ABOUT

Jamie Gale is a curator, commentator, and podcast host working at the intersection of guitar culture, design, and innovation. He is the host of the Life With Strings Attached podcast, where he explores the ideas, people, and disciplines shaping the future of musical instruments.

For more than two decades, Jamie has contributed to global conversations around guitar design and culture through writing, public discussion, and invited panels. His work and perspective have been featured at leading institutions and events, including the Harvard Graduate School of Design, The NAMM Show, Mondo.NYC, and La Biennale di Venezia.

Jamie’s career spans nearly every corner of the guitar world — from touring musician to roles in retail, distribution, manufacturing, consulting, and international curation. This breadth gives him a multi-dimensional understanding of how instruments are designed, built, marketed, experienced, and valued.

As the curator of the internationally touring Boutique Guitar Showcase, Jamie travels annually to more than 25 cities across a dozen countries, maintaining close relationships with makers, players, retailers, and industry leaders. These experiences directly inform his work supporting builders and organizations in developing authentic brands, sustainable businesses, and meaningful connections with their audiences.

Today, Jamie collaborates across disciplines — from music and design to neuroscience and engineering — contributing to conversations that expand how instruments are understood as cultural and human-centered objects. Through his speaking, consulting, curatorial work, and ongoing media projects, he continues to advocate for the creativity, craft, and culture that define the global guitar community.

Jamie also works with guitar makers and music brands through consulting and strategic advising. To contact Jamie Gale for consulting services, please complete the consulting enquiry form on this site.