About GEARS
WILLIAM âTRIP SIXXâ GONZALEZ | JIMMY WOOTEN | JOSH ROUTT
Rock needs reinvention. It only moves forward when a band pushes it to do so. Enter: GEARS. Finding a sweet spot between metal, R&B, hip-hop, and alternative, the Miami, FL groupâJimmy Wooten [drums] and Tripp Sixx [vocals]âzigs and zags past all expectations and burns down one convention after another in the process. Racking up hundreds of thousands of streams and views, collaborating with everyone from members of Living Colour to Sevendust, and receiving plugs from Metal Insider and more, they usher in a new era of rock with a series of singles and their forthcoming independent debut album.
âThereâs something for everyone,â observes Jimmy. âItâs heavy. Itâs soulful. Itâs melodic. The bandâs versatility is our strength. Weâll bring R&B and hip-hop into rock, but weâre doing it in our own tight and cohesive way.â GEARS initially began to grind back in 2014. New York native Tripp wound up in Florida and met fellow Northeast transplant, Jimmy. Bonding over shared influences such as Prince, Alice In Chains, Deftones, and more, they carefully carved out a singular style. After playing countless shows and dropping the Pride Comes Before the Fall EP in 2015, the band teamed up with Sevendust vocalist Lajon Witherspoon on âTango
Yankee.â Meanwhile, Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery contributed guitar to the latter as well as to the singles âStronger Than Painâ and âKing.â They also collaborated with the likes of Corey Lowery [Seether] and Troy McLawhorn [Evanescence] in addition to dueting with legendary Living Colour frontman Corey Glover on a cover of the classic âCult of Personality.â
Along the way, they crossed paths with producer Chris Dawson [SAUL, Any Given Sin, Seasons After] and found the perfect production partner. Hitting the studio in 2020, they immediately uncovered undeniable creative chemistry. âIt just hit,â adds Trip. âIt came together really quickly, and we clicked with Dawson on all fronts.â With Dawson behind the board, they completed their 2021 single âWastelandâ. Airy electronics give way to head-nodding drums and chugging guitars on the track. Tripâs soulful cadence twists and turns through the beats before culminating in the catchy chorus, âSave me, locked in a cage, and I canât get out.â âItâs about being trapped in a mindset you donât see any way out of,â the frontman states.
âIt encompasses a lot of things,â Jimmy elaborates. âItâs easy to become trapped in continuous circles in life where youâre doing the same things over and over again. As a band, you have to reach outside of the box, work with someone new, try something different, and change the sound. Following the Pandemic, itâs like a rebirth for GEARS in a weird way, so we decided to push the envelope.â
Gears single âWastelandâ went on to achieve even greater heights as âWastelandâ hit the Top 20 Billboard Mainstream Rock Indicator and Top 50 Mediabase Active Rock. They wonât stop pushing the envelope either. For as much as Gears urge rock to evolve, they elicit a classic reaction. âWhen you leave a concert, we want you to feel like it was worth it,â Trip leaves off. âWe want you to bop, jump, yell, scream, and do it all. We try to give listeners this gratification.â âWe hit you with as many emotions as possible,â agrees Jimmy. âMaybe a song will affect you and connect on a deeper levelâor youâll be able to bounce to it simply. This is meant to spark a physical and emotional reaction.â
And Gears continues to take their listeners with them as their last single âDonât Want To Say Goodbyeâ was placed on Octane TEST Drive and with the culmination was a successful shift forward. The way was clear and the opportunities boundlessly continued to develop as Gears on 8/5 released âGood Enoughâ and radio rotation was heavy. âGood Enoughâ was also in the Top 50 Mediabase and Top 20 Billboard Mainstream Rock Indicator. Having finished out 2022 Gears wanted to give their fans a wrap-up of appreciation for all their support and blaze into 2023 with âLost Againâ. Now they bring their listeners solidly into 2023 with âFix Whatâs Broken", and now their latest "ALL OR NOTHING".
ï»żTouring is on the horizon along with more GEARS music - so be ready!
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"We want to thank Chris Dawson and Jimmy Beattie for bringing out the best in the band and helping to move us forward. JT Ibanez for bringing everything visually creative to fruition, and beyond, in all of the videos we've done together. Gary, Rob, and the whole team at LandShark for working their asses off at radio on our behalf to bust down those doors. Allyson, for always being our "huckleberry" no matter how ridiculous what we are doing is. Last but not least, our Street Team and everyone who continues to stream, purchase, watch, request, and share, our stuff relentlessly! We look forward to seeing everyone out there on the road in 2023!" - GEARS