User:Alejandro Arroyo/Ian Guerin

Ian Alejandro Guerin Arroyo (June 23rd 1989) better known for his stage name Ian Guerin or in recent years THE I.G. is an independent Mexican recording artist & producer second born to parents Isabel Arroyo & Guillermo Guerin & brother to Marlene Guerin.

Early Years & Personal Life
Ian gave his first signs of talent when he was 7months old when his father caught him on film humming the national anthem. But it wasn’t till the age of 9 when an aunt discovered the magic of his vocals & drove him to a studio to have him recorded; Ever since THE I.G. has been recording & later on also composing & producing. When Ian was 4 his obsession with dogs led him to believe in himself as one, & he started barking on a daily basis, but to the family’s surprise his imitation of a bark was so precise he could easily pass as an extra dog behind a door, & though it was easy to tell, his parents never noticed his ability was due to his extraordinary sense of hearing.

When Guerin was 8 his father, who was then convinced his kid was something special, hired a piano teacher who taught Ian how to read the pentagram & how to play basic piano keys. But the singer has stated what those lessons really taught him was how to canalize the passion he felt for singing & turn it into a song he could actually perform.

After dropping piano lessons Guerin spent the next months practicing his singing & playing small living room shows for his grand mother Teresa Hidalgo. The shows included piano accompanied songs like “Hay Mama Inez” (Oh Mama Inez) Grandmother’s favorite “Sin ti” (Without you) & dance friendly songs. The singer has said “my grandmother always told me I had charisma, & taking that as a basic thought I decided I would sing till the end of my days.”

First Recordings, High school, “How can I explain” & Revenge
After being discovered by an aunt Guerin was driven to a recording studio where he recorded his first cover. A track called: “El recuento de los daños” (Recount of the damages) was the start of a dream for the 9 year old. Following the early recording the young singer went on to record a whole 8 track demo hand in hand with producer Jacobo Martinez, who would also produce G’s second 7 track demo & first whole album. At the age of 12 Guerin entered Instituto Educativo Olinca to start his high school studies. But for Ian, who has never been a big school fan, studying was just a stage of his life he wanted to get done with as quickly as possible. Surprisingly young Guerin found motivation at school when he learned they had talent shows every year, & from that moment on, leaving his mark as the best act of the schools shows was his main & only goal. The I.G. had his first feel of live emotions when he sang for the first time at the school’s show with a mind blowing performance of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” But it wasn’t till the next show where Ian performed “Black or White” that he got what he was looking for, & became the best live school act ever. He also performed “Billie Jean” & “The way you make me feel/beat it medley” in the years to come to similar success.

At age 14 he penned his first all new original song called: “How Can I Explain” The song was a love story written on an email & dedicated to Argentinean sweet heart Agustina Rodriguez. When finished the singer noticed it wasn’t that bad & decided to musically arrange it. The track never made it to the studio but it marked the start of his life long era as a composer. One year later I.G. had his first original track produced. The country oriented song was called: “1Chance” & Guerin then said it was the #113th song he had penned so far. The song was part of a Michael Jackson tribute recorded by the I.G. titled: “Revenge 2005” Where a collection of 9 King of Pop covers where sang & one all new track was presented. The album went on to sell decent 1000 copies but for the young man sales where only part of a test of critical reception, what he really wanted was to have his own tracks laid in an album & he spared no time in doing so.

Song writing, Singing Lessons, Forever Rose & Everlasting
His next original song recording was a ballad titled “Rainbow” but it never got released & was later rewritten & retitled “The Show Must Go On.” Later recordings include unreleased singles “Slut” “Black dress” “Enchanting View” “Vicious” “She’s from mars” “Innocent” “Juntos” “A New Day” & “I could sing love” Some of which were demo versions that never made it to master.

On January 2007 Ian Guerin now age 17 met Singer/Song writer/singing teacher Patrizcia Chiri with whom he quickly signed up for singing lessons. The singer has described the experience as “the ultimate embracement & assimilation of my artistry” He also said: “More than just a learning experience, it has been a passion understanding training & a soul clinging. I had never met a real artist at heart in my life & when I met Patrizcia I immediately saw myself in her; it was like a mirror effect that made me feel understood & comfortable for the first time ever”

At the same time The I.G. was working on a single called: “Forever Rose” alongside lifetime producer & friend Jacobo Martinez & he decided to invite Patrizcia Chiri onboard.

“Forever Rose” was released on Stage.fm, Myspace & Indaba Music on February 2007 to favorable reviews & praising comments from family & friends, it also clipped to a #42 charting peak on Stage.Fm. It still remains a personal favorite among those who have followed Guerin’s musicology and was considered by many I.G.’s best song to date. On that same year copies of his earliest records were gifted to family & friends under the title of “IAN/ONE” and “MAGICAL ME.” They were later put together with Revenge in a set that went by the name “P.S. REMASTERED” which stands for Private Songs: Remastered. The project was never put on print disc.

On 2008 “EVERLASTING: THE TRIBUTE SINGLES” Included covers to tribute the passing of an uncle on “New York, New York” & a friend on “One Sweet Day.” Guerin later wrote “Personal Letters” to commemorate the passing of his grandmother but never released the track as he’d “rather keep it personal” Later that year he produced/wrote & sang a special song made for his sister’s school talk show project titled “Peppen Rullon Theme Song” He also produced original Music for her Carpe/diem Short film under the same name & then mixed techno music as a hobby with titles such as: “Cables Went Wild” & “High Voltage” among others. He also competed in the “Remix Mariah’s I’ll be Loving You Long Time” challenge at the singers website & his “Long Luve Remix” had a final rank at #300 out of 1300. On the same year Guerin was almost finished with his high school studies at a small “outcast” school as he had been kicked out of Instituto Educativo Olinca because of his constant academic failure.

I.G. Spin That Sh*t, Lobsession & College
On 2009 “I.G. PRESENTS: I.G. /SPIN THAT SH*T” Compilated a 10 remix set of famous songs that Guerin worked on, on his spare & sleepless dawns. “Gimme More The stripper pole remix /ft. The I.G.” got best played at Indaba music & received praising reviews. After this project negative comments about THE I.G. being short of ideas & having to turn to that kind of work to stay to date I.G. stated “I do the covers & remixes for fun I’d never profit out of something that isn’t mine. The only thing I sell is my own material, no need to steal when you’re a real artist”

Later that year friend Andres Jean introduced I.G. to producer Azhmir Vangort. Guerin & Vangort bonded & became close friends almost immediately. & one month later they teamed up at Guerin’s request to continue the making of a project Guerin had been planning for the last couple of years. On the spring of 2009 “LOBSESSION” Guerin’s first ever all new self/written LP was put on the works alongside Vangort. Songs like “No love in valentine (the prelude)” “The Show Must Go On” & “Forever Rose” were to be included & some all new others like “Midnite Lust” “Ms. Dance” & “The Very Best of You” were recorded. Covers of “Walking in Memphis” “That’s Life” & “Kissing a fool” were also recorded as vocal tests. “No love in Valentine” became G’s best charting ever when re-released on the dawn of Valentine’s Day 2009 peaking at the 16th spot on Stage.Fm charts. It had peaked at #17 the past year.

“Ms. Dance” was later released on Myspace, Stage.Fm & Indaba Music to what Ian called “My best reviews ever” and a chart peak of #31 on Stage.FM. After that Guerin decided to make the project a single series instead of an LP and “The Very Best of You” was released as a follow up on all 3sites to mixed reviews. “Midnite Lust” was also released only on Indaba Music & failed to review.

In the fall of 2009 against his personal belief Guerin entered “Universidad Ibero-Americana” In Mexico City & engaged in graphic design. But for the passionate artist following rules & having to put his sensitivity aside to view & learn a more technical side of creativity wasn’t fulfilling. He dropped out after only one semester & continued his solo projects & record production. On February 2010 Guerin applied to Berklee College of Music.

Bubblegum, Digital Sales & Future Plans
On July 2010 Lobsession’s 3rd “official” delivery “Bubblegum” A song produced by Azhmir Vangort hit hard on Isound.com charts & Indaba Music. The song is considered, “THE BEST I.G. RECORDING EVER,” by those who have heard it. It will also be available on Itunes & Isound for download soon, marking a break through in his career.

His first ever original recording “1Chance” is currently on sale at iTunes to favorable response, & his new single “Bubblegum” will be available at: iTunes, Nokia, amazon, amazon on demand, rhapsody & napster on August 27th 2010 but can already be heard at: Isound & Soundcloud.

After 12years I.G. has said he is “ready to take life as it comes & to live it to the fullest.” He also said he thinks he’s penned somewhere around 1000 songs & recorded somewhere around 100 by now.

DISCOGRAPHY

 * Ian/One (original demo format 2001)


 * Magical Me (original demo format 2002)


 * Revenge (original demo format 2005)


 * Everlasting: The tribute Singles (original home recording 2008)


 * I.G. presents: I.G./ Spin That Sh*t (original home mixing 2009)

Lobsession (2009/ 2010)

Note: Please note that the records marked * have only been released for personal use & have never been for sale or any other way of profit. Only original copyrighted material by: THE I.G. have been put on the market.

SINGLES
1 Chance (2005/ 2010) Prod. By Jacobo Martinez

Forever Rose (2007) Prod. By Jacobo Martinez

A New Day (2008) Prod. The I.G.

I Could Sing Love (2009) The I.G.

No love in Valentine (2008/2009) Prod. By The I.G.

Ms. Dance (2009) Prod. Azhmir Vangort, Andres Jean, The I.G.

The Very Best Of You (2009) Prod. Azhmir Vangort & The I.G.

Midnite Lust (2009/ 2010) Prod. Azhmir Vangort & The I.G.

Bubblegum (2010) Prod. Azhmir Vangort & The I.G.