Some guys pick up a guitar because it looks cool, some think it will make them more popular (I was one of them, it didn’t work), and others lose themselves in it from the first moment they hold it. Then, there are those rare chosen few who, even as infants, couldn’t fall asleep without a guitar pick in hand. John Romeo is one of those few.

John’s passion for the guitar started at an early age when he was attracted to his dad’s guitar collection and yearned to make them sing like his father. Over the years, his commitment to pure tone has seen him develop into one of the greatest wielders of the mythical axe in this fine city of ours. From the late 90s onwards, when most guys were fantasising about singers such as Cosima Devito, Melissa Tkautz and Jessica Mauboy, John was onstage with them, as guitarist and Music Director.