ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Preston Reed - Revolutionary Guitarist
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound.

Why you should listen

Most guitarists the world over play their instruments in essentially the same way: the left hand holds the neck and applies pressure to each string to change notes, while the right hand plays the melody. Not so with Preston Reed.

In the 1980s, Reed began playing his instrument in new ways, sometimes twisting his left hand to pick out a melody while the right hand strummed accompaniment or tapping the guitar’s body like a drum. A new playing style was born, with deep chords, complex percussion, and weightless melodies. And he's inspired new generations of guitarists to further innovate on the genre he pioneered.

More profile about the speaker
Preston Reed | Speaker | TED.com
Usman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer.

Why you should listen

Usman Riaz is the founder of Mano Animation Studios -- Pakistans first hand-drawn animation studio. Their first project, The Glassworker (شیشہ گر), was created by a team of creatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, the US and the UK. 

More profile about the speaker
Usman Riaz | Speaker | TED.com
TEDGlobal 2012

Usman Riaz + Preston Reed: A young guitarist meets his hero

Usman Riaz și Preston Reed: Un tânăr chitarist își întâlnește eroul

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Usman Riaz este un tânăr talentat de 21 de ani, care cantă la chitară cu percuție, un stil pe care l-a învățat urmărindu-și eroii pe YouTube. TED Fellow cântă pe scenă la TEDGlobal 2012 -- fiind urmat de un impresionant solo al maestrului chitării cu percuție, Preston Reed. Urmăriți acești doi chitariști realizând o veritabilă improvizație de moment.
- Revolutionary Guitarist
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound. Full bio - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer. Full bio

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ai învățat să cânți la chitară
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by watchingvizionarea JimmyJimmy PageFilme on YouTubeYouTube.
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urmărindu-l pe Jimmy Page pe Youtube.
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and then I starteda început progressingprogresează to other things.
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and she would always citecita PrestonPreston ReedReed as a bigmare influenceinfluență,
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so then I starteda început watchingvizionarea his videosVideoclipuri,
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and it's very surrealireal right now to be --
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that was one of his songscântece that you learnedînvățat, or how did that happenîntâmpla?
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a fost una dintre melodiile sale pe care le-ai învățat, sau cum s-a întâmplat?
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but he told me that we would be playingjoc that on stageetapă,
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dar mi-a spus că o să o interpreteze pe scenă,
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so I was familiarfamiliar with it, so that's why I had so much more fundistracţie learningînvăţare it.
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tu ai inventat asta acum 20 de ani, nu?
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How does it feel to see someonecineva like this
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come alongde-a lungul takingluare your artartă and doing so much with it?
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şi face atâtea cu arta ta?
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and I feel really proudmândru, really honoredonorat.
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Can you? Do you jamgem? Do you have anything elsealtfel?
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Puteți? Puteți să improvizați? Aveți altceva?
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and you have anothero alta 30 or 40 secondssecunde,
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Translated by Bratu Adrian
Reviewed by Delia Bogdan

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Preston Reed - Revolutionary Guitarist
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound.

Why you should listen

Most guitarists the world over play their instruments in essentially the same way: the left hand holds the neck and applies pressure to each string to change notes, while the right hand plays the melody. Not so with Preston Reed.

In the 1980s, Reed began playing his instrument in new ways, sometimes twisting his left hand to pick out a melody while the right hand strummed accompaniment or tapping the guitar’s body like a drum. A new playing style was born, with deep chords, complex percussion, and weightless melodies. And he's inspired new generations of guitarists to further innovate on the genre he pioneered.

More profile about the speaker
Preston Reed | Speaker | TED.com
Usman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer.

Why you should listen

Usman Riaz is the founder of Mano Animation Studios -- Pakistans first hand-drawn animation studio. Their first project, The Glassworker (شیشہ گر), was created by a team of creatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, the US and the UK. 

More profile about the speaker
Usman Riaz | Speaker | TED.com