Gary Go

Gary Go

Gary Go is a British pop and singer-songwriter from London, England, raised in the shadow of Wembley Stadium. He begins writing songs at an early age after spending time in his older cousin’s studio, where he hears records by David Bowie, The Beatles, T. Rex, Queen, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel and Michael Jackson. He later uses a small Casio keyboard to start composing his own material and learns multitracking on a double cassette deck.

Early work and recording

He leaves school to work in a recording studio, where he makes tea and sets up microphones, before setting up The Canvas Room, his own studio and record label. He releases an EP titled So So...e.p and begins performing around London. After someone connected with the release hears it, he is invited to a studio in New Jersey to record another EP.

EPs and first album

In the United States, he writes The Diary Of Rodney Harvey, an EP inspired by an article about Rodney Harvey. He spends time in Manhattan, playing music, writing songs and working in studios, then moves back to New Jersey and lives in the house where Frank Sinatra grows up. There he returns to the same kind of small Casio keyboard and starts writing material for his debut album, Gary Go.

Writing style and influences

His songs are shaped by early exposure to classic rock and pop, and by an interest in storytelling. One of his first songs is called “The Stomach Ground”, about a village of people living on someone’s stomach. His work is associated with pop, melodic songwriting and lyrical writing.