SINGER, SONGRWRITER GUNNAR GEHL ON “FOR YOUR LOVE,” HIS INSPIRATIONS, JOHN MAYER AND HUCKLEBERRY FINN

During quarantine, we asked rising singer, songwriter GUNNAR GEHL about his music, his process, where he gets his inspirations from, and what keeps him busy during quarantine. Check out the video interview below.

Where do you get your music inspirations from?

I grew up listening to a lot of John Mayer. Which is where a lot of my guitar influencess come from. Also I grew up with my parents listening to classic rock music. And I have sisters who are about a year younger than me who listen to the pop of pop music. Like Hannah Montana in the day…One Direction. Pop Music growing up.

And so I found this lane of pop-rock because of what my parents listen to and what my sisters listen to is kind of like my lane now.    

The artist released his single “For Your Love” a few months back and the powerful love anthem serves as Gunnar’s first release since signing with leading entertainment companies Big Machine Label Group (Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, Florida Georgia Line, Sheryl Crow) and SB Projects (Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, J Balvin). 

Gunnar is known to his fans for showcasing his gift for crafting bright melodies, arena-ready choruses, and lyrics both intensely personal and infinitely relatable.

Just over a year ago, he hit the stage for his official live debut, blowing the doors off Seattle’s 1,000-capacity Neptune Theatre opening for PRETTYMUCH. 

Around the same time, he released a couple of his songs online, including “Ocean Blue” and “Heartbeat,” which quickly racked up over a million streams and had several major record labels calling. At just 19-years-old, Gunnar is working around the clock with a collection of hit songwriter-producers including Julian Bunetta and John Ryan as well as The Monsters & Strangerz, among others. With a strong social media following and often being compared to Shawn Mendes, it is no doubt that the young artist is well on his way.

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