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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TEDWomen 2015

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

Kaki Kinga: Muzikāla patveršanās gaismu un krāsu pasaulē

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Žanrs pati par sevi, Kaki Kinga var kļūt par nākamo ģitāras dievu. Savā tradīcijas lauzošajā multivides projektā „The Neck is the Bridge to the Body” viņa apvieno seno virtuozuma tradīciju un ciparu tehnoloģiju – attēlu projicēšanu uz ģitāras. Ģitāras grifu izmantojot kā klaviatūru, viņa atskaņo sarežģītu melodiju un aizved klausītājus muzikālā gaismu un skaņu pasaulē. Viņa to dēvē: „ģitāra kā ota”.
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Translated by Raimonds Jaks
Reviewed by Kristaps Kadiķis

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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
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