Garcia-Fons' father is the painter Pierre Garcia-Fons, and his family is of Catalonian origin. In the early 1980s Garcia-Fons enrolled at the Conservatory of Paris, France ; he has studied with François Rabbath who taught him his special technique of playing arco. Garcia-Fons is known for his melodic sense and his viola-like col arco sound. Garcia-Fons is influenced by jazz and classical music and by flamenco, new musette, and "imaginary folklore" traditions.