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Early career

The genesis of Gomez was the meeting of four friends from Southport. Guitarist and vocalist Ian Ball and drummer Olly Peacock had previously played together in a local heavy metal band called Providence. They joined with guitarist / vocalist / keyboardist Tom Gray and bassist Paul Blackburn. Ian Ball met vocalist / guitarist Ben Ottewell from Matlock Bath in Derbyshire at Sheffield University, where they were both studying. Gomez or Gómez is a common Spanish surname. ... For other uses, see Southport (disambiguation). ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A drummer in Action A drummer is a person who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Providence may mean: Divine Providence Providence College in Rhode Island, USA Providence, television series Providence, a 1977 film Providence, a 1991 film starring Keanu Reeves Providence, 1970s-era Providence may also refer to: Providence, Rhode Island (in Providence County) Providence, Alabama Providence, Kentucky Providence, New York It is also the... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... ||/ | @___oo / / / (__,,,,| ) /^) ^/ _) ) /^/ _) ) _ / / _) / )// || | )_) < > |(,,) )__) || / )___) | ____( )___) )___ ______(_______;;; __;;; A bassist is not a musician, so much as a guy or girl trying to play an instrument with four strings and a long neck. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... Matlock Bath is a village south of Matlock in Derbyshire, England. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... University of Sheffield Rerum Cognoscere Causas (To discover the causes of things) Shield image © University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield is a university located in Sheffield, England. ...

The band played their first gig together in late 1996 in Leeds without a formal name. The band left a sign out for a friend of theirs whose surname was Gomez to indicate that it was the site of their first gig. People saw the sign and assumed that the band's name was Gomez - the name stuck. Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... Gomez or Gómez is a common Spanish surname. ...

The band started recording four-track demos in Olly's dad's garage in Southport soon after. A bidding war erupted when they sent the demos to recording labels, with the band finally signing with Virgin Records' subsidiary, Hut, in 1997. For other uses, see Southport (disambiguation). ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ...

Bring It On - career success

Gomez entered the recording studio in 1997 to turn their demos into a full-length album. The band spent the next three months in the studio and touring the United Kingdom with Embrace. Their first single "78 Stone Wobble" was released in March 1998, while their debut album, Bring It On, was released a month later. The album received excellent critical response from both sides of the Atlantic, with Spin Magazine calling it a "damn beautiful album". Sales of the album in the United Kingdom were bolstered when Bring It On won the 1998 Mercury Music Prize for best album, beating out favorites such as Massive Attack's Mezzanine and the Verve's Urban Hymns. "Get Myself Arrested" and "Whippin' Piccadilly" were later released as singles, while Gomez toured the United States with Eagle Eye Cherry. Despite the critical acclaim, however, Bring It On is thus far the only Gomez album not to find a place on U.S. album charts. Embrace are an English guitar band from Brighouse near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. ... Gomez entered the recording studios in late 1997 to turn their demos into an album. ... Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ... Massive Attack are a trip hop band from Bristol, Great Britain. ... Mezzanine is the title of the third full-length album from Bristol-based trip-hop innovators Massive Attack. ... Not to be confused with The Verve Pipe. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Eagle-Eye Cherry is an American singer known best for his hit Save Tonight. Cherry comes from a musical family that includes sister Neneh Cherry and father Don Cherry. ... Bring It On may refer to: Bring It On, a 2000 film which has become a franchise with two follow-up movies: Bring It On Again 2003 direct to video release Bring It On: All or Nothing 2006 direct to video release Bring It On, the 1998 debut album by...

The band's second album, Liquid Skin, was released in 1999 lending Gomez further success on the British and Australian album charts, as well as making the Billboard Heatseeker chart for the first time. Liquid Skin is the second album by Gomez. ...

A collection of B-sides and rarities, Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline, was released in 2000. Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline is a 2000 compilation of previously unreleased material, including BBC Radio 1 studio sessions, outtakes and B-sides by UK band Gomez. ...

The group's third album, In Our Gun, was released in 2002. It made the top 10 on the United Kingdom charts as well as the top 50 on the Australian charts. The single "Shot Shot" charted in the UK top 40, the top 20 in Portugal, and the Billboard Heatseeker chart. In Our Gun is the third studio album by UK band Gomez in 2002. ...

While Gomez's first three albums had been self-produced, the band entered its new recording studio in Portslade in East Sussex with Tchad Blake as producer. Blake had previously produced albums by Tom Waits, Crowded House and Pearl Jam and a pick of the dozens of tracks produced during the 18 months in the studio became their fourth album Split the Difference released in May 2004. This album reached the top 40 in the UK and Australia. The first single "Catch Me Up" entered the UK top 40 in March 2004 and "Silence" was released as the second single. Portslade By The Seaside is the name of a lovely littlevillage, now a developed part of the city of Brighton & Hove. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Tchad Blake (sometimes referred to as Tchad Blak) is a record producer, engineer and mixer who has worked with Crowded House, the Finn Brothers, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Travis, Pearl Jam, Sheryl Crow, Los Lobos, Suzanne Vega, Stina Nordenstam, Phish, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits, Al Green, Tracy Chapman, Phantom Planet... Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. ... Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. ... Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. ... Split the Difference is the 2004 album by UK band Gomez. ...

Split the Difference received a good critical response, with the All Music Guide rating it as four and a half stars out of five and BBC Internet Music Reviews describing it as "one of the finest releases of the year so far. If you were one of those people who wrote them off two years ago, it's time to get listening again." [2] Split the Difference is the 2004 album by UK band Gomez. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ...

However, despite all the positive attention, Gomez was dropped by their longtime label, Virgin Records. Hut Recordings was discontinued by the major label and while the majority of musicians were moved to other labels within the EMI Records group, 20% of signed artists with Hut were released. Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Hut Records was started in 1990 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virgin Records. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ...

In 2005, Gomez signed a new deal with Dave Matthews’ (of the Dave Matthews Band) ATO Records. Under a new label, the band released their first live album, Out West in June 2005. The double disc CD was compiled from shows recorded at San Francisco’s famous Fillmore Theater in January 2005. Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initialism DMB) is a United States rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews. ... According To Our Records (or ATO Records) was founded in early 2000 by Dave Matthews (of the Dave Matthews Band), Coran Capshaw, Chris Tezeli and Michael McDonald as a division of RCA. ATO Records is based in New York City and distributes its records through BMG. ATO Records currently represents... Out West (subtitle Live at the Fillmore) is a live double-album released by Gomez in June 2005. ...

In an effort to build their popularity in the US, Gomez has been touring extensively in the past few years. They played at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2003. With Ian Ball relocating to Los Angeles with his wife, the band played at venues across the US in 2004 and were originally slated to be a part of the cancelled 2004 Lollapalooza tour. Spring 2005 saw the band join Cake as part of the Virgin Records Megatour of American colleges. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is a three-day (formerly a one or two-day) annual music festival held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ...

In January 2006 the band performed on Jamcruise before returning to the studio to put the final touches on "How We Operate." After playing the SxSW music festival in Austin, Tom, Ian and Ben debuted material from the upcoming release in several US cities. The band's 2006 spring tour included stops in Asheville NC, Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Denver, San Francisco, and Portland, OR. They also performed at several large outdoor festivals, including stops at the Beale Street and Bonnaroo Festivals in Tennessee, the Jazzfest in New Orleans and Sasquatch Festival in George, WA. How We Operate is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Gomez, which will be released in May 2006 by ATO Records. ... Downtown Austin, Texas, where SXSW is held each spring Bloc Party performing at Stubbs BBQ in 2007 Carrie Rodriguez, a SXSW 2007 performer Morrissey at SXSW 2006 South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of interactive, film, and music festivals and conferences that have taken place every spring in... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Travis County, Williamson County Government  - Mayor Will Wynn Area  - City  296. ... ...

The Gomez studio album "How We Operate" was released on May 2, 2006. The album's title track was featured in the Grey's Anatomy episode "Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response." On February 14, 2006 their song "Get Miles" was featured in the House episode Distractions, and on March 6, 2007 their song "See the World" was featured in the episode "Half-Wit". They were also one of the many bands featured on a John Lennon Tribute aired on BBC Radio2 to mark the 25th anniversary of the singer's death. Gomez performed "Hey Bulldog" by The Beatles, and "Instant Karma" by Lennon. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Greys Anatomy is a popular Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American primetime television medical drama. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... House, also known as House, M.D., is a critically-acclaimed American medical drama television series created by David Shore and executive produced by Shore and film director Bryan Singer. ... Distractions is the twelfth episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on February 14, 2006. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Hey Bulldog is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack album in 1969. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. ... Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) was John Lennons third solo single on Apple Records, and is notable for three reasons. ...

"How We Operate" is also the ending song to the remake of the cult classic "The Hitcher" and as the title music for the pilot episode of "The Riches"

A collection of A’s, B’s and rarities titled Five Men In A Hut (CD) was released on October 17, 2006. The two-disc album consists of released and unreleased tracks recorded under the Hut/Virgin label from 1998-2004. Track listing Disc 1 Whipping Piccadilly The Best In Town Catch Me Up Pick Up The Pieces Royalty We Havent Turned Around Coltrane (From Shot Shot, Part. ...

Gomez continues to tour, right now co-headlining a 2007 U.S. tour with label-mate Ben Kweller. At the end of March, the band will go solo with an Australian/New Zealand tour. Then in July Gomez will head back to the states headlining a second leg of their U.S. tour. Ben Kweller (born in San Francisco, California on June 16, 1981) is an American rock musician. ...

On Wednesday, April 18, 2007, Gomez performed in a concert that was streamed live via MSN Music. April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Personnel

• Ian Ball (vocals, guitar)
• Ben Ottewell (vocals, guitar)
• Paul Blackburn (bass)
• Tom Gray (vocals, guitar, keyboards)
• Olly Peacock (drums)

The lineup has not changed since the band's beginning in 1996. Instrumentalist Dajon Everett is listed as a de facto member of the band on their official website. De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...

Most Gomez songs feature more than one vocalist, but this is a breakdown of the lead vocalist on each track from the CD How We Operate [3]:

• Ian: Notice, Hamoa Beach, Charley Patton Songs, Cry On Demand
• Ben: See The World, How We Operate, Chasing Ghosts With Alcohol, Tear Your Love Apart, All Too Much
• Tom: girlshapedlovedrug, Woman! Man!, Don't Make Me Laugh

Discography

Albums

Cover	Title	Year	UK Chart	US Heatseeker	US Billboard 200
	Bring It On	1998	#11	-	-
	Liquid Skin	1999	#2	#30	-
	Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline	2000	#10	#44	-
	In Our Gun	2002	#8	#37	-
	Split the Difference	2004	#12	#11	#191
	Out West	2005	#145	#46	-
	How We Operate	2006	#69	#1	#106
	Five Men In A Hut (CD)	2006	TBA	TBA	TBA
	Five Men In A Hut (DVD)	2006	TBA	TBA	TBA

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EPs

• Machismo E.P. (May 2000) N/A
• Detroit Swing '66/Ping One Down (July 1 2002) N/A
• See The World E.P. (October 2006) N/A
• Girlshapedlovedrug E.P. (November 13 2006) N/A

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Singles

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External links

• Official Gomez website
• BBC Gomez biography
• NME Gomez page

• Gomez Are Your Friends
• Gomez collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
• Step Inside - the Gomez wiki
• Gomez at Musicmatch Guide
• The Citizen (South Africa) interview with Ian Ball: August 2006
• Lazy-i Interview: May 2006
• Gomez Interview on Music Towers
• Subculture Magazine Interview: July 2006
• All Music Guide Gomez article
• Interview with Blackie on Badvibes.net
• Interview with Ben Ottewell on ilikemusic.com
• Interview with Tom Gray on SomethingGlorious.com
• French Gomez website