Guilherme Giohji Hoshino

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. When I was 3, my older sister Jean would play 45s of various artists such as Elvis, Little Richard and the Everly Brothers. I used to listen to Wolfman Jack broadcasting rock’n’roll and R&B from radio station XERB in Tijuana, Mexico under the covers late at night on my transistor radio. The music touched my soul and lit a fire inside of me.

When the Beatles first appeared on Ed Sullivan, I was there in front of the TV… That’s when I knew what I wanted to do when I grew up. I slept with my 1968 Goldtop Les Paul and would wake up gazing at it like I would my girlfriend. Every night I dreamt of doing what I get to do now.

I began playing the guitar at age 9.

Biography

Native Californian Brian Ray’s exceptional career began with a transistor radio, an ice cream bucket and a vivid imagination. Co-writer of Smokey Robinson’s “One Heartbeat” and admired for his energetic stage presence and unparalleled guitar playing as a key member of Paul McCartney’s current band, Brian is irrefutably ranked among today’s top musicians. His latest project, his first solo album entitled Mondo Magneto is here. He will release it through his own label Whooray Records. This record underscores his talents as an award-winning songwriter, singer, producer and renowned guitarist.

Brian’s first performances were in front of his peers - at show and tell - setting his own lyrics to the tune of old folk songs. By age 9, he retired his makeshift ice cream bucket drum kit and picked up a guitar. He channeled the influences of legends such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and all the other greats and by age 13, was a serious songwriter. Before Brian graduated high school his music career was well under way.