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SUMMARY:An Evening with Mike Dawes
DESCRIPTION:This show is part of the Jammin Java/Union Stage Presents 25t
 h anniversary concert series! Join us in celebrating 25 years\, and chec
 k out our commemorative merch at the Union Stage Presents 25th anniversa
 ry Gift Shop! Mike Dawes “HE’S ONE OF THE FINEST I’VE EVER HEARD” – Rick
  Beato Mike Dawes is an English guitarist known for composing\, arrangin
 g\, and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single guitar. He 
 is regarded as one of the world’s most creative modern fingerstyle guita
 rists\, with a repertoire spanning original viral videos and popular arr
 angements\, alongside mainstream chart success performing with Justin Ha
 yward of The Moody Blues. Dawes was named ‘Best Acoustic Guitarist in th
 e World’ two years in a row (2017 & 2018) by Total Guitar Magazine & Mus
 icRadar reader polls\, with numerous 2nd place rankings in the proceedin
 g years. YouTube personality Rick Beato named Mike ‘one of the finest ac
 oustic guitar players in the world.’ His debut release\, a solo guitar a
 rrangement of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know\,’ quickly became a 
 viral hit with tens of millions of views on YouTube. This success has be
 en duplicated and expanded upon numerous times since with songs like ‘On
 e\,’ ‘The Impossible\,’ and ‘Jump’ across multiple video platforms. His 
 reputation has invited him opportunities to collaborate with GRAMMY Awar
 d-winning artists such as Tommy Emmanuel\, with whom he recorded the due
 t record ‘Accomplice Vol. 3\,’ and the GRAMMY-nominated metal band Perip
 hery\, with whom Mike joined on their 2024 double single release.Mike is
  featured on multiple Justin Hayward live releases\, including Spirits…L
 ive\, which debuted at #2 on the US Billboard Chart. Dawes also has a st
 rong reputation as an educator\, acting as a columnist for Guitar World 
 and Acoustic Guitar magazines\, as well as teaching guitar masterclasses
  all over the world\, creating apps\, publishing degree-level literature
 \, appearing as a TV judge on SKY TV’s ‘Guitar Star\,’ and more. Recentl
 y\, he contributed electric guitars to Mentrix and Gareth Croker’s stunn
 ing soundtrack to Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown\, with othe
 r session work featured on TV shows such as AMC’s Better Call Saul. Mike
 ’s passion\, however\, is performing. He has shared the stage with acts 
 as diverse as Tommy Emmanuel\, Christopher Cross\, Periphery\, The Arist
 ocrats\, Justin Hayward\, and the Athens State Orchestra in 2023 alone. 
 His third studio album\, Galactic Acid\, is anticipated for release in A
 ugust 2024.\n\nTickets: https://www.facebook.com/mikedawesofficial\n\nht
 tps://findlocal.community/event/f7f147a9-866d-4a42-aa7e-6b39f68b7f4f
LOCATION:Jammin' Java\, Vienna\, VA
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/f7f147a9-866d-4a42-aa7e-6b39f68b7f4
 f
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