GLADIUS: 1ST EVER GWINNETT SUPERSTAR (2022) Acoustic Guitarist from Atlanta, GA

WINNER: 1st EVER GWINNETT SUPERSTAR (2022) Sounds Like: "Andrés Segovia meets Eddie Van Halen in a Mexican standoff" For fans of: Rodrigo y Gabriela, Jesse Cook, Paco de Lucia, Ottmar Liebert, Strunz & Farah Formats: SOLO, DUO, TRIO, FULL BAND Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, pupiled by Andrés Segovia’s protégé, and driven to obsession by Eddie Van Halen—Gladius is an award-winning composer and "accomplished classical/flamenco style guitarist" who soulfully “shreds on the electric" (Phil Keaggy), sharing the bill with Grammy winners and mesmerizing audiences nationwide with his electrifying live act since 2016. "Do Not Try This At Home" - Red Clay Theatre "Very educational AND entertaining...Energetic and humorous" - Trickum Middle School (Gwinnett County, GA) "Your style and professionalism made our event successful” - Telfair Museum/Jepson Center for the Arts "The sellout crowd seemed to really enjoy" - Scott Bachmann - 100 Greatest CCM Albums of the 70s “Guitar solos that will melt your face” - 80sChristianMetal.com “Kept the group completely under his spell” - Port Orange Regional Library "We could not take our eyes off of him!" - The Farm (Rome, GA) --------------- TOURING --------------- 700+ solo concerts performed throughout the USA in a multitude of venues for ALL AGES As seen at: Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts (Orange Park, FL) Shandelee Music Festival (Livingston Manor, NY) Union City Music and Arts Fest (Union City, GA) The St. Regis (Atlanta, GA) --------------------------------- SHARED STAGE WITH: --------------------------------- Arrested Development (Grammy Winners) Larry Mitchell (Grammy Winner) Phil Keaggy (Grammy Nominee) “Accomplished classical/flamenco style guitarist… totally shreds on the electric as well.” - Phil Keaggy "Unbelievably Talented" - Smithgall Arts Center "I was wowed by his talent" - Simply Savannah Events “He did a superb job relating to the students” - Peeples Elementary School (Fayette County, GA) ------------- AWARDS ------------- • 1st Place Winner: Gwinnett Superstar (2022) • Music Composition Contest: Popular: 1st Place (October 2013) - "Flamenco Frenzy" • Driven Creativity Competition: Professional Music Runner-Up (2013) - "Flamenco Frenzy" • Song of the Year: Semi-Finalist (2013) - "Flamenco Frenzy" • OurStage.com: “All Instrumental” Winner (December 2011) - "Jingle Bell SHOCK!" ---------- PRESS ---------- Three Rivers Commercial News - July 2019 (FRONT PAGE) Times Herald-Record - August 2019 "Medical/Musical Miracle Opens Sunset Concert Series" --------- PLAYS --------- 100k+ views on 'El Matador' (Youtube) 100k+ plays on 'Arabic Flamencos' (Spotify) 3.8k monthly listeners (Spotify) ------------------ EDUCATION ------------------ Classically-trained at Georgia State University ------------------------------------- PROUDLY ENDORSED BY: ------------------------------------- Fishman Breedlove K&K Morley Georgia Council for the Arts (Teaching Artists Roster) “Proud to have him representing our products” - Morley Pedals “Our staff and residents were mesmerized” - Marshes of Skidaway “Gasp! A Christian artist who DESERVES to be signed, what is this madness?” - Two Guys Metal Reviews “Demonstrated to the youth in our school what it looks like to persevere” - Peeples Elementary School (Fayette County, GA) “Gladius has molded his own Genre of Guitar.” - Bill Turpin (Real2Reel Studios) "A fine player with a unique style and sound" - Barry Richman (Atlanta Blues Guitarist) "While some of us idolize certain guitar greats, learn to play all of their songs, and aspire to be like them, Gladius is a guy who will actually become one of those greats." - Zac Caudell (Guitar Student) Gladius Is Available To Perform For: Weddings, Corporate Events, Birthdays, Private Parties, House Concerts, Festivals, Elementary/Middle/High School Assemblies, Churches, Rehearsal Dinners, Banquets, Engagement Parties, Benefits & Charities, Restaurants, Hotels, Theaters & Performing Arts Centers, Clubs, Cruise Ships, Colleges & Universities, 55+ Active Adult Communities, Senior/Nursing Facilities & Retirement Homes, Public Libraries, etc. Genre Tags: Instrumental, Acoustic, Guitar Solo, Virtuoso, Contemporary, Flamenco, Classical, Jazz, Spanish Guitar, New Flamenco, Nuevo Flamenco, Rhumba, Rumba, Fusion, New Age, World, Ethno Jazz, Percussive, Ethnic Fusion, Christian, Progressive, Shred, Gringo Flamenco, World Fusion, Classic, Neoclassical