Mike Dawes with Special Guest Christie Lenée at The Musical Instrument Museum
Schedule
Fri Aug 16 2024 at 07:30 pm
Location
Musical Instrument Museum - MIM | Paradise Valley, AZ
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Taking percussive fingerstyle technique to new heights.—Guitar World
Mike Dawes is an English guitarist known for composing, arranging, and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single guitar. He is regarded as one of the world’s most creative modern fingerstyle guitarists, with a repertoire featuring original viral videos and popular arrangements. He has also seen mainstream chart success performing with Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues.
Dawes was named “Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World” in 2017 and 2018 by reader polls in Total Guitar and MusicRadar. His debut release, a solo guitar arrangement of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” quickly became a viral hit with tens of millions of views on YouTube, a success duplicated and expanded upon numerous times since.
His third studio album will be released in 2024.
“Best Acoustic Guitarists in the World Right Now”
(Guitar World Magazine):
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-best-acoustic-guitarists-in-the-world-right-now
“Acoustic Guitarist of the Year” and celebrated singer/songwriter Christie Lenée is more than a musician – she’s an experience. Symphonic compositions flow from her fingertips effortlessly, with sound ranging from transcendental folk-pop to virtuosic instrumentals.
Christie has been described as “Dave Matthews meets Joni Mitchell and Michael Hedges,” integrating melodic pop lyricism with catchy hooks and percussive, harmonic textures. Since achieving 1st place at the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in 2017, her captivating performances have been seen on stages with Tommy Emmanuel, Tim Reynolds (Dave Matthews Band), Andy McKee, Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), Melissa Etheridge, Antigone Rising, Kaki King, Jake Shimabukuro and Christopher Cross to name a few.
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Where is it happening?
Musical Instrument Museum - MIM, 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050-6920, United States,Phoenix, Arizona, Paradise ValleyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
