Petteri Sariola (1984) is a phenomenon, mostly known for his percussive approach on the acoustic guitar. He picked it up at the age of 7 but after countless non-functional bands he ended up developing a virtuosic style of his own, covering all the sounds of a full band on an acoustic guitar while singing his heart out. No loops, no backing tracks. Sariola has played almost a thousand shows, toured solo around Europe, USA and Japan and reached millions of viewers on YouTube.

Sariola's solo albums "Silence!", "Phases" and Dead Sirius 3000's "Get Sirius" have all been released in Europe and they are available in Japan by King Records. His latest solo album "Through The Eyes Of Others" is released by both King Records and the American CandyRat Records, the most notable label specialized in fingerstyle guitar music.

He has been awarded with Nokia Young Talent scholarship, Honorary Prize in the Helsinki Funk Awards, City Magazine Guitarist of the year and as the cover article of Akustik Gitarre, the biggest acoustic guitar magazine of Europe.

"If I could play like you I wouldn't build guitars." -Jean Larrivee, founder of Larrivee Guitars

”Unique, uplifting feeling” Yomiuri Newspaper / Japan

”Superb techniques, spiritual!” Mainichi Newspaper / Japan

”There are many ways to play guitar nowadays, still you will be amazed by the way Petteri Sariola plays his instruments.” -Latina Magazine / Japan

”Petteri's powerful personality comes through any musical context” -Acoustic Magazine / Japan

”A one man funk band on one guitar!” -Akustik Gitarre / Germany

”An absolutely incredible musician taking the steel string guitar to places that it has never been before” -Mike Dawes

”One of the most exciting and entertaining performers I have ever seen.” -Jon Gomm

”Petteri has got groove like no other!" -Andy McKee