RONS GEMINI

Live

Music

A multi-instrumentalist born in the Philippines, Rons Gemini carried music around the world before it ever became a job: voice, guitar and a new instrument at every stop, the journey starts far from here.

For a while he settled in the Maldives, fronting one of the archipelago's most in-demand bands, on stage at its most exclusive resorts — a different international crowd every night, the same intensity expected regardless.

Then Italy, where he brings the same talent to public and private events, live, solo or with the band. And the guitars — beyond playing them, he builds them by hand too, one at a time.

Read about his music →He also builds the guitars he plays →See the dates

Live, Milan — voice and guitar

In progress, Milan workshop

In the workshop

Lutherie

Every guitar is built one at a time, never in series: the wood is chosen by hand, the neck shaped to the hands that will play it, the finish laid on with a cloth, coat after coat, until the wood's own colour comes through on its own.

The workshop isn't only for building: it repairs what others would give up on, and the same hands that carve a neck also stitch leather and fabric — bags included — with the same care for every material.

For anyone who wants more than a guitar bought off the shelf: guided, step-by-step courses to build with your own hands the guitar you'll play for years.

Read about his guitars →The same hands play live too →Commission a guitar

On tour