John Oeth is a classical guitarist with an exceptional ability to captivate audiences through his passionate musicianship. He specializes in playing relaxing video game music that takes the listener back to simpler times. John has been running a successful YouTube channel since 2008, where he posts his guitar arrangements of video game music. In high school, he wanted to become a video game composer inspired by the soundtracks of Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda. This dream was realized when Amazon Game Studios approached John to compose and record music for New World. He has released over ten albums featuring music from games spanning from the 1980s to today. He also regularly livestreams performances, taking requests on the fly. John's performances have been enjoyed by a variety of organizations, including the San Francisco Giants, NPR, the NCAA, and Intel. In 2018, he was honored to perform for United States Senator John McCain's funeral service. John has had many unique performances such as sharing a concert with Billboard Top 100 artist Jordin Sparks. John is an advocate of 21st-century guitar compositions as well as underperformed Renaissance lute and vihuela works. Compositions have been dedicated to him by international artists including Petrichor, a piece gifted by Japanese composer Kohei Kondo. John completed his doctoral dissertation on the lute works of Vincenzo Galilei, Galileo's father.