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September 2008 : London Guitar Night
From Total Guitar magazine: "Four of the finest contemporary acoustic guitarists in the world are coming together for one night in London. Jon Gomm, Thomas Leeb, Tony Cox and Michael Berk will all play at The Roebuck, Borough, on Tuesday November 18th from 8pm." However, the gig has now sold out! But don't worry, we have decided to put on a second night at the same venue on November 17th - tickets available here:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/39053

September 2008 : Leeds Guitar Night
After the success of last years event, this year on November 24th Jon Gomm is hosting another night in his adopted hometown where you'll see and hear the acoustic guitar played every way you could imagine and possibly more! We have a massive contrast in the lineup this year - the amazing Thomas Leeb, a youtube smash hit, who Jon met recently on the road and has since travelled with in Europe, and Brendan Croker. When he was 11, Jon's dad first took him to watch Mr Croker play, and in the (many) years following they've ended up performing together numerous times in numerous countries.

Featuring....

Thomas Leeb www.thomasleeb.com
California-based, Austrian guitar maestro Thomas Leeb sprung to fame in the UK when his seemingly impossible tunes were transcribed in a national magazine. His tunes are beautiful melodies built on irresistable grooves. "I was his teacher for about five minutes and then I heard him play." - Eric Roche

Brendan Croker www.brendancroker.com
Bluesman and member of the Notting Hillibillies, Brendan has worked with many of the greats including Mark Knoppler, Eric Clapton, and Chet Atkins. "He is a world-class songwriter" - Andy Kershaw “Brendan Croker is a genius” - The Independent

Jon Gomm
Leeds-own guitar virtuoso, Acoustic Magazine calls him “One of the world’s most successful, gifted and inspirational guitarists”. Best known for his extraordinary technique which encompasses every way of playing a guitar imaginable, he has been dropping jaws and tingling spines with his music around Europe this year.

Tickets are available from www.WeGotTickets.com/event/36918

April 2008 : Johnny Winter Support
Having already gigged with a couple of my guitar heros this year in Michael Schenker and Nick Harper, I'm very excited to be opening for Texan blues/rock GOD Johnny Winter, at the wonderful cinema/venue Holmfirth Picturedrome on May 6th. More info on the gigs page

March 2008 : Hometown gig details
I've arranged a line-up of my dreams for April 26th at The Brudenell Social Club in Hyde Park, Leeds. Even if you can't make the gig you should check out my very special guests for the night: Eureka Machines - massively entertaining melodic acoustic rock, laden with harmonies. I had to have the smile surgically removed from my face after I saw them! And Pete Wright, who has opened for me before - a writer of that rare thing - wonderfully uplifting melancholia. Tickets are available at a bargain £4 from WeGotTickets.com

Feb 2008 : York gig date change
Because of the Italian tour being slightly later than we'd expected, the gig at The Black Swan in York has been moved from March 16th to March 30th. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Feb 2008 : Italy tour dates announced
Chitarra, pasta and vino! And this is my job!
UPDATE: a last minute date on March 16th has been added in Rome.
sab 8 mar @ ORTOSONICO - Pavia - www.ortosonico.com
dom 9 mar @ LOGGIA DE BANCHI - La Spezia
lun 10 mar @ CRAYFISHCLUB - Prato - www.crayfishclub.com
mar 11 mar @ LOOP CAFE - Perugia
mer 12 mar @ CANTINA MEDITERRANEO - Frosinone - www.cantinamediterraneo.it
giov 13 mar @ CONDORITO - Cuneo - www.condoritoclub.com
ven 14 mar @ CASA139 - Milano - www.lacasa139.com
sab 15 mar @ C.PALMETTA - Terni - www.palmetta.it
dom 16 mar @ BIG MAMA - Roma - www.bigmama.it
More info on al these gigs is on the Live Dates page

Feb 2008 : High And Dry video
Finally I have a video of me playing that song. Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cie4FvPlr78
Feel free to post comments - your opinions deserve a voice, you owe it to democracy.

Xmas 2007 : new video, new album track for mailing listers, more news...
But firstly, apologies for not having Curses And Blessings (the new CD) ready in time for Christmas. I've just been snowed under with gigs, so I'm keeping things a bit quieter for early '08 so it'll be done SOON! I promise. It'll be launched with great fanfare and no expense spared, so don't worry - when it's ready, you'll know.

New album track for mailing list only!
I've uploaded the album version of live favourite "Waterfall" for you all to hear, but you need to sign up to the mailing list to hear it - just fill in the form opposite or email us and we'll send you the link!

New video - "Gloria"
>>CLICK HERE TO WATCH <<
I've been reluctant to upload this one cos I made a few mistakes (especially the guitar fill at the startof the second verse! Mmmm, jazz) and I was a bit ill so I look like death and sound a bit bunged up. But hey, that's showbiz. The song is fun country waltz about a chav girl I went out with when I was 18. Some of the lyrics might go over your head if you're not British. ("Bensons" are a brand of cigarettes!)

Gigs for '08...
Not the usual zillions of gigs to tell you about - please take a look at the Live Dates page. The highlight has to be the gig opening for Nick Harper at City Varities in Leeds. Nick is one of my heroes, and a huge influence on my music, and the venue is a wonderful Victorian Music Hall theatre. I'm spoiling you with this one, folks.

If you need convincing about whether I'm worth coming to watch, here's a review from this month!

Also, I'm back on TV on Channel M on January 24th. If you'd like to request a song for me to play, just email or post it on the forum.

Cheers for now, and Happy Xmas/Hanukkah/Eid/Winter Solstice/New Year,
Jon x

image courtesy of SDPtv.co.uk

August 2007 : Takamine Guitars Tour
Mailing list readers will already be aware that Jon is now officially endorsing Takamine guitars and is the proud owner of a lovely new guitar called Buffy (photos of Jon with Buffy will be added to the site soon)

To promote this new partnership, Jon is taking his guitar on tour around Sound Control stores this month. All the dates are listed on the Live Dates page, and some have recently been changed so please check again if you've already made plans!

June 2007 : T-shirts now on sale!
Sorry it's taken so long to get the T-shirts ready for sale online - every time I get a new batch printed they sell out at gigs! I've had a few hundred extra printed now so we should be OK for a while...
Click here to go to the T-shirt Boutique!
One colour, lots of sizes, £12.50 each, and that includes shipping to anywhere in the world!

P.S. the new album now has a title...

May 2007 : Leeds Guitar Night 2007 announced
Friday July 6th 2007, 8pm @ Brudenell Social Club 33 Queens Road, Leeds, LS6 1NY
LEEDS GUITAR NIGHT featuring Jon Gomm, Amrit Sond and Michael Berk.

I put this line-up on 2 years ago (it seems like yesterday though, crazy). And Amrit and Michael have not played in Leeds since then, which is scandalous, so I'm doing it again.

Tickets are in Jumbo Records now, just call them on 0113 2455570, and please tell your friends/mums/dads/pets.

Amrit Sond is, in my opinion, one of the best guitar players ever, and certainly one of the few truly unique ones. He is an artist of massive talent and vision. He has a Grammy, which, while Britney Spears has one I think, is still a massive achievement.

Michael Berk is a virtuoso of incredible versatility - expect each piece to not only be musically inspiring, but also an expert lesson in how to play slide, tapping, rock, fingerstyle or blues guitar.

And also I'm playing! Yay.

March 2007 : Gig date changes and cancellations
Jon's gig on March 23rd at the Great Northern in Keighley has just been cancelled by the venue - no reason has been given. This is a first! Feel free to phone them and complain: 01535 602 318.

The gig at Llandeilo Civic Hall on March 31st has also been cancelled because the venue forgot to apply for their new drinks license. Extraordinary but actually true. Hopefully Jon will be playing there later in the year.

The gig at The Jamhouse in Birmingham has had to be changed (again, by the venue) from April 17th to June 5th.

Sorry for any inconvenience! It's a pain for us, too....

Jan 2007: We need to talk
The new Jon Gomm official forums have just been created!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE FORUM

Please feel free to ask any questions, post your thoughts and messages, or just say hello to get the ball rolling! They are so empty - let's have some ice-breaking!
N.B. You don't have to sign up to read or post messages (although signing up allows you to do more stuff).

Jan 2007: Street Teamers needed! Get exclusive mp3s and stuff
I will be doing lots of gigs and a new album this year, and I really really need some HELP!

If you would like to help me by sticking up posters or putting out flyers in your hometown or university, then please send us an email to info@jongomm.com saying you'd like to join my Street Team. Make sure to put your name and address and email address. Then when a gig comes up in your town, or when the album is released (whichever comes first) we'll send you some stuff to advertise it.

In return for offering to help me, you'll get some cool stuff every now and then, like:

> free and exclusive mp3's of brand new tracks emailed to you
> guestlist for your local gig (if possible and applicable - it can't always be done I'm afraid!)
> a warm feeling that you are one of life's good guys

Best wishes, Jon x
P.S. If you are already a Street Team member, please feel free to sign up again as we lost about 12 members details in a computer meltdown. (the other 150 or so are still intact)

Jan 2007: New album being recorded now!
You may have noticed an uncharacteristically small number of gigs listed for Jan/Feb 2007. You might have thought Jon was getting lazy, or having a well-earned rest. But NO!

He's been busy recording the new album, to be released this year. Soon. It doesn't have a title yet, although there are a few ideas (the favourite so far is "Heart Murmurs"). If you have an idea for a title email it to us! The funniest suggestion so far is from Chris Woolford, who suggested "While My Guitar Gently W@nks". Proper suggestions are also welcome.

The track-listing for the new album is as follows (in no particular order!)

Waterfall (the one with the verse in Urdu)
Temporary (the slow one)
Afterglow (the jazzy one)
Rescue Song (the love song)
Weather Machine (the scary one about war)
Gloria (the country ballad)
Wake Up (the instrumental)
Surrender (the new one that no-one's heard)
Loveproof (the sad one)
Anesthetic (the funk-metal one)
What's Left For you? (the one about the man on the train)

Hope you're all getting excited!

Jan 2007: Jon on TV!
Jon will be playing live on the show "City Centre Social" on Channel M on Monday February 12th. You can watch Channel M:
• on Sky, channel 203
• on NTL cable, channel 878
• online at www.channelm.co.uk
• through your terrestrial TV aerial in the Manchester area.
The show airs at 10pm on Feb 12th, then is repeated later that night at 1am.

November 2006: Free gig in Leeds announced - SUPPORT ACT NEEDED!
"December 12th will be a cold and dank pre-Christmas Tuesday night on Kirkgate in Leeds. Only the trundle of trains over the shadowy arches will break the silence. You might think.

But no. I am playing a FREE gig. Yes it will be FREE ENTRY.
At the Duck and Drake, purveyors of fine beer and guiness-fuelled poets, and one of the best pubs in Leeds. This gig will have an amazing atmosphere..

I don't want to play for 2 hours+, so I will need a support act to play 30 minutes of their best tunes to a packed house.

Please send me a link to a website or myspace page that has some tunes on it, so I can have a listen. Then I'll pick my favourite and get in touch! I feel like Simon Cowell!

Good luck, I'm looking forward to hearing you!
Jon "

Please either email us at info@jongomm.com with a link to your webpage with songs on it (don't email us mp3 files!), or if you have myspace then just send us a message at myspace.com/jongomm.

November 2006: Radio/internet performance and interview
Jon's going to be live on the radio on Friday night at 7.30pm (November 10th 2006). You can hear it in these ways:
•On DAB in Yorkshire
•On Sky Channel 0188
•Online at www.yorkshireradio.net
The show will be repeated on Saturday morning (November 11th) at 8.30am

Loads more radio appearances coming soon - we'll keep you informed!

October 2006: New mailout
If by some cruel trick of fate you aren't on the jongomm mailing list, you can read the latest one here. Then click in the little yellow box over on the right and join the mailing list! You'll only get one email every few months, and we won't sell your details to anyone, not even for a million trillion pounds.

September 2006: Live webcam gig
Tonight's gig at The Jolly Brewer in Lincoln will be broadcast live on their webcam! Show will start at 9.15pm exactly! Go HERE to watch. Sorry for the short notice, we only just found out!

September 2006: Stirling show cancelled
The gig next week on October 5th at Pivo in Stirling has been cancelled. A replacement show has been set up at extremely short notice on the Isle of Arran! It's at The MacAlpine Hotel in Brodick, starting at 9pm sharp. More info and links on the Live Dates page. Thanks to Ian and Tam for setting it up so fast!

September 2006: Lots of new videos online!
Sorry for the lack of news over the summer - festival madness took it's toll!

I recently discovered that videos from my Press Pack had been uploaded to Youtube - 4 in total (including the 2 already on my website). I was a bit surprised at first, as I didn't know how people had got hold of them! But I decided as there was only one more song left from that video shoot, I might as well upload it myself and complete the set!

So here you go: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jon+gomm

Please post your comments on Youtube and give me lots of 5-star ratings! And tell your friends....

April 2006: The Spring Mailout
If, for some crazy reason, you aren't on the jongomm mailing list, you can read the latest one here. You will be glad you did, that's all I'm saying.

March 2006: Super High Quality internet video!
A new type of internet video has been launched, which allows near-DVD quality images and and sound to be streamed over the net. Jon was asked to play at the Launch Event, which was watched by nearly 100,000 people including heads of major American TV stations!

Now you can watch it at www.bestfrontseat.com You need a 1meg broadband connection, and you'll have to register on the site, then download Quicktime (if you don't have it), and also the fancy new codec. It's new and somtimes has bugs, but it's amazing quality! Jon plays a brand new song Waterfall and also Afterglow.

February 2006: Listen to Jon live on the radio playing 3 songs
Jon will be playing some new and old songs on BBC Raw Talent on February 23rd at 9pm. You can hear it on any BBC local radio station in the UK! If you miss it you'll be able to watch a video of the performance here for the following week.

December 2005: New videos added to the site!!!
Two new videos of Jon playing live have been added to the Music/Video page (just scroll down a bit to see the video section). The 2 songs are Wait In Vain (from Hypertension) and a new song, Afterglow. Thanks to Chris Holland and his buddies for fliming and editing this footage!

November 2005: Feature in Acoustic Magazine
Jon was asked to write a piece on his guitar playing style for guitar magazine Acoustic. It's was a 3-page lesson in the September issue. For those who missed it, we've put it on the transcriptions page here

October 2005: MYSPACE
Sorry for the pathetic lack of recent news updates. It's not that there's no news - there's LOADS! Including Jons first major guitar magazine appearance, and award nominations, and news from the summer festivals, new songs, and new video footage.... (all coming soon, I promise!)

If you check the LIVE DATES page, you'll see why we haven't had time to add to the site; it's a giggin' frenzy. The Live Dates page is always updated as soon as each new gig is booked. Hope to see you at a gig soon!

In the meantime, please check out Jon's new page at Myspace:

www.myspace.com/jongomm

On the Myspace page page there's BRAND NEW MP3'S, and a BRAND NEW VIDEO of Jon playing Wait In Vain!

June 2005: BBC Radio Leeds appearances
You have TWO chances to catch Jon playing live on the Radio over the Summer: Friday July 1st at 10am, and Sunday August 14th from 10am 'til midday. The frequency is 92.4FM / 774AM, or you can listen online from anywhere in the world at this website: www.bbc.co.uk/england/radioleeds

15th June 2005: The Summer Mailout
The latest newsletter email has just gone out: if you don't get yours soon, that means you're not on the mailing list!!!!!! Just sign up by filling in the yellow form on the right -->
You can also view the email as a webpage by clicking HERE

26th May 2005: Have you voted?
The great debate rages on: do you like the design for the Jon Gomm™ T-shirts? Click here to cast your vote, and feel free to email your comments, like Dan from Luton who said "I'd prefer something a bit more serious, like a nice action photo. I'd feel silly with that monkey on my chest." Or Francesca from Dewsbury who thinks "it's the cutest thing I've ever seen!! I can't wait for mine."

15th May 2005: DVD footage coming to this site!
The filming went well, the crowd made plenty of noise at all the right times (thanks!) Five songs were recorded - Wait In Vain, Stupid Blues and Hey Child from the Hypertension CD, and two new tracks: Afterglow and Temporary. The DVD is intended for promotion within the industry, and will hopefully be watched by someone very important (we're hoping for Simon Cowell) who will then make Jon into an international megastar. However, clips from the DVD will be put on this site for download, and the full DVD might be made available for sale in the future...

1st May 2005: Gigs, gigs and more gigs
The Summer touring schedule will see Jon visiting London, Leeds, Blackpool, Sheffield, Bamford, Barnsley, Preston, Loughborough, Northallerton, Blakey Ridge, Birmingham, Leicester, Walsall, Harrogate, Newcastle, Hartlepool, Glossop, Lincolnshire, Otley Oldham, Huddersfield, Knaresborough, Ilkley Moor, Bradford and... Croatia!

Be there or be , and tell your friends! Remember you can help by putting up posters, flyering etc. Just email us for more info.

20th April 2005: DVD filming
The first filming for Jon's live DVD will take place at The Mixing Tin gig on May 1st in Leeds. So be in the audience, and you'll get to be on film!!! The gig is a mere £3 entry, doors 8pm. More info on the Live Dates page

21st March 2005: Independent Music Festival for Leeds
Over the weekend of August 19th, 20th and 21st the Moor Music Festival is set to take place on Ilkley Moor, Leeds. Bands confirmed so far include 10,000 Things, Jon Gomm, The Scaramanga Six, The Somatics, Iration Steppas, Simon Scott, Tim Wright, DMX Crew, WIDE Collective, Freakin, Savateen with Dreadzone and more to be confirmed.

The festival takes place with camping on site, full amenities including toilets, food stalls, licensed bars and children's activities, and promises to be a landmark event bringing together some of the very best and freshest local musical talent combined with some extra special guests.

Details of which day Jon will play will be posted closer to the time.

13th March 2005: Radio Appearances
Jon will be on Leeds Student Radio on March 15th from 2pm to 3pm, playing three tracks live (Hey Child, Clockwork and new song Afterglow) and being interviewed.

Then on Thursday (March 16th) Jon will be playing live on the BBC Radio Leeds 92.4FM breakfast show, from 8am - 9am. He'll be playing a song, but also playing some classic riffs as requested by listeners in celebration of the UK Air Guitar Championships!

He'll also be on Blackpool's Radio Wave 96.5FM on Friday May 13th at 6pm, to coincide with the gig the following day at The Grand Theatre.

11th March 2005: Jon to play 2005 London Guitar Show
Jon has been asked to perform at this year's show at Wembley on Saturday May 7th. Details of exactly where and when in this huge show you'll be able to find Jon will be on the site soon (on the Live Dates page). For more info on the event go here: www.londonguitarshow.co.uk

7th March 2005: Loads more gigs around the UK
New dates in Liverpool, Bristol, Swansea, Bridgend, Bracknell, Addingham, York, Leeds, Stockport and Hartlepool, plus all the dates announced in January! More gigs are being added, so keep checking the Live Dates page

1st February 2005: Interview with Sandman magazine
Another double-page feature on Jon, this time in Sandman magazine. Pick up your copy from music outlets (guitar shops, record shops etc.) or read the interview here

30th January 2005: Hypertension now £9.99 !!! (was £11.99)
Now that it's not so brand-spanking new, we've decided to reduce the price of the CD, for the time being at least. So now's the best time to buy your copy! Click here to order online. If you already have one, then why not get another one for a friend! (Pleeease don't burn it for them - Jon is very, very poor and has a cat to support)

20th January 2005: More mp3's added to the site
There are now seven mp3's on the Music/Video page two of which are FULL TRACKS from the Hypertension CD: the instrumental track Stupid Blues which features guitar madness aplenty; and the beautiful and passionate indie-epicness of Butterfly Hurricane. Enjoy! And tell your friends!

10th January 2005: New tour dates announced
Gigs for 2005 so far include London, Lincoln, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Cambridge, Harrogate, Swansea, Blackpool, Cardiff, Huddersfield, Cheltenham and Barnsley. More gigs are being added all the time, so keep checking the Live Dates page. Remember, if you want Jon to play in your town, let us know. The, if you're willing, when we book a gig there we'll send you some posters/flyers to help us advertise the show.

21st December 2004: Mailing List hits 2000
The Jon Gomm mailing list reached 2000 members at the last gig of the year in Bradford. The next email update will be sent out early 2005. (Special thanks to Grace Hodgson for being the 2000th person to sign up!) P.S. Read a review of the Bradford gig here

10th December 2004: The Collaborators underway
Big thanks from us at jongomm.com to everyone who came down to the first Collaborators gig at The Mixing Tin last night. Jon's collaborator for the night was Angelo Palladino. Both men were on fire, and Jon is intent on playing future gigs with Angelo. Watch this space! You can read a review of the gig here. The next Collaborators gig is on Jan 9th 2005, when Jon will be joined by Ric Neale.

8th November 2004: New tour photos and diary updates, plus more gigs!
Photos from the Birmingham gigs and the South-West leg of the tour, plus thoughts on U.S. guitar legend Michael Hedges, have been added to the Web-diary page. Loads more December gigs added to the Live Dates page.

20th October 2004: Feature in Yorkshire Evening Post
Jon has a double-page feature in tonight's Yorkshire Evening Post, in which he talks about his past and the evils of the corporate music industry. If you live in Yorkshire, rush out and buy a copy! If not, click here to read the interview

21st September 2004: Website updates
You can now buy tickets for 4 different gigs from the Live Dates page. A London concert in early December has also been added to the Live Dates page.

A new review of Hypertension has been included on the Reviews page

Jon has updated his web-diary with some guitar pictures and the usual nonsense.

8th September 2004: Tour Dates announced
It looks as though the Autumn tour is pretty much fully booked now, although a few late dates my trickle in! Jon will be playing in Sheffield, Newcastle, Wigan, St. Helens, Liverpool, Leeds, Barnsley, Leicester, Harrogate, Digbeth, Birmingham, Balsall Heath, Coventry, Bath, Cheltenham, Bristol and more - check the Live Dates page for details.

If Jon isn't playing in a town or city near you, we're sorry, but please email us and let us know where you want to see him play. We'll do our best!

If Jon is playing near you, we're always on the lookout for new Street Team members: just email us with your address and we'll send you some posters and flyers for you to put up, or you can download printable stuff from here

24th August 2004: Buy gig tickets online!
Jon's last 2 gigs at The Grove in Leeds were sold out and many fans had to be turned away (in fact most of them listened from the car park!) So we've decided to make tickets for the next Grove gig (November 11th) available to buy online, so you can secure your place, and whenever possible we'll be doing the same for other live shows. Just click the button for more info:

21st August 2004: Sorry for recent website outage!
Jongomm.com disappeared from the web last week - thanks for all those people who emailed us to let us know! We're back now, as you can see, and the problem is now fixed. So happy surfing!

13th August 2004: New interview online
Jon was recently interviewed by LeedsMusicScene.com. Click here to read the interview.

3rd August 2004: Summer festival madness!
Jon has been asked to headline several festivals this Summer, last week at The Acoustic Lounge in London (soon to be featured on MTV) and you still have time to catch the northern festivals. Jon headlines the Acoustic Tent at this year's Unity Day Festival in Leeds on August 7th. He's also playing Spudstock in Halifax on Sunday August 8th - special buses have been laid on from Halifax station to the venue at Greetland, and the event will be broadcast on Pulse Radio (97.5 & 102.5FM). Then on August 15th Jon tops the acoustic stage at The Faversham weekender.

5th May 2004: Exciting series of gigs announced
Brendan Croker, musical legend and Mark Knopfler side-man, is putting on a series of six gigs on the first Sunday of every month at The Mixing Tin in Leeds. He will be joined at each gig by a special guest. They will play one set each, and for the final set they will play together - improvised and unrehearsed! Jon is to be Brendan's guest on September 5th. After Brendan's run of 6 gigs has finished, Jon will be taking over as resident, and will be treading the boards every month with a guest of his own personal selection. Each of these gigs will be a one-off, never to be repeated experience. More news to come.

27th April 2004: More reviews of Hypertension added to the site
There are now four press-reviews of Jon's debut album Hypertension on the site - click here to go to the reviews page So you can find out more reasons why you should get hold of your own copy. (Listen to mp3's and purchase the CD from the Music/Video page)

15th April 2004: Hypertension now available in Borders in Leeds
Residents of Jon's hometown of Leeds, UK can now buy his new CD in Borders bookshop/record store. Check the "Local Interest" section. The CD is also available in Cardiff at Spillers Records. More UK stockists are in the pipeline. You can still buy online from the Music/Video page.

13th April 2004: Interview with Vibrations magazine
Jon was recently interviewed by music mag Vibrations. Click here to read the interview.

2nd April 2004: Jon featured on Guitar Nine
Jon has been featured on legendary guitar website guitar9.com - see the page here. Jon has also been asked to write a guitar-technique article for the site - we'll keep you informed.

22nd March 2004: Video clip uploaded to the site
At long last, the first video clip has been added to the site. It was filmed at Jon's gig at "The Grove" in Leeds on February 7th, 2004. Go to the Music/Video page to download it! If you would like to request particular songs to see videos of in the future, please email us and we'll do our best.

25th Feb 2004: Radio interview and live performance
Jon will be playing live on BBC Radio Leeds on Friday February 27th at 2.30pm. He'll be plugging the Leeds Acoustic Showcase at the city's most venerable of venues, the City Varieties, which is on February 28th. If you don't have a ticket for this gig, don't worry; you will be able to get one on the night. For more info go to the Live Dates page

Also recently spotted was Jon's selection as "Featured Artist" at UltimateGuitar.com: click here Make sure to read the amusing comments and ensuing argument at the bottom of the page!

14th Feb 2004: Hypertension now available to buy online
Jon's debut CD Hypertension is now available to order from the Music/Video page. You can use a credit or debit card, and the price is £11.99, including postage and packing. (The payment method is Paypal, which is probably the most widely used and safest on the internet.)

11th Feb 2004: First review of Hypertension
Dutch guitar website "Bridge Guitar Reviews" is the first to publish a review of Jon's debut album: you can read it by clicking here. If you see a review (of the album or a live show) either on the net or in a magazine or newspaper, please let us know. We might not have spotted it!

18th Jan 2004: Jon to play The Italian National Guitar Festival
Jon has been asked to peform at the Italian Guitar Festival in Soave, in Italy. It's a 3 day event from April 30th to May 2nd. Jon will be performing 2 live shows, and giving 2 guitar-playing workshops. Other performers include Tommy Emmanuel (Aussie guitar-legend), John Jorgenson (Elton John's axeman by day, Hellecaster by night), Brendan Croker (Notting Hillbilly), Bill Nelson (E-bow genius) and many more from around the world!

13th Jan 2004: Jon to play The Leeds Acoustic Showcase
Jon will be playing The Leeds Acoustic Music Showcase at City Varieties, a beautiful theatre with an amazing atmosphere in the heart of Leeds city centre. The date is Saturday 28th February, and tickets cost £6 in advance (or £7 on the night). You can call the box office on 0113 2430808. There's a host of talent on display from super-cool folk-chicks Waking the Witch, to contemporary acoustic popsters Bodixa.

2nd Jan 2004: Debut CD HYPERTENSION finished!
That's right folks! It's actually at the factory being pressed right now. So it should be available to buy at forthcoming gigs and using online purchasing very soon, but the safest way to get your copy is to order it now! Email info@jongomm.com with your name, address, and phone number, and we'll get right back to you with an address to post your cheque to. The price is £11.99 including postage and packing.

Go to the Music/Video page to hear some mp3s.

29th Oct 2003: Tour planned (join our Street Team!)
YOU CAN HELP! Be part of our Street Team! If you live in one of the above cities (or anywhere else!) email us and when a gig is booked there we'll send you some Jon Gomm™ posters and flyers which you can put in suitable locations and give to your friends. In return, we'll love you forever, and get you into the gig for free if possible.
And members of the Jon Gomm Street Team also receive exclusive mp3's of unreleased tracks as they become available.

21st Oct 2003: Debut CD HYPERTENSION nearing completion
Jon's debut CD, entitled “Hypertension”, is currently in the mixing/mastering stage. All the tracks have been recorded, so now it's just a case of waiting with baited breath for everyone involved! There are 9 original songs and 2 covers.

The CD will be available from selected music stores, at Jon's gigs, and you'll also be able to buy it online. To reserve your copy, please click: info@jongomm.com Make sure to include your name, email address and phone number. The price will be £10 per CD plus P&P, if ordered directly from us.

 

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