Freddi Shehadi is an Emmy award winning Recording Artist/Guitarist/ Producer living in New York City. He commands a wide range of styles and textures through his mastery on the guitar. He's worked with artists and industry greats as diverse as Debbie Harry from "Blondie" to Martin Sexton, Jose Feliciano, L.A. Reid and has performed across diverse idioms and styles on many great stages. Freddi can take you from soaring, intense passages to soft intimate interludes, weaving together rich spectrums of musical tapestry. He loves to capture the energy of a performance from spontaneity, preparation, improvisation and humor. Expect to feel as much as you hear from this dynamic musician.
Freddi's compositions have been heard worldwide on major network shows and major films as diverse as Sex In The City, Cradle Will Rock, The Guru, Scary Movie 3, PBS Great Performances, As The World Turns, CNBC, MSNBC, CBS Early Show, The Today Show, A & E, MTV, Biography and others. His song “One Good Man”, performed by “Sweet Sensation” and released through Atlantic Records, climbed Billboards Hot 100 to #72. From 1997 to 2007 he co-composed, produced and performed The Today Show themes (most notably “America’s First Family”.) His work at NBC and The Today Show earned him a Mobius Award, Golden eagle Award and New York Festivals Award. Freddi has played on numerous notable stages including The Capital Music Hall, Royal Oak Music Theatre, Turner Hall, Mitchell Auditorium and FM Community Theatre in Fargo, North Dakota. Other notable venues from Shehadi’s tours are The Fairfield Theatre, The Funky Biscuit, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Cafe Lena, Solarfest, Harvest Moon Festival, One Caroline Street, The Knitting Factory New York City, Le Petit Campus and others.
