Mike Barmin Professional guitarist and live performer. Skilled in rock, blues, funk, pop.

Based in Mexico

Cancún, Quintana Roo
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LOCATION
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

TRAVEL
up to 160 miles

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Professional guitarist and experienced live performer with many years of stage experience in bars, restaurants, hotels, festivals, private events, and corporate functions. Proficient in both acoustic and electric guitar, with a diverse repertoire covering rock, blues, funk, jazz, pop, classic hits, and contemporary music.

Known for adaptability, musical versatility, and a professional approach, Michael is comfortable performing as a solo guitarist, in acoustic duos, or as part of a full band. His performances are tailored to suit a wide range of audiences and venues, from intimate lounge settings to high-energy entertainment environments.

Available for live shows, hotel residencies, special events, private parties, weddings, and corporate entertainment.

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Location

Based in Mexico

Cancún, Quintana Roo
Travels up to 160 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 160 miles)
Travel areas on the map are approximate (distances may vary) free quote

Pop

1. Crystal Gayle - A Long And Lasting Love

2. Lizzo - About Damn Time

3. Rosé & Bruno Mars - APT

4. OneRepublic - Apologize

5. Spring Gang - Are You Down For Love

6. Charlie Puth - Attention

7. Ariana Grande and John Legend - Beauty and the Beast

8. Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes

9. Zivert - Beverly Hills

10. Taylor Swift - Blank Space

11. Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary

12. Tamia - Careless Whisper

13. Justin Timberlake - Can’t Stop The Feeling

14. Sia - Cheap Thrills

15. Thea Tyler - Colorize

16. Tones and I - Dance Monkey

17. Imagine Dragons - Demons

18. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito

19. Rihanna - Diamonds

20. Austin Mahone - Dirty Work

21. Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

22. Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing

23. Paisley Pink - Easily

24. The Police - Every Breath You Take

25. Stella White - Everything Is Love

26. Miley Cyrus - Flowers

27. Alan Walker - Faded

28. Muse - Feeling Good

29. Daft Punk - Get Lucky

30. Rebecca Ferguson - Glitter And Gold

31. Pharrell Williams - Happy

32. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack

33. Mariah Carey - Here We Go Around Again

34. Jamie Miller - Here’s Your Perfect

35. Lvly - Honeycomb

36. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

37. Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One

38. Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You

39. Max Oazo & Ojax - It's My Life

40. Pink - Just Give Me A Reason

41. Pink - Just Like Fire

42. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are

43. Madonna - La Isla Bonita

44. Modjo - Lady Hear Me Tonight

45. Dua Lipa - Levitating

46. Taylor Swift - Love Story

47. Stella White - Loving You

48. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

49. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

50. Imanbek, salem ilese - Married To Your Melody

51. Olivia, Dean - Man I Need

52. Lvly - Million

53. Extreme - More Than Words

54. Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On

55. Alice Merton - No Roots

56. Lady A - Need You Now

57. Romaro - Number One

58. Caro Emerald - One Day

59. Carla The Great - Perfectly Opposite

60. Ed Sheeran - Photograph

61. Lilly Wood - Prayer in C

62. Jessie J - Price Tag ft BoB

63. Childish Gambino - Redbone

64. Andra Day - Rise Up

65. Adele - Rolling In The Deep

66. Capital Cities - Safe And Sound

67. Scott McKenzie - San Francisco

68. The Weeknd - Save Your Tears

69. Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You

70. Earth, Wind & Fire - September

71. Camila Cabello - Señorita

72. Lady Gaga - Shallow

73. Sade - Smooth Operator

74. Crystal Gayle - Somebody Loves You

75. Mariah Carey - Someday

76. Olivia Dean - So Easy

77. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

78. Ben E. King - Stand By Me

79. Katnip - Still Missing U

80. Maroon 5 - Sugar

81. Boney M - Sunny

82. Strive Wonder - Superstition

83. IMY2 - Sure Thing

84. Michael Learns to Rock - Take Me To Your Heart

85. Gayle Crystal - Talking In Your Sleep

86. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

87. David Guetta feat Sia - Titanium

88. MrBig-To Be With You

89. P!nk - Try

90. Shakira - Try Everything

91. Rihanna - Umbrella

92. Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes

93. Shocking Blue - Venus

94. Bruno Mars - Versace on the Floor

95. Frigga - Volcano

96. Avicii - Waiting For Love

97. Avicii - Wake Me Up

98. Tyla - Water

99. Gloria Tells - When I Think About You

100. Alice Merton - Why So Serious

101. Coldplay - Yellow

102. Carpenters - Yesterday Once More

103. Avant & Keke Wyatt - You & I

104. Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up

105. Romaro - You're Like Wow

106. Юлия Савичева - Если в сердце живет любовь

107. (Artist not provided) - Подмосĸовные вечера

Lounge

1. Christina Perri - A Thousand Years

2. John Legend - All of Me

3. Irma Thomas - Anyone Who Knows What Love Is

4. Daniel Caesar ft HER - Best Part

5. Cecilia Krull - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

6. Eagles - Desperado

7. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

8. Adele - Don't You Remember

9. Perry Como - For The Good Times

10. Michael Bublé - Home

11. Adele - I Found A Boy

12. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You

13. Ed Sheeran - I See Fire

14. Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way

15. Mariah Carey - I'll Be There

16. Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us

17. Meghan Trainor ft John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You

18. Elvis - Love Me Tender

19. Natalia Oreiro - Me Muero De Amor

20. Manizha - My LOVE

21. George Benson - Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You

22. Adele - One And Only

23. Ed Sheeran - Perfect

24. Andra Day - Rise Up

25. Sade - Smooth Operator

26. Bruno Mars - Talking To The Moon

27. Nikki - Try Try Try

28. Michael Bublé - What A Wonderful World

Country

1. Dolly Parton - 9 to 5

2. Carey Mulligan - Five Hundred Miles

3. Little Big Town - Girl Crush

4. Eagles - Hotel California

5. Side Pony - How Good It Feels

6. Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey

7. Crystal Gayle - Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For

8. Josh Turner - Your Man

9. Крис Кельми - Замыĸая ĸруг

10. Бременские музыканты - Луч солнца золотого

11. Анна Герман - Надежда

Chinese

1. 他不愛我 - 莫文蔚 (Ta Bu Ai Wo)

2. 至少還有你 - 林憶蓮 (Zhi Shao Hai You Ni)

3. 来自天堂的魔⻤ - 邓紫棋G.E.M. (Lai Zi Tian Tang De Mo Gui) Away

4. 月亮代表我的心 - 邓丽君 (Yue Liang Dai bIao Wo De Xin)

5. 往事只能回味 - 尤雅(Wang Shi Zhi Neng Hui Wei)

6. 你就不要想起我 - 田馥甄 (Ni Jiu Bu Yao Xiang Qi Wo) you better not think about me

7. 就現在 - 吴莫愁 (Jiu Xian Zai) For Now

8. 甜蜜蜜 - 邓丽君 (Tian Mi M)

1. 简单爱 - 周杰伦 (Jiǎndān Ài)

9. 朋友- 周华健 (Péngyǒ)

10. 光明 - 谭艳 (Guāngmíng)

11. 白月光与朱砂痣 - 大籽 ( Bái yuèguāng yǔ zhūshā zhì - dà zǐ)

12. 再见只是陌生人 - 庄心妍(Zàijiàn zhǐshì mòshēng rén - Ada Zhuang)Strenge

13. 后来 - 刘若英 (Hou Lai)

14. 喜歡你 - 邓紫棋G.E.M (Xi Huan NI)

15. 高高高 - 张惠妹 (Gao Gao Gao)

16. 玫瑰玫瑰我爱你 - 王若琳 (Mei Gui Mei Gui Wo Ai Ni)

17. Don’t Break My Heart - 黑豹乐队

18. 征服 - 那英 (Zheng Fu)

19. 月亮代表我的心 - 邓丽君 (Yuèliàng Dàibiǎo Wǒ De Xīn)

20. 夜来香 - 邓丽君 (Ye Lai Xiang)

21. 女人花 - 梅艷芳 (Nǚrén Huā)

22. 默 - 那英 (Mò - Nàyīng)

Jazz

1. Beyoncé - At Last

2. Ella Fitzgerald - Cheek To Cheek

3. Marilyn Monroe - Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

4. Michael Bublé - Dream a Little Dream of Me

5. Eva Cassidy - Hallelujah, I Love Him So

6. Claus Van Houten - Happy Birthday To You

7. Ella Fitzgerald - Lullaby of Birdland

8. Perry Como - Magic Moments

9. Barbra Streisand - Moon River

10. Clare Teal - Moondance

11. Frank Sinatra - My Way

12. Joe Cocker - Space Captain

13. George Gershwin - Summertime Slow Jazz Ballad

14. Natalie Cole - This Will Be

Rock

1. Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

2. Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You Bon

3. Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls

4. Roxette - Sleeping In My Car

5. Queen - We Will Rock You

Wedding Song List

Ceremony Songs:

1. Christina Perri - A Thousand Years

2. John Legend - All of Me

3. Ariana Grande and John Legend - Beauty and the Beast

4. Ed Sheeran - Perfect

5. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

6. Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up

7. Michael Bublé - Home

First Dance Songs:

1. Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

2. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are

3. Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On

4. Ed Sheeran - Photograph

5. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack(especially if the couple is dynamic and fun)

6. Taylor Swift - Love Story

Reception Songs:

1. Pharrell Williams - Happy

2. Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing

3. Maroon 5 - Sugar

4. Queen - Somebody To Love

5. Tones and I - Dance Monkey

6. Jessie J - Price Tag

7. Dua Lipa - Levitating

Romantic Songs:

1. The Police - Every Breath You Take

2. Elvis - Love Me Tender

3. Andra Day - Rise Up

4. Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You

5. Lady Gaga - Shallow

6. Michael Bublé - What A Wonderful World

Fun and Upbeat Songs:

1. Bruno Mars - Versace on the Floor

2. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

3. Maroon 5 - Sugar

4. Boney M - Sunny

5. David Guetta feat Sia - Titanium

6. Coldplay - Yellow

Christmas Song List

1. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Mariah Carey

2. Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande

3. Last Christmas - Wham!

4. All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey

5. Jingle Bells

6. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms

7. Let It Snow! - Dean Martin

8. Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran

9. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Sam Smith

10. Santa Baby - Marilyn Monroe

11. Shake Up Christmas - Train

12. Everything is love - Stella White

Songs suitable for Christmas

12. One and Only - Adele

13. You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban

14. Home - Michael Bublé

15. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

16. Perfect - Ed Sheeran

17. All of Me - John Legend

18. Photograph - Ed Sheeran

19. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley

20. Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars

21. Here’s Your Perfect - Jamie Miller

22. Magic Moments - Perry Como

23. Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Stevie Wonder

24. Dance Monkey - Tones and I

25. Happy - Pharrell Williams

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Technical Requirements:

• 2 accessible power outlets near the performance area
• Space for guitar equipment and pedalboard (if applicable)


What information do you require about a venue?

Venue Information Required:

• Type of event and audience
• Venue location and performance schedule
• Stage size and performance area details
• Available sound and technical equipment
• Expected dress code (if applicable)
• Preferred music style and repertoire requirements
• Any special requests or event-specific information


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

Yes, we can provide an ML100Bi LED light for the event if additional lighting is required.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes, we’re happy to play music from Spotify before, after and between our sets. We’re happy to choose the music ourselves or let the client choose the music.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever worked at?

One of the most memorable performances of my career was a large-scale live show at a major venue in Shanghai, where I performed as the guitarist in a five-piece professional band alongside multiple artists and dancers. The production featured a full stage show with live music, choreography, and high-energy entertainment for a large audience.

The event required a high level of musicianship, teamwork, and stage professionalism, making it one of the most exciting and rewarding performances of my career. Performing in front of such a large crowd as part of a professional production was an unforgettable experience.


What's your favourite type of event?

My favourite events are rock concerts and music festivals, where I have the opportunity to showcase my skills as a lead guitarist through expressive solos, fast passages, and dynamic live performances. I enjoy the energy of a large audience and the excitement of creating memorable musical moments on stage.

I also enjoy performing at private events and weddings, where I can adapt my playing to the atmosphere and help create a special experience for guests.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

We began our careers performing regular contracts in five-star hotels, where we gained extensive experience entertaining international audiences and delivering professional live performances on a daily basis.

After several long-term residencies, we wanted to explore new challenges and different types of events. We started receiving invitations to perform at weddings, private parties, corporate events, fashion shows, and large-scale productions. Unlike performing at the same venue every day, each event is unique and brings new experiences, audiences, and creative opportunities.

This variety is what we enjoy most about gigging. Every performance has its own atmosphere and memorable moments, allowing us to grow as artists while creating special experiences for our audiences.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

The artists who have influenced me the most are Steve Vai and Paul Gilbert, whose technical mastery, creativity, and unique musical voices have had a major impact on my development as a guitarist. More recently, I have also been inspired by Brazilian guitarist and songwriter Lari Basilio, whose melodic playing and expressive compositions bring a fresh perspective to instrumental guitar music.

If I had to choose the greatest guitar piece of all time, I would say "For the Love of God" by Steve Vai. To me, it is a perfect combination of technique, emotion, and musical storytelling, and it continues to inspire guitarists around the world.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

We normally arrive 2 hours before the performance to set up. We normally perform 2 x 45 minutes or 3 x 30 minute sets. We’re happy to play a bit longer or shorter but we’ve found that these set times suit us and our audiences best.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes, we are happy to perform outdoors. We simply require access to power nearby and suitable protection from extreme weather conditions, such as strong sunlight, rain, or high humidity, to ensure the safety of both performers and equipment.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

Absolutely. Clients are welcome to choose songs from our extensive repertoire list to create the atmosphere they want for their event.

We are also happy to learn and prepare specific song requests, provided they are discussed and arranged in advance to allow adequate preparation time.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

People often tell me that my playing reminds them of Eric Clapton because of my focus on melody, expression, and feel. I am always grateful to hear that comparison.

The feedback I receive most frequently is about my ability to play both beautiful melodic lines and fast, expressive solos. I enjoy combining technical skill with musicality and always aim to create performances that audiences genuinely enjoy and remember.


What makes your guitar performances unique?

I combine expressive melodic playing with dynamic guitar solos, creating performances that are both technically impressive and emotionally engaging.


Are you available for both intimate and large-scale events?

Yes. I regularly perform at private events, weddings, corporate functions, festivals, and large concert productions, adapting my performance to each setting.

Recent Clients

Mike Barmin has performed for these clients:

• Private wedding clients

• Corporate event organizers

• Luxury hotel entertainment programs

• Private celebrations and VIP events

• Resort and hospitality venues

Venues

Mike Barmin has performed at these venues:

• Marriott Bonvoy Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa, Maldives

• Hyatt Regency Hotel, China

• MGM Grand Sanya, China

• Lifehouse Shanghai, China

• Z Bar, Taiwan

• Luxury weddings and private events across Asia

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Funeral / Memorial

Wedding Proposal

Concert

Religious Event

Recording Session

Cruise

Virtual Event

Charity Event

Theatre Show

Burns Night

Christmas Party

New Year's Eve

Genres:

Musical Theatre

Medieval / Early Music

1920s Music

1930s Music

1940s Music

1950s Music

1960s Music

1970s Music

1980s Music

1990s Music

2000s+ Music

Folk

Folk Rock

Irish Rock

Rockabilly

Traditional English Folk

Blues

Postmodern Jukebox Jazz

Christmas

Church Music

Electronic

House

Techno

Ibiza Club

Easy Listening

Background Music

Originals

Country

Pop

Acoustic

Covers

Disco

Funk

Hip Hop

Karaoke

R&B

Soul

Tribute

Vintage

Rock

Britpop

Classic Rock

Heavy Metal

Indie

Rock 'n' Roll

Alternative Rock

World Music

Asian Music

Cuban

French Music

German Music

Greek Music

Hawaiian Music

Italian Music

Jewish / Klezmer

Latin

Reggae

Russian Music

Salsa

Samba

Spanish Music

Tango

Features:

DJ / background music options

Instrumental

Male & female vocalists

Uses backing tracks

Lighting system included

PAT tested

Will travel internationally

100% acoustic (no power)

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