy
Who are Gadfly & G# Movement?
Gadfly & G# Movement began as independent musicians finding one another through BandLab in 2016 and 2017. Many collaborations started with original compositions by Gadfly, Zachary DeGeorge, then grew through the hands, ears, and instincts of the wider movement.
What G# means
G# is the last note of the chromatic scale. But the same tone is also A-flat, the first note when the scale turns over and begins again. That is the heart of G# Movement: the overturning of time, the place where an ending reveals itself as a beginning.
No single room defines the band
G# Movement is not bound to one rehearsal room or one city. Its members have lived across the United States and beyond, building music asynchronously through online collaboration. What could have been a limitation became part of the signature: the sound of people reaching across distance and still arriving together.
Participate with G# Movement
G# Movement invites listeners and musicians to enter the work rather than stand outside it. Explore the songs, study the parts, fork what is open, offer feedback, write a line, sing a phrase, play with a friend, or make a version only you could make.
An inclusive movement
Gadfly & G# Movement stands for people across race, ethnicity, orientation, gender, religion, and belief. No one chooses the hour, country, family, or body into which they are born, and no one should be denied dignity for it.
Listen, copy, share, repeat
The spirit of the project is abundance. The music is meant to travel: from hand to hand, room to room, device to device, until someone who needed it finds it at the right hour.
Share the signal with care
The published MP3 downloads are offered under an MIT-style music license.