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Erick Mongrain, presented by Midnight Mango at Exeter phoenix Voodoo Lounge, Thursday 5th November, 8pm. |
Erick Mongrain, presented by Midnight Mango at Exeter phoenix Voodoo Lounge, Thursday 5th November, 8pm
YouTube videos of 27-year-old Montreal guitarist Erik Mongrain have made him an overnight sensation. Erik plays his acoustic in his lap, two-hand tapping his way through his instrumental compositions.
But Erik is no one-trick pony. "I don’t specialize in any particular technique or tuning," he says. "I want to taste everything I can."
"I can get different textures, different rhythms, different colours" he said.
Erik uses numerous tunings, many of his own devising. "I even mix techniques within the same song - I’ll tap the introduction, fingerpick the verse and then strum the chorus with a flatpick."
Erik is a musician who is constantly researching and exploring the world of music. For almost two years now, Erik has resumed standard guitar posture and has been writing, at tremendous speed, songs in which the harmonies and melodies are profoundly inspired.
Erik was born in Montreal on April 12, 1980. During his self taught journey through acoustic guitar playing, he discovered and experimented with lap tapping and adopted that technique. With the guitar on his lap, he taps the chords as if it were a piano. The effect is spectacular. People passing by on the streets were his first fans. Over those years, Erik played in streets and subway stations in Montreal, in the US. as well as in Europe.
Support comes from Richard James a 20 year-old singer, song-writer and performer from Exeter. Richard often plays in pubs and bars around the Exeter and occasionally pops up to London. All his songs are 100 per cent Richard James written, check out his myspace to hear them.
www.erikmongrain.com/
http://www.myspace.com/erikrain
http://www.youtube.com/user/erikmongrain
http://www.myspace.com/musicbyrichardjames
Tickets cost £12.50 in advance and £14 on the door. They can be booked online at www.seetickets.com,
www.wegottickets.com or www.exeterphoenix.org.uk. Or by calling the Exeter Phoenix box office on 01392 667080.
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