BIO

David Gogo has six JUNO Award nominations, has been named Guitarist Of The Year three times at the Maple Blues Awards, was named Musician Of The Year at the West Coast Music Awards, won Blues Recording Of The Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, and received the Great Canadian Blues Award for his lifetime contribution to the blues in Canada as voted by the listeners of CBC’s Saturday Night Blues. He has performed on stage with the likes of BB King, Johnny Winter, Albert Collins, Bo Diddley, and Otis Rush. He has been chosen to open shows for ZZ Top, George Thorogood, The Tragically Hip, Little Feat, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray, Robin Trower and Wishbone Ash. His songs are featured in films and television and have been covered by a variety of artists, most notably Buddy Guy.

David Gogo on his new album YEAH!:

I have recorded many albums, worked with many talented people, and had a lot of fun, but this album is my favourite to date.

I decided to leave my comfort zone and head to Ontario to work and stay at The Ganaraska Recording Co., surrounded by powdery snow and vintage guitars. In fact, I only used my guitar on one track, the rest belonged to the studio. I asked producer Steve Marriner to assemble a group of musicians for the project and he chose well. It’s difficult to soar like an eagle when you are messing around with turkeys and I always surround myself with the best talent possible. This group, comprised of Steve Marriner, Jimmy Bowskill and Gary Craig, was a pleasure to create with — top-notch performers and super cool to hang with.

I feel that the new songs are very strong and there was such a great vibe in the studio. Though it was a relaxed and supportive environment, we worked at a quick rate and utilized plenty of first or second takes to keep the live energy happening!