Brandon Santini
With a reputation for dynamic high-energy performances, Brandon Santini combines nearly fifteen years of paying dues on historic Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee with a lifetime of relentless touring throughout the world. His vocal and harmonica stylings are described by National Geographic Magazine as, “expertly evoking the sound of the forefathers,” and, “a uniquely Memphis-by-way-of New Orleans bump,” according to Living Blues Magazine.
In his years of touring, Santini has garnered seven Blues Music Award nominations via The Blues Foundation, three Blues Blast Magazine award nominations, and one Blues Blast victory due to steadily performing at festivals and venues throughout North America, South America, U.K., Europe, India and Egypt. He has performed onstage with the likes of Buddy Guy, Gary Clark, Jr., Beth Hart, Charlie Musselwhite, and country music stars Randy Houser and Parmalee among others. His music was featured in the new NBC Peacock Network series, “Poker Face.”
Born and raised in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, Brandon Santini was inspired to purchase his first harmonica in 1997, at the age of fifteen, after hearing Blues Traveler frontman John Popper and immediately becoming a fan of James Cotton & Paul Butterfield. Santini founded the Blues Music Award nominated band Delta Highway, and in 2003 relocated to Memphis, Tennessee where he absorbed the sounds and culture of the Delta and North Mississippi Hill Country, honing his craft night after night just as Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and B.B. King did decades before him. Now a resident of central Illinois, Santini continues to forge ahead in the post-pandemic music industry with his powerhouse band on the road. Whatever you do, don’t miss out on this exciting show!
To learn more about Brandon Santini, visit his website at brandonsantini.com.