Gary Hoey grew up in Boston, home of the legendary Berklee School of Music. Gary wasn't able to afford a school like Berklee so he took lessons from all the Berklee students he could find. After moving to LA, he eventually started the band Heavy Bones with former Quiet Riot drummer Frank Banali. This led to his first solo recording. His solo success has led to several more releases.
Hoey's first CD, Gary Hoey, was originally released only in Europe. It has since been released in the US on Surfdog Records. This is a straight forward rock album similar to the early Satriani releases. The songs have a surf touch and are pretty catchy with some fast solos and inventive rhythms.

Animal Instinct is a more diverse CD with songs ranging from Satriani style rockers to harder rock with some jazz fusion and country rock/blues bits thrown in. This CD is very energetic and has very good production. The song "Hocus Pocus" recieved quite a bit of radio play.

Hoey's next project was the soundtrack to the surfer movie The Endless Summer II. This features more of Hoey's modernized surf rock sound with some slower mood pieces as well. There are also a cover of "Lowrider" and a rockified "Linus and Lucy" theme from the Peanuts cartoons.

The most unique Hoey is Ho Ho Hoey, a collection of Christmas songs. This release includes hilarious rocking covers of upbeat songs like "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and respectful, acoustic arrangments of songs like "Away in a Manger"

His latest is Bug Alley another diverse instrumental in the vein of Animal Instinct. This collection opens with a surprising rock version of the Bach piece "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" called simply "Desire". Gary travels through a lot of terrain from there including two vocal cover songs. The bluesy "Bug Alley" featuring former Stray Cats guitarist Brian Setzer and the funky "Moustache Muchacho" are memorable. The ballad "Peace Pipe" is probably his best one and a highlight of this CD. Overall this CD is more about songwriting and less about grooving riffs or flashy soloing than his earlier CDs.

	Gary Hoey: Bug Alley (1996) Surfdog Records 17743 Bass: Tony Franklin Drums: GregBisonette Guests: Brian Setzer, guitar Sample Track: Yeah
	Gary Hoey: Ho Ho Hoey (1995) Surfdog Records 72445-11118-2 All Instruments: Gary Hoey
	Gary Hoey: The Endless Summer II (1994) Reprise Records 9 45615-2 Bass: Tony Franklin Drums: GregBisonette Guests: Dick Dale, guitar; Bud Shank, Saxophone Sample Track: Escape
	Gary Hoey: Animal Instinct (1993) Reprise Records 9 45350-2 Bass: Tony Franklin Drums: Frankie Banali Keyboards: Claude Schnell Sample Track: Animal Instinct
	Gary Hoey: Gary Hoey (1995) Surfdog Records SD 77728-2 Bass: Nick South Drums: Frankie Banali Sample Track: High-Top Bop