Hailing from Haleiwa, HI, Ron Artis II is an award-winning artist who brings a unique soulful honest- songwriting style to the stage. Music is the Artis family trade. His father, Ron Artis, was a renowned musician who mentored Ron at an early age, having him join him onstage by the age of 8. Having also received lessons from local musical legend, JP Smoketrain. Ron was a quick study and his exceptional skills as a guitar player were evident, soon seen as a musical prodigy. For the next several years, Ron performed with his father and their family band in Hawaii. He was immersed in and exposed to a wide spectrum of musical styles. Thanks to this early mentoring, Ron developed his own abilities as a singer, multi-instrumentalist, writer and producer, eventually stretching out on his own and coming to the mainland.
Now, performing all original music and energizing audiences all across the globe, his blazing versatile guitar playing style is captivating. New and established fans leave the experience feeling loved, electrified, and pondering the lyrics. In recent years Ron has toured and collaborated with such great artists as Jack Johnson, G Love, Ben Harper and many others.
Ron’s music and message has gone global, as he has partnered up with several charities to help get instruments and musical knowledge to otherwise underserved kids from Los Angeles to New York to Maui to Ireland. He’s also been honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, receiving the Bill Withers Award, and has already done his own TED talk.
Ron started 2023 by producing his own short documentary titled, Reason, which offers a closeup into his life, music and how they intersect. Ron’s says, “There’s a serious calling over my life, I’m grateful to be in the position to be able to share it with my family. The documentary Reason is a window into what professional tour life is like with five kids.” Always active, Ron concludes the year with an online holiday greeting, “I’ll be home for Christmas,” as he heads to Maui with partner, Free Guitars 4 Kids (FG4K), to distribute 200 guitars to local families who were displaced by the fire back in August - featured by GMA and People Magazine, to help remind everyone that our friends in Hawaii s2ll very much need our help and assistance.
In 2024, Ron Artis II is set to release new material, get back on the road and bring forth his music along with a message of love and hope to the world. Really stellar guitar player. Support the artists when they come to play with donations at the show and or at Levitt.org
Ron being a new discovery at my age and for all ages whenever one sees artists and brush up on what they will play and do and perhaps get something at the show. He handed me guitar pick after the show one of his own personal ones.
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