There are at least four bands called GEM (or Gem): 1. GEM is a rock band from Utrecht, The Netherlands. 2. Gem is a 1990s band from Ohio with members from Guided By Voices, Doug Gillard and Tim Tobias. 3. ＧＥＭ (Girls Entertainment Mixture) are a Japanese idol group and are the 3rd group to stem from iDOL Street. Sister group of SUPER☆GiRLS and Cheeky Parade.(PLEASE! CORRECT TAG TO ＧＥＭ ) 4. GEM was a short lived female trio consisting of former Spice Girls Geri, Emma and Mel B.
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There are at least four bands called GEM (or Gem): 1. GEM is a rock band from Utrecht, The Netherlands. 2. Gem is a 1990s band from Ohio with members from Guided By Voices, Doug Gillard and Tim Tobias. 3. ＧＥＭ (Girls Entertainment Mixture) are a Japanese idol group and are the 3rd group to stem from iDOL Street. Sister group of SUPER☆GiRLS and Cheeky Parade.(PLEASE! CORRECT TAG TO ＧＥＭ ) 4. GEM was a short lived female trio consisting of former Spice Girls Geri, Emma and Mel B. Releasing only a demo song, "Song For Her", they have abandoned the project concentrating on the attempts to reunite the band as a five piece one. * * * 1. The four-piece rock band GEM from Utrecht, The Netherlands, was founded in 2003 and plays energetic rock, mixing grit with melody. The story of GEM starts in 2003 when singer Maurits Westerik joined forces with guitarist Bas de Graaff and bassist Vincent Lemmen. With the addition of second guitarist Simon Bonner the band recorded their first demo at Utrecht's Studio Moskou in Utrecht, with Tony van Best drumming. There was buzz around GEM almost immediately, particularly after their energetic gig in suport of The Libertines in Amsterdam. The band featured prominently on a compilation CD in the 'Unsigned' series, an initiative of the Dutch Pop Institute. GEM's earliest recording are on that CD, entitled 'College Radio: Alternative Rock Songs'. Band members came and went over the years. Front man, Maurits Westerik, is the key figure; bassist, Jeroen Kikkert, the only other band founding member. In spite of the changes, every line-up enjoyed an excellent live reputation. GEM has released four full-length albums, a (covers) EP as well as a box-set entitled 'United', containing the first three albums plus a fourth disc of non-album tracks, acoustic live recordings and more. Tell Me What's New (2004) Escapades (2006) New (2008) United (box-set + rarities album, 2009) Hunters Go Hungry (2011) Tension Tonight / GEMFM (Live From Studio Sound Enterprise) (EP, 2012) 2. Gem is a 1990s band from Ohio with members from Guided By Voices - Doug Gillard and Tim Tobias. Hexed was recorded on Restless Records in 1995. 3. GEM (Girls Entertainment Mixture) are a Japanese idol group. They are the 3rd group to stem from iDOL Street and are a sister group to SUPER☆GiRLS and Cheeky Parade. The group is made up of 13 members, all originating from iDOL Streets Street-sei, who are the trainees of iDOL Street. 4. In July 2016, former Spice Girls Geri Haliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie B, announced they would form a trio called GEM. The name of the group was an acronym of their first names. 5. GEM is a progressive jazz fusion project that put out three songs on YouTube in association with the German company MEINL Cymbals. Songs "Vertigo", "Torque", and "Crazy Tweaks" were released on Jul 9th, 2018, Oct 29th, 2018, and Feb 5th, 2019, respectively. Members include bassist Henrik Linder, drummer Matt Garstka, and pianist Eldar Djangirov. Each song was composed and mixed by Eldar Djangirov, with Matt Garstka also composing on "Torque".
