
Highly experienced and versatile songwriter/topline artist/vocal arrangement specialist to help realize your musical vision!
I have been writing and recording professionally for over a decade, have released several records of original material and, offering my skills as a lyricist, composer, and vocalist, have collaborated with numerous clients around the world to bring their visions to life. While living in Chicago, I was honored by the Illinois Arts Council with an Artist Fellowship Award and worked at the Chicago Recording Company, recording vocals for private clients and appearing as a featured artist on Acoustic Chicago.
My love of music extends to a broad range of genres, including R&B, hip hop, rock, folk, country, americana, and classical, all of which have influenced my original material.
I offer industry-quality writing (lyrics, topline, general composition), vocals, and session vocal arrangement.
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124 Reviews - 28 Repeat Clients
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One more project is done! Such a great cooperation which goes always easy, respectful and very personal! This is what I am looking for. Thank you Gus!
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Each our project is hard work. And I enjoy it a lot, leaning and improving. True professional! Thank you you Gus!
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Magic. If there is such a thing as magic, Gus has it in spades. The way he can put my lyrics in a cauldron and come out with these amazing sounding potions with life and rhythm is amazing. Worth every cent, every time. Great guy as well which makes everything easy.
100% recommend.
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Gus was incredibly skilled and supportive. His priority was to clarify and elevate my particular artistic vision and he stayed true to that the whole time. I walked away with a song that I want the whole world to hear. I had no idea that "me" could sound so good!!!!! Recommend whole heartedly. Definitely I can’t wait to get more songs done by him
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It was a pleasure working with Gus.Great communication
Time sufficient,professional, paid attention to every detail behind the story of the song.. lyrics came out great!
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And again I come back because Gus is flawless at translating my lyrics to fully fledged songs. Great communication as always, and a great guy with amazing ideas of how to incorporate his artistry with my stories.
100% on everything, including recommending him!
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Gus is a true creature and hard worker! Working together is always something special for me! Thank you!
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5-stars. Again. And for great reasons - his ability to take my lyric sheet and make something substantial out of it is bordering on the miraculous. Could not ask for a better communicator, and his ability to fill in the gaps in my lyrics, making a real story out of it, makes collaboration with Gus simply wonderful.
100% Recommend.
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Give this man some lyrics, wait a few days and you'll have one of the most amazing tracks you could possibly ever want. I fail at wording exactly how much of a pleasure it was to work with him. Extremely good communication, and the delivery - worth every penny. I can only hope I'll have lyrics that he'd like to take from the page to a listener's ear again.
Great guy, too! 100% recommend.
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5* is the only limit I can do it here. A true professional of this business in every detail. I feel very comfortable and confident working with Gus. Highly recommend.
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Mr.Reeves, you are great as always! Thank you for your professional attitude to all the specifics and details at this project! Thank your for your respect for my philosophy, which I shared with you!
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Gus is one of the most talented human beings I have ever had the chance to work with! Will definitely be coming back for future projects as his talent is unmatched!
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It was a very important project with meaningful thoughts and feelings, with a true story behind. Thank you Gus for all your efforts and being working together on such a difficult project! When years of life turn into such beautiful words and sound this is what a real song needs!
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...again just 5 Stars. Can't give more! Music is the real power that could unite so many people around! No matter what kind of nationality, religion, on which continent they live! This is what we need, how it should be and why we are all doing it! Thank you Gus for one more successful collaboration!
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Gus was extremely patient and accommodating. Thanks Gus!
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Why just 5 stars we have here? Ok, let's color them in gold! Thank you Gus for your cooperation and hard work I was given!
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One more project is done! I can't even believe that years and continents remain between us. Such a great cooperation, I could not imagine what it would happen to me. Thank you Gus for your respect and hard work with me!
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Another project was completed with such amazing attention to all my thoughts and details. It's awesome! Thank you Gus! Hope to cooperate more with you!
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Gus really helped me put my ideas in to life. The execution was perfect, communication was a breeze. I'm much more confident with my song now. Thanks Gus!
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More we cooperate together, more I enjoy! You are true professional! Thank you so much!
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Gus is a true professional, attentive to every detail. The question is, are you ready to entrust your personal story to a stranger, share your thoughts, feelings ... It's not easy for me.
Find a fine line between the very personal and the public, so that your song can really touch upon the most important thing in a person. After all, this is what I want.
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Gus is a nature born talent!!! Amazing singer, and a great professional!
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Multi-time collaborator, always happy. Gus is the best!
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Friends, can you imagine what is good?! What does it mean very cool? So, with this guy still cooler! Very professional, very accurately, very carefully. Thank you so much!
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Gus really helped bringing my whole project together. He has a good ear for melodies & is an amazing songwriter.
If you're looking for a songwriter & vocalist to take your track to the next level, he is your guy! - check_circleVerified
This is my second time working with Gus and I'd work with him again- he is that good.
He was patient with me, as we polished the lyrics until I was happy with the result. - check_circleVerified
After working with Gus several times already, my expectations were high...and yet he still managed to exceed them. I'm already looking forward to our next collaboration!
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True professional! Feel you and follow on given topic very carefully! Love it! Thank you Gus!
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Gus is super professional. It's my first time working with him and we didn't need to do too much. He gave me more than I expected. I will surely work with him again.
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Gus always blows my mind with his voice. This guy might have the most soulful sound on the planet. That ending....epic!!!
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I asked Gus to do a certain job, and he did twice the amount of work I was expecting, really excellent job and went above the call of duty!
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I have now collaborated on 4 songs with Gus and I will be back. He has an amazing ability to find the rhythm and melody for my words. Very highly recommended.
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In regards to allowing creative license to an artist, you can't really go wrong with Gus as every instinct he has is correct. I've come across many dispassionate musicians and Gus is the antithesis to that. He is all heart and it translates into the song in a profound way.
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I would give 6 stars if I could. Work product is off the charts and super nice to work with!
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Collaborating with Gus is a truly rewarding experience. His ability to construct a song with music and melodies is incredible, and his vocals are the icing on top. Gus is an absolute pro.
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Wonderful writer and phenomenal to work with. Quick response time and great with implementing what I wanted into the songs! Will be working with him again!
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Wonderful arranger, lyricist and musician. He has a wonderful ear and his harmonies are perfect. Moreover, he knows when to stop.
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This composition to my little lyric from Gus just blew me away. It had everything I wanted to experience, especially the harmonies between voice and instrument, just the right dynamics and a cool beat.
Professional, high quality work, quick and efficient in getting results and easy to work with. - check_circleVerified
Gus is a supremely talented human and great to work with. Thank you!
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Gus is an incredibly talented songwriter, musician and vocalist. I've really enjoyed working through the creative process with him. He puts a lot of time and thought into to the craft of song writing and the results show his talent. I have now collaborated with him twice and I've been blown away by the resulting songs. Highly recommended!
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Perfect work
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I'm so grateful for Gus, and his expertise on another song. Learning from the best from the very beginning is priceless. Working with anyone else would pale in comparison. Thank you Gus! 11+ stars!!
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Gus is a true expert at his craft and he brought my vision to life. He put his attention on my intention and created something magical. His talent far exceeded my expectations. I can't wait to work with him on future projects! 11 stars!
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Gus gave a first class performance with care to bring forwards conviction to support the rock setting of our song. Wonderful experience!
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I can't recommend Gus enough. I started with only lyrics and Gus was able to write the music and melody to bring the song to life. He also played guitar and recorded a perfect vocal track. Great voice, talented musician, and willing to listen to ideas and put in the work. I had a great experience working with Gus and I'm already looking forward to our next project.
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Gus is Excellent theres no words to explain fast delivery and one of my fav songwriters.
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Gus and I worked together for about 5 months on 5 songs. It was a special experience. Gus went above and beyond just taking my notes. He engaged in my project and delivered an EP of music that tells a story. I can’t thank him enough for what he did.
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I am so thankful Gus and I started collaborating. He keeps growing my ideas and he has been basically giving me an education on the technical side of song writing. It has been a pleasure and I am a so proud of our work!
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Incredibly fun guy to work with! Delivered as promised and even created a background track to give me a better idea on the full song with his lyrics that he wrote.
Will contact again in the future for sure!
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Gus created an astounding rock setting for my new lyric. His writing is original, meticulous and careful, and set my lyrics free in the glory of a rock work of art. Gus fulfilled my artists vision of taking a story of pain and making the listener feel joy. Perfection! I will be writing more lyric material to hopefully collab with Gus again.
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I went to Gus looking for a song to be written and he did an excellent job. The quality of his work is astounding and I’d highly recommend him for your future music projects.
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Excellent singer and very professional. Gave me a few of takes and lots to work with. Looking forward to working with him again!
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Gus keeps surprising me with his creativity. He is a true musician at his core. Keep it up!
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Thanks again Gus. Beautiful voice and an extremely creative mind!
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Gus has an amazing voice and an immense talent for songwriting. He read my feedback and delivered a song I am so proud of! Hope to work with him again soon!
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It was amazing working with Gus!
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Working with Gus has been an amazing experience. Professional, smart and prolific songwriter and all around great guy! I'm looking forward to working on more songs with Gus in the near future!
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Always a +++++ working with Gus!
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Love working with Gus! 💥💥💥💥💥Like always!
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Super awesome talent musician! Every time I have worked with Gus he has blown me away with the result he gives back to me. Super worth working with him. Every song that I’ve had Gus be a big part of has came out sounding like a hit! Strongly recommend!
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Wow! Just what I was after. Fast, clever and talented! Loved working with Gus!
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Gus is an extremely talented songwriter and always brings great ideas to the table. Makes any song sound like a hit song no doubt! The quality is awesome and he is a very professional person to work with! I would highly suggest to work with him. I know I will work with him many more times in the future!
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Perfect again!
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Every time a new Gus! This time totally different and totally cool! Great!
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Great fun working with Gus, very supportive and encouraging to the inexperienced providing lots of feedback. Great vocalist with an instant handle on what's required.
Thanks very much :)
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Gus is very professional and super talented singer/songwriter and he brought my idea to life with the lyrics and melody. Absolutely awesome and will be working with him again in the near future!
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Absolutely great working with Gus - he really understood the track and provided something way above my expectations. Will definitely work with again! Cheers!
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Easy going great attitude!! awesome vibe!!!
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great to work with would definitely work with him again!!!
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Always a 5 star experience working with Gus!
Versatile, smart and always helpful!
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A+ for everything... communication, timeliness, song writing vision and execution, and a top top guy. Gus will make your song dreams come true :)
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Amazing, he does an excellent job, and I highly recommend.
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Gus was very responsive to what the song needed in terms of tonality, emotion and vibe and gave me a great vocal! Very much appreciate his attention to detail and swift communication. It was a pleasure working with Gus and I'm sure I'll be back again!
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Gus is amazing, I highly recommend him. Good communicate, and he done an amazing Job, looking forward to working with him again in the future.
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Top man: did exactly as asked, good communication, good technically, great singer:-)
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Gus is a delight to work with - polite, professional and follows instructions in every detail. He works fast with no delays, and the quality of the finished vocals he recorded for me on this project and on previous projects for which I hired him was top drawer. I'd have no hesitation in hiring him again.
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It's just WOW, the most astonishing, subtle songwriter I had to work with. Don't look any further! Gus is a right guy.
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Its been a pleasure working with Gus. His very professional and passionate about what he does. I would definitely love to work with him again in the near future!!
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Gus, is the best most talented singer ever! Our whole team LOVES Gus! His work is the best! Gus is professional and fabulous!
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Great working with Gus again, very professional! Highly recommend his work.
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Gus is a really talented guy and I’m very pleased with the result! Thanks!
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Gus is a natural talent! He delivered and delivered good. Great guy, great communication. Highly recommended.
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This time Gus delivered a Sinatra inspired performance that just blew everyone away!
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Extremely talented songwriter/vocalist and an absolute pleasure to work with!
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Thanks so much! Love it
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What can I say? Gus is probably one of the most, if not the most, talented guy on here. Nothing is too much to ask and his ideas are simply inspirational. I will look forward to my next project with him, whenever that may be. Until next time!
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Love working with this guy! Always a positive vibe, quick turnarounds, and always a spot on performance!
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Gus was great to work with.
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Again... been such a pleasure working with this guy. A true pro and the best creative mind. You won’t be disappointed when you work with him!
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Gus has smashed it out of the park once again with his amazing talent. Always a pleasure... the ultimate pro!
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And again, Gus delivers. I believe this must be our 4th or 5th colab, and the guy always hits the bullseye.
Each new project shows me a different side of his skills, and how versatile he is! - check_circleVerified
Gus, is simply the best, he made my music come alive!!!
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The word ‘genius’ is often over used or used unwisely. But Gus is the exception. One of th nicest guys around and a superb song writer, Gus will male your dreams come true. I can’t recommend him highly enough.
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Gus, is the nicest, most talented person I know!!! No one puts the time in effort into making music better than Gus! A true PRO!!!!
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Wow! Gus's work is fabulous! He is truly talented and is sure to be a rising star. As well, he is great with communicating and getting work done on time. Gus is now one of our team!
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Consistently, Gus gets right under the skin of my material and turns in first class vocals.
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Gus always produces the goods. He takes detailed instructions on board and fulfils them all. His recordings are top notch.
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Gus really went out of his way for me, I was in a rush for a song and he completed it on time, I literally gave him 24 hours, and it was complete. Really lovely vocals, you can listen here : https://soundcloud.com/trevorgilligan/christmas-kiss I really hope to work with him again!
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Gus was very pleasant and professional to work with and the vocals he recorded for my song are very pleasing indeed.
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Once again Gus approved that he is a very professional artist with so many voices in his expression. Fast delivery and great communication. A great guy!!!
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This guy is fantastic. Like a chameleon he is changing voices and giving highly professional performance!
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Great voice & lyrics. Can't wait to make more music with Gus!
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Gus was the perfect experience. He was very dependable in completing his work quickly and with perfect quality, I didn't require any revisions. Working with him was a breeze, I didn't have to tip-toe around the usual artist ego and he was very helpful to serve me best for my special detail-oriented project. And I didn't have to tune a single note!!
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Gus just nailed it one more time!
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I'm starting to loose count of how many times I've worked with Gus!
This guy is just amazing: joyful, professional and commited.
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Gus is absolutely amazing! He put the voice and sound to lyrics my husband wrote for our daughter for her wedding. His communication was amazing and although we live in different countries, it was as if we had met because he nailed it!! The result was beyond our expectations and we could not be more grateful for Gus's talent. Exceptional!!!
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Gus is a talented and terrific singer. We were very impressed with the excellent job he did on our song especially with the quick turnaround in getting it to us. He is very easy to work with and gave us great customer service. His willingness to accommodate out special requests and overall professionalism made it a pleasure to work with him.
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Had a blast working with Gus AGAIN!
His dedication and commitment to the project is something really outstanding, not to mention his awesome vocal skills!
He delivered 2 completely different performances, both amazing and thrilling!
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Gus is fabulous to work with! He is highly creative and produced a delightfully entertaining children song for my company.
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Gus was great, responsive, collaborative, and creative. He really helped bring my idea to life with soul and grace. Highly recommended.
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Gus was super responsive and really understood what I was looking for. Great lyricist! Will definitely want to use again
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Very good singer for amongst other thing a soulful folk americana country. Great attitude
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What can I say, there are no words to explain what a talent this man is, a gem, one of a kind, no one like him in the world. I write all the music and the lyrics and when you have someone like Gus who can take what you created and take it to a place you never imagined the song could go, that's when you know you found someone very special. Love Gus!
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Gus is a very talented guy! Great communicator, great songwriter and above all a top man. Many future collaborations will come in the future I'm sure.
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Another superb set of vocals from Gus. Cleverly written, arranged and well recorded, and delivered quickly - thanks again Gus!
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Gus is an extremely talented singer / songwriter. Quickly got to the heart of what I was looking for, and after a sending over a rough demo to check we were on the same page, wrote, arranged and recorded a great vocal with layers of stacked close harmony BVs. Will def be working with him again in the very near future!
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Gus, is the very best! I searched for a very long time and to find a gem like him that cares about the music above everything is a rarity these days. Highly, Highly recommend him but don't take him away from my time working with him, lol!!!!
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Gus is just an amazing guy, super professional and a tremendous vocalist.
I got him between a rock and a hard place with my project, and he managed to deliver a top notch performance smoothly and within my limited time frame!
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excellent working with Gus, very clear communication and talent. Recommend him highly:)
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A passionate + talented musician! Gus wrote & performed two original and beautiful songs as a wedding present to my husband. The lyrics took our breath away. He created a priceless gift. So unique, so personal. Gus's ability to capture my vision & personalize a song was truly exceptional. We love his voice. Will treasure these songs for a lifetime!
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Love your songs Keep up the great work!!
Gus is an amazing musician and song writer. He made a totally unique proposal song for me and due to his help I now have a beautiful fiance! He was able to make a song out of my relationship that brought tears to both my new fiance and my eyes, I would highly recommend him! He quickly responds to every message and immediately works on the song.
Thank you Gus!Gus & I have collaborated on at least 20 songs soon to be release by 'The Quills'. The man exudes love, for his craft, his family and his musical brothers and sisters. The 'man of a Thousand Voices', as I call him, has convinced me he can conquer any genre. More to come peeps when we launch our brand in September. Much more to come! C'Quil
Interview with Gus Reeves
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I love the feeling of getting a song or a take exactly how I want it.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: I've found that layering vocals can make a huge difference, bringing richness and fullness to choruses.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Lyric writing and musical composition.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would love to work with Jon Brion because he is as creative a producer as he is an instrumentalist and I love his ideas and his energy.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: My musical taste, abilities, and clientele are so varied that I end up working on a lot of different sounding stuff: R&B/soul, folk/americana, hip hop, etc.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring the whole package - synthesizing composition and performance, playing multiple instruments, singing lead and background - to take a song from idea to fully realized production.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: When I'm starting from scratch on my own song, I just try to pay attention to what's flowing out and nurture that. If I'm working on assignment, I familiarize myself with the material, then, trusting my instincts, I pursue the potential of those ideas and submit to the unfolding.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I'm really inspired by the classic Steely Dan recordings because of their attention to detail. I strive toward that level of perfection.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I do musical composition, vocal writing, and vocal performing.

I was the writer/producer/vocalist/guitarist in this production
- Nobody But My Baby by Cherrywood Station
- Your Heart is My Signature by Gus Reeves
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