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John Emil
John Emil, an accomplished singer/songwriter, guitarist, and a master of slide guitar, has delivered showstopping performances at major music festivals like the Telluride Blues and Brews Fest, the Lake Occonee Music Fest, the Florida and South Florida Folk Fests, and the Decatur Blues and Bluegrass Festival.
Equally adept with the acoustic Hawaiian lap steel guitar and dobro, Emil first appeared on the South Florida music scene in 2000. Fans hear haunting, subtle hints of Delta bluesmen Son House and Blind Willie Johnson, but Emil ultimately creates a unique style all his own by integrating country blues, folk, bluegrass and lush Hawaiian sounds into his repertoire.
Routinely taking the lost art of slide guitar in a new direction, Emil has composed a wealth of slide guitar tracks for media production libraries. His instrumental tracks have been published by LA Post Music in Los Angeles, Westar Music in Canada, and Strange Fruit in South Africa. Emil recently became the first American musician to be published by London’s KPM, one of the world’s largest production libraries. Among the many television and cable network shows Emil has supplied music for are “Dateline,” Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations,” CMT’s “Cribs,” and several international wildlife and nature documentaries.
John Emil performs Sunday, July 10 and Sunday, July 24 at the Beach Shack (1 Minutemen Cswy., Cocoa Beach; 783-2250). Shows begin at 6 p.m. To learn more about his music, visit www.myspace.com/johnemilmusic - Beachside Resident Cocoa Beach
Unique slide guitarist takes stage at the Monkey Barrel
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John Emil
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Where: The Monkey Barrel, 115 Washington St., Gainesville
How much: Free
More info: 770-287-0970
By Kristen Morales
kmorales@gainesvilletimes.com
POSTED July 16, 2008 10:03 p.m.
John Emil takes guitar playing personally.
Originally a fan of the acoustic guitar and dobro, Emil discovered his own unique style simply by hearing another man's slide guitar.
Emil, who will bring his dobro and acoustic Hawaiian lap steel style to the Monkey Barrel on Saturday night, was inspired when he found out about the slide guitar style used by Kelly Joe Phelps, a nationally recognized "tunesmith" who plays in the style of lap steel guitar, only on a jumbo acoustic.
"When I heard his playing I was just floored by it, and I found out he was playing lap steel style but on a jumbo acoustic guitar," Emil said. "He had what's like a regular Gibson guitar set up for a lap style."
While he couldn't find the specific kind of guitar, Emil did find a copy of a 1920s Weissenborn guitar. So, he began retooling his playing, holding the instrument like a regular guitar, playing it with a slide and infusing its sound with notes from the Mississippi Delta, bluegrass and the lush landscapes of Hawaii.
Emil moved up to Atlanta from South Florida, where he had already made a name for himself among folk and guitar festivals. He also does some session work for a company based in London called KPM, which does music for films, commercials and background music.
"Sometimes they send me little clips and they want me to play slide guitar over it," he said.
As for Saturday, Emil said music fans can expect "some fantastic slide guitar playing."
- Gainesville Times, GA
Discography
Past Performances:
2012 Zoetemeer Blues Festival - Zoetemeer, Netherlands, Europe
2012 Bangor On Dee Blues and Real Ale Festiavl - Bangor, Wales, UK
2012 Atlanta Dogwood Festival - Main Stage- Atlanta, GA
2012 Charlotte Harbor Chili Blues Festival - Punta Gorda, FL
2011 Southern Rising Music Festival - Tallahasee, FL
2011 Riverfest - Marianna, FL
2011 Red White and Boom Festival - Maggie Valley, NC
2011 Titusville Live - Titusville, FL
2011 Blues Brews and BBQ - Titusville, FL
2010 Creekside Festival - Flagler County, FL
2010,11 Halifax Art Festival - Daytona, FL
2010 Titusville Bluegrass festival and Car Show - Titusville,
2010 DeLand Fall Festival - DeLand, FL
2010 Creekside Festival, Flagler County FL
2010 Halifax Art Fest, Daytona FL
2009,2010,11 Bluffton Arts and Seafood Fest, Bluffton SC
2008, 09 Avondale Arts Fest , Avondale GA
2009 Decatur BBQ and Blues fest
2009,2010 Alpharetta Arts Street Fest , Alpharetta GA
2009 Jaspers Blues on the
Marsh, Ridgeland SC
2008 Dream Acres Music Festival, Pleasent Hill NC
2008 Bluffton Arts and Seafood Festival, Bluffton SC
2007 Rockhill Downtown Blues Festival, Rockhill SC
2007 Blue Sky Concerts, Decatur GA
2007 Headliner for Yellow Daisy Festival, Stone Mountain GA
2007 Corks and Forks Festival, Grant Park Atlanta, GA
2007 Arts in Hartwell Festival, Hartwell, GA
2007 Avondale Estates Art Festival , Avondale GA
2006 Atlanta BBQ Blues and Bluegrass Festival, GA
2006 Lake Oconee Music Festival, GA
USA Songwriters Showcase, FL
02,04,05 South Florida Folk Festival, Ft Lauderdale FL
2005 Telluride Blues and Brews Festival, Telluride CO
2005 Midwest Music Summit, Idianapolis IN
2005,2006 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs FL
02 Ft Lauderdale Blues Festival, FL
03,04 Lumpy Sue Acoustic Festival, N Miami FL
04,05 Tobacco Road Medical Benifit, Miami Fl
04,05 Everglades Benifit, Miami FL
2012 UK Europe tour:
Brasenose Arms - Cropredy, UK
Tilt Bar - Nottingham, UK
Green Hill and Dudleston Heath Working Mans Club - Dudleston Heath,UK
Redcar Blues Club - Redcar, UK
Malt Cross - Nottingham, UK
Filthy Mcnastys - London, UK
Cafe Portico - Lincoln, UK
Cafe De Harmonie - Edam, Netherlands
Culturrhuis - Heerlen, Netherlands
Cafe Boulevard - Den Bosch, Netherlands
De Bunker - Germert, Netherlands
Le Parc - Liege, Belgium
Het Keizershof - Turnhout , Belgium
Cafe De Wijnhaven - Delft, Netherlands
Groen Koffiehuis - Geldorp, Nethertlands
Cafe Averechts - Utrecht, Netherlands
Jack of the Wood,Ashville NC
Mo Daddys - Ashville, NC
Ella's Folk Art Cafe - Tampa, FL
Dunedin Brewery - Dunedin, FL
Beach Shack Blues Bar - Cocoa Beach, FL
Satchels - Gainesville, FL
Pirates Cove - Josaphine, AL
The Shed - Mobile, AL
The Ale and The Witch - St Petersberg, FL
Buckingham Blues Bar - Ft Myers, FL
Ice House Pub - Punta Gorda, FL
Mojo #4 - Jacksonville, FL
Blowin Smoke BBQ - Savannah, GA
Mama Rues Blues Garden - Pawleys Island, SC
Little Good Bar - Goodland, FL
Herbs Limestone - Limestone, FL
Bean Street,Ashville NC
Ravens Moon,Weverville NC
Black Mountain Music Hall,Black Mountain NC
Be Here Now,Ashville NC
Town Pump,Black Mountain NC
Featured 4 times on Folk & Acoustic Radio WLRN 91.3FM, Miami FL
Featured 2 times on The Sunday Blues with Dar 88.5FM, Sunrise FL
Live with Jack Albert WFAC 106.3 Clewiston FL
University of Miami, Miami FL
Miami Dade Community College South, Miami FL
The Bamboo Room, Lake Worth FL
Igots Martini Bar, Lake Worth FL
Coco Walk, Miami FL
Las Olas Riverfront Gazebo, Ft Lauderdale FL
Treasure Trove, Ft Lauderdale FL
Beach Place, Ft Lauderdale FL
Himarshe Side Bar, Ft Lauderdale FL
East City Grill, Weston FL
Main Street Cafe, Homested FL
The Wallflower Gallery, Miami FL
Oharas Jazz Club, Hollywood FL
Tobacco Road, Miami FL
Churchills Pub, Miami FL
The Upper Room, Indianapolis IN
The Rathskeller, Indianapolis IN
The Crimson moon, Dahlonega GA
Smiths Olde Bar, Atlanta GA
Martys, Birmingham AL
Summer concert series, Dahlonega GA
Swallow at the Hollow, Roswell GA
Village Veranda, Alpharetta GA
L5P Corner Tavern, Atlanta GA
East Point Corner Tavern, Atlanta GA
Dixie Tavern, Marrietta GA
Music On The Square, LaFayette GA
Twains, Decatur GA
Pawleys Island Tavern, Pawleys Island SC
Fiery Rons Home Team BBQ, Charleston SC
Guys Gumbo Shack, Fairhope AL
Moes BBQ and Blues Review, Daphne AL
The Blues Tavern, Mobile AL
Cd featured on WUTC, Chattanooga TN
Cd Featured on WJCS, Rockhill SC
Cd featured on Across The Tracks PBS 106.7FM, Australia
CD Featured on BCB Radio 106.6FM, London UK
NBC's "Dateline"
Travel Channel "Anthony Bourdains No Reservations The US Southwest" and " NYC Outer Boroughs",
MSNBC's "Kindness of Strangers",
Travel Channel " Golf Getaways Pebble Beach"
Canadas " CBC News Sunday",
Canadas "Point"
Irelands "Vets on Call 4"
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John Emil, an accomplished singer/songwriter, guitarist, and a master of slide guitar, has delivered showstopping performances at major music festivals like the Telluride Blues and Brews Fest, the Lake Occonee Music Fest, the Florida and South Florida Folk Fests, the Decatur Blues and Bluegrass Festival, 2012 Zoetemeer Blues Festival in the Netherlands, and the 2012 Bangor On Dee Blues and Real Ale Festival - Bangor, UK.
Equally adept with the acoustic Hawaiian lap steel guitar and dobro, Emil first appeared on the South Florida music scene in 2000. Fans hear haunting, subtle hints of Delta bluesmen Son House and Blind Willie Johnson, but Emil ultimately creates a unique style all his own by integrating country blues, folk, bluegrass and lush Hawaiian sounds into his repertoire.
Routinely taking the lost art of slide guitar in a new direction, Emil has composed a wealth of slide guitar tracks for media production libraries. His instrumental tracks have been published by LA Post Music in Los Angeles, Westar Music in Canada, and Strange Fruit in South Africa. Emil recently became the first American musician to be published by London’s KPM, one of the world’s largest production libraries. Among the many television and cable network shows Emil has supplied music for are “Dateline,” Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations,” CMT’s “Cribs,” and several international wildlife and nature documentaries.
In 2008, Johns slide guitar tracks were performed on the following television and cable network shows;
NBC's "Dateline"
CMT "Cribs" episode 203
Animal Planet "Madman of the Sea"
Travel Channel "Anthony Bourdains No Reservations The US Southwest"
Travel Channel "Anthony Bourdains No Reservations
New York Outer Boroughs
Travel Channel "Anthony Bourdains No Reservations
The Ozarks
MSNBC's "Kindness of Strangers"
Travel Channel " Golf Getaways Pebble Beach"
Canadas " CBC News Sunday"
Canadas "Point"
Canadas " C Est Ca La Vie"
Irelands "Living The Wildlife"
UK "Ross Nobles Australian Trip"
Irelands "Vets on Call 4"
Johns music has been featured on radio stations as Across The Tracks 106.7 FM Australia , BCB Radio 106.6 FM London, WLRN 91.3 FM Miami , Sunday Blues with Dar 88.5 FM Sunrise FL and WUTC FM 88.1 Chatanooga TN.
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