Singer-songwriter guitarist Raul Midon is the "spiritually and socially conscious, optimistic" (Miami Herald) new voice for our times. His compelling lyrics and melodies are captivating audiences everywhere and filling them with a sense of hope and healing in a shaken post September 11th world. "I like to celebrate the possible," says Midon, "the highest, the best of possibilities for human beings. Collectively, we create an enormously powerful force that can change the world and overcome any obstacle." His original works "Everyday" and "Freedom" echo these sentiments and can be heard along with eight more standout originals on his new, self-produced CD "Blind To Reality," (available only at midon.com).

Beating the odds and overcoming obstacles is something Midon knows about first hand. Born premature but healthy twins in rural New Mexico, he and brother Marco were blinded after being placed in incubators with high oxygen levels, destroying their retinas. Soon after they turned four, their mother died suddenly from an aneurysm. By age five, they were boarding students at a school for the blind where they distinguished themselves academically. An unknown benefactor enabled them to enroll in the prestigious Santa Fe Prep for high school, which necessitated a daily fifty mile drive each way from home by their devoted Dad. Despite the rigorous schedule, they graduated with honors. A perfect SAT score in English landed Raul in the University of Miami, graduating with honors and a degree in music and jazz guitar. His brother is now an engineer with NASA and Raul has been named Best Musician and Best Acoustic Performer consecutively in Miami's "New Times."

Midon has now emerged with his own group and original material as a sellout artist on Miami's Pop scene after several years as the first call background vocalist for Enrique Iglesias, Christina Aguilara, Shakira, Alejandro Sans, Ricky Martin, Julio Iglesias and Jose Feliciano, among others. He has just returned from The Santa Fe Jazz & International Music Festival where his crossover solo performance was sold out two weeks in advance, playing to a 'standing room only' crowd bolstered by heavy rotation of his new CD with interviews on radio stations from Santa Fe to Albuquerque. He accompanied Latin turned Pop diva Shakira on background vocals, guitar and mandolin for a media blitz that took him from New York to L.A. and included stints on Leno, Regis & Kelly, Rosie and MTV's TRL. He is currently writing and recording for renowned underground d. j. Little Louie Vega on his latest project.

Local press has covered every one of his rare solo performances with rave reviews.. ."the most musical artist working the scene"... "music oozes out of every one of his pores" "a mix between Seal and Stevie Wonder, amazingly melodic and fluid with songwriting that is solid and crafty" (Miami Herald). Midon, recently took the plunge and moved to New York City to further his career. "Anything worth anything starts with an idea, an `invisible' thing," says Raul. "You build your universe with your ideas. Like I said, I like to celebrate the possible!"