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
TEDWomen 2015

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

Каки Кинг: Музикално бягство в свят на светлина и цветове

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Създавайки свой собствен жанр, Каки Кинг като нищо може да се окаже следващия бог на китарата. Тя смесва древните традиции на свирене с ръце с дигитална технология, прожектирайки изображения върху китарата си в нейното новаторско мултимедийно изпълнение "Шията е мост към тялото". Използвайки шията на китарата си като клавиатура, тя изпълнява сложна мелодия, докато пренася публиката на музикално пътешествие през светлината и звука. Тя го нарича "китарата като четка за рисуване".
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Translated by Radost Tsvetkova
Reviewed by Anton Hikov

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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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