New vid: The Secret Of Learning To Fly Is Forgetting To Hit The Ground 

Watch it on Youtube
or on Facebook

This tune is the hardest thing I have ever written, or attempted to play, or imagined existing on a guitar. I'm curious to see if anyone else can play it, so I've transcribed the guitar tab and instructions (all nineteen pages of it) and it's available from my website, and the first person to learn it to any vaguely OK-ish standard (as judged by me) wins my complete guitar pickup system - a Fishman Rare Earth Mic Blend plus a Fishman BP100, total list price over $750. Submit your entry at http://jongomm.com/win

I'm taking the rest of 2017 at home to finish writing my next album. I just have a couple more tunes to finish. So far they're digging deeper into my psyche than anything I've written before. For the first time when making an album, I have a clear image in my mind of the sound, the themes, the videos, the artwork, and I've found a great videographer and an artist, plus an old friend of mine with a background in electronic music who will be producing. It'll still be an acoustic guitar and vocal record, but with added depth and colour and bigness. 

Then early 2018 I'm heading back to what is rapidly becoming my second home...

All info and ticket links on the Live Dates page.

If you wanna be there when I demystify guitar techniques like percussion, tapping and tuning, explain my unique approach to composition and how I see the guitar, and explain my gear setup, or ask me the question you've always wanted to ask like "Hey Jon, what's with the bare feet?"... then get to London on March 7th for this... 

Tickets from http://www.eventim.co.uk/masterclass 

I'm playing out this spring. UK test subjects needed for the unsafe experimental trials of new songs (and plenty of old ones obviously). Check the Live Dates page for all the info.



Support Artists Wanted...
I've decided to throw open the support slots for the gigs to local musicians. I know how hard it is to get on good shows in your own city, because so many are sewn up by national agencies, sometimes on a pay-to-play basis. FTS.

To apply:
     1) Choose your closest city
     2) Find the facebook Event: Search facebook for “jon gomm live in [city]”, or click the link below
     3) On the Event page, post a link to a piece of your work on youtube/soundcloud, and a contact email address
     4) Please ask your friends to Like your post!

I will listen to as many entries as humanly possible starting at the top of the Event page, and choose one. Solo artists, bands, poets, comedians, magicians... anything welcome. :)

May 02 - Chester  facebook event 
May 04 - Newcastle  facebook event 
May 05 - Glasgow  facebook event 
May 12 - Manchester  facebook event 
May 14 - Bristol  facebook event 
May 15 - Nottingham  facebook event 
May 17 - Birmingham  facebook event
May 19 - London  facebook event 
May 22 - Brighton  facebook event 
May 24 - Milton Keynes  facebook event 
May 27 - Liverpool  facebook event 
June 02 - Leeds  facebook event

Smallprint: My choice will be subject to agreement by my manager, my booking agent, the promoter of the concert and the venue. The support artist will then have to agree any and all terms with the promoter of the show. I reserve the right to withdraw the show at any time. Basically this is fun for me, hopefully a great experience for them, and helps me get the word out with local musos that the gig is happening. :)