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Tonight is the premiere opening of Wake Up at the Sunscreen Film Festival West. George (who is the films composer) and his daughter Xan (who has a leading role in the movie as well as her song 'No' showcased) attended the event. The movie exposes the very sad reality of child sex trafficking. Based on true accounts, this movie shows how traffickers group their victims and how this has become so prevalent in everyday suburbia life. The films creator Janet [...]

Tonight! Disney XD premieres its new shows G.O.A.T. and Eye Wonder. This is especially exciting as along with George's original themes and music, these shows showcase four young talents that are part of George's concept in the works, Academi Music. Academi music is a concept where George showcases new young and diverse talent to help launch their careers. The four artists contributing to the music are Alia Arzola, Melnickson, Jonathan Richmond and Xan Gabriel. Aila and Xan are also part [...]

New from Disney XD - Eye Wonder! George will be scoring the show that features the masters of illusion on the internet. Card tricks, illusions, sleight of hand and things that seem impossible are on this fun show. The series premiers on November 6th on Disney XD.

New from Disney XD - G O A T! George will be scoring the show that features the greatest of all time internet videos come together in this fresh show featuring a host that is a talking goat. From kids to puppies, stunts to explosions - some of the highest ranked and most viewed clips are showcased using the shows 'Clipinator' - This one is lots of fun for the whole family!

George has been named the composer on the new Disney Channel prime time show, Disney's Magic Bake Off! Three teams will face off on episodes that showcase cakes designs around Disney properties like Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and more! Host Issac Ryan Brown and Dara Renee team up with Disneyland's master chef Graciela Gomez to watch the three teams compete for a chance to win the baking crown.

George has been named the composer on the Janet Craig film Wake Up that exposes the child human trafficking problem that very much exists in all of our communities. Trafficking is the larges money making crime in the world. This movie exposes how this happens right before our eyes in our communities. The proceeds of this film are dedicated to several anti-human trafficking organizations like Forever Found where George is listed as a partner artist.

George is back at it again with Silvergate Media (Sunny Day) with a new song “That’s What Country Means to Me” which is a marriage of Hip Hop and Country. This is a fun little ditty where Made By Maddie characters Dee and Billie sing a duet about all the things that encompass country!

George has been in education in the public high schools since 2016. He is a Career Technical Educator hired by Ventura County, CA to use real-world industry knowledge to build up the next generation of composers. Recognizing the large gender gap in male to female professional composers (94% to 6%), George encouraged some of his students and other post-school females who aspired to be composers to pursue their dreams and thus created The League of Young Women Composers (LYWC).  

George is happy to announce that named the composer and sound effects creator for Disney’s new game show Quizney. The show is based on the app Quizney which is a quiz show involving all the properties of Disney. The series stars host Issac Ryan Brown and will premiere in the fall of 2020!

George is happy to announce that his most recent score to the animated Netflix series “Llama Llama” is now available for the entire family to stream on Netflix! Sit back and relax with your kids; and enjoy the lovable, animated adaptation of Anna Dewdney’s best selling children’s book series. The engaging, kid friendly score may also be listened to by following the link at the end of this article to George’s “Music Paage”. Llama Llama Album

George is set to write the themes and provide music library and score to 2 new Disney shows, Parker Plays and Polaris Primetime. As KidsScreen.com’s article put it: With US video game hardware, software and accessory sales growing 10% in April to the tune of US$636 million, Disney is set to launch D|XP, a daily summer programming block on Disney XD that celebrates gaming culture and community. Premiering Saturday, July 15 and running from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. ET, […]

George  is named the scoring composer for the new Netflix series based on the best-selling book series by Anna Dewdney, the show will follow the adventures of its titular character as he learns and grows alongside his closest friends. The series stars Jennifer Garner. Garner will voice Mama Llama. “I’ve read Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama books to my kids hundreds of times in the last 10 years,” Garner said in a statement. “Little did I know it would all count as rehearsal — I’m […]

Sound design has always been a strength for George, mostly because in his humble beginning he couldn’t afford expensive samples – so he made his own. That spirit spawned his sample library company ZapZorn Composer Tools and now has landed him a 3 year exclusive sound design contract with film trailer music company Black Sheep Music.                     George will be creating bangs, wooshes, rises and falls as well as sound design […]

George is giving back to young musical hopefuls by teaching a Music and Sound Production class at the Career Education Center in Moorpark California. His class will teach emerging composers everything from the physics of sound to mastering a final track and everything in between. George has desired to 'pay it forward' and found this unique and fulfilling opportunity to reach those students who are looking to have an edge in creating music. George working with musical students to hone [...]

George was named the composer for the new Nickelodeon series ‘Sunny Day’ due out in 2017. George has already written songs for the series and now will take the helm scoring two 20 episode seasons keeping him working on the fun throughout 2018. Sunny is a hairdresser who lives in Friendly Falls ran by kids. Her sidekick Doodle is a fun loving puppy. George is applying a country-pop vibe to this show and landed the gig playing many live instruments […]

George attended the wrap party of Dora and Friends second season in L.A. – It was a fun filled evening walking down memory lane with the New York and Los Angeles teams. It’s been a real blessing for George to be able to score over 30 episodes and write some 40 songs as well as be a character and music direct on this great series.

George will be composing to Nick’s short, Dia de Los Tacos! He was asked to do his take on the Son Jarocho style of music to accompany artist and animator Vincent Scala’s beautiful creation and rich characters. More on this short soon!

George is putting his songwriting marks on Nickelodeon’s new series ‘Sunny Day’ to premier in 2017! He is writing with a country flair this time lending his banjo, mandolin, dobro and fiddle skills into the mix on this new fun animation about a hairdresser girl named Sunny.

George and the Dora Crew went to the Imagen Awards : The Premier Latino Entertainment awards for Dora’s multiple nominations. It was a fun filled evening filled with celebs and fun.

Once again, George is showcasing his ZapZorn Composer Tools at the first ever IMSTA Festa in the heart of Chicago @ the SAE Institute. Come down and check out George’s latest release Solstice Green and chat with George!

George is at it again with ZapZorn Composer Tools Solstice : Green – A kinder, gentler version of the Solstice Series. George recorded birds, crickets, howler monkeys, waterfalls and many more interesting sounds from the jungles of Belize along with sampling the flutes he bought there to create an amazing more peaceful version of Solstice. Check out the demos here: And the video!: Solstice Green Video from ZapZorn Composer Tools on Vimeo.

George set out to find the perfect authentic instruments to accentuate the Dora and Friends score. Since Dora is rumored to come from Central America, Belize was the destination of choice. Not only did he find the perfect flutes, but he got to tour the ruins of Xunantunich for further inspiration. Here are the flutes and Xunantunich:

George is showcasing his ZapZorn Composer Tools products at this years L.A. Imsta Festa at the SAE Institute. Come down and check out the latest ZapZorn has to offer and chat with George!

George, Chris Gifford and Peter Lurye were nominated for an Annie award for their musical work on Dora and Friends: Into the City! It was a fun filled evening of schmoozing, cocktails and hanging out with the NY and LA Dora crew. Although we didn’t win the award, it was still an honor to be nominated!.

It’s a great month for premiers! George’s new series Extreme Builds on A&E premiers August 9th and Dora and Friends on Nick Jr. premiers on August 18th. Check your local listings to hear George’s latest score and songs! Also check out the new music on gabrielmusic.com

George’s sample library company ZapZorn Composer Tools just released their latest offering SOLSTICE: Blue! The reviews are in and Solstice is a hit! Check out the sights and sounds or ZapZorn’s SOLSTICE : Blue here on zapzorn.com! Check out the demos below from this amazing sound design based random pad generator, Solstice:Blue. And the video: ZapZorn Solstice from ZapZorn Composer Tools on Vimeo.

George is excited to be scoring and creating a music library for A&E’s new series Extreme Builds due out this summer! The series follows people who are making theor dream homes and stories behind them. The show produced by Fremantle is based on the UK hit of thiers called Grand Designs. George will score and compose a custom library for this show. Check the Music section of this site to hear some of George’s music from the series.

        George was just named the head scoring composer for the new Nickelodeon series Dora And Friends beating out 15 other composers. He will start scoring the series starting in the Spring of 2014. Listen to score and songs from Dora and Friends: Into the City! by clicking the #Music menu above.

George’s Kontakt plug-in ZapZorn Elements has received the coveted 5 out of 5 stars from Sound On Sounds in their May issue. ZapZorn Elements continues to win praise throughout the industry for it’s innovative architecture and usefulness. Here is some of what Martin Walker had to say: There are plenty of libraries that are emblazoned with the label ‘Cinematic’, and they often concentrate on larger-than-life sounds with huge impact. However, sometimes such sounds can dominate a track. Composer George Gabriel knows […]

George has enjoys writing for Dora The Explorer but when executive producer Chris Gifford called George to lend his talents to a new series, ‘Dora and Friends,’ with an older Dora and a pop-ier direction – George was all in. George just signed on for the new series as a main composer of songs and score. More soon!

George has had the privilege of contributing many songs to Dora The Explorers seasons 6,7, and now 8. In January, George started scoring various episodes of the new season 8 including the series opener, ‘Go Go Going for the Big Cup’ and ‘Dora and Perrito To The Rescue.’ Click on Music to hear score examples.

George launched his first ever plug-in officially with ZapZorn Elements. Elements is a clever and dynamic sound design tool and sample library that works as a stand alone utilizing Native Instruments Kontakt Player 5. Go to zapzorn.com to real all about Elements and what it has to offer.