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Jon Gambino

About Me

God, art, love, music, nature, freedom, knowledge, passion... These are just a few of the things that make life worth living. For me, every day is a chance to experience these things and to find art in life. There are so many things about this world that I love. Only second to God, is my love of music. Music is in everything. There is music in a kiss, music in a sunrise, music in a perfectly baked pizza. Music is everywhere and is capable of amazing things. It breaks through language barriers, gets you pumped up, makes you happy, and can make you cry. Right now, I write, play, and perform music: the life of an aspiring artist. It's not always easy, but it does have its benefits... when you play at a restaurant you get to eat for free :) Also, you can always fall back on the "Its Ok, I'm a musician" defense in certain situations: dropping out of college, getting fired from a waitering job, and getting in trouble with the law. Seems like these situations share a universal place in the life story of most people in show business. As a songwriter, experiences like these can serve as great inspiration. But nothing can surpass the inspiration of love. The word alone carries great strength, and it can only be described as the most powerful emotion I've ever felt. Love can make you feel like you are invincible. It can also make you hurt so deeply that death seems like the only option. Few people get to experience true love, but those who do are forever changed by it. I was... and it became my greatest inspiration for writing music. Open your heart and it will find you...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Jon Gambino is a one-man acoustic act who sounds like a full band. Using the technology of looping and layering tracks, a single beat transforms into a melodic arrangement featuring rhythm and lead guitar, keys, bongos, djembe, harmonica and more. As the track develops in front of the audience, the familiar music of Oasis, Sublime, Tom Petty, The Eagles, and many more make for a fun-filled night of timeless music. Combined this with heart felt originals and cutting lead guitar solos and it is sure to be a night you will not soon forget...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For booking info or to be part of the movement, email [email protected]

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Member Since: 5/18/2005
Band Website: www.JonGambino.com will be up and running soon!
Band Members: Me, myself, and my Boss Loop Station...
Influences: Chicago, No Doubt, 311, New Found Glory, A Tribe Called Quest, Bob Marley, Cat Stevens, Green Day, Dave Matthews, Sublime, Slim Shady, System of a Down, Craig David, Jay-Z, Outkast, Fabolous, Eve 6, The Get Up Kids, Reel Big Fish, Fastball, Hendrix, The Eagles, The Gypsy Kings, DJ D-Bird, Billy Joel, Clapton, etc. My biggest influence tho, is love.
Sounds Like: Music on steroids...WyldLyfe Live @ The World Cafe 1/26/09

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Type of Label: Major

My Blog

No, Not So

LISTEN TO "NO, NOT SO" WHILE YOU READ THIS BLOG!!!! Its what I was listening to when I wrote it.I just stayed up all night (3/13/09) writing and recording this track. I figured its been a while since ...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:05:00 GMT

Roots Into Roots

Roots into Roots began on the West coast and through a series of life changing events, made its way across the country. It started with a simple idea: to combine art, music, and poetry into a single, ...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:30:00 GMT

Seeing Is A Choice...

   Every day, after a night of endless dreams, my eyes open. Not because of some magic spell, but because my brain has sent an electrical impulse to my eye lids. Should I have denied this ex...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:24:00 GMT

Broken Hearts Are the Number 1 Killer...

I want to hold youI want to absorb your painI want to kiss away your tearsI want to heal your broken heart and mend your broken dreamsI want to show you that the rays of the sun shine through the clou...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:57:00 GMT

Oxgen: fuel for life/fuel for fire

Confusious say: A cigarette may satisfy a dying man, but it is still the cause of the cancer... ok Confusious didn't say it, but u get the point. Take an aspirin and it'll cure the headache for a litt...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:29:00 GMT

MIDNIGHT SYMPHONY

So  this is one of the new tracks I recorded in Nashville. It's still a rough  draft and there's a lot of work to be done on it. Mostly editing and mixing. Let me know what you thi...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:54:00 GMT

NASHVILLE & THE REVOLUTION

They call it Music City... the scene is alive, the music is great, and the girls are gorgeous :)  My trips here are always amazing... I've gotten to meet and play with some of the ...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:27:00 GMT