Young Guitarist

May 15, 2007 10:35 AM

Who is this fantastic young guitarist?

I have seen this guitarist on a couple of videos. Does anyone know who he is? He is a phenom.

http://www.flixxy.com/amazing-young-guitarist.htm

posted by JayRwv to media & arts (9 comments total)

Isn't the answer on the page? Anyway, here is a good article about him I saw in the New York Times (Registration Req'd).
posted by redarmycomrade at 10:40 AM on May 15, 2007

We're talked about him on MetaFilter before.
posted by MrMoonPie at 11:00 AM on May 15, 2007

This guy is certainly a great guitarist. However, I can't help but feel he gained his fame from a rendition of a song that JerryC actually arranged. JerryC originally posted his version of Canon online which prompted multiple copycats. This guy is one of those.

JerryC's website.
posted by markulus at 11:09 AM on May 15, 2007

He credits JerryC in the opening.
posted by bitdamaged at 11:27 AM on May 15, 2007

I am embarrassed that I did not scroll down the page and see the bio of the guitarist. Thanks so much. My face is red.
posted by JayRwv at 11:30 AM on May 15, 2007

previously - note the confusion between funtwo and JerrC in the post itself gets resolved in the comments
posted by caddis at 1:12 PM on May 15, 2007

Your favourite fantastic guitarist sucks! I loathe Pachelbel's Canon in D.

But this version is almost tolerable.
posted by flabdablet at 5:54 PM on May 15, 2007

oops - previously
posted by caddis at 6:52 PM on May 15, 2007

I was taught a sweep-picking version of this piece for electric guitar in 1988, along with the Circle of Fifths and Circle of Fourths, so I do not think that anyone who claims YouTube priority is going to be the first word on the topic.
posted by ikkyu2 at 9:33 PM on May 15, 2007