With a once-seen-never-forgotten two-handed style, both physical and complex, Jon Gomm is an incredible guitar virtuoso, using one acoustic instrument to create drum sounds, bass lines and sparkling melodies all at the same time.
The son of a music critic, musicians would often stay at the Gomm household in Blackpool on the understanding Jon would get a guitar lesson, meaning he had one-to-one tuition from blues legends like Walter Trout and Bob Brozman.
International tours have generated a huge cult following and Jon is regarded by those ‘in the know’ as one of the world’s most talented and innovative guitarists. 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. The next, Don’t Panic, sold out on Amazon within 5 days.
With a nod to the early days of recorded popular music, when people just loved one song at a time, Jon is releasing a set of singles (The Domestic Science Singles Series), beginning with ‘Passionflower’ – a beautifully uplifting track, inspired by the plant which overgrew the whole of his little backyard in inner-city Leeds, with blues and folk inflected vocals and percussive cracks and bangs created on the body of his well-worn guitar.
Future releases in the project will include an instrumental arrangement of a disco classic, a political call to arms, an overblown acoustic-prog meditation on obsession, and a cover version of one of Jon’s favourite songs from his childhood.
“Pushes the guitar’s envelope, fitting small moments of genius into each and every song” – The Sunday Herald
Jon Gomm – Passionflower
