Jay Watson

Jay Watson
Watson in 2011
Background information
Also known as	GUM / Gumby
Born	Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
Origin	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Genres	Psychedelic rock, alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, dream pop, psychedelic pop, space rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, drums, bass, synthesizer, piano, organ
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Spinning Top Records p(doom)
Member of	Pond Tame Impala (touring member)

Jay Wesley Watson is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a touring member of the psychedelic rock band Tame Impala and as a co-founder of the psychedelic rock/pop band Pond, with whom he's recorded ten albums. Watson also records solo material under the name GUM and, as of 2023, has released six studio albums under this name. In addition, he sometimes collaborates with fellow Pond member James Ireland as the duo GUM & Ginoli, remixing songs originally recorded by a variety of different artists, and occasionally contributes production and mixing to the solo projects of fellow Pond members as well as other local Perth musicians.