Jorge was born in Madrid. April, 1982. From that 4 or 5-year old kid who who would lose himself someplace just hearing a single note of music, he would soon find his way. He was always near the stage, dreaming of who knows what… From there he caught the first gleam that would sow the seeds in the corners off that brain which, ever since, has been split in two: music and everything else. So, following orders of the extravagant elves of his imagination, he demanded his first guitar and right got down to it. Around that time, the tender age of 8, he began his studies in solfeggio and classical guitar.
We should say that Jorge has always wanted to be a musician and also that destiny awaits crouched in any corner. It was in a video club where he ran into something that would definitively mark him for a long time to come. There, within thousands of other movies, was one very special, it’s title: Crossroads by Walter Hill. Apparantly not just another movie. In it he would not only discover an incredible Ry Cooder, but there, in the flesh, Steve Vai himself, until then unknown to Jorge. It was like an atavistic call to run out and buy his first electric guitar and orient himself towards other types of music more suitable to his creativity, changing his studies from classical music to electric guitar, harmony, arrangements and composition, solfeggio and audio education at IMT in Madrid.
At 16 years of age and his gaze set towards certain prestigious American sights, he attended an audition for Berklee College of Music in Barcelona. Without a doubt, that was his big day. He was granted a 4-year scholarship to study in the USA. A year passes in Boston, the place dreamed of by all musicians, surrounded by that musical and cultural diversity so characteristic of Berklee, between classes, he records one of the songs on his first album. One of those, “Driving Through the Tunnel”, is selected by Mariano Muniesa as the signature tune on her top-forty radio show “Rock Star.”
He returns to Madrid, signs a record contract and begins recording his first album. “THE UTOPIAN SEA OF CLOUDS” (2002) is a result of all these years of work and dedication to music. Journalist Mariano Muniesa defines it best:
“At hardly 20 years of age, Jorge Salán, has revelead himself to be the most innovative, skillful and original musician on the new Spanish rock scene with his debut album. A sure-to-be classic which will create it’s own school, it inspires with the same magic of the greats, the truly great, in all it’s music.
This album brought him recognition, from music critics and the public, in the form of Best Rock and Hardrock Guitarist in Spain. Ever since then, he continues to be chosen “Best Guitarist”, in numerous media, by readers and listeners of different magazines and radio shows like, Disco-Cross, La Zona del Metal en Ecuador, Los+Mejores, Rockestatal, Metalzone,…or Rockferendum, where, in the 2008 edition, he was named Best Guitarrist for the 5th consecutive time.
If he already got his foot in the great rock and roll door with recognition achieved from music critics and the public with his first album, in his second album “FROM NOW ON” (2004), he established himself in a standard where his compositions and the freshness of his songs continues to be praised while still surprising the most incredulous and demanding with a spectacular sound which makes this work unique. Its style is unclassifiable because of the diversity of roots and musical cultures it contains. Not to mention its live performances which leave a delicious taste in anyone’s mouth who’s been able to enjoy them.
He has played live with Danny Vaughn (Tyketto) and the American group Danger Danger…and he’s recorded with different artists, among them, the German progresive rock singer Hubi Meisel and the Spanish group, Savia.
In 2005, he comes in to form part of one of the most succesful Spanish bands of the moment, MÄGO DE OZ, staying with the group for four years. He began his collaboration playing on part of their GAIA I Tour and after joining the band full-time, played on their recording and tour of Belfast, the recording of GAIA II and La Ciudad de los Árboles. Having been immersed in the biggest and most important tours ever by a Spanish group he has not only toured throughout our country but the entire American continent as well, playing for more than 300,000 each tour.
In 2007, he surprised us again with his enourmous musical talent as a guitar player, composer and now, also, singer, introducing his third solo album, “CHRONICLES OF AN EVOLUTION”. Collaborating with some of the most reputed names in the world of rock like BOB DAISLEY (Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow), JEFF SCOTT SOTO (Talismán, Journey, Yngwie Malmsteen), DANNY VAUGHN (Tyketto, Waysted) and CARLOS ESCOBEDO (Savia, Sober), who turned his dream into reality, a surprising fusion of the genius of such mythical artists with such a young project.
“Crónicas de una evolución”, which also achieved great success in Mexico, is a great rock album, of excellent songs, full of nuances where Jorge’s maturity is noted overhwelmingly and where he has converted himself to a point of reference for many young musicians.
Fond of sharing good moments, Jorge participated, as a guest, in the live recording of the Aragonés group TAKO in Zaragoza
The same in Vigo, in December of 2008, Jorge was invited by the prestigious guitarist Javier Vargas to play some songs with his group, VARGAS BLUES BAND. The concert was recorded on DVD and also had as guests, Raimundo Amador y Devon Allman, among others.
In February of 2009 his fourth studio album “SUBSUELO”. Musical guests include: MIGUEL RÍOS, the most charismatic rock figure in our country (Spain) and for whom Jorge has had a profound admiration since he was a small boy, DANNY VAUGHN (Tyketto), who returns again to help on this project with Jorge and RAMÓN ARROYO (Los Secretos), who has recorded his unmistakable guitar sound on one of the tracks.
One of the songs on the album, the titletrack which gives the album, “Subsuelo”, was included by MIGUEL RÍOS, as a new song, among others, on his album “Solo o en compañía de otros”, edited in November of 2008.
About this song written by Miguel Ríos and Jorge and music by Jorge, Miguel said:
“Subsuelo, the Jorge Salán song, reminded me, vaguely, of a time when I was close to heavy metal, when I did songs with Salvador, before Jorge was born. Even the text, in which he collaborated, has that ambience. He is one of the young creators with a future at the moment.”
And Jorge doesn’t just limit himself to being a master of his instrument. He is, also, a composer with a freshness almost forgotten in these times, a born innovator, who gives his creations the adequate bruskstroke which makes each of his songs absolutely new and surprising at the same time.
MAESTRO ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ muchiiiiiisimas gracias por tu lección de profesionalidad, compromiso, y arte que derrochaste en la grabación del dvd de Asfalto la pasada semana. Con gente como tu me voy al Polo Norte colega....eso siempre y cuando sepamos que haya bares...... Besos, se te quiere..............
Que pasa tio!!!! Aprovechar para saludar y para decite que ya puedes escuchar nuestro último tema "Igual que Nadie" en nuestro myspace. Esperemos que lo visites y le eches un vistazo a ver qué te parece.
Hola Jorge, muchas gracias por el add...yo también soy guitarrista, y me encanta lo que haces con las 6 cuerdas...de que forma conmueves.... Saludos!!! y mucha suerte en tu carrera musical, porque tu si que vales!!
hola chaval hermoso! como estas?? te dejo besoOz y abrasoOz ennormes para ti desde Veracruz -mexxico!! te kieroO muchoOte! n___n eres gennial! Cuiidate Linndo! Hasta pronnto!
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Solo era para deciros que la entrada es gratuita, viernes tres de julio sala ritmo y compás, no frequency + silent havoc + Demiurgo.
Por si antes no parecia lo suficientemente atractivo jajajaja
Nos vemos por alli el que pueda, un abrazo!!!
¡Hola Jorge!! Encantado de tenerte entre mis amigos.
Me encantó la entrevista del último Guitarra Total. Yo hace a penas tres años que empecé a tocar, pero creo que he dado con lo que más me gusta en la vida. ¡Y lo bueno es que la tengo toda por delante para ir mejorando!!
Hola que tal va todo? como llevais los calores estos?
Nosotros hemos decidido que para olvidarnos de las altas temperaturas vamos a estar tocando por alli y por acá!!!
Y este viernes dia 3 de Julio tenemos en la agenda la sala Ritmo y compás, junto con mas bandas para el aniversario de Freak Producciones.
La entrada es gratuita y el espectáculo está garantizado, a si que si os apetece alli nos vemos, nos tocamos unas coplas y luego nos tomamos un refrescante zumo de frutas tropicales. Que ta parece?
HEY! Este sábado 4 de julio se celebra la segunda edición del FESTIJACK y compartiremos escenario con auténticos grupazos como LILITH (teloneros de AC/DC en la última gira española), DAWN OF TEARS, MALNACIDO... El festi tiene lugar en ARANJUEZ (40km al sur de Madrid) y cuenta con ZONA DE ACAMPADA por si quieres pillarte el pedo de tu vida y no coger el coche... ya sabes si bebes no conduzcas, es un consejo de los putos WE ALL FALL!!!!!! Mas información en www.festijack.com