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: Ein musikalisches Zusammenspiel von Licht und Farbe

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Kaki King, die ein eigenes Genre darstellt, könnte die nächste Gitarrengöttin sein. Sie vereint die antike Tradition des Spielens mit der Hand und die Digitaltechnik, wobei sie in ihrem bahnbrechenden, multimedialen Werk "Der Hals ist eine Brücke zum Körper" Bilder auf ihre Gitarre projiziert. Mit dem Gitarrenhals als Keyboard spielt sie eine komplizierte Melodie, während sie das Publikum auf eine musikalische Reise des Lichtes und Klanges nimmt. Sie nennt es "Gitarre als Pinsel".
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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