You see, although originally being called just ‘Tom Gee’ was never a contentious issue for any of us in the band, it seemed more of a problem for venues and new listeners to get a grasp of. We were being billed on acoustic sets – thinking Tom Gee was just one person…which although may make perfect sense to the untrained viewer, you don’t see the likes of John Mayer or Bon Jovi needing to add a suffix to their name. However, others do use them – such as Dave Matthews Band or the John Butler Trio. And so, we decided to change to it too.

But more than this, moving to the new band name also represents a progression in the way we work as a unit. Tom, naturally comes up with all of the new songs. They are his lyrics and his ideas. But when he brings them to the table, they get somewhat morphed when put in front of the rest of the band. Take the ‘Superman Song’ for example (which if you haven’t checked it out yet – you should, here! ) This song Tom first showed me on his acoustic guitar. No sooner was he into the first chorus and this piece just screamed gospel to me! We knocked it out in the next full rehearsal, where the horns came up with a stonking line for the chorus, and the girls made their stunning impact known in the middle breakdown section. Not to be over-looked – I should also point out Gav’s subtle but funky keys riffs over Jim Jamm’s swaggering bass line which just locks the whole thing down…Can you tell we like this tune?!

So there you have it – we’re now the Tom Gee BAND, and things are shaping up nicely! We’ve got a string of gig bookings – including one in London on 5th May where anyone who fancies a free trip down to the big smoke should let their voices be known on the facebook page! It would mean a great deal to us if you could lend us a day of your weekend…its quite simply an important gig, as we’re being scouted by an agency down there…

Finally, check out the second track of the Peak Sessions tracks, ‘On My Way’ – its being pre-released TONIGHT to anyone who’s already signed up for the free downloads – and it will be with the rest of you very soon!!

Anyway, m’off – stay sharp, stay cool – and keep listening to the Tom Gee Band

Thad

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Back in January we went to Dewsbury to take part in the 1st round of the Live and Unsigned competition…of which we made it through to the Regional Final – which is being held back at Dewsbury town hall on 27th March. If you can make it there to support us it would be wicked, as this round is like a battle of the bands – where there is judges vote as well as a crowd vote! The more votes we get, the more chance we get of going through to the national final, playing at the O2 arena and a chance to win a 40k recording contract!

The Tour dates for summer are still busy being confirmed – and it looks like its gonna be a busy schedule! Keep checking back for more details regarding this, as and when they are released!
To coincide with the summer tour, we’ve also gone into recording a new EP that Tom mentioned in his last blog. I’m so excited about this…we’ve just about completely finished one of the tracks – and got drums and bass down for another. There’s plenty of fresh and exciting new material on this – which we can’t wait to show you! We’re then recording again this week, and aim to have the thing wrapped up by Easter. So stay tuned!

Anyway – I shall go now, but before then – a reminder that our first gig in Manchester this year is at Night and Day cafe on Wed 2nd March. This should be an awesome gig, at a top venue! If you’re around, please do come on down – the more, the merrier!

Thad x

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