Erik Mongrain (born April 12, 1980) is a Canadian composer and guitarist. He has a unique and dark acoustic style, with a wide array of different techniques, approaches and textures reminiscent of Michael Hedges. Widely considered to be one of the best acoustic guitarists of the 2000s.
Erik Mongrain
Background information
Born
(1980-04-12) April 12, 1980 (age 43) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Erik Mongrain taught himself guitar from the age of 14. As a boy, he was mostly interested in sports but picked up an interest in the guitar and began to teach himself to play by ear. Erik started out playing the electric guitar, but developed an interest in classical and acoustic guitar after hearing the work of Johann Sebastian Bach. He taught himself to read music and began composing.
Mongrain was inspired early on by the work of Metallica, Jimi Hendrix, and Kurt Cobain.[1] When he was 18, he heard the work of guitarist Don Ross and he thought: "This was a new revelation to me. I finally found my niche."[2] After that, he was heavily influenced by the work of Michael Hedges, and also began to experiment with a technique known as lap tapping.[3]
Mongrain plays live shows in the United States, Japan, Germany, Canada, and England.[3] He started out busking in the streets, before he was discovered in Spain;[1] His music is featured in a documentary produced by Lance Trumbull for the Everest Peace Project. He was featured on the cover of Guild Guitar Company Magazine.[4] Erik was featured in Le Journal de Montréal[5] and many other acoustic guitar magazines. His first full-length album, Fates, was released in December 2006 on his website as a series of individually buyable/downloadable songs. The physical CD was released in June 2007 (May for Japan).
In 2007, Mongrain went on a tour around the world, particularly in Europe, Asia and America. He performed also at the famous Montreal International Jazz Festival and at the "Studio-théâtre" of the Place des Arts of Montreal where the live performance was recorded.[6] Mongrain was invited for the premiere of the « World Music Heritage », a drive by Gontiti on the national Japanese network (NHK).[citation needed]
The iVideosongs company have filmed four clips including Equilibrium. The clips are tutorials of Mongrain's lap tapping style, downloadable on the company's Web site.[7]
His "AirTap!" video has been viewed over 7 million times on YouTube.[1]
^ abc"Texan singer's pure and powerful voice will bring the house down", Belfast Telegraph, 2008-11-14, p. 8.
^. Archived from the original on 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
^ ab"Unique technique in action: Canadian acoustic guitarist Erik Mongrain, known for developing his own unique technique, is set to perform at Exeter Phoenix on Sunday", Express & Echo, 2008-11-14, p. 27
^. Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
^. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
^. Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
^. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
^Mongrain, Erik; Alter Ego Musique (2008). . Erik Mongrain / Alter Ego Musique. Archived from the original (hyml) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
External linksedit
Official website
Erik Mongrain 2011 Interview on FingerstyleGuitarists.com 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
December 15, 2023
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MongrainEquilibrium source source Muse source source Pandora s Box source source AirTap source source Fates source source Fusions source source Mais Quand source source PercussienFa source source Problems playing these files See media help Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editErik Mongrain taught himself guitar from the age of 14 As a boy he was mostly interested in sports but picked up an interest in the guitar and began to teach himself to play by ear Erik started out playing the electric guitar but developed an interest in classical and acoustic guitar after hearing the work of Johann Sebastian Bach He taught himself to read music and began composing Mongrain was inspired early on by the work of Metallica Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain 1 When he was 18 he heard the work of guitarist Don Ross and he thought This was a new revelation to me I finally found my niche 2 After that he was heavily influenced by the work of Michael Hedges and also began to experiment with a technique known as lap tapping 3 Mongrain plays live shows in the United States Japan Germany Canada and England 3 He started out busking in the streets before he was discovered in Spain 1 His music is featured in a documentary produced by Lance Trumbull for the Everest Peace Project He was featured on the cover of Guild Guitar Company Magazine 4 Erik was featured in Le Journal de Montreal 5 and many other acoustic guitar magazines His first full length album Fates was released in December 2006 on his website as a series of individually buyable downloadable songs The physical CD was released in June 2007 May for Japan In 2007 Mongrain went on a tour around the world particularly in Europe Asia and America He performed also at the famous Montreal International Jazz Festival and at the Studio theatre of the Place des Arts of Montreal where the live performance was recorded 6 Mongrain was invited for the premiere of the World Music Heritage a drive by Gontiti on the national Japanese network NHK citation needed The iVideosongs company have filmed four clips including Equilibrium The clips are tutorials of Mongrain s lap tapping style downloadable on the company s Web site 7 His AirTap video has been viewed over 7 million times on YouTube 1 On October 21 2008 Mongrain launched his second album Equilibrium which contained nine new compositions citation needed The album was recorded in July 2008 in The Dragon Crossing studios owned by Paul Reed Smith PRS Guitars and located in Annapolis Maryland Musicians such as Michael Manring on fretless bass and Bill Plummer on synthesizers contributed to the album citation needed The album was launched live on Mongrain s official website streamed broadcast on 21 October 2008 8 In August 2012 he released a 10 track album called Forward citation needed nbsp Recording of the Equilibrium album at Paul Reed Smith s personal studio nbsp Erik Mongrain featured on 2007 Guild catalog nbsp Concert in Montreal 2006 Discography editFates 2007 Equilibrium 2008 Forward 2012 See also editTapping Michael Hedges Preston Reed Don RossReferences edit a b c Texan singer s pure and powerful voice will bring the house down Belfast Telegraph 2008 11 14 p 8 Biography on the official Website Archived from the original on 2007 09 14 Retrieved 2007 03 25 a b Unique technique in action Canadian acoustic guitarist Erik Mongrain known for developing his own unique technique is set to perform at Exeter Phoenix on Sunday Express amp Echo 2008 11 14 p 27 Mongrain on the Guild guitar company magazine s cover Archived from the original on 2008 02 28 Retrieved 2008 01 30 Le Journal de Montreal Archived from the original on 2007 10 14 Retrieved 2007 03 30 Live performances on stage Archived from the original on 2008 03 08 Retrieved 2008 01 30 iVideosongs Mongrain s tutorial Archived from the original on 2008 02 01 Retrieved 2008 01 30 Mongrain Erik Alter Ego Musique 2008 Erik Mongrain World Exclusive Concert 21 October 2008 Erik Mongrain Alter Ego Musique Archived from the original hyml on 7 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 05 External links editOfficial website nbsp Erik Mongrain 2011 Interview on FingerstyleGuitarists com Archived 2011 09 26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erik Mongrain amp oldid 1171525863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
