José Ayerve
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José Ayerve is a recording artist/singer and songwriter and the front man for northeast-based indie rock groups Spouse and Nuclear Waste Management Club. He has released a number of singles and albums on vinyl and CD and is a frequent collaborator with a number of musicians and bands (see Discography).
In addition, Ayerve is a recording engineer and producer for not only his own projects, but also for artists that include Winterpills
, Sometymes Why, Pernice Brothers, Katie Sawicki Dennis Crommett, New Radiant Storm King
, Michael Merenda, and Kristen Gass.
He has also helped co-write the single "Pega Luna Manny" along with Joe Pernice
of the Pernice Brothers, a song about former Boston Red Sox
player Manny Ramírez
. which enjoyed moderate success when the Boston Red Sox won the world series that year, for the first time in 86 years. It was included in the credit roll at the end of the 2005 film, Fever Pitch
.
, then Quito, Ecuador before again returning to Springfield.
Ayerve began studying music at the age of nine. He transitioned from piano to guitar at 13, and became a multi-instrumentalist by the time he reached college in 1992. After 1992 he relocated to Portland, Maine
and would eventually join the Portland based group Bullyclub in 1999. Though Ayerve has performed with innumerable bands throughout his career, his main pursuit since 1995 has been the schizophrenic, indie-pop group, Spouse. He currently resides in Western Massachusetts, but spends much of his time touring and/or collaborating on various projects.
In addition, Ayerve is a recording engineer and producer for not only his own projects, but also for artists that include Winterpills
Winterpills
Winterpills are an indie rock band from Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Its members are Philip Price, Flora Reed, Dave Hower, Dennis Crommett and Brian Akey. They are also joined on tour sometimes by José Ayerve and Henning Ohlenbusch...
, Sometymes Why, Pernice Brothers, Katie Sawicki Dennis Crommett, New Radiant Storm King
New Radiant Storm King
New Radiant Storm King is an indie rock group formed at Massachusetts' Hampshire College in 1990.-Biography:New Radiant Storm King have released eight studio albums on six different labels...
, Michael Merenda, and Kristen Gass.
He has also helped co-write the single "Pega Luna Manny" along with Joe Pernice
Joe Pernice
Joe Pernice is an American indie rock musician and writer, who has fronted several bands, including the Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline and the Pernice Brothers....
of the Pernice Brothers, a song about former Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
player Manny Ramírez
Manny Ramírez
Manuel "Manny" Arístides Ramírez Onelcida is a retired Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder. He was recognized for great batting skill and power, a nine-time Silver Slugger and one of 25 players to hit 500 career home runs. Ramirez's 21 grand slams are third all-time, and his 28...
. which enjoyed moderate success when the Boston Red Sox won the world series that year, for the first time in 86 years. It was included in the credit roll at the end of the 2005 film, Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life is the title of a 1992 autobiographical book by British author Nick Hornby. The book is the basis for two films: Fever Pitch was released in 1997, and Fever Pitch in 2005...
.
Biography
José Ayerve was born in Bogotá, Colombia on April 28, 1974, though his family soon relocated first to Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
, then Quito, Ecuador before again returning to Springfield.
Ayerve began studying music at the age of nine. He transitioned from piano to guitar at 13, and became a multi-instrumentalist by the time he reached college in 1992. After 1992 he relocated to Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
and would eventually join the Portland based group Bullyclub in 1999. Though Ayerve has performed with innumerable bands throughout his career, his main pursuit since 1995 has been the schizophrenic, indie-pop group, Spouse. He currently resides in Western Massachusetts, but spends much of his time touring and/or collaborating on various projects.
Albums
- Cinco Pesos (as José Ignacio Ayerve, released: 01/02, Pigeon Records)
- Nozomi (with Spouse) released: 09/00, Pigeon Records)
- Love Can't Save This Love (with Spouse released: 02/02, Pigeon Records)
- Catch 22 (with Spouse released: 01/04, Pigeon Records)
- Are You Gonna Kiss or Wave Goodbye? (with Spouse, released: 09/2004, Pigeon Records)
- Relocation Tactics (with Spouse, released 3/07, Pigeon Records)
- The Nuclear Waste Management Club (as José Ayerve, released: 11/08, Pigeon Records)
Singles
- Marvel to DC (7" vinyl single, released: 04/99, Pigeon Records)
- Wonder Woman
- X-Man (I Want To Be an...)
- Superman)
- Focus 7" vinyl single, released: 04/99, Pigeon Records)
- Focus
- Harry Crooker, FLA
- Marbles
Sometymes Why
- Your Heart is a Glorious Machine (released: 03/10/2009, Signature Sounds)
- produced by José Ayerve, engineered by Max Feldman
Haunt
- The Deep North (10/2008, Nine Mile Records)
- J.Ayerve: producer, bass, electric guitars, sk-5, backing vocals
Katie Sawicki
- Time Spent Lost (05/2008, self-release)
- J.Ayerve: producer, bass, backing vocals, sk-5
Bullyclub
- Like Songs (released: 06/2001, Pigeon Records)
- Tender Hooks (released: 02/2003, Pigeon Records)
Chappaquiddick Skyline
- Chappaquiddick Skyline, released: 2000
- J.Ayerve: b.vocals on "Knights of the Night, Vol III"
Lo Fine
- Slow To a Crawl (released: 11/2002, Pigeon Records)
- recorded & produced by José Ayerve, Kevin O'Rourke, & Bruce Tull
- J. Ayerve: bass, sk-5, charango
- Not For Us Two (released 4/2008, Pigeon Records)
- recorded & produced by Kevin O'Rourke and Mark Alan Miller.
- J. Ayerve: b.vocals on "Damage Twins", "Over My Shoulder", "My Favorite Illusion (Not For Us Two)".
New Radiant Storm King
- Winters Kill (released: 04/2002, Rainbow Quartz)
- recorded by Thom Monahan, Mark Alan Miller, and José Ayerve
- J. Ayerve: b.vocals on "Golden Parachute", tape manipulations on "Constellation Prize"
Winterpills
- Winterpills (released: 11/08/2005, Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm)
- recorded, produced, and mixed by José Ayerve, additional mixing by Dave Chalfant
- The Light Divides (released: 02/27/2007, Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm)
- J.Ayerve: co-production, bass, backing vocals