The stage name "Gus G." has two sources of origin - "Gus" is a common Greek American English translation of the name "Kostas," and "G" was a nickname given to him by a friend during his time living in the U.S.
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At the age of 18 he left Greece to enroll in the Berklee College of Music, but left after only a few weeks and began working on making a name on the metal scene.
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During his brief time at Berklee Gus came into contact with Joe Stump, who he credits as a great influence on his career.
Widmayer was born August 24th at No. 142 George Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, fourth of the five children of Francis J. Widmayer, Jr. (1929-2011) and Gertrude Marie (Catanese) (1930–2008).
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Blackstar has several artists using their products, including Opeth, Razorlight, The Donots, Rose Tattoo, Pat Travers and Silenoz of Dimmu Borgir, as well as recently including Gus G of Firewind and Ozzy to their lineup .