Ewan Dobson

Ewan Dobson is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist and Candyrat Records recording artist.

As a classical guitarist, Dobson has won many awards including the Grand Prizes of both the Burlington Rotary Fall Music Festival and the Pickering Rotary Music Festival (1996 and 1998), as well as the D'addario Scholarship from the Kiwanis Music Festival which is given to the top classical guitarist in the competition. As a fingerstyle guitarist, Ewan placed first at the 5th Annual Canadian Fingerstyle Guitar Competition in 2009. Two months after this he competed in the 38th Annual International Fingerstyle Guitar Competition in Winfield, Kansas and placed third. He subsequently placed first in the Acoustic Category of the 4th Annual Montreal Guitar Grand Prix.

He was initially drawn to the shred metal guitar of Judas Priest, Motley Crue and Megadeth, before discovering Niccolò Paganini and exploring classical music of the Romantic period. He then expanded his interests to include bluegrass music after hearing Leo Kottke, Tony Rice and Joe Maphis. His original compositions are influenced by all of these things, along with video game music which he absorbed while playing the NES as a child. His music has also been described as similar to the European Melodic Metal which he enjoys. His style has evolved into a new form commonly referred to as "Acoustic Metal", i.e., music similar to shred metal but played on an acoustic guitar. Other influences include Canadian folk, techno, and trance music.

"Time 2" topped iTunes charts around the world, hitting number one in Finland, Germany and Sweden.

Dobson has Tourette syndrome (TS), and has performed at the Tourette's Syndrome National Conference in Canada.

• 2007: Guitar, Self released title
• 2008: The Red Army Love Potion, Self released title
• 2009: Healthy Obsession, Self released title
• 2009: Ewan Dobson, CandyRat Records
• 2010: Ewan Dobson II, CandyRat Records
• 2012: Ewan Dobson III, CandyRat Records
• 2012: World Candies, Self released title
• 2013: Acoustic Metal, CandyRat Records
• 2014: Acoustic Metal II, Self released title
• 2014: 12 String Guitar, Self released title
• 2015: Acoustic Metal II (Drums Version), with Zack Bevelacqua (drums), Self released title
• 2016: Insomnimania, featuring Daniel Jerome Voth (synthesizer), Self released title

• "Guitar". cdbaby.com. Ewan Dobson. 
• "The Red Army Love Potion". cdbaby.com. Ewan Dobson. 
• "Healthy Obsession". cdbaby.com. Ewan Dobson. 
• "Ewan Dobson". Candyrat.com. CANdYRAT Records. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
• "Ewan Dobson II". Candyrat.com. CANdYRAT Records. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
• "Ewan Dobson III". Candyrat.com. CANdYRAT Records. 
• "World Candies". cdbaby.com. Ewan Dobson. 
• "Ewan Dobson : Acoustic Metal : Double CD". Retrieved 2013-02-10. 
• "Ewan Dobson : Acoustic Metal II". Retrieved 2013-02-10. 
• "Ewan Dobson : 12 String Guitar". Retrieved 2013-02-10. 
• "Ewan Dobson : Acoustic Metal II (Drums Version)". Retrieved 2016-01-22. 
• "Ewan Dobson : Insomniamania". Retrieved 2016-01-22.