jeremiah garcia

I have been playing the guitar since as early as I can remember. My father taught me how to play and I haven't put the guitar down since. When my father passed away there were many other people that came into my life that were instrumental in shaping my musical style. As I grew older, I was privileged to play with some of the most talented musicians in Rochester, New York, and these experiences began to largely shape my songs.

Song writing became a passion of mine as a young teenager. When I was 19, I distinctly remember sitting at a Phil Wickham (National Christian recording artist) concert and thinking, "Wow, I would love to do what he is doing up on stage." From that point on it was almost as if God began giving me songs to write. I have heard comparisons of my music to those of artists such as: Shawn Mcdonald, Matt Kearney, Jack Johnson, and Jason Mraz, to name a few.

Like most artists, it is nearly impossible to continue in your craft without the support and encouragement from friends and listeners. I guess I got my start just playing in my friends house for anyone that was over and wanted to hear. As I began to meet more and more people, the overwhelming positive feedback is what kept pushing me to keep writing and performing. I recently competed in the Word CFA National Talent Search in Nashville, Tennessee. By God's grace I was able to win and I am now signed to a development deal with Word Label Group. I am excited for what God has in store next.

I want to be known as someone that writes about stuff that matters. Nothing makes me happier than when someone comes up to me to say, "Your music really inspires me to..." As long as God continues to inspire me to write, I am going to try to inspire others.