Max Gomez

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Singer-songwriter Max Gomez grew up in Taos, New Mexico, under the influence of country blues. His song "Make It Me" gained over two million listeners on Spotify alone, and he has shared billing with Shawn Mullins, James McMurtry, Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin and John Hiatt. He also produces the Red River Folk Festival.

Singer-songwriter Max Gomez grew up in Taos, New Mexico, where he fell under the influence of country blues early on. He apprenticed in the musical micro-climate of northern New Mexico, where troubadours like Michael Martin Murphey and Ray Wylie Hubbard helped foster a Western folk sound both cosmic and cowboy. His debut album Rule The World (2013, New West Records) received critical acclaim, and his EP Me and Joe (2017, Brigadoon Records) included "Make It Me," which gained over two million listeners on Spotify alone. Gomez has shared billing on hundreds of stages with Shawn Mullins, James McMurtry, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Patty Griffin and John Hiatt, and Billboard says his "old soul" voice and lyrics call to mind Jackson Browne and John Prine. He also produces the Red River Folk Festival, held annually in late September in Red River, NM. He tours in support of his album Memory Mountain.

Growing up in Taos, New Mexico Singer/Songwriter Max Gomez fell under the influence of country blues early on and developed a songwriting style that is uniquely his. As a budding performer, Max apprenticed in the rarefied musical micro-climate of northern New Mexico, where troubadours like Michael Martin Murphey and Ray Wylie Hubbard helped foster a Western folk sound that is both cosmic and cowboy.

His debut album Rule The World (2013, New West Records) received critical acclaim upon release, and his subsequent EP, Me and Joe (2017, Brigadoon Records) contained a freshly minted classic, “Make It Me,” which gained over two million listeners on Spotify alone. Gomez has shared billing on hundreds of stages with stalwarts of the genre like Shawn Mullins, James McMurtry, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Patty Griffin, and John Hiatt. Judging by the company he keeps, Gomez is positioned to emerge as a prominent voice of Americana’s next generation.

Along with his own musical ventures, Gomez produces the Red River Folk Festival, a boutique event held annually in late September in the musical mountain village of Red River, NM.

Max is currently on tour in support of his album Memory Mountain.