:Eric Genuis

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| birth_date = March 13, 1967

| birth_place = Toronto, Canada

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| education = ARCT (honours)

| alma_mater = Royal Conservatory of Music, Canada
Berklee College of Music, Boston

| occupation = Composer, musician

| years_active = 1992–present

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| known_for = Concerts for Hope

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Eric Genuis is a Canadian composer and musician who now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.{{cn|date=November 2019}}

He is noted for his Concerts for Hope. He performs his original compositions more than a hundred times a year.{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/entertainment_life/article_b89e75f2-e176-11e6-a68b-93b9c13f8ccc.html|title=Fête: Partisanship Doesn't Pay|first=Patricia|last=Gannon|website=The Advocate|date=January 28, 2017 |access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024513/https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/entertainment_life/article_b89e75f2-e176-11e6-a68b-93b9c13f8ccc.html|archive-date=March 2, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

Genuis was born in Toronto, Canada on March 13, 1967. He earned a degree in piano performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada. He also studied to become a math and physics teacher.

He is known for playing in prisons, hospitals, rehab centres, nursing homes and inner-city schools.{{cite web|url=http://www.lowellsun.com/lifestyles/ci_31119476/he-wont-forget-forgotten|title=Prisons, rehabs, inner city -- Eric Genuis will bring his music wherever it's wanted|website=www.lowellsun.com|date=July 6, 2017 |access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925190616/http://www.lowellsun.com/lifestyles/ci_31119476/he-wont-forget-forgotten|archive-date=September 25, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} He started playing in prisons when he was invited to a maximum security prison. He feels music brings humanity and beauty to places lacking in these virtues.{{cite news|url=https://elcomercio.pe/luces/musica/eric-genuis-belleza-mueve-espiritu-176331|title=Eric Genuis: Beauty moves the spirit|website=El Comercio|date=September 2014 |access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042916/https://elcomercio.pe/luces/musica/eric-genuis-belleza-mueve-espiritu-176331|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

He has performed across the world in countries including the United States, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Peru, Poland and Slovakia.{{cite web|url=https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles/eric-genuis|title=Eric Genuis - Corporate Speaker, Radio / TV, Singer / Songwriter Catholic Speaker|first=C. M. G.|last=Booking|website=Catholic Speakers Organization|access-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043629/https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles/eric-genuis|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

In February 2019 Genuis began his second tour of Australia playing in Corrimal, New South Wales and Windang, New South Wales.{{cite web|url=https://www.wavefm.com.au/everything-illawarra/event/eric-genius-live-in-concert|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331184325/https://www.wavefm.com.au/everything-illawarra/event/eric-genius-live-in-concert|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 31, 2019|title=Eric Genius Live in Concert - Everything Illawarra - Wave FM 96.5|website=www.wavefm.com.au|accessdate=March 31, 2019}}