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: Un escape musical a un mundo de luz y color

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Un género en sí misma, Kaki King podría ser la siguiente diosa de la guitarra. Hace converger la tradición de trabajar con las propias manos con la tecnología digital, proyectando imágenes a su guitarra en su innovador trabajo multimedia "El cuello es un puente para el cuerpo". Con el cuello de la guitarra como un teclado, interpreta una melodía intrincada que lleva a la audiencia en un viaje musical de luz y sonido. Ella lo llama "la guitarra como pincel".
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Translated by Ciro Gomez
Reviewed by Lidia Cámara de la Fuente

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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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