Entertainment Description, Video and Accolades
"A comic genius!!! ...enough wit and talent to jumpstart a pacemaker!"
- Aspen Daily News
In the first ninety seconds... you'll be amazed at Mike's guitar wizardry. Another thirty seconds you'll realize you're in for one of the most hilarious, musically amazing shows you've ever seen.
More About The Show...
Mike Rayburn has been called "The World's Funniest Guitar Virtuoso" (he'd settle for Cleveland's Funniest Guitar Virtuoso, but whatever). From Bach to rock Mike's "Classically Trained... Comically Derailed" is an energetic odyssey of masterful guitar, outrageous comedy, and musical combinations you won't believe - Bruce Springsteen sings Green Acres. Led Zeppelin sings Dr. Seuss. Hendrix sings Cumbaya. "If Victor Borge played guitar (and drank too much coffee) he'd sound like Mike," says promoter, Mark Johnson. This is the show that has earned Mike standing ovations at all eight of his appearances at Carnegie Hall, has him starring on the strip in Las Vegas, and along with his keynote keeps him booked one hundred or more times per year for corporations, associations, churches and theaters.
"Brilliant!!! I knew you were good and funny, but I had no idea... WOW! I love the way you balance humor and musicality... rare to hear such clean and expressive playing. You just got a major new fan. I'll be telling everyone I know."
- John Oates, of "Hall and Oates"
Accolades...
- 8 Performances at Carnegie Hall
- Stars on the strip in Las Vegas
- Voted "Solo Artist of the Year" by American Entertainment Magazine
- Voted "America's Campus Entertainer of the Year" 3 times in 4 years.
- Has sold more than 200,000 CDs worldwide, and has recently authored a new book called, "What If...?"
- Completed the first ever cross-country concert tour on bicycle!
- Has performed more than 5,000 shows and presentations
- Has performed for hundreds of the world's leading corporations and associations
- Feature stories in USA Today (business section), Billboard, Gig, American Entertainment, and Successful Meetings Magazines.
- Heard daily on XM/Sirius Comedy and countless morning radio shows including the nationally syndicated "Bob and Tom Show," "John Boy and Billy Show," and "Rick and Bubba" show.
Where to use Mike...
- opening and closing keynotes
- after-dinner and awards shows
- churches and theaters
- anywhere your audience needs to be energized and totally entertained!
