Gabriel Sanchez Jr.

Gabriel Sanchez Jr. is a singer/songwriter located in the Tampa Bay, Florida  area. Rising from the Tampa music scene, he has gathered a broad range of influences over time playing shows with his band HOPE DARLING. Taking  on-board inspiration from Rock as much as Blues, Classical, Reggae, and even Hip-Hop. Having built a name for themselves on the local Tampa  scene, the band began to branch out finding themselves performing  nationally. An honour that has since been motivated Gabriel to push the  music and work ethic farther and farther. His song “Lifeline” created waves thanks to being featured in Spike Lee’s Netflix series, SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT. 

Along with local,  national and international airplay, the song has taken him and his band  to new heights than ever before with opportunities growing and evolving. His band launched a successful radio campaign in the UK and the EU. Here  in the USA, his band became a winning finalist in the Jack Daniels and  iHeartRadio national battle of the bar bands. 2023 has become a  milestone year as he and his band Hope Darling signed with Epictronic Records and TGS Talent Management. 2024 is looking to become a break-out year for Hope Darling when they release a new album in the Spring. This will be an album of hand-picked songs that fuse thoughtful lyricism with incredibly moving, uplifting and energizing  musicianship. 

Gabriel has already amassed an impressive catalog of achievements, but it's just the beginning. 

2023 - Songwriters Showcases of America (SSA) Song of the year winner. 

2022 - Montauk Music Festival (NY) performing band 

2021 - Tune Derby winning song 

2020 – Jack Daniels and iHeartRadio – National Battle of Bands – Winning  Finalist 

2020 – John Lennon Songwriting Competition – Winning Finalist 

2020 – Unsigned Only Music Competition – Finalist and Honorable Mention 

2019 – Nominated by the Hollywood Music in Media Award 

2019 – International Songwriting Competition – Finalist in Rock Category 

2019 – Licensed the single “Lifeline” to Spike Lee Netflix series “She’s  Gotta Have it” 

2019 – Performing band at the 9th annual Texas Indie Music Festival in  Austin, Texas 

2016 – Hard Rock Rising Finalist 

2016 – Nominated by TOUCHTUNES as a National Breakout Band 

2015 - Opening band for the 97X Next Big Thing Concert in Tampa, Florida