High Cairo is the moniker for professional songwriter, composer, and guitarist John Shannon. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he played guitar and composed for six seasons of the hit TV series "Louie" on FX with Louis CK. In addition to performances at Carnegie Hall, on Letterman, and at MIDEM, he has played or recorded with Lauryn Hill, Ben Harper, Levon Helm, Hiromi (Jazz), Karsh Kale (Electronic, World), Big Daddy Kane (Hip Hop), and John Mayer. High Cairo has toured the world and released three records with the label ObliqSound.
In 2015, High Cairo’s original song "Dreams" went to Number 1 on mainstream radio in Peru with his Rock band the SHIFT. He has also worked in the studio with famed producers Kevin Killen (U2, Peter Gabriel), Russ Titleman (Eric Clapton, George Harrison) Matt Pierson (Brad Mehldau, John Mayer), and Elliot Mazer (Neil Young) for record labels such as Decca/Universal. In addition to records and TV, John has been part of numerous scores for movies and documentaries.
John has been a top call studio guitarist and songwriter in the music industry for the last 20 years.
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