John Restas is a long-time Singer & Songwriter from Burlington, Ontario, Canada and is also the owner of "Restas Entertainment Publishing". 

John began performing at local coffee houses at the age of 20 and from there he started playing the pubs and festivals in various bands with Todd Pyper. 

With Todd producing John also recorded 3 Solo Cd's "Hear Me Honestly" in 1999 & "Pieces of Love" in 2007 and "Dust Storm Coming" in 2018.

Additionally John recorded a 5 song Ep with Todd and Scott Beasley in 2008 entitled "My Favourite One" with their band "Johnny & The Reclaims" the song "My Favourite One" received airplay on all 16 Moose F.M. Radio Stations in Canada. 

John has also been on many television shows including Breakfast Television at City T.V. in Toronto Canada. He appeared twice with The Band "Sacred Rain" and twice with "The John Restas Band". 

John also recorded a 3 Song Single entitled "3 From Me" Produced by Steve McPhail in 2019. Currently John is promoting all his own music as well as being Bassist and Back Up Vocalist in The Dylan Harris Network.

Click here for a listen to one of John's top songs "By The Time Summer Comes"

Schedule

John Restas Solo

Turtle Jacks. 1180 Upper James St. Hamilton, Ont. Every Saturday 6PM to 9PM

Grimsby Farmers Market. (Ontario St. & Main St. East.) Grimsby, Ont. Thursday Aug 14, 2025. & Thursday Sept 11, 2025. 3:30PM to 6:30PM

Waterdown Farmers Market. 79 Hamilton St. North. Saturday July 19, 2025. 9AM to 12PM

The Slye Fox Pub. 4057 New Street. Burlington, Ont. Friday August 1, 2025. 8:30PM to 11:30PM

Nickelbrook Brewery. 3426 Mainway Ave. Burlington, Ont. Sunday August 31, 2025 & Sunday Sept 28, 2025. 3PM to 5PM

The Squire Pub on Locke. 225 Locke St. South. Hamilton, Ont. Thursday Sept 4, 2025. 7PM to 10PM

 

 

John Restas Duo

Squire Gastro Pub. (Right On Cue) 3537 Fairview St. Burlington, Ont. Friday Aug 22, 2025. 8PM to 11PM

Cool Hand Luke's. (Six Degrees Of Bowie) 6175 Dunn St. Niagara Falls, Ont. Friday August 29, 2025. 9PM to 1AM

 

 

John Restas & Paul Dee

Westdale Farmers Market. 1011 King St. West. Hamilton, Ont. Patio Parking Lot. Every other Tuesday until Sept 30, 2025. 4PM to 7PM

Stoney Creek Farmers Market. 40 King St. East. Hamilton, Ont. Every other Wednesday until October 1st, 2025. 4pm to 7PM

The Squire Pub on Locke. (Sundays Unlocked) 225 Locke St. South. Hamilton, Ont. Sunday Sept 21, 2025. & Sunday October 19, 2025. 11AM to 2PM

St. Catherine's Market In The Square. 91 King St. East. St. Catherine's, Ont. Saturday Sept 6, 2025. 10:30AM to 1PM

Pumpkin Fest. 40 King Street. East. Hamilton, Ont. Saturday Oct 18, 2025. 11AM to 2PM

 

John Restas & Carli

Grimsby Farmers Market. (Ontario St. & Main St. East.) Grimsby, Ont. Thursday July 10, 2025. 3:30PM to 6:30PM

 

John Restas & Mark Brennan

The Squire Pub on Locke. (Sundays Unlocked) 225 Locke St. South. Hamilton, Ont. Sunday July 20, 2025. 11AM to 2PM

 

Links     Links     Links

John Restas Indie Music Channel
Distro-Kid Distribution Dashboard
John Restas, YouTube Channel
Restas Entertainment Artist "Ryan" YouTube - Myriad Transmission
Restas Entertainment Artist "Jorge Rodriguez" - 100 Miles From Nowhere
"The Dylan Harris Network" Website
Restas Entertainment on Spotify
Restas Entertainment Publishing N1M