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

Kaki King: O escapadă muzicală într-o lume de lumină și culoare

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O persoană unică, Kaki King ar putea deveni următoarea zeiță a chitarei. Ea îmbină tradiția străveche de lucru cu mâinile, cu tehnologia digitală, proiectând imagini digitale pe chitara ei, într-o creație multimedia revoluționară numită „Gâtul – punte de legătură cu corpul”. Utilizând gâtul chitarei pe post de tastatură, ea interpretează o melodie complicată, reușind să ia publicul într-o călătorie muzicală de lumină și sunet. Ea o numește „chitara ca pensulă”.
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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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