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Sam Gomm's first band was Hank McGregor & The Cosmic Cowboys, They were the first professional band Sam Gomm joined after he left school in Mid Wales, UK back in 1992. SammyG was the drummer and also sang as well.After a few years as a Cosmic Cowboy Sam decided to move on and play drums and sing again with another UK group called Joe Le Taxi, this time performing Zydeco music. Sam's father Ian Gomm also played guitar in the band, he was a member of the well known 70's group Brinsley Schwarz which also included Nick Lowe as member. It was a great experience for Sam to play with his dad! ............................................................ .................................................... In 1998 SammyG put his drumsticks to one side and concentrated on what he really wanted to be, the lead singer of his own band. Sam formed The SammyG Band with some of his musician friends and they played all over Wales playing festivals, clubs and pubs. ............................................................ .................................................... Sam decided in 2000 to go solo and perform with just his voice, acoustic guitar and a selection of his favourite songs including some new SammyG compositions. he gigged all over Mid Wales and the South of England playing in London, Norwich and Brighton. He then travelled to Europe and performed in Denmark, Portugal, Holland, Belgium & Germany,Poland,Austria and the US. ............................................................ .................................................... Sam decided to moved to Holland in 2001 and played his first Dutch gig in Maguires Irish Bar, Alkmaar. This also led to his appearance at the Atlantis Club again in Alkmaar and it was at this gig that he was approached by Tate de Jong label manager of the Netherlands record label AG Music. He suggested that Sam recorded his first single "You Didn't Listen", which was Sam's own composition, at AG Music's recording studio just outside Alkmaar. ............................................................ .................................................... The next year 2002 saw Sam returning back to the mountains of Mid Wales to concentrate on writing and performing more new songs. ............................................................ .................................................... In 2004 Sam Gomm relocated once again to Holland and started to tour the whole of the Netherlands. ............................................................ .................................................... In the summer of 2005 Sam recorded his first solo CD for AG Music, Alkmaar. ............................................................ .................................................... By 2006 Sam was ready to tour of France. Turkey, Wales, England and Holland where he promoted his single. Then later a tour of Mid Wales where he played at the Black Lion, The Wellington, Churchill's and in England at Shrewsbury Owen's wine bar. ............................................................ .................................................... In Holland playing Nijmegen at Trianon, De Lindenberg, Cafe Allicht, Cultuure Cafe, Dollars, De Heeren, Hooglandt, Looines, Funkenstein, Merleyn, Bertjie, Cafe Deut and The Schuffle. Haarlem at Cafe Studio and Willam O' Brians. Zwolle at Cafe The Four Seasons and De Docters.Ijmuiden at the Witte Theatre. Arnhem at Mick O'Connells. Sonsbeek Festival and Kultuurhuis Bosch,. Alkmaar at Maguire's and the Altantis. Druten at the Bombarden. In Amsterdam and in Deventer, Groesbeek at De Comm and Pik Pop Maddocs. Eindhoven and in Vaalkenswaad at The Fantaast. Tilburg at Cafe De Plaats and in Malden at De Muse and many more! ............................................................ .................................................... 2007 and Sam has been making progress playing all over Holland again at De Lindenberg in Nijmegen and the Witte Theatre in IJmuiden,and in Nijmegen at the Trainon,de Driesprong ,Oranje pop festival and Cafe Muts. He recently had good reviews in the County Times in Mid Wales, Fret, Live XS, , Backline magazine & Street magazine, zondag krant in Holland, De Gelderlander and "3 voor 12". ............................................................ .................................................... "You Didn't Listen" has proved to be a instant hit with a lot of people and has also enjoyed airplay on Kink FM and 3FM in Holland, Radio Ceredigion and Radio Maldwyn in Mid Wales. Also Radio Gets Wild in England, Radio Swak, Radio Phoenix in the USA and Radio Nova in Italy In the first half of 2007 he has played live on TV Gelderland which they repeat for a month and had a live interview on Radio Gelderland and also was on TV Nijmegen and TV Bemmel. He has sold his CD's in Japan, Wales, USA, England, Holland and Turkey. Sam hopes things will continue to run smoothly this year as well. ............................................................ .................................................... In January Sam Gomm toured Holland again with his first gig in Cafe de Plaats in Tilburg on the 21st of January with his new band. And on Febuary 10th in Cafe Allicht in Nijmegen with Dutch group Boilersuit. On February the 16th he came third in the final of the Singersongwriters festival in the Merleyn in Nijmegen. In March and April he has been practicing with his new band for some gigs at the end of April and at the beginning of May plus he is getting ready for a little tour of Wales and England in the middle of August...................................................... ........................................................... 2007 has also proved to be a good year so far for sam he is making good progress and getting alot more hits on myspace.And coming third in the singersongwriter festival did really help him out a alot ,IT showed that it wasn.t about winning but is was about taking part...but at lease i was in the final ............................................................ ......................................... ............................................................ .................................................... 2008 the plan is to tour as must as possible and then record a Album with a producer in holland ??? Then the next step is to find a record deal in Holland and other places in the world which will help his music reach the right people .Which is not easy........................................................ ......................................................... Sam Gomm (solo or with band) is available for gigs anywhere in the world. If you are interested in booking Sam Gomm or would like to buy his CD "You Didn't Listen" please contact Sam Gomm [email protected] or go to www.sammygmusic.com