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'''Mike Dawes''' (born 21 July 1989) is an English [[fingerstyle guitar]] player known for composing, arranging, and performing multiple parts simultaneously on the guitar.

== Biography Career==

Dawes experimented with keyboards before picking up his first electric guitar, at age twelve.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mikedawes.com/about |title=ArchivedMike copyDawes &#124; Fingerstyle Guitarist |accessdate=2013-01-29 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130216111610/http://mikedawes.com/about |archivedate=2013-02-16 February 2013 }}</ref> He switched to [[steel-string acoustic guitar]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.truthinshredding.com/2012/09/mike-dawes-candyrats-acoustic-archer.html|title=Mike Dawes: Candyrat's acoustic archer!|website=Truthinshredding.com|date=16 September 2012 |accessdate=22 April 2018}}</ref>

From late 2008 to late 2011, Dawes performed instrumental concerts at venues and festivals throughout the United Kingdom, both solo, and with a [[concert harp]] player. During this time, he performed alongside musicians including [[Seth Lakeman]], [[Tommy Emmanuel]], and [[Newton Faulkner]].<ref>Acoustic Magazine Issue 70</ref> In 2009, he released an independent EP titled ''Reflections'', as well as gaining features on two discs in the AGF (Acoustic Guitar Forum) franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acousticgallery.com/|title=Acoustic Gallery - Home|website=Acousticgallery.com|accessdate=22 April 2018}}</ref>

In 2012, Dawes signed with Wisconsin-based [[CandyRat Records]].<ref name="candyrat.com">{{cite web|url=http://candyrat.com/|title=Home -– CandyRat Records|website=Candyrat.com|accessdate=22 April 2018}}</ref> He released a technically virtuosic arrangement of "[[Somebody That I Used to Know]]" by [[Gotye]] on 19 June.<ref name="candyrat.com"/> [[MSN News]] and [[Reddit]] featured him on the front page of their websites. Gotye ([[Walter De Backer]]) himself publicly praised the arrangement: "It's a really beautiful piece of music. It's wonderfully arranged. It's just a fantastic piece of music. I also like the instrumental interpretation because it gives a different perspective on the musical arrangement. It's not about how somebody's voice transmits the story of the relationship."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livemusicguide.com/blog/featured-interviews/lmg-interview-with-gotye.html |title=ArchivedLMG copyInterview with Gotye &#124; Featured Interviews |accessdate=2013-01-29 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003222009/http://www.livemusicguide.com/blog/featured-interviews/lmg-interview-with-gotye.html |archivedate=3 October 2013-10-03 }}</ref>

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== Influences and gear ==

Dawes is heavily influenced by folk, pop, and rock music as well as other fingerstyle players such as [[Michael Hedges]], [[Pierre Bensusan]],<ref name="nwoag.com"/> and Eric Roche. In 2017, he performed withusing Andreas Cuntz and Nick Benjamin guitars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playsthis.com/Mike-Dawes/|title=Mike Dawes Plays This|website=Playsthis.com|accessdate=22 April 2018}}</ref> He owns and performs withuses #100 and #138 Benjamin guitars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.benjaminguitars.co.uk|title=Benjamin Guitars: Acoustic Guitars Handmade by Luthier Nick Benjamin|website=Benjaminguitars.co.uk|accessdate=22 April 2018}}</ref> He also uses [[D'Addario (manufacturer)|D'Addario]] strings,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daddario.com/|title=D'Addario|website=Daddario.com}}</ref> DiMarzio pickups,<ref name="dimarzio.com"/> G7th capos,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.g7th.com/|title=G7th, The Capo Company|website=G7th.com}}</ref> and the Tonewood Amp device.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

== Awards Tuition==

===SoloStudio albums===

====Studio albumsSolo====

====EPsCollaborations====

====SinglesLive albums====

====Other appearances=EPs===

== External links ==

[[Category:21st-century BritishEnglish male musicians]]