Gary Private

Born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York 2nd gen Italian/American Gary Private started out as a drummer playing the N.Y. club circuit (Max's Kansas City, CBGB's, Coventry, Peppermint Lounge) etc; with many NYC bands (Legs Latreau, Dancer, Arrival) continuing on to front his own band. Signing a recording contract as singer/songwriter, G.Pvt. went on to record with Select Records. Soon after a requested performance at Studio 54 (NYC) for Calvin Klein's birthday party, he was signed by Atlantic Records which then released a remake of the Four Tops song "Reach Out, I'll Be There." The next record on Atlantic was Secret Love, which featured original songs written by Private. Following this, (4 albums and 7 singles) Private was featured on Dick Clark's American Bandstand twice, Playboy's Girls of Rock-N-Roll, Disney's Flight of the Navigator, daytime soap "One Life To Live", TeenBeat magazine, Details Magazine and Billboard Magazine's Top Album and Single picks. Gary has worked with some o