Residential Acoustic Guitar Workshop “The Boot Camp” Turracher Höhe, Austria, July 10th – 16th 2012 A week-long intensive guitar experience on the top of the world – probably the closest that musicians will ever come to high-altitude training! Instruction by Thomas Leeb with special guest Jacques Stotzem and more to...
Read More…putting the ‘camp’ back in ‘boot camp’… June 1st – 3rd @ Thomas’ home in Val Verde, CA Join us for the very first guitar workshop at Thomas’ home in Val Verde, California and learn Leeb grooves during a week-end in June, camping out at the Leeb ranch. This is a very...
Read Moreanother NAMM show has come and gone. As far as I can remember, this is now my tenth time attending this show. I thought that was pretty remarkable until I met somebody who’s been going to it since the year I was born! This annual event is for two reasons: on one side you get to see and test the newest gear out there which can be a lot of fun...
Read MoreThe first episode of the Leeb video tutorial series is now online. My old friend “Äkäskero” takes the plunge and Asha will follow after in a week or so. I am excited about being able to offer these videos for instant download – have a look!
Read MoreHello all! I’ve been enjoying my time at home with wife and child, the old mutt and a new one! Enough time has passed since we have finished construction of the house that we actually get to enjoy it and I feel I’m back in the groove. There’s a really really fun bouncy tune I just finished writing today… My office/studio...
Read MoreAll the concerts in Austria went well, most spectacularly the Vienna Fingerstyle Guitar Festival, which I got to headline this year! It was great to catch up with some of the ‘old greats’ and meet some new, fresh faces on the scene. There’s one more gig tonight in Graz, then I’m spending tomorrow at Musikhaus Hofer, getting...
Read More…aaalmost done packing – it’s interesting that a process that took hours when I started touring is now compressed into a half hour of madness. Travelling gets easier the more you do it. And more tedious in some ways, but that’s another story. LAX-MUC, then picking up the rental car, a two-hour to stay with friends and then...
Read MoreAll good things take time / better late than never! The new album is finally out, boasting fifteen new tracks of Leeb on his signature and baritone Lowdens and wonderful artwork by Patricia Hardmeier-Leeb. It has already received a wonderful quote by my colleague/friend/guitar hero Alex DeGrassi: “Thomas Leeb harnesses his trademark raw...
Read MoreAfter ten years of faithful service, my old do-it-yourself thomasleeb.com has been laid to rest and I’m proud to present thomasleeb.com in a professional new look and with a bunch of new features. The Pixel Flow have been wonderful in getting this page on it’s feet. You can now comment, ‘like’, buy and download music...
Read More…in case you were wondering: no, I haven’t fallen in a ditch somewhere! It’s been a busy few months at the construction site of our home since I came back from the fall tour. While I am enjoying the hands-on aspect of things, I am very much looking forward to getting my life back! I decided to skip the spring tour this year and...
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