ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kaki King - Guitarist
Kaki King combines jaw-dropping guitar work with dreamy, searching songwriting.

Why you should listen

Kaki King's percussive technique (guitar geeks compare it to Preston Reed's; everyone else compares it to Eddie Van Halen's) drives her songs forward, while layers of overdubs and her own soft vocals create a shimmering cloud of sound.

King's work on the soundtrack for 2007's Into the Wild was nominated for a Golden Globe, along with contributors Michael Brook and Eddie Vedder. Her groundbreaking multimedia work The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body uses projection mapping to present the guitar as an ontological tabula rasa in a creation myth unlike any other.

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Kaki King: A musical escape into a world of light and color

Kaki King: Pelarian musik ke dunia penuh cahaya dan warna

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1,507,725 views

Dengan gaya musik sendiri, Kaki King mungkin saja dewa gitar berikutnya. Dia menyatukan tradisi kuno bekerja dengan tangan dan teknologi digital, memproyeksikan gambar ke gitarnya dalam proyek inovatif multimedia "The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body" (Leher adalah jembatan menuju tubuh). Menggunakan leher gitarnya seperti keyboard, dia memainkan melodi yang rumit dan membawa hadirin mengikuti perjalanan musik penuh cahaya dan suara. Ia menyebutnya "gitar sebagai kuas."
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Translated by Nadia Putri
Reviewed by Sahi Rahman

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kaki King - Guitarist
Kaki King combines jaw-dropping guitar work with dreamy, searching songwriting.

Why you should listen

Kaki King's percussive technique (guitar geeks compare it to Preston Reed's; everyone else compares it to Eddie Van Halen's) drives her songs forward, while layers of overdubs and her own soft vocals create a shimmering cloud of sound.

King's work on the soundtrack for 2007's Into the Wild was nominated for a Golden Globe, along with contributors Michael Brook and Eddie Vedder. Her groundbreaking multimedia work The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body uses projection mapping to present the guitar as an ontological tabula rasa in a creation myth unlike any other.

More profile about the speaker
Kaki King | Speaker | TED.com