John Floridis
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John Floridis

Missoula, Montana, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2014

Missoula, Montana, United States
Established on Jan, 2014
Solo Folk Rock

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"Quotes"

“It was a pleasure to witness such a passionate guitar driven songwriter whose work springs from such a musical landscape.”
-Patty Larkin
Vanguard Recording Artist-


“John’s music dances on the very tip of a needle stuck solidly between subtlety and power, and the beauty is in his ability to lean toward one side or the other at a finger snap.”
-Kelly Joe Phelps
Rykodisc Recording Artist-


“John Floridis was very inspiring. He plays so well.”
-Shawn Colvin
Grammy Award Winner
Sony Recording Artist-


“If I had your music implanted in my brain I think I would be so much happier, thinner, peaceful, richer, etc....it moves my blood.”
-Susan Gibson
Grammy Nominated Songwriter-


“Stellar guitar playing..fine melodic/harmonic sense and groovy rhythmic feel..songs that are thoughtful and evocative and a voice that’s soulful and strong.”
-Rich Middleton
Victory Review, Seattle, Wa.-


“Floridis pushes the folk guitar idiom to a level far beyond his contemporaries, always using technique as a tool rather than an end unto itself. A boatload of talent”
-John Bruening
Cleveland Free Times, Cleveland, Oh.-


“Citing influences from Hendrix to Segovia, Floridis is at once a virtuostic technician and passionate pop musician.”
-Nick Heil
The Pacific Inlander, Spokane, Wa.-


“Folk-rock that is hard to pigeon-hole. It has the complexity and subtleties of Shawn Colvin, but rocks harder...brings to mind Michael Hedges, but has more pop appeal and best of all, can be genuinely funky.”
-The Missoula Independent Missoula, Mt.-


“Floridis slaps his guitar into high octane frenzies but can also sing a moving lyric or pen a poignant ballad.”
-Michael Moore The Missoulian, Missoula, Mt.-


“A solid stage presence and a guitar technique that is innovative and downright stunning to witness.”
-Don McIvor Bridgerland Music Society, Logan, Ut.-


“The solo acoustic guitar selections are demonstrations of virtuosity like few of us have heard in Jackson Hole.”
-Tom Hacker Jackson Hole News, Jackson Hole, Wy.-


“Phenomenal Playing, writing and performing.”
-Micha Solomon President, Oasis Duplication-


“A world class songwriter with a larger than life guitar presence.
-Tom Garnsey
Vootie Productions, Bozeman, Mt. - JF


"Quotes"

“It was a pleasure to witness such a passionate guitar driven songwriter whose work springs from such a musical landscape.”
-Patty Larkin
Vanguard Recording Artist-


“John’s music dances on the very tip of a needle stuck solidly between subtlety and power, and the beauty is in his ability to lean toward one side or the other at a finger snap.”
-Kelly Joe Phelps
Rykodisc Recording Artist-


“John Floridis was very inspiring. He plays so well.”
-Shawn Colvin
Grammy Award Winner
Sony Recording Artist-


“If I had your music implanted in my brain I think I would be so much happier, thinner, peaceful, richer, etc....it moves my blood.”
-Susan Gibson
Grammy Nominated Songwriter-


“Stellar guitar playing..fine melodic/harmonic sense and groovy rhythmic feel..songs that are thoughtful and evocative and a voice that’s soulful and strong.”
-Rich Middleton
Victory Review, Seattle, Wa.-


“Floridis pushes the folk guitar idiom to a level far beyond his contemporaries, always using technique as a tool rather than an end unto itself. A boatload of talent”
-John Bruening
Cleveland Free Times, Cleveland, Oh.-


“Citing influences from Hendrix to Segovia, Floridis is at once a virtuostic technician and passionate pop musician.”
-Nick Heil
The Pacific Inlander, Spokane, Wa.-


“Folk-rock that is hard to pigeon-hole. It has the complexity and subtleties of Shawn Colvin, but rocks harder...brings to mind Michael Hedges, but has more pop appeal and best of all, can be genuinely funky.”
-The Missoula Independent Missoula, Mt.-


“Floridis slaps his guitar into high octane frenzies but can also sing a moving lyric or pen a poignant ballad.”
-Michael Moore The Missoulian, Missoula, Mt.-


“A solid stage presence and a guitar technique that is innovative and downright stunning to witness.”
-Don McIvor Bridgerland Music Society, Logan, Ut.-


“The solo acoustic guitar selections are demonstrations of virtuosity like few of us have heard in Jackson Hole.”
-Tom Hacker Jackson Hole News, Jackson Hole, Wy.-


“Phenomenal Playing, writing and performing.”
-Micha Solomon President, Oasis Duplication-


“A world class songwriter with a larger than life guitar presence.
-Tom Garnsey
Vootie Productions, Bozeman, Mt. - JF


Discography

Still working on that hot first release.

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Bio

John Floridis is a Missoula, Montana based guitarist, singer-songwriter and composer. He has been a resident in the "Big Sky" since 1993 having moved there from the strong shouldered, down-but-never-out city of Cleveland, Ohio. He has released 7 recordings mixing bluesy, folk-rock vocal tunes with adventurous solo acoustic guitar compositions. His most recent recording is “Live From 11th and Grant”, the soundtrack from his Northwest Emmy Award winning performance for the program of the same name produced on Montana PBS. The album features John in a trio setting with bassist John Sporman and drummer Ed Stalling. John has also released two seasonal recordings "December's Quiet Joy" and “The Peaceful Season.”

He has been named Missoula's best musician by the Missoula Independent and performed in the Western region for over a decade. John has been featured in performances at the Targhee Fest, The Crown of the Continent Festival, The Festival of Sandpoint and at the Gorge Amphitheater. He has performed with artists as diverse as Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Derek Trucks, Leon Russell, Patty Griffin, Richard Thompson, and Bruce Cockburn.

John is also the producer and host of Musician's Spotlight for Montana Public Radio and a former Registered Music Therapist.

John Floridis performs, solo and in trio form, with guitar, vocals and sometimes manipulated, sampled and looped sounds.



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