ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Preston Reed - Revolutionary Guitarist
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound.

Why you should listen

Most guitarists the world over play their instruments in essentially the same way: the left hand holds the neck and applies pressure to each string to change notes, while the right hand plays the melody. Not so with Preston Reed.

In the 1980s, Reed began playing his instrument in new ways, sometimes twisting his left hand to pick out a melody while the right hand strummed accompaniment or tapping the guitar’s body like a drum. A new playing style was born, with deep chords, complex percussion, and weightless melodies. And he's inspired new generations of guitarists to further innovate on the genre he pioneered.

More profile about the speaker
Preston Reed | Speaker | TED.com
Usman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer.

Why you should listen

Usman Riaz is the founder of Mano Animation Studios -- Pakistans first hand-drawn animation studio. Their first project, The Glassworker (شیشہ گر), was created by a team of creatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, the US and the UK. 

More profile about the speaker
Usman Riaz | Speaker | TED.com
TEDGlobal 2012

Usman Riaz + Preston Reed: A young guitarist meets his hero

ウスマン・リアス&プレストン・リード 「若きギタリスト、ヒーローに出会う」

Filmed:
5,260,414 views

21歳の打楽器的ギター演奏の名人ウスマン・リアスは、YouTubeでヒーローたちの演奏を見てその技を覚えました。TEDフェローに選ばれた彼がTEDGlobal 2012のステージで演奏し、つづいて打楽器的ギター演奏の巨匠プレストン・リードが見事な演奏を聞かせてくれます。そしてこの2人のギタリストがまさにその場で即興演奏を生み出す様をご覧ください。
- Revolutionary Guitarist
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound. Full bio - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer. Full bio

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Chrisクリス Andersonアンダーソン: You guys were amazing素晴らしい.
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いや まったくすごいね
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That's amazing素晴らしい.
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まったくすごいよ
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You just don't hear聞く that everyすべて day.
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これ毎日やったらいいんじゃない?
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(Laughter笑い)
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Usmanウスマン, the official公式 storyストーリー is that
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ウスマン 公式の解説によると
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you learned学んだ to play遊びます the guitarギター
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君がギターを覚えたのは
YouTubeで
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by watching見ている Jimmyジミー Pageページ on YouTubeYouTube.
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ジミー・ペイジの演奏を
見てという話だけど
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Usmanウスマン RiazRiaz: Yes, that was the first one. And then I --
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ええ 最初はそうです
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That was the first thing I learned学んだ,
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最初そうやって勉強して
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and then I started開始した progressing進行中 to other things.
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それから徐々に 他のも
見るようになりました
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And I started開始した watching見ている Kakiカキ Kingキング a lot,
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カーキ・キングのを
たくさん見たんですが
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and she would always cite引用する Prestonプレストン Reedリード as a big大きい influence影響,
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彼女がよくプレストン・リードから
影響を受けたと言っていたので
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so then I started開始した watching見ている his videosビデオ,
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それで彼のビデオを
見るようになりました
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and it's very surrealシュールレア right now to be --
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今こうして一緒にいるのは
不思議な感じがします
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(Laughter笑い)
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CACA: Was that pieceピース just now,
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今の彼の曲だけど
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that was one of his songs that you learned学んだ, or how did that happen起こる?
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そうやって覚えた曲だったの?
どうやって実現したのかな?
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URUR: I'd never learned学んだ it before,
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これは 初めてだったけど
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but he told me that we would be playing遊ぶ that on stageステージ,
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彼がこれをやろうと言って
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so I was familiar身近な with it, so that's why I had so much more fun楽しい learning学習 it.
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そういのうは慣れているし
覚えながらやる分 一層楽しくて
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And it finally最後に happened起こった, so ...
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ついに実現したという感じです
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(Laughter笑い)
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CACA: Prestonプレストン, from your pointポイント of view見る,
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あなたから見ると
どうですか?
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I mean, you invented発明された this like 20 years ago, right?
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20年前 あなたが生み
出したものですが
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How does it feel to see someone誰か like this
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彼みたいな子が出てきて
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come along一緒に taking取る your artアート and doing so much with it?
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あなたの技を学び取り ここまで
見事にやるというのは?
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Prestonプレストン Reedリード: It's mind-blowing心を吹く,
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驚くばかりです
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and I feel really proud誇りに思う, really honored名誉ある.
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それに すごく光栄に思います
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And he's a wonderful素晴らしい musicianミュージシャン, so it's coolクール.
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彼はこんなにも優れた音楽家で
すごくイカしています
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(Laughter笑い)
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CACA: I guess推測, I don't think there is like a one-minute一分 other pieceピース you guys can do?
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もう1曲1分くらいで
やれるのがあったりしません?
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Can you? Do you jamジャム? Do you have anything elseelse?
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即興とか?
何かありません?
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PRPR: We haven't持っていない prepared準備された anything.
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全然準備してないけどな
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CACA: There isn't. I'll tell you what.
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ないと じゃあこうしましょう
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If you have another別の 30 or 40 seconds,
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and you have another別の 30 or 40 seconds,
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and we just see that, I just think --
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どうにかしてもらって
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I can feel it. We want to hear聞く a little more.
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感じるんです みんなが
聞きたがっているのを
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And if it goes行く horribly恐ろしく wrong違う, no worries心配.
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うまくいかなくったって
いいんですから
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Translated by Yasushi Aoki
Reviewed by Takafusa Kitazume

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Preston Reed - Revolutionary Guitarist
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound.

Why you should listen

Most guitarists the world over play their instruments in essentially the same way: the left hand holds the neck and applies pressure to each string to change notes, while the right hand plays the melody. Not so with Preston Reed.

In the 1980s, Reed began playing his instrument in new ways, sometimes twisting his left hand to pick out a melody while the right hand strummed accompaniment or tapping the guitar’s body like a drum. A new playing style was born, with deep chords, complex percussion, and weightless melodies. And he's inspired new generations of guitarists to further innovate on the genre he pioneered.

More profile about the speaker
Preston Reed | Speaker | TED.com
Usman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer.

Why you should listen

Usman Riaz is the founder of Mano Animation Studios -- Pakistans first hand-drawn animation studio. Their first project, The Glassworker (شیشہ گر), was created by a team of creatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, the US and the UK. 

More profile about the speaker
Usman Riaz | Speaker | TED.com