“He slaps, taps, and caresses his way to brilliance,” raves GUITAR WORLD. “Dawes is jaw dropping,” claims GUITAR PLAYER.
MIKE DAWES is hailed as one of the world's finest modern acoustic guitar players. He was voted 'Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World' by Total Guitar Magazine & MusicRadar twice consecutively (in both the 2017 & 2018 Readers' Polls), and has 3 additional 2nd place rankings. His solo music, littered with virtuoso nuances and micro-techniques, has seen him tour almost every continent on the planet. He has recorded with multiple GRAMMY® Award-Winning and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inducted artists, featured on international film and TV (including "Better Call Saul" and Sky TV's "Guitar Star") and achieved over 100 million music video hits online for his solo covers of songs including "Somebody That I Used to Know," "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room," "Jump," "One," as well as his originals "The Impossible," "Boogie Shred" & more. In 2016, Dawes become the first acoustic artist signed by DiMarzio, sharing a roster with the likes of John Petrucci, Steve Vai, and Joe Satriani.