Mike Dawes: Difference between revisions

{{short description|English guitarist (born 1989)}}

{{BLP primary sources|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| background = person

| occupation = {{flatlist|

* Musician

}}

| instrument = Guitar

| years_active = 2012–present

| current_member_of = Nik Mystery

| past_member_of =

}}

 

 

==Career==

 

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 Acoustic Guitar Forum franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acousticgallery.com/|title=Acoustic Gallery - Home|website=Acousticgallery.com|accessdate=22 April 2018}}</ref>

==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 using 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 uses #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==

===Studio albums===

====Solo====

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*Released: 9 April 2013

*Format: [[Music download|digital download]]

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*Released: 15 September 2017

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*Released: 23 September 2022

*Label: CGP Sounds

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*Released: 23 October 2020

*Label: Qten

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*Released: 1 January 2009

*Label: Self-released

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! scope="row"| "The Impossible"

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| 2014

| rowspan=2 {{N/A|Non-album single}}

! scope="row"| "The Impossible (Live)"

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! scope="row"| "[[Jump (Van Halen song)|Jump]]"

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| ''Push''{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Push'' is the name of a two-song single.}}

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| rowspan=3| 2021

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| rowspan=2| 2023

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!scope="col" style="width:18em;"|Title

! scope="row"| "Melancholia"

| 2017

| ''Yetzer Hara''

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| Mike Dawes

| ''Acoustic Guitar Forum No. 5''

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* ''The Story Behind Nights in White Satin'' DVD/Blu-ray (Justin Hayward) February 2015: Dawes performs acoustic guitar.<ref name="justinhayward.com"/>

* ''Spirits Live in Atlanta'' DVD/Blu-ray (Justin Hayward) August 2014: Dawes performs electric and acoustic guitar; additional clips of original music. "Spirits... Live" entered the US ''Billboard'' charts at #2.

 

==References==

[[Category:Living people]]

[[Category:21st-century British guitarists]]

[[Category:English male guitarists]]

[[Category:English rock guitarists]]

[[Category:Fingerstyle guitarists]]