Alex Gimeno

In his youth, Gimeno was exposed to 50s and 60s exotica, world music, bossa nova and mambo through his parents, which deeply influenced him. His own personal tastes were deep in new wave, post-punk, glam rock, hip hop and acid house. He began collecting records as a teenager and in his own words, "never stopped". By 2005, he owned over 20,000 records, filling up an entire room in his apartment. His father worked as a musician and was a member of a flamenco band called Los Chavales de España.

Gimeno entered the music business around 1990. He was a DJ in Miami Beach for nearly a decade, and early in his career, he played drums for a band called 23. He also had his own show on the pirate radio station WOMB.

After extensive work as a DJ, he sent a demo of original work to Washington, D.C.-based record label ESL Music, which was immediately interested in signing him. On that label, Gimeno has released a number of original albums and several mix sessions.

He has done remixes for Quincy Jones, Felix Da Housecat, The Faint, Fort Knox Five to a "slew of television remodels for themes to Sesame Street, The Powerpuff Girls, The Incredibles, and Yo Gabba Gabba. Scenes and promos for Sex And The City, Greys Anatomy and How I Met Your Mother, and Modern Family"[3] have also featured several of his remixes, as have marketing campaigns for AT&T, Samsung, Adidas, Grand Marnier and the Emmy nominated documentary NY77: The Coolest Year In Hell[4]. His songs have been used in video games like Destroy All Humans!, NBA 2K9 and Tap Tap Revenge. His song "Kaboom" was featured in the 2018 Olympics!

His collaborations with Fred Schneider, Lady Bunny, Puddles Pity Party, Isabelle Antena, Shag, Cristina, Los Amigos Invisibles, Dr. Luke and Kool Kojak to name a few brought forth sheer magic on the albums The Now Sound of Ursula 1000, Kinda Kinky, Here Comes Tomorrow, Mystics, Mondo Beyondo[5], Voyeur, Galleria and Esoterique[6]. All Systems Are Go Go and Ursadelica showed the world his dj skills and ear for the best in hip shaking groovers. Undressed had it all re-imagined by electronics finest like Deekline, Ladytron, Product.01, Malente and more.

He has performed in over 30 countries and created sound design/runway music for Issey Miyake, Desigual, Prada, Miu Miu, Hugo Boss, Miss Sixty and Christian Dior.

In 2013, he started his own label called Insect Queen Music, releasing side projects such as the space disco influenced Quentin Quatro. The Disco Quatro EP and the Quatrophonic EP were released in 2014. Pretty Pretty Pegasus, his ambient side project, came out in 2018. Why Insect Queen? Ursula 1000: “I have no idea. I thought it sounded like a cool name for a band actually. I liked the vagueness to it. I can see a gothic heavy metal record being put out on a label like that, as well as my own stuff.”[7] His latest album Esoterique marks a 20 year anniversary since his debut release and features remixes from Jazzanova and Fantastic Plastic Machine.

• Official Ursula 1000 website