Arthur Yoria

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Arthur Yoria is a musician based out of Houston, Texas.

1 Introduction
2 Style
3 Reviews/Awards
4 References

[edit] Introduction

Born in Chicago, Arthur Yoria started to play guitar very late while he was attending college. After stints in the Houston based bands, The Jeepneys and Lavendula, Arthur decided to set out on his own and released a 4-song, self-titled EP in 2001 followed by a 5-song EP, Can You Still Look Adorable in 2002.

Arthur Yoria

His music has been received very well, he was nominated for several prizes in the Houston Press Music Awards. He founded 12 Records, Inc. together with his good friend and former Houston Rocket, Matt Maloney, and recorded I'll Be Here Awake.

One of his songs, Call Me was used in the FOX television show, The O.C.. The song I'll Be Here Awake reached #8 on the specialty radio charts. Yoria toured extensively in the U.S. as well as in other countries.

2006 will bring with it a new single, a Spanish language EP, a follow up full-length record, a featured artist campaign for Arizona Jeans, as well as additional movie and TV placements.

[edit] Style

Arthur Yoria's studio style is tight, natural, occasionally pensive. With music on The O.C., the Felicity DVDs, film soundtracks, and hundreds of online music review websites, Arthur's music has been widely revered as one of the top unsigned acts in the nation.

Releasing EPs in both Spanish (Suerte Mijo) and English (most others), Arthur covers a wide range of appeals and styles.

Yoria's live gigs are very unique. He combines guitar and vocals with samples, loops, and digital effects, then the tracks that are heard live are recorded right there on stage and then folded under the current live track until that track too becomes a background layer.