my fasination with guitar came when i was 5 years old when got given a acoustic guitar for free diddnt start learning until i start learning until i was seven when i was at school ever since then the guitar has my instrument  i am mainly rhythm guitarist just over the last two years i have been songwriting not all the songs i write are good but most of them are hope people like listening to them 

Born in Tahiti, where he lives, Florent Atem is a two-time Grammy-nominated guitarist, singer and songwriter.

A multiple music award winner in Tahiti and Hawaii, he has established a solid reputation in the South Pacific region along with his sister, singer and keyboardist Carole Atem, with whom he usually performs.

Over the years, Florent has recorded or performed with musicians such as Virgil Donati, Michael Angelo Batio, Michael Manring, Jeff Campitelli, Matt Bissonette, John Cuniberti, Henry Kapono as well as Cecilio & Kapono, among others.

Florent Atem is also the inventor of an innovative guitar technique he calls "Slide Picking". For more information, please go to www.florentatem.com.
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Florent Atem est un guitariste, chanteur et auteur-compositeur originaire de Tahiti en Polynésie Française, où il se produit souvent en compagnie de sa sœur Carole Atem aux claviers et au chant.

Primé à diverses reprises aux Oscars de la musique à Tahiti ainsi qu'à Hawaii, Florent Atem est devenu en 2007 le premier Tahitien à être nominé aux Grammy Awards, avant de recevoir en 2009 une deuxième nomination pour la prestigieuse cérémonie de récompenses musicales américaine.

Florent Atem a eu l'honneur de se produire ou d'enregistrer en compagnie d'artistes tels que Virgil Donati, Michael Angelo Batio, Michael Manring, Jeff Campitelli, Matt Bissonette, John Cuniberti, Henry Kapono ou encore Cecilio & Kapono.

Florent Atem est aussi l'inventeur d'une technique de guitare inédite, le "Slide Picking". Pour plus d'informations: www.florentatem.com.

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