Kevin (Blake) Goodwin is a modern percussive fingerstyle guitar player from Conway, Arkansas (USA). He is the 2015 Canadian Fingerstyle Guitar champion, an international acoustic guitar competition held annually in Kingston, Ontario and the winner of the 2016 Acoustic Guitar Wars Competition in San Antonio, TX (the longest running guitar competition in America). He is the founder of FRETMONKEY RECORDS, a popular independent acoustic guitar record label operated by 23 guitar players spanning 10 countries whose mission is to create career-changing opportunities for musicians across the globe. In addition, he is a music videographer, audio engineer, a producer at FRETMONKEY RECORDS studio, and an active member of the Grammys. He co-hosts a popular weekly syndicated acoustic guitar radio show, "Slap Nutz," in five counties with a reach of 1 million listeners a month. His electric and acoustic music is a blend of haunting jazz, Djent metal, and rock melodies coupled with traditional percussive fingerstyle guitar techniques. He has been described as the “21st Century Acoustic Man” and possessing “outrageous acoustic skills.” ​ He is endorsed by: Stonebridge / Furch Guitars (Baritone Guitar) Vellone Guitars (7-string Acoustic Guitar) Eastman Guitars (Hollow body Electric Guitar, 6-String Acoustic) Strictly 7 Guitars (Electric Guitar and Bass) DiMarzio (Black Angel Pickups) K&K Sound (Trinity Pickups) Radial Engineering (Pre-amps and Interfaces) Fractal Audio (Guitar Processor and Amp Modeler) Strymon (Effect Pedals) Elixir (Strings) Sunburst Gear / Elite Acoustics (Acoustic Amp) Gruv Gear (Cases) George L (Cables) Virtual Jeff (Acoustic Whammy Bar) Tonewood Amp (Acoustic Multi-effect Processor) VP Percussion (Acoustic Stombox) String Shirts Clothing ​