acoustic / alternative / experimental

Jon Gomm is an acoustic singer-songwriter with an incredible virtuoso guitar style, where he uses one acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, basslines and sparkling melodies all at the same time. The emphasis is still on the soulful vocals and songwriting however, and his original material is influenced by everything from Robert Johnson to Radiohead.

His live shows combine deeply personal performances and a natural wit, with a once-seen-never-forgotten two-handed guitar style, both physical and complex, producing sounds people can barely believe are coming from a humble acoustic guitar.

Jon first laid his hands on a guitar at the age of two (actually it was a ukulele – his parents couldn’t find a guitar small enough). He wrote his first song at the age of six, and was soon accompanying his father, a music critic, to gigs in his hometown of Blackpool. Touring musicians would often stay at the Gomm household on the understanding Jon would get a guitar lesson, meaning he had one-to-one instruction from such blues legends as Walter Trout and Bob Brozman.

Nowadays Jon tours internationally, with concerts already booked for next year in Holland, UK, Germany, Austria, Poland, Italy and Portugal. He has a huge cult following and is regarded by those in the know as one of the world’s most talented and innovative guitarists, and is cited as an influence by many other performers.

His videos are watched thousands of times within days of appearing on Youtube, and his home-recorded debut album “Hypertension” sold over ten thousand copies with no industry backing. His latest album "Don't Panic" sold out on Amazon within 5 days, and has seen Jon covered in the national print media including: The Sunday Express (UK), Akustik Gitarre (Germany), Guitarist (UK), Acoustic (UK), Guitar & Bass (UK), Chitarre (Italy), Blues Matters (UK), Blues & Soul (UK), The Herald (Scotland).