Teddy Garcia is an independent, multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter with a blues based style but which reaches into multiple genres including funk, soul, rock, folk and indie pop.
His lyrics range from deep to whimsical on all the major subjects of life, love and loss, but he also writes about environmental and social justice issues.
His self-produced first album, Lost & Found was released in 2015 to critical acclaim, followed by his second in 2016, Rising Tide Blues. Teddy has committed to the ambitious goal of producing 10 albums in 10 years - each one better than the last, and he remains on track to achieve this.
Teddy plays guitar (Taylor acoustic, Fender Stratocaster, Gibson ES 330 and Telecaster), classical guitar, piano, keyboards, blues harp and the violin. He uses Logic Pro X for music production.
Teddy's performs an eclectic live set - a mix of self-composed and cover songs - acoustic and electric guitar. He is equally comfortable playing solo or with a band. Teddy travels widely and has performed internationally in the UK, France, Spain, Switzerland, Australia and Canada.
Teddy originally studied medicine and worked as a doctor for a few years before embarking on an entrepreneurial business career. He founded and runs a medical consulting company that employs 75 staff and regularly wins national "Best Place to Work" and quality awards. He brings professionalism and commerciality to his musical career.
Teddy is marketing and internet savvy and understands the importance of new media in the promotion of music. At the time of writing, he has gained directly (without purchasing) 45,000 Twitter followers, 3,200 SoundCloud followers and 1,400 Facebook followers.
He writes a blog on songwriting called Blood From A Stone and was invited to the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2016 as a guest blogger and online influencer, by the car company Jeep Europe to promote their brand to a musical audience.
Although independent, Teddy is happy to consider any and all commercial opportunities on offer from promoters, managers, producers or other musicians. Teddy is available for interview on radio or podcasts.
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