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ARSEN GIORGIO
Mediterranean Blood Meets Valley Soil
Born in California's San Joaquin Valley to immigrant parents, Arsen Giorgio channels the golden era of country music—drawing on the Bakersfield beat, honky-tonk, and outlaw country. The sounds of the San Joaquin Valley meet Mediterranean heritage on the drifter's highway. Where Buck Owens met Faron Young, where the dust never settles, and where heartbreak runs deep.
Quick Notes
FROM THE VALLEY
BORN: San Joaquin Valley, California
SOUND: Mid-Century Country, Honky-Tonk, Western Swing
INFLUENCES: Buck Owens, Faron Young, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, The Bakersfield Sound
SIGNATURE: Mediterranean blood meets Valley soil
PAST: 20 years touring the world as Arsen Roulette, 100+ songs written
PRESENT: Reviving San Joaquin Valley's golden era of country music
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING :
"With good raw guitar as if telephone wires were strung on it, self-penned tunes, urgent vocals as if his young life depended on it..." — Boz Boorer (Morrissey)
"An undeniable rockabilly success that got the fever to heat an ice-cold old maid." — The Rockabilly Chronicle
Now bringing that same raw energy and authentic songwriting to San Joaquin Valley country music.
THE ROAD THAT LED HERE:
Before Arsen Giorgio, there was Arsen Roulette—20 years of rockabilly, European tours, and stages at Viva Las Vegas, Summer Jamboree, and Hemsby. Over 100 songs, countless miles, and a journey that taught him everything about the road. But the road always leads home. And home was always country music.
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BIOGRAPHY
ARSEN GIORGIO
THE STORY
California's San Joaquin Valley—where the sun parches the land come rockin' summertime and the fog rolls thick and wet all winter long. The perfect place for dreamers and drunks, dancers, the lost as well as the found. Just north of the legendary sounds of Bakersfield, somewhere between Saturday night's sinning and Sunday morning's church, Arsen Giorgio found his voice.
Arsen Giorgio grew up in this valley, surrounded by the ghosts of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, raised on the sounds of Faron Young and Marty Robbins. His father's cobbler shop became his sanctuary, where he'd lock himself away for nights on end, practicing guitar until his fingers bled, dreaming of stages and songs that would outlive him.
That dedication took him around the world. For 20 years, Arsen toured internationally, headlining major festivals across the United States and Europe. The road was long, the crowds were loud, and the journey was everything he'd hoped for—but something deeper kept calling him home.
In recent years, life took a dramatic turn. Arsen returned to California to care for his father, who had suffered a stroke. Tragically, his father was killed in a robbery—a loss Arsen witnessed firsthand. That profound grief became a catalyst. The music that had always lived in his bones—real country music, the kind that came from honky-tonks and heartbreak—finally demanded to be heard.
Arsen Giorgio isn't trying to recreate the past. He's channeling it—bringing the golden era of San Joaquin Valley country back to life with the soul of a drifter, the heart of the valley, and Mediterranean blood running through it all.
This is mid-century country for modern times. This is honky-tonk with a story. This is the drifter's highway, and it leads home
