Lee John Blackmore is a British musician and guitarist whose career was forged in the real-world grit of the early 2000s. Long before the internet reshaped the industry, he was earning his stripes in vans, rehearsal rooms, and small studios working as a guitar technician and learning how music is built, broken, and fixed. That hands-on foundation still defines his approach.

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While widely recognised for his YouTube guitar education work, which spans over a decade and a community of more than half a million subscribers, Lee John treats the digital space as an extension of the same no-nonsense craftsmanship he came up with. He is not interested in posturing. He is interested in what works.

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His creative life moves across disciplines with a singular focus on the ‘make’. As a writer and recorder, his compositions are licensed for television worldwide, reflecting a sound refined by years of production. This sensibility carries into his film and photography, where he directs music videos and produces work centred on composition, pacing, and atmosphere. The same logic applies to design and renovation projects: process, materials, and function dictate the form.

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In recent years, his live performances have returned to the source, stripped-down, local, and direct. It is a deliberate shift toward small-scale collaborations and honest music-making.

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Based in southwest France, Lee John balances studio work with raising a family and ongoing renovation. Much of his time is spent between the coastline, woodland, and mountains. These landscapes provide rhythm and perspective.

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Whether recording, filming, or building, the aim remains the same. Strip away the noise, focus on the craft, and keep the work honest.