Owen Jones is a Nottingham-based guitarist. His main styles are Rock, Jazz and Funk, but has experience in a wide range of other styles including Classical, Contemporary, Folk, Metal…and even Avant-garde.
Thriving on stage, Owen has performed in concerts across the United Kingdom, predominantly as a lead guitarist. He has also performed at festivals such as GosFest and Wickham Festival in 2013, as well as headlining RockFest in Plymouth in 2014. His position as guitarist in the university big band featured a wide range of concerts across Nottinghamshire, but also abroad: Belgium in 2015, and Slovenia and Croatia in 2016. In 2014 Owen travelled to New York to attend the first Vai Academy, where he was taught by guitar icons such as Steve Vai and Guthrie Govan.
Thriving on stage, Owen has performed in concerts across the United Kingdom, predominantly as a lead guitarist. He has also performed at festivals such as GosFest and Wickham Festival in 2013, as well as headlining RockFest in Plymouth in 2014. His position as guitarist in the university big band featured a wide range of concerts across Nottinghamshire, but also abroad: Belgium in 2015, and Slovenia and Croatia in 2016. In 2014 Owen travelled to New York to attend the first Vai Academy, where he was taught by guitar icons such as Steve Vai and Guthrie Govan.
Having achieved Grade 8 Distinction on the guitar at the age of 15, Owen is now a diploma-level guitar player. His attention to quality has not only taken to the stage and to grades, but also to the studio. He has done recordings for his own music, a variety of bands’ music…and even a demo for a TV theme tune. He also recorded the guitar part for a new musical, Dead, which premiered in Nottingham New Theatre in December 2016. Owen released his debut EP, Forwards, in December 2017, and is aiming towards releasing an album in 2024.
Originally from Hampshire, Owen moved to the Midlands in 2013 to study Music at the University of Nottingham. After graduating with First Class Honours, he was offered a scholarship to study an MA in Music, specialising in Contemporary Composition. Having now completed the MA with Distinction, Owen is now working as a freelance musician.
Originally from Hampshire, Owen moved to the Midlands in 2013 to study Music at the University of Nottingham. After graduating with First Class Honours, he was offered a scholarship to study an MA in Music, specialising in Contemporary Composition. Having now completed the MA with Distinction, Owen is now working as a freelance musician.