Album Notes

Although some bands describe their styles by making comparisons between themselves and other groups, Gabby Hayz cannot be pigeonholed this way. Despite being from the Acadiana area of Louisiana (the recognized mecca of Cajun and Zydeco bands, which are more plentiful than mosquitoes), they are different from most bands there because they do not play these styles of music; nor do they play country music.

Simply put, Gabby Hayz is a rock band. However, all four band members having very diverse musical influences (everything from The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and The Who to Robin Trower, Blues Traveler and Kings X) results in a sound that is not easily categorized due to the broad scope of sounds and styles brought into this project. To fully understand the Gabby Hayz sound, one must HEAR Gabby Hayz music. A melding of many influences, it is unmistakably rock music with hints of southern and classic rock (but with a bit of folk and Celtic influence as well).

Gabby Hayz is a four-piece band that comprises two professional firefighters from Opelousas, Larry Moreau (guitars) & Ken Morel(bass); an Opelousas high school teacher, Paul Mouton (drums); and, from Abbeville, Paul Piazza (vocals, harmonica).

Starting as a regular jam session between friends many years back, Gabby Hayz finally evolved into a true band with a recording project in early 2005 when Moreau, Morel, and Mouton decided to try their hand at recording some of the song ideas they had been kicking around for years. After the recording sessions began, Piazza, whom the other members of Gabby Hayz met at an open jam in Lafayette, La., rounded out the lineup by contributing soulful, powerful vocals and harmonica parts.

All facets of the music on this cd(Songwriting,recording,mixing,mastering,etc..) was done by the band alone, and the cd was entirely self-produced at End Of The Road Studios in Opelousas.The result of this is their 1st CD entitled 'Keepsake' which was recently released. This CD encompasses 13 original songs plus one Beatles cover. Covering diverse sonic territory, the songs range from heavy (War Within,Dealers of Decay and Sins & Signs) to more introspective and acoustic-based music (Keepsake,Montague County and June 9th).

A second CD is already in the works. Gabby Hayz plays in the Acadiana/Lafayette area regularly and is booking gigs now.Their next upcoming gig will be playing at the Wild Salmon on Foreman Street in Lafayette Come out to see Gabby Hayz when they return to play live at the Wild Salmon on Foreman Drive in Lafayette Louisiana on 4-11-09 from 9:30 pm till 1:30am.
From Aerosmith to ZZTop and all points in between, we'll bring the music, you bring yourselves to the Wild Salmon for a great time, see you there!
There are video clips of their performances available from a recent CD release party and also a TV show appearance which can be seen both on their MySpace page and also on You Tube.They are available for viewing here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/GabbyHayz and also at
http://www.youtube.com/GabbyHayz
Please see their homepage by clicking the "Gabby Hayz website" link (on the left side of this page) for more information and more upcoming show dates.