Mastering Two-Handed Percussive Techniques By Mike Dawes Learn how to emulate the sounds of a kick drum, snare drum and everything in between on an acoustic guitar.
How to Combine Melody, Chords and Percussive Sounds By Mike Dawes Learn how to develop a melody and harmonic framework coupled with fingerstyle ideas and percussive elements.
How to Develop a Simple Melodic Idea By Mike Dawes Learn how to put the melody first when writing a piece.
Watch Mike Dawes' New "Encomium (Reverie)" Video By Jackson Maxwell The lovely video for the opening track on Dawes' 2017 album, 'Era,' was directed by Merrick Winter.
On 'Era,' Mike Dawes Takes a Fingerstyle Journey, Literally and Figuratively By Adam Perlmutter Several years ago, U.K.-based fingerstyle virtuoso Mike Dawes was visiting a lavatory at New York’s Blue Note, the venerable jazz club, when inspiration struck.
Watch Mike Dawes' Incredible Acoustic Cover of Metallica's "One" By Guitar World Staff To celebrate the upcoming September 15 release of his latest album ERA, guitarist (and frequent Guitar Worldcolumnist) Mike Dawes posted this solo-acoustic performance of Metallica's "One."
How to Create Independent Polyrhythms By Mike Dawes Back in my October 2016 column, I detailed some of the concepts I utilize in the song “The Impossible,” from my album What Just Happened.
Boogie Shred: Exploring Percussive Acoustic Guitar Techniques By Mike Dawes People often ask me how to play "Boogie Shred" from my album What Just Happened?
Watch Solo Guitarist Mike Dawes Cover Periphery's "Scarlet" By Damian Fanelli Taking a few days off from his three-year-long world tour, solo guitarist Mike Dawes hasrevealed his new video cover of "Scarlet"by progressive metal titansPeriphery.
Watch Solo Guitarist Mike Dawes Cover Periphery's "Scarlet" By Damian Fanelli Taking a few days off from his three-year-long world tour, solo guitarist Mike Dawes hasrevealed his new video cover of "Scarlet"by progressive metal titansPeriphery.
