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As much as I agree on some aspect of your criticism I disagree on some 1 His bow grip not flexible but aside that I would advice that you do your research about how the modern bow hold came to be I personally believe that the art of violin is wide an encompassing the modern bow grip itself francobelgian and it variables are complicated and with flaws as well, the Baroque era players had a more natural and simple bow grip, the similar bow grip type very common with fiddlers and you know fiddlers often have the most extreme flexibility in there wrist.2; It is not true that contact point does not matter on electric violin it thus still matter and mind You there are various types of electric violins and with electrified amplified instrument if you apply all the tricks you know in the acoustic world ,you are going to sound bad the reason been that the piezo pickup will pick up everything including your bow noise and undertones that would sound great when playing acoustically but the moment you amplify your instrument,then rolloff compression and more would be necessary. 3; Electric violin are less forgiven if you have bad bowing technic you may end up with lots harmonics sounding tone in your playing and the worst part is that it would be amplified and mind you harmonics sound are stronger on electric violins especially solid body one's compared to an acoustic violin. Therefore any player that sounding bad acoustically would sound worse electric. 4; I am a classically trained sculptor and violinist with a music background, and I do agree with you that people should practice and do all the musical gymnastics but at the end of the day are we making music for scholars or professor in musical institutions or for the ordinary people that makes up the majority that would buy the music. 5; Another that I disagree with is that just because a piece is difficult or complicated technics were used doesn't necessarily it's better, for example are tremolos technics difficult on the violin not necessarily but does it sound difficult and magical yes, would I want to use it in composition simply because it would make my music more difficult? No I would use it because sounds good. what you play it's inconsequential but how you play it would be more beneficial to the audience. 5; It is true that intonation would be affected when dancing and playing, but can you still dance vigorously and still have clean intonation? Yes you can but it requires additional practice in addition to the violin practice.7; A Global stage performance is not your typical conservatory audition or competition here showmanship, versatility in the genre of music and how you use the stage important here, for example how about the fusion of India carnatic classical & western classical on the violin what magic would it create those are kind of the things they want to see and hear.
The shame is he could have been (and still could be probably) a good violinist. However, in an environment that does not encourage hard work, commitment, and tenacity, but rather extols glamor and superficiality, people's talents are squandered. 😢
No he works pretty hard on his stage presence and dance moves so he works on the areas that helps him stand out I haven't seen too many dancing violinists
@@piyamaslimaichay9061 I love classical violinists, electric violinists, and dancing violinists! It's been proven that dancing violinists can attract a mainstream audience, so we'll see how this niche develops!
Guy was really practising so hard before the show that his bow hairs died… the fasted bow destruction I knew was one of my friends playing something (much harder than that) and even then it turns out her bow was actually broken. Great job, award of the century 💀
In defense of the interview, sometimes America’s got talent, cuts out some audio and clips to make the contestant look bad. They’re notorious for doing this and ruining contestants lives.
Yes, for some reason, tremolo seems to impress the judges on these 'talent' shows, as TwoSet has also observed. 😂 Also, his bow hold fingers look as broken as my soul after watching him play.
Paganini didn’t even dare call him self the violin king the people at the time called him a devil violinist because of his messed up ways of playing violin.
Depending on his signal chain you'd be correct that playing louder will result in more distortion. If his amp/amp sim has enough headroom then it won't, but he has enough gain on there its certainly whats happening. I think his tone sucks too for that matter, not enough highs and too much gain. I like the delay/reverb on it though. As someone who spends a lot of time playing an electric 6 string, I've found you nearly always get better results playing more quietly and turning the amp up rather than trying to force the issue.
It’s based on the package: the entertainment factor. If the crowd loves it, that is an indication that the act has potential, and the judges don’t really need to have any sort of skills in spotting talent in areas they aren’t familiar with. One of the judges is a model. She really has no business judging talent, but she doesn’t exactly need to because they are looking for a package.
@@ditzygypsy Actually a model could be very good at judging stage presence and the potential the performer has in entertaining the audience which is what really matters Also the dude is a dancer first and violinist second.
As much as I'd feel super embarrassed to do what he did, I support all violinists, even the ones like him. They're making the violin more popular. I personally hate electric violins, the sound is just so ugly. But it is his thing. I imagine he didn't have money to buy a real instrument. The public seemed to enjoy his music. I found it horrible. But why should only my personal taste be considered good? We have to understand and respect that some people like this kind of horrible noise and perceive it as music. I think they just get stimulated by the movement on stage, loud sounds, or whatever rocks their boat. And they don't care if you make ugly sounds, if your bow hold isn't good, etc. So, they're pretty forgiving. If he got the public's empathy and compassion, then he has inspired positive emotions on lots of people, even if he got it because of a sad story and not due to talent as a musician. Let's say he has shown talent as an entertainer. As for king of the violin, it probably is just a joke based on his middle name. It looks like his entertainer personna is a clown, so, just another thing to make people to laugh.
Electric violins can be great for playing on stage because you can amp the sound and do lots of sound engineering Maybe he's inventing a new genre of the dancing violinist I would be entertained by a violinist who has great dance moves and is good enough at the violin to keep things together
I wish I could start violin but I'm pretty old and am intimidated by it. And yet, I love this instrument to bits and listening to it always improves my mood.
His enthusiasm for playing the violin despite his disability is inspiring, and it’s probably this enthusiasm that he is meaning to show instead of his actual playing skills. Hey, his playing sounds pretty good to normal people and even to me who played the violin for 9 years. Sure there’s lots of problems but most people don’t care as long as it sounds mostly good. The only problem I have with it is him calling himself the king of violin. 😂
Never played violin but have oversensitive hearing. All I could hear was scratching and a hard try to produce a decent sound. Most people don't even listen carefully what they like, not to mention pieces they hear for the first time. Since people do not tend to listen to classical music they are unable to distinguish good playing from bad playing, so obviously, anything played will sound good to them, even if objectively this sounds horrible, like here.
@@sirspongadoodle "Feel bad for me performances" have become the essence of America's/Britain's Got Talent, emotions are just weaponised like in no other show...
As a professional classical violinist myself I can get behind a lot of content like this, but honestly this video just seemed unnecessarily petty and snobby. Obviously he calls himself "the king of violin" because his middle name is King and it's a catchy, memorable brand name. He's not claiming to be the best in the world or even presenting himself as a classical violinist. Shows like AGT really aren't about technique, they're about putting on a show and entertaining the audience. That's how it's always been.
When I first started playing, some of my fingers buckled like his. My teacher had me do finger exercises to strengthen my fingers and over time, my fingers stopped buckling.
@@ViolinMechanic walking my fingers up and down the bow (going down was the hard part), holding the bow vertical with a correct bow hold and then using the fingers to push the bow upward (this was very hard at first, couldn't make the bow move at all), the last exercise was holding the bow horizontal with correct bow hold and then alternating pushing down on the bow with the pointer finger and the pinky.
Love the explanations and you are ruthless but accurate. 💀 I actually liked his stage presence quite a lot, even if it was cheesey. Really enjoying your uploads!
He’s clearly watched David Garrett a lot and Lindsey Stirling (who also loves David Garrett). I mean just look at him! His shoes, his outfits, his rings, tattoos…all of it is SO David. And his dancing is definitely Lindsey. But he doesn’t have David’s chops.
@@DanielSong39 David isn't a dancer, he is expressive and "moves with the music" but that's it. He's a very good entertainer and has a great stage presence though. But, most importantly, he is an _outstanding_ violinist. I would say that the success of his concerts is due to a combination of fantastic skills, charismatic persona, beautiful visual effects and versatile repertoire (classical, pop, rock, etc.).
I'd be willing to bet that it was not his decision to talk about his disability at the beginning but the producers' decision - shows like this LOVE to exploit disability even if it has nothing to do with the performance because it gets a reaction out of the audience/viewers.
OK - I find him acutely cringeworthy too. But the audience enjoyed him, and he's making the violin look cool to a new generation of kids. So perhaps we shouldn't be too snobbish about this? I few years back I spotted a young CZcams violinist with a couple of thousand followers. Her playing was barely competent but she danced very well - much better than this guy. We had a chat and I suggested she should look for a manager, as there might be a market for such an original act. Her name was Lindsey Stirling... She'd be nowhere in the classical world, but she's good looking and creative and has built a great career for herself. So all power to her I say - we can't all be Hilary Hahn...
All these electric violin dancers feel so fake….It just makes me cringe how much popularity they get for some sketchy technique or mediocre musicality at most…. yeah I know that everyone has their taste in music which I should respect but it just feels like you were watching wrestlers being celebrated as the greatest fighters of all time when they’re actors doing spectacle ( which again is fine)…. This will probably be controversial ( since these violinists like Lindsey Stirling have Millions of fans) but it also makes me cringe when there’s so many great new artists like Maria Dueñas that actually are doing wonderful performances and don’t get near that level of worldwide praise….
Couldn't agree more. I don't hate those people that get famous and praise doing simple simple/easy stuff and whatnot. I just wished that people that do really impressive things got the praise they deserve. Like when someone throws a bucket of paint on a canvas and gets 10 million views while someone that does a really impressive art piece hardly gets close to that.
I remember we had some local buskers "playing" electric violin, saying they were desperate for money, and often would have their kids with them. I stopped to watch them one day and noticed they were not playing at all. Eventually, law enforcement put out a warning that legally the buskers were within their rights, but there was good information that they were lying about needing money for housing. The comments overwhelmingly were in favor of the lying buskers. Anyone who pointed out they weren't really playing were called a Karen and it didn't matter if they played, all that matters is they entertained. It was crazy. But that is the world we live in. Talent and hardwork are often overlooked for the price of free or cheap entertainment. I tell this story to say that we are learning more about the crowds than the players. At least this guy is playing and dancing.but I agree. It is much more a spectacle than an art form. I give Lindsey Stirling credit. I think she has at least made an art form with her compositions and dancing. She is a talented dancer and if you hear her play her acoustic violin, she plays well. I think she has at least elevated the showmanship a bit and deserves credit. Maybe that is an unpopular opinion here, not sure. But I do think there is a place for showmanship and it needs to be judged for overall creation and execution.
They all rather want to be Lindsay Stirling instead of *insert here a good violinist who doesn't need dance moves to distract from their playing*. I mean, I get it: We all move while playing the violin, in fact the possibility of moving while playing is one of the reasons why I switched from piano to violin. But dancing while playing feels sooo forced
@@XxBlueEyedxX Lindsey Stirling has good showmanship and she can actually play. It's not like she is easy to mimic. I do think people are so unaccustomed to seeing violinists outside the classical world, which is why they get big applause for now. But as people realize violin can be used in these different genres, the craft will be elevated.
@@smithmusicstudies Oh don't get me wrong, I actually like Lindsay Stirling. She is a great violinist, but what I mean is that people try to mimic her dances because they think THAT's the way to success, not being actually good at your instrument. In my opinion, you always have to put your violin playing first. Then you can think about dancing, jumping or doing flickflacks while playing. One of my favourite violinist (and a huge inspiration why I started playing) plays in a german Folk band. He drinks, dances, jumps and everything else while playing. BUT he is a classical trained violinist who does the playing with ease. There were times he could hardly walk because of a unfortunate mixture of too much heat, alcohol and concerts in one day, but never did I hear a mayor error in his playing. That's the difference to some selfproclaimed "king of violin"
Just stumbled across your videos and I love it!! Hello from a fellow violinist u are an amazing critic but there's no bigger critic than me to myself 🤣
Well someone idolizes David Garrett and Lindsey Stirling (who also idolizes David, lol). His clothes, shoes, tattoos, rings, and the bopping around the stage almost look like David and Lindsey had a baby, lol.
Sadly the violinists in my school performs there are different groups for their level, the 1st group being the best and the saddest part is the 1st group having to dance while playing and we hate it cuz we ended up making mistakes the only good part about it was pre-recored
When dancing and playing, it got me dizzy. Besides I don't think violin professors will encourage you to learn violin and dance at the same time. I wish him luck in this world, but we can't take him seriously as a violinist. Oh yea, he played on an electric violin.
As an acoustic and electric violinist I agree 100% with the observations and commentary, and would add that the intonation was particularly bad in the 2nd video. The performance, in a word was, 'cringy'. The claim to be 'King' or 'Queen' of violin is inappropriate. The highest level of technical skill on violin is only part of what contributes to a truly great performance. The interpretation and tonal quality and colour of violin playing, are what connects the violinist and their audience. Every 'performer' contributes their own personal style and interpretation to the music they play. It can therefore never be claimed that any virtuoso violinist is 'King'. We all have preferred soloists. At the top of my preferred contemporary soloists are Hilary Hahn, and Augustin Hadelich, which does not mean that I dislike or regard as inferior, Benedetti, or Perlman, or the great violinists of previous generations such as Heifitz, Menuhin, Oistrakh etc etc Sadly, this BGT performer is not a good role model for those who wish to learn violin.
Maybe the audience/judges have never seen or heard Mark Wood play or even Nigel Kennedy, both classically trained phenomenal (electric) violinists. I play both acoustic (classical and baroque) and electric violin. Sadly his electric violin technique isn't great either... understanding of contact point is needed as it's different to playing an acoustic violin but you also have to understand how amplification works. It's an example of folks that have no clue seeing what they think is a spectacle.
He's clearly marketing himself as a dancing electric violinist. I'm guessing it's pretty hard to play well while dancing like that Electric violin is a different beast so you do have to treat it differently, you can't always judge it by using classical standards He has some obvious technical issues but have to give him some credit for coming up with a creative gimmick I do play the electric violin too but I do the exact opposite of what he does. I usually play soft, and as smoothly as I can so I can add a background layer to the band
Hey thanks for the comment. My intention wasn’t to be picky with classical standards, I just truly believe that some of the things I mentioned are the fundamental principles of violin playing. I was a little pushy with some comments because these kind of performers take away the spotlight of musicians who invest hundreds of hours working on tone and projection when he seems not too worried about that. As you mentioned, it is cheap and gimmicked.
I have a question about the electric violin. Is it valid to learn during the first months, so as not to torture the neighbors before reaching a tolerable level?
i highly recommend NOT to do it because especially in the beginning you need to learn about contact point and sound projection. Also, an electric violin still makes a sound even when you play it with headphones.
Get yourself a metal practice mute if you are so concerned. But you shouldn't use it as a crutch for not confronting the suckiness we all go through as beginners. Use it if your walls are paper thin or you need to practice late in the night.
Your question is, "Is it valid." Of course it is depending on what you want to learn. It is absolutely correct that you will miss certain aspects of playing acoustically if you learn on an electric violin. But if the repertoire you like would work well with an electric violin, then that is sufficient. If you are worried about the neighbors, I'd check out the Yamaha silent violin. It is electric, but is meant to be amplified or play with headphones. That is how I got into electric (but I had an acoustic base). I worked shift work and had nothing to do past midnight. So I got a silent violin. They are so much fun and you will still learn many aspects of playing.
I can't play violin, wish I could BUT I know it's helluva hard and proper technique is more important than anything. Hey, even I know how to hold a bow properly, for forks' sake! Thanks for showing his mistakes, though, the gravity thing was cool. :)
I love AGT and have been watching since its debut. But, I tend to ignore the back story or fast forward so I can just get to the performance. For me, I want to see their talent stand on its own without the emotion of an often heart wrenching story. DS
My dear fellow, the confident / bordering on arrogant tone of your video seems to imply that you think you are the king of violin yourself! Why bother chastising? As the Christians say - let he without sin cast the first stone!
I didn’t comment on it, but if you watch the original video, you’ll notice that when he mentions his disorder, the cameras immediately cut to the audience clapping. I assume there was an awkward silence and the judges did not know how to respond.
Tried playing the electric violin today and definitely noticed changes in technique: - You get a better sound by playing closer to the fingerboard and using half the hairs, use the amp to get the volume as needed - Tremolos sound better if you just hold the bow with 2 fingers and use the finger movement to move the bow - Probably need a little more resin on the bow compared to the normal violin because you are playing lighter. Need more grip and you won't get the whistle sound because you won't be pressing down on the string as much You should try playing an electric violin too, you might come to slightly different conclusions but I guarantee that you will notice some changes
If the info on his CZcams channel is true and he really got 3rd place in the show, I think it's fair to say that "America's NOT got talent". Seems like the show is a joke
To be honest, I could not see any basis for your rant about this guy. First of all, I did not hear himself once claiming to be the 'king of violin'. I understood that king is simply part of his name, as is not uncommon in the US as far as I know. Secondly, I fully agree with your thoughts on the cringe stories about cancer, dead dads who they want to make proud and their childhood dreams they finally fulfill. But I also understand that that is how AGT works. They are probably encouraged to tell such stuff. And again, yanks seem to love it, they are usually into emotional tosh. And thirdly, I never heard him make any particular comments about his talent, level of skill or ambitions. He wanted to give it a shot with what he can do. If it entertains people and he can make a living out of it, good for him. He may be the first to acknowledge that he is not suited for the level of serious classic music competition. Which is why he's at AGT. So I find your go at him a bit unfair.
Hey! Nearing the end of the video, we saw that he calls himself the King of Violin on his CZcams page and on several other videos. Sure, he probably used it as his nickname because his name contained the word "King." I know he didn’t comment on his quality of skill, but you would expect a little more attention to these basic technical elements. Another main reason I made this video is because these so-called "sad stories" are replacing genuine talent, and AGT is drastically shifting the spotlight from very promising future prodigies, which makes people undervalue them when they see a classical performer standing still without smoke machines and colourful lights. Five years ago, if you searched "king of violin" on Google Images, you would find soloists like Heifetz and company. Now this guy is all over the search engine when you Google him, which saddens me. I hope this clarifies some things for you.
I don't know why people get so butthurt when you critique someone based on a public performance they've given, there's nothing mean spirited about giving someone an honest critique and these people use their sob stories as a way to shield themselves from any criticism and use cheap gimmicks and sympathy to get attention instead of working on their skill at their instrument like the rest of us do. Nothing wrong with offering valid criticism on a public performance, or did you think that people are only allowed to compliment art and not allowed to give their true feelings on the matter?
As most musical performances are now, they have laser shows and fireworks and wear sparkly costumes because the music is not good. If the music was good you could just stand there and play.
Oj fair warning, elitism is something different than what this creator is doing. If your going to boast your skills, you need to be able to actually execute it. He is criticizing the arrogance, not the fact that he has technical issues. And these videos help other musicians catch mistakes themselves or doing: wether with attitude or execution of technique. If he was elitist he would just say to give up, he wouldnt actually be able to make valid points like this because elitism is about bullying, not about seeing a problem, then addressing it in a way where others learn.
I knew Armand Melnbardis when he lived here in Central Florida and was a conventional music professor and professional violinist (although he always dressed unconventionally). I think he was the inventor of the metal seven string electric violin (I know he tried to patent something). Anyway, like so many others with talent and a prayer, he left to find his fortune in L.A. Unfortunately, it never really worked out for him either. For me, the problem is that when you close your eyes, it just sounds like another Van Halen-esque electric guitar. He probably would have done better had he, in fact, stuck to well known covers of Van Halen, and the like, but instead, he insisted on playing his own (unknown) compositions. Anyway, if you see him on CZcams, it's obvious that at least Armand is a real musician, compared to the guy in this clip.
I honestly disagree with you. Surely he’s playing some wrong notes and things that to us violinists doesn’t seem hard, but it’s the audience that is impressed. He might have slipped some times and it might be because he’s nervous. I’ve seen really terrible clips of violin fails but this doesn’t compete with them. Also, I think “King of violin” is a reference to his name, but I might be wrong. Nevertheless, it is nothing to take seriously really. It’s just in his description like come on..
You have everything going for You.At first I taught that You could be like Mr Rogers . When You open Your mouth , I can not hear uplifting voice that world yarns . Please look at Your soul and make decision, what direction You want to go, deeper in the darkness or towards joy and light. You can be king of CZcams, but not by sarcasm or irony. Please choose another path
……I had a massive brain fart and while looking at the thumbnail I thought he was missing his right hand pinky. I was like, oh shit, it’s one of those impressive violinists that overcome their physical disabilities. Then after a few hard look it’s just his fingers are extremely bent 💀
😂this kid has been watching Karolina Protsenko videos. He stole her dance moves. I heard she tried out for this program and they said no. I guess she didn’t have a sad story to tell.
When someone with a disability shares their experience, its not for pity, its bragging rights for hard work, discipline, resilience and for successfully overcoming obstacles that their competitors have not. You'll notice there are a lot of anti affirmative action people praising your words. What all of you seem to not get about affirmative action is that its the only way to ensure true meritocracy. If you are competing on an obstacle course, but your opponents course is more complex, with more challenges and higher difficulty, and you tie, you didn't actually tie.. Your opponent won. If you perform a piece at a higher level of difficulty and make a couple mistakes right before another violinist performs a much simpler piece with zero mistakes, it would be silly to assume they are a better performer than you. This video comes across incredibly arrogant and presumptuous. I love the idea of challenging other performers online like video game competitors, but I think you could do it with a bit more class. If you are so fantastic at the violin, stick to showing your chops in comparison to the other performers. Be a good sport about it. Make it fun. Leave out all the supercilious bullshit or lean into it in a facetious way. Condescendingly explaining to disabled performers whether they should share their experience or not is way more cringy than anything this performer said.
Typical sob story told before an AGT performance. It's part of the script, I feel like. Not saying he doesn't struggle or anything, but as pointed out well in this video, it's unimportant. And the obligatory cheer and applause for the tremolo part... AGT at it's finest...
Bro you are judging him too hard. Just because he's not a classical violinist doesn't mean he isn't a good player. This is one of the reasons why people feel classical musicians are elitist. If he feels that way for himself good for him. He has his own style and is not tied down to the archaic rules of the classical era. Check out Christian Howes, Jacob Szekely, Casey Strings. Tracy Silverman and his podcast "future of strings podcast" for a better appreciation of modern and future of Strings. Make a reaction video to Tracy Silverman and his "Future of Strings podcast" and learn the modern perspective
Hey! Thanks for your comment. I do see where you’re coming from. However, I do believe that there are certain conventional principles that are needed in order to create a good basic sound. Proper bow hold wasn’t created by classical musicians; it was created because it was the most optimal way to make a good sound. Proper weight distribution, bow hold, and parallel placement are all necessary to make a good sound. Unfortunately, this violinist didn’t apply any of these principles, and as a teacher, I feel obliged to make the remarks I did to help other beginners achieve greater potential in their sound. I suppose I would have one more question before concluding this reply. Would you like to have a teacher who neglects all of these technical elements and just encourages you to have fun? I don’t think anyone would. Finally, I didn’t judge; I simply made common remarks about the mistakes he made that beginners on the violin usually make. I hope you can also see my perspective, and I hope I can have you aboard this channel one day:)
To be fair you still need to have good fundamentals when it comes to holding the bow and drawing the bow It's possible to make grunge sounds with the electric violin for example but you still need the technique or else the sound just isn't good Modern string players who are good do have good technique
Sorry I’m late but to clear this up. If a black man says he’s the king of anything you better believe he knows what he’s talking about. Black people are the creators of music. We do not go by your rules of learning music we create our own rules. If we wish to. There are no limits for black people. We are the fathers and mothers of any instruments and music. Long live king of violinist
Honestly, it doesn't bother me that he is dancing as part of his routine. If you want to be a showman with a violin, perfectly fine! You dont even have to play the most advanced pieces. But I do hope that you would at least show good skills in the areas you are showing. His dancing isn't impressive. His playing isn't impressive. His compositions are ok. But not talent show worthy from what I'm seeing here. I'm hoping as we eneter the age of more electric stringed instruments, musicians will find ways to make it a more impressive craft. I will also say, that with an electric point, yes, you may not need to care as much about the contact point, but at the same time, your poor technique is also amplified. So it does you good to play clean as much as possible.
I think Greta Salome is a good example of someone mixing violin, electric amplification and mixers, and dancing/showmanship, but she keeps a high level of playing and shows good compositional skills.
@@HalCogan I think this is kind of a newer art form which is why it doesn't quite make sense yet. Personally, I am much more interested in the sound, composition, and creativity than I am I'm the dancing. But if people want to grow the art form, I think that is fine. Karolina Protsenko is a good example of a performer who is a wonderful player and exploring movement/dance in her performances. But she hasn't sacrificed her playing abilities or quality of music in order to draw a crowd. I think it takes a high level of art and creativity to be a one man show successfully.
I feel like tremolo is the most overused articulation, especially because it’s the easiest and does not take a lot of effort to do. It also sounds impressive because it sounds fast, when in reality, what’s most impressive is if your left hand fingers move with the same velocity as your tremolos. Cheap trickery.
You assume that the classical bow grip is the foundation of every violin/fiddle genre; it isn't.Perhaps you don't realise, but such talent shows are 99% scripted and the participants are selected and groomed.
Hey thanks for your comment! I see where you’re coming from. I’ve always seen it like this: Bow grips have truly evolved through the centuries and have come to the bow grip we know it to be now. The shape of the bow has also evolved and the « so-called » classical way is known to be the standard way of holding the bow of one seeks to have optimal bow control and sound. As for the scripted part, I watched some videos on his CZcams channel and he resembles what he looked like on the performance. So I assume it was in his personality to be dressed that way. Nevertheless, I hope that this video was still instructional for you and that I could one day have you on board on this channel:)
Agt feels so scripted.... Lol!!!!! I don't play violin but I can sense the distaste of the electric violin. Its so painful and irritating to listen to.
The fact that you must have spent at least 4 hours making this entire video lmfaoooo. Thanks for giving him some free promo!!! 🎉 always appreciate the dedicated fans 😂
I have a strong feeling you know not a thing about his life and should probably take a seat considering you have nothing of importance in your life and you don’t care about yourself otherwise you wouldn’t be online hating on successful people who have no idea who you are
This video is everything why I left the classical community, despite still loving classical music. The Twoset effect. A "teacher" (who has only posted meme videos and content farming content on violin himself) acting as an authority judging a pop violinist on classical standards. Assuming that because a technique is not necessarily difficult, means it is somehow a detriment to the music. My brother in Christ, if something sounds good to people, then they will like it. I'm sorry you think that something being technically harder makes you somehow more deserving as an artist of fame/recognition. "It takes the spotlight away from (classical artists)" ??!? If you are losing the spotlight while doing hard techniques, it might be time to stop immaturely blaming others and people's "bad taste" for your lack of success and might just be time to start considering trying some easier techniques, because I hate to tell ya this, but if you don't sound good on techniques people don't give a crap about how difficult they are. If you truly work and achieve a great tone like Hadelich or Jansen, you will rise and be noticed. But if you put in that work and still are not good enough, don't blame and try to take others down, just because the techniques are technically less difficult, because, hate to break it to you, but this guy has an audience who likes him for his playing. You have an audience of people who like you for videos tearing other violinists down (as your most viewed videos prove). So ask yourself this: who is more of an artist, based on that? Maybe think on it.
Welcome to the ‘typical’ 21st century understanding of music. All show, no go. This guy is full of BS. I’ve worked with many serious ‘electric (not all they did or do) like Jean Luc Ponty, Didier Lockwood, Mark O’Connor and Nigel Kennedy. This guy has a LONG way to go. Sad to see audiences respond to total BS
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As much as I agree on some aspect of your criticism I disagree on some 1 His bow grip not flexible but aside that I would advice that you do your research about how the modern bow hold came to be I personally believe that the art of violin is wide an encompassing the modern bow grip itself francobelgian and it variables are complicated and with flaws as well, the Baroque era players had a more natural and simple bow grip, the similar bow grip type very common with fiddlers and you know fiddlers often have the most extreme flexibility in there wrist.2; It is not true that contact point does not matter on electric violin it thus still matter and mind You there are various types of electric violins and with electrified amplified instrument if you apply all the tricks you know in the acoustic world ,you are going to sound bad the reason been that the piezo pickup will pick up everything including your bow noise and undertones that would sound great when playing acoustically but the moment you amplify your instrument,then rolloff compression and more would be necessary. 3; Electric violin are less forgiven if you have bad bowing technic you may end up with lots harmonics sounding tone in your playing and the worst part is that it would be amplified and mind you harmonics sound are stronger on electric violins especially solid body one's compared to an acoustic violin. Therefore any player that sounding bad acoustically would sound worse electric. 4; I am a classically trained sculptor and violinist with a music background, and I do agree with you that people should practice and do all the musical gymnastics but at the end of the day are we making music for scholars or professor in musical institutions or for the ordinary people that makes up the majority that would buy the music. 5; Another that I disagree with is that just because a piece is difficult or complicated technics were used doesn't necessarily it's better, for example are tremolos technics difficult on the violin not necessarily but does it sound difficult and magical yes, would I want to use it in composition simply because it would make my music more difficult? No I would use it because sounds good. what you play it's inconsequential but how you play it would be more beneficial to the audience. 5; It is true that intonation would be affected when dancing and playing, but can you still dance vigorously and still have clean intonation? Yes you can but it requires additional practice in addition to the violin practice.7; A Global stage performance is not your typical conservatory audition or competition here showmanship, versatility in the genre of music and how you use the stage important here, for example how about the fusion of India carnatic classical & western classical on the violin what magic would it create those are kind of the things they want to see and hear.
the king of violin? even Paganini didn't have the guts to call himself that!
He's probably the only one who could call himself that at his time
Our babysitter is an aspiring violinist. She's a "pagananny."
@@polyglot8 I love that!
Maybe if he called himself the king of violin dance
But his name is King.
The shame is he could have been (and still could be probably) a good violinist. However, in an environment that does not encourage hard work, commitment, and tenacity, but rather extols glamor and superficiality, people's talents are squandered. 😢
No he works pretty hard on his stage presence and dance moves so he works on the areas that helps him stand out
I haven't seen too many dancing violinists
@@DanielSong39ever wonder why you don’t see dancing violinists often?
@@nickcarroll8565 Well it's not an easy skill
I think you will see more of them in the future
@@DanielSong39Personally, I hope not
@@piyamaslimaichay9061 I love classical violinists, electric violinists, and dancing violinists!
It's been proven that dancing violinists can attract a mainstream audience, so we'll see how this niche develops!
Wow, that Mendelssohn solo sounded AMaZInG!
Guy was really practising so hard before the show that his bow hairs died… the fasted bow destruction I knew was one of my friends playing something (much harder than that) and even then it turns out her bow was actually broken. Great job, award of the century 💀
In defense of the interview, sometimes America’s got talent, cuts out some audio and clips to make the contestant look bad. They’re notorious for doing this and ruining contestants lives.
These videos are so helpful to me as an adult learning the violin. Thank you for providing good teaching advice on what not to do
Yes, for some reason, tremolo seems to impress the judges on these 'talent' shows, as TwoSet has also observed. 😂 Also, his bow hold fingers look as broken as my soul after watching him play.
"If you can play it slowly, you can paly it quickly" :D
Paganini didn’t even dare call him self the violin king the people at the time called him a devil violinist because of his messed up ways of playing violin.
They even refused to bury him.
@@ViolinMechanicHe was given a proper burial 96 YEARS after his death.
Depending on his signal chain you'd be correct that playing louder will result in more distortion. If his amp/amp sim has enough headroom then it won't, but he has enough gain on there its certainly whats happening. I think his tone sucks too for that matter, not enough highs and too much gain. I like the delay/reverb on it though.
As someone who spends a lot of time playing an electric 6 string, I've found you nearly always get better results playing more quietly and turning the amp up rather than trying to force the issue.
Maybe that has more to do with the instrument and setting than the technique
I don't understand how they judge playing an instrument when there's so much playback in the background.
It’s based on the package: the entertainment factor. If the crowd loves it, that is an indication that the act has potential, and the judges don’t really need to have any sort of skills in spotting talent in areas they aren’t familiar with. One of the judges is a model. She really has no business judging talent, but she doesn’t exactly need to because they are looking for a package.
@@ditzygypsy Actually a model could be very good at judging stage presence and the potential the performer has in entertaining the audience which is what really matters
Also the dude is a dancer first and violinist second.
@@ditzygypsy it's all about the judges, not the contestants.
As much as I'd feel super embarrassed to do what he did, I support all violinists, even the ones like him. They're making the violin more popular.
I personally hate electric violins, the sound is just so ugly. But it is his thing. I imagine he didn't have money to buy a real instrument.
The public seemed to enjoy his music. I found it horrible. But why should only my personal taste be considered good? We have to understand and respect that some people like this kind of horrible noise and perceive it as music. I think they just get stimulated by the movement on stage, loud sounds, or whatever rocks their boat. And they don't care if you make ugly sounds, if your bow hold isn't good, etc. So, they're pretty forgiving.
If he got the public's empathy and compassion, then he has inspired positive emotions on lots of people, even if he got it because of a sad story and not due to talent as a musician. Let's say he has shown talent as an entertainer.
As for king of the violin, it probably is just a joke based on his middle name. It looks like his entertainer personna is a clown, so, just another thing to make people to laugh.
Electric violins can be great for playing on stage because you can amp the sound and do lots of sound engineering
Maybe he's inventing a new genre of the dancing violinist
I would be entertained by a violinist who has great dance moves and is good enough at the violin to keep things together
I wish I could start violin but I'm pretty old and am intimidated by it. And yet, I love this instrument to bits and listening to it always improves my mood.
bitter hater
@@ChetHanks-eh1md I wouldn't go that far LOL
His technique is not good, that I agree with
His enthusiasm for playing the violin despite his disability is inspiring, and it’s probably this enthusiasm that he is meaning to show instead of his actual playing skills. Hey, his playing sounds pretty good to normal people and even to me who played the violin for 9 years. Sure there’s lots of problems but most people don’t care as long as it sounds mostly good.
The only problem I have with it is him calling himself the king of violin. 😂
The problem is that lots of repeated bows on a single note are really not that difficult to play, as ViolinMechanic mentions.
Never played violin but have oversensitive hearing. All I could hear was scratching and a hard try to produce a decent sound. Most people don't even listen carefully what they like, not to mention pieces they hear for the first time. Since people do not tend to listen to classical music they are unable to distinguish good playing from bad playing, so obviously, anything played will sound good to them, even if objectively this sounds horrible, like here.
Art over a feel bad for me performance
@@sirspongadoodle "Feel bad for me performances" have become the essence of America's/Britain's Got Talent, emotions are just weaponised like in no other show...
As a professional classical violinist myself I can get behind a lot of content like this, but honestly this video just seemed unnecessarily petty and snobby. Obviously he calls himself "the king of violin" because his middle name is King and it's a catchy, memorable brand name. He's not claiming to be the best in the world or even presenting himself as a classical violinist.
Shows like AGT really aren't about technique, they're about putting on a show and entertaining the audience. That's how it's always been.
When I first started playing, some of my fingers buckled like his. My teacher had me do finger exercises to strengthen my fingers and over time, my fingers stopped buckling.
Nice! I’m curious, what exercises?
@@ViolinMechanic walking my fingers up and down the bow (going down was the hard part), holding the bow vertical with a correct bow hold and then using the fingers to push the bow upward (this was very hard at first, couldn't make the bow move at all), the last exercise was holding the bow horizontal with correct bow hold and then alternating pushing down on the bow with the pointer finger and the pinky.
I like that you actually give constructive explanation and not just subjectively judge him. Love your content!
Love the explanations and you are ruthless but accurate. 💀
I actually liked his stage presence quite a lot, even if it was cheesey.
Really enjoying your uploads!
He’s clearly watched David Garrett a lot and Lindsey Stirling (who also loves David Garrett). I mean just look at him! His shoes, his outfits, his rings, tattoos…all of it is SO David. And his dancing is definitely Lindsey. But he doesn’t have David’s chops.
@@ditzygypsy How good is David at dancing? I haven't watched him before
@@DanielSong39 David isn't a dancer, he is expressive and "moves with the music" but that's it. He's a very good entertainer and has a great stage presence though. But, most importantly, he is an _outstanding_ violinist.
I would say that the success of his concerts is due to a combination of fantastic skills, charismatic persona, beautiful visual effects and versatile repertoire (classical, pop, rock, etc.).
i started violin when i was 16years old...
Ah! Same here!
I'd be willing to bet that it was not his decision to talk about his disability at the beginning but the producers' decision - shows like this LOVE to exploit disability even if it has nothing to do with the performance because it gets a reaction out of the audience/viewers.
The producers probably suggested that he mention the disorder. It didn't come out of nowhere.
You are literally such a W bro. I always agree 100% with all of your videos. Keep slaying man❤🎻
OK - I find him acutely cringeworthy too. But the audience enjoyed him, and he's making the violin look cool to a new generation of kids. So perhaps we shouldn't be too snobbish about this?
I few years back I spotted a young CZcams violinist with a couple of thousand followers. Her playing was barely competent but she danced very well - much better than this guy. We had a chat and I suggested she should look for a manager, as there might be a market for such an original act. Her name was Lindsey Stirling... She'd be nowhere in the classical world, but she's good looking and creative and has built a great career for herself. So all power to her I say - we can't all be Hilary Hahn...
This is classic AGT; it’s nothing new. It’s content farming from content farming lol
The big difference, as you mention in your comment, is that Lindsey is a great dancer. I'm sorry but this guy is not...
AGT has some of the worse acts ever, from diferent disciplenes
All these electric violin dancers feel so fake….It just makes me cringe how much popularity they get for some sketchy technique or mediocre musicality at most…. yeah I know that everyone has their taste in music which I should respect but it just feels like you were watching wrestlers being celebrated as the greatest fighters of all time when they’re actors doing spectacle ( which again is fine)…. This will probably be controversial ( since these violinists like Lindsey Stirling have Millions of fans) but it also makes me cringe when there’s so many great new artists like Maria Dueñas that actually are doing wonderful performances and don’t get near that level of worldwide praise….
Couldn't agree more. I don't hate those people that get famous and praise doing simple simple/easy stuff and whatnot. I just wished that people that do really impressive things got the praise they deserve. Like when someone throws a bucket of paint on a canvas and gets 10 million views while someone that does a really impressive art piece hardly gets close to that.
I remember we had some local buskers "playing" electric violin, saying they were desperate for money, and often would have their kids with them. I stopped to watch them one day and noticed they were not playing at all. Eventually, law enforcement put out a warning that legally the buskers were within their rights, but there was good information that they were lying about needing money for housing. The comments overwhelmingly were in favor of the lying buskers. Anyone who pointed out they weren't really playing were called a Karen and it didn't matter if they played, all that matters is they entertained. It was crazy. But that is the world we live in. Talent and hardwork are often overlooked for the price of free or cheap entertainment. I tell this story to say that we are learning more about the crowds than the players. At least this guy is playing and dancing.but I agree. It is much more a spectacle than an art form. I give Lindsey Stirling credit. I think she has at least made an art form with her compositions and dancing. She is a talented dancer and if you hear her play her acoustic violin, she plays well. I think she has at least elevated the showmanship a bit and deserves credit. Maybe that is an unpopular opinion here, not sure. But I do think there is a place for showmanship and it needs to be judged for overall creation and execution.
They all rather want to be Lindsay Stirling instead of *insert here a good violinist who doesn't need dance moves to distract from their playing*. I mean, I get it: We all move while playing the violin, in fact the possibility of moving while playing is one of the reasons why I switched from piano to violin. But dancing while playing feels sooo forced
@@XxBlueEyedxX Lindsey Stirling has good showmanship and she can actually play. It's not like she is easy to mimic. I do think people are so unaccustomed to seeing violinists outside the classical world, which is why they get big applause for now. But as people realize violin can be used in these different genres, the craft will be elevated.
@@smithmusicstudies Oh don't get me wrong, I actually like Lindsay Stirling. She is a great violinist, but what I mean is that people try to mimic her dances because they think THAT's the way to success, not being actually good at your instrument. In my opinion, you always have to put your violin playing first. Then you can think about dancing, jumping or doing flickflacks while playing. One of my favourite violinist (and a huge inspiration why I started playing) plays in a german Folk band. He drinks, dances, jumps and everything else while playing. BUT he is a classical trained violinist who does the playing with ease. There were times he could hardly walk because of a unfortunate mixture of too much heat, alcohol and concerts in one day, but never did I hear a mayor error in his playing. That's the difference to some selfproclaimed "king of violin"
while i share the annoyance of him calling himself THE king of violin - his middle name is King, so he objectively is A king of violin. :D
Just stumbled across your videos and I love it!! Hello from a fellow violinist u are an amazing critic but there's no bigger critic than me to myself 🤣
Awesome, thank you! Welcome aboard the channel:)
Being critical for yourself is the only way to REALLY improve on the violin ❤ .
Well someone idolizes David Garrett and Lindsey Stirling (who also idolizes David, lol). His clothes, shoes, tattoos, rings, and the bopping around the stage almost look like David and Lindsey had a baby, lol.
Sadly the violinists in my school performs there are different groups for their level, the 1st group being the best and the saddest part is the 1st group having to dance while playing and we hate it cuz we ended up making mistakes the only good part about it was pre-recored
Of course when they say I’ve been diagnosed with something they’ll give them the gold buzzer🤣🤣
When dancing and playing, it got me dizzy. Besides I don't think violin professors will encourage you to learn violin and dance at the same time. I wish him luck in this world, but we can't take him seriously as a violinist. Oh yea, he played on an electric violin.
That bow hold was horrible! In fact, the if he had been playing on an acoustic violin, it would have sounded really bad
As an acoustic and electric violinist I agree 100% with the observations and commentary, and would add that the intonation was particularly bad in the 2nd video. The performance, in a word was, 'cringy'.
The claim to be 'King' or 'Queen' of violin is inappropriate. The highest level of technical skill on violin is only part of what contributes to a truly great performance. The interpretation and tonal quality and colour of violin playing, are what connects the violinist and their audience. Every 'performer' contributes their own personal style and interpretation to the music they play. It can therefore never be claimed that any virtuoso violinist is 'King'. We all have preferred soloists. At the top of my preferred contemporary soloists are Hilary Hahn, and Augustin Hadelich, which does not mean that I dislike or regard as inferior, Benedetti, or Perlman, or the great violinists of previous generations such as Heifitz, Menuhin, Oistrakh etc etc
Sadly, this BGT performer is not a good role model for those who wish to learn violin.
Even Paganini didn’t dare calls himself the King of Violin.
Maybe the audience/judges have never seen or heard Mark Wood play or even Nigel Kennedy, both classically trained phenomenal (electric) violinists. I play both acoustic (classical and baroque) and electric violin. Sadly his electric violin technique isn't great either... understanding of contact point is needed as it's different to playing an acoustic violin but you also have to understand how amplification works. It's an example of folks that have no clue seeing what they think is a spectacle.
He's clearly marketing himself as a dancing electric violinist. I'm guessing it's pretty hard to play well while dancing like that
Electric violin is a different beast so you do have to treat it differently, you can't always judge it by using classical standards
He has some obvious technical issues but have to give him some credit for coming up with a creative gimmick
I do play the electric violin too but I do the exact opposite of what he does. I usually play soft, and as smoothly as I can so I can add a background layer to the band
Hey thanks for the comment. My intention wasn’t to be picky with classical standards, I just truly believe that some of the things I mentioned are the fundamental principles of violin playing. I was a little pushy with some comments because these kind of performers take away the spotlight of musicians who invest hundreds of hours working on tone and projection when he seems not too worried about that. As you mentioned, it is cheap and gimmicked.
The "I hope God heals him" got my sub.
Do you have a video on Lindsey Stirling?
I have a question about the electric violin. Is it valid to learn during the first months, so as not to torture the neighbors before reaching a tolerable level?
i highly recommend NOT to do it because especially in the beginning you need to learn about contact point and sound projection. Also, an electric violin still makes a sound even when you play it with headphones.
@@XxBlueEyedxX Thanks. My neighbors will suffer, hahaha...
Get yourself a metal practice mute if you are so concerned. But you shouldn't use it as a crutch for not confronting the suckiness we all go through as beginners. Use it if your walls are paper thin or you need to practice late in the night.
@@Izzy90Sparks It seems I need the Cone of Silence.
Your question is, "Is it valid." Of course it is depending on what you want to learn. It is absolutely correct that you will miss certain aspects of playing acoustically if you learn on an electric violin. But if the repertoire you like would work well with an electric violin, then that is sufficient. If you are worried about the neighbors, I'd check out the Yamaha silent violin. It is electric, but is meant to be amplified or play with headphones. That is how I got into electric (but I had an acoustic base). I worked shift work and had nothing to do past midnight. So I got a silent violin. They are so much fun and you will still learn many aspects of playing.
0:08 Ladies and Gentleman. Today we are going to be roast-uh-analyzing someone who claims to be the king of violin.
I can't play violin, wish I could BUT I know it's helluva hard and proper technique is more important than anything. Hey, even I know how to hold a bow properly, for forks' sake!
Thanks for showing his mistakes, though, the gravity thing was cool. :)
You playing near the end moving around!🤣🤣
His bowing shoulder is quite tense, as is his elbow. The sort of stuff that teachers usually try to sort out in the first two years.
7:52 he needs to embellish his performance because he is not capable of making the music speak for itself.
Bro's tryina be Lindsay Sterling so bad ✋🏾😭
He tryna be a Ster-Ling Ling wannabe
@@ViolinMechanic lmao
I love AGT and have been watching since its debut. But, I tend to ignore the back story or fast forward so I can just get to the performance. For me, I want to see their talent stand on its own without the emotion of an often heart wrenching story. DS
Ah yes playing since he was 4. I guess he never changed 😅
Hail the King! He went out there and had a ton of fun. Let him do that.
Imagine he got the golden buzzer…
My dear fellow, the confident / bordering on arrogant tone of your video seems to imply that you think you are the king of violin yourself!
Why bother chastising? As the Christians say - let he without sin cast the first stone!
good video. Its the producers who manipulate the contestants to say cringy tear jerking things
I didn’t comment on it, but if you watch the original video, you’ll notice that when he mentions his disorder, the cameras immediately cut to the audience clapping. I assume there was an awkward silence and the judges did not know how to respond.
" we're going to be roa- analyzing. "
Tried playing the electric violin today and definitely noticed changes in technique:
- You get a better sound by playing closer to the fingerboard and using half the hairs, use the amp to get the volume as needed
- Tremolos sound better if you just hold the bow with 2 fingers and use the finger movement to move the bow
- Probably need a little more resin on the bow compared to the normal violin because you are playing lighter. Need more grip and you won't get the whistle sound because you won't be pressing down on the string as much
You should try playing an electric violin too, you might come to slightly different conclusions but I guarantee that you will notice some changes
P. S. It is much tougher to play while you're dancing. I guarantee that your dance moves will look absolutely awful compared to Brian
If the info on his CZcams channel is true and he really got 3rd place in the show, I think it's fair to say that "America's NOT got talent". Seems like the show is a joke
To be honest, I could not see any basis for your rant about this guy. First of all, I did not hear himself once claiming to be the 'king of violin'. I understood that king is simply part of his name, as is not uncommon in the US as far as I know. Secondly, I fully agree with your thoughts on the cringe stories about cancer, dead dads who they want to make proud and their childhood dreams they finally fulfill. But I also understand that that is how AGT works. They are probably encouraged to tell such stuff. And again, yanks seem to love it, they are usually into emotional tosh. And thirdly, I never heard him make any particular comments about his talent, level of skill or ambitions. He wanted to give it a shot with what he can do. If it entertains people and he can make a living out of it, good for him. He may be the first to acknowledge that he is not suited for the level of serious classic music competition. Which is why he's at AGT. So I find your go at him a bit unfair.
My man here already roasted a teenager. No doubts he is talented himself, but absolutely unnecessarily mean just for views
Hey! Nearing the end of the video, we saw that he calls himself the King of Violin on his CZcams page and on several other videos. Sure, he probably used it as his nickname because his name contained the word "King." I know he didn’t comment on his quality of skill, but you would expect a little more attention to these basic technical elements. Another main reason I made this video is because these so-called "sad stories" are replacing genuine talent, and AGT is drastically shifting the spotlight from very promising future prodigies, which makes people undervalue them when they see a classical performer standing still without smoke machines and colourful lights. Five years ago, if you searched "king of violin" on Google Images, you would find soloists like Heifetz and company. Now this guy is all over the search engine when you Google him, which saddens me. I hope this clarifies some things for you.
I don't know why people get so butthurt when you critique someone based on a public performance they've given, there's nothing mean spirited about giving someone an honest critique and these people use their sob stories as a way to shield themselves from any criticism and use cheap gimmicks and sympathy to get attention instead of working on their skill at their instrument like the rest of us do. Nothing wrong with offering valid criticism on a public performance, or did you think that people are only allowed to compliment art and not allowed to give their true feelings on the matter?
As most musical performances are now, they have laser shows and fireworks and wear sparkly costumes because the music is not good. If the music was good you could just stand there and play.
Oj fair warning, elitism is something different than what this creator is doing. If your going to boast your skills, you need to be able to actually execute it. He is criticizing the arrogance, not the fact that he has technical issues. And these videos help other musicians catch mistakes themselves or doing: wether with attitude or execution of technique.
If he was elitist he would just say to give up, he wouldnt actually be able to make valid points like this because elitism is about bullying, not about seeing a problem, then addressing it in a way where others learn.
I have a physical disability as well, so im not misunderstanding either perspective here.
4:31 Mans fingerboard said *sniiiiiiif* CO CA INA
My teacher tought me how to hold the bow..I hold it better than him😅😅
The moral of the story as humility goes a lot further than arrogance in appealing to an audience.
3:35 buddy really thought doing the SIGNATURE Move from those twin brothers who went on agt as well would make him win
I knew Armand Melnbardis when he lived here in Central Florida and was a conventional music professor and professional violinist (although he always dressed unconventionally). I think he was the inventor of the metal seven string electric violin (I know he tried to patent something). Anyway, like so many others with talent and a prayer, he left to find his fortune in L.A.
Unfortunately, it never really worked out for him either. For me, the problem is that when you close your eyes, it just sounds like another Van Halen-esque electric guitar. He probably would have done better had he, in fact, stuck to well known covers of Van Halen, and the like, but instead, he insisted on playing his own (unknown) compositions.
Anyway, if you see him on CZcams, it's obvious that at least Armand is a real musician, compared to the guy in this clip.
He reminds me of those fake violin scammers out there on Target or Whole Foods. He's actually promoting it. Amp violins = cheating.
I honestly disagree with you. Surely he’s playing some wrong notes and things that to us violinists doesn’t seem hard, but it’s the audience that is impressed. He might have slipped some times and it might be because he’s nervous. I’ve seen really terrible clips of violin fails but this doesn’t compete with them.
Also, I think “King of violin” is a reference to his name, but I might be wrong. Nevertheless, it is nothing to take seriously really. It’s just in his description like come on..
You have everything going for You.At first I taught that You could be like Mr Rogers . When You open Your mouth , I can not hear uplifting voice that world yarns . Please look at Your soul and make decision, what direction You want to go, deeper in the darkness or towards joy and light. You can be king of CZcams, but not by sarcasm or irony. Please choose another path
❤
Well met.
Learned so much.
Hard follow.
Thanks:) welcome aboard!
He deserves to be nitpicked when he has the gall to call himself the “King of Violin” 🤮
And who tf r u lmaoooo
@@Liiadawn Someone who can actually play in tune.
……I had a massive brain fart and while looking at the thumbnail I thought he was missing his right hand pinky. I was like, oh shit, it’s one of those impressive violinists that overcome their physical disabilities. Then after a few hard look it’s just his fingers are extremely bent 💀
Please make more videos like this!
Everyone knows that Johnny from Georgia is the best there's ever been.
😂this kid has been watching Karolina Protsenko videos. He stole her dance moves. I heard she tried out for this program and they said no. I guess she didn’t have a sad story to tell.
When someone with a disability shares their experience, its not for pity, its bragging rights for hard work, discipline, resilience and for successfully overcoming obstacles that their competitors have not. You'll notice there are a lot of anti affirmative action people praising your words. What all of you seem to not get about affirmative action is that its the only way to ensure true meritocracy. If you are competing on an obstacle course, but your opponents course is more complex, with more challenges and higher difficulty, and you tie, you didn't actually tie.. Your opponent won. If you perform a piece at a higher level of difficulty and make a couple mistakes right before another violinist performs a much simpler piece with zero mistakes, it would be silly to assume they are a better performer than you. This video comes across incredibly arrogant and presumptuous. I love the idea of challenging other performers online like video game competitors, but I think you could do it with a bit more class. If you are so fantastic at the violin, stick to showing your chops in comparison to the other performers. Be a good sport about it. Make it fun. Leave out all the supercilious bullshit or lean into it in a facetious way. Condescendingly explaining to disabled performers whether they should share their experience or not is way more cringy than anything this performer said.
It’s America’s Got Talent; everyone has either a disability or a prematurely dead parent or something like that.
aku tak suka bunyi biola elektrik...
Typical sob story told before an AGT performance. It's part of the script, I feel like. Not saying he doesn't struggle or anything, but as pointed out well in this video, it's unimportant. And the obligatory cheer and applause for the tremolo part... AGT at it's finest...
Did he just call that a violin 😳
People like background music chord progression.
Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of the electric violin.
Sorry, I believe Itahzk Perlman holds that particular title. And I guess the electric violin has its place somewhere but good grief.
He’s amazing. His tone is incredible.
I would have said Heifetz was the King of Violin.
Go Practice! and if I may add, "Practice correct and smart."
Your so true
Bro you are judging him too hard. Just because he's not a classical violinist doesn't mean he isn't a good player.
This is one of the reasons why people feel classical musicians are elitist. If he feels that way for himself good for him. He has his own style and is not tied down to the archaic rules of the classical era. Check out Christian Howes, Jacob Szekely, Casey Strings. Tracy Silverman and his podcast "future of strings podcast" for a better appreciation of modern and future of Strings.
Make a reaction video to Tracy Silverman and his "Future of Strings podcast" and learn the modern perspective
Hey! Thanks for your comment. I do see where you’re coming from. However, I do believe that there are certain conventional principles that are needed in order to create a good basic sound. Proper bow hold wasn’t created by classical musicians; it was created because it was the most optimal way to make a good sound. Proper weight distribution, bow hold, and parallel placement are all necessary to make a good sound. Unfortunately, this violinist didn’t apply any of these principles, and as a teacher, I feel obliged to make the remarks I did to help other beginners achieve greater potential in their sound. I suppose I would have one more question before concluding this reply. Would you like to have a teacher who neglects all of these technical elements and just encourages you to have fun? I don’t think anyone would. Finally, I didn’t judge; I simply made common remarks about the mistakes he made that beginners on the violin usually make. I hope you can also see my perspective, and I hope I can have you aboard this channel one day:)
To be fair you still need to have good fundamentals when it comes to holding the bow and drawing the bow
It's possible to make grunge sounds with the electric violin for example but you still need the technique or else the sound just isn't good
Modern string players who are good do have good technique
Sorry I’m late but to clear this up. If a black man says he’s the king of anything you better believe he knows what he’s talking about. Black people are the creators of music. We do not go by your rules of learning music we create our own rules. If we wish to. There are no limits for black people. We are the fathers and mothers of any instruments and music. Long live king of violinist
Nope. Probably king of sucking at violin
Also u talking abt black people? Ew… I know NO actually good professional classical players who are black
Honestly, it doesn't bother me that he is dancing as part of his routine. If you want to be a showman with a violin, perfectly fine! You dont even have to play the most advanced pieces. But I do hope that you would at least show good skills in the areas you are showing. His dancing isn't impressive. His playing isn't impressive. His compositions are ok. But not talent show worthy from what I'm seeing here. I'm hoping as we eneter the age of more electric stringed instruments, musicians will find ways to make it a more impressive craft.
I will also say, that with an electric point, yes, you may not need to care as much about the contact point, but at the same time, your poor technique is also amplified. So it does you good to play clean as much as possible.
I think Greta Salome is a good example of someone mixing violin, electric amplification and mixers, and dancing/showmanship, but she keeps a high level of playing and shows good compositional skills.
I think the dancing makes sense with somebody like ashley macisaac or a similar higher-level celtic style fiddler/dancer, not sure it fits here
@@HalCogan I think this is kind of a newer art form which is why it doesn't quite make sense yet. Personally, I am much more interested in the sound, composition, and creativity than I am I'm the dancing. But if people want to grow the art form, I think that is fine. Karolina Protsenko is a good example of a performer who is a wonderful player and exploring movement/dance in her performances. But she hasn't sacrificed her playing abilities or quality of music in order to draw a crowd. I think it takes a high level of art and creativity to be a one man show successfully.
the king of violin? and he cant even play a basic tremolo...
I feel like tremolo is the most overused articulation, especially because it’s the easiest and does not take a lot of effort to do. It also sounds impressive because it sounds fast, when in reality, what’s most impressive is if your left hand fingers move with the same velocity as your tremolos. Cheap trickery.
more like "King of the streets" 😂
That is the heart and soul of affirmative action of violin playing. You don't have to be good just have sad stories and act confidence.
I'm sure you love Lindsay Stirling too then ;)
You assume that the classical bow grip is the foundation of every violin/fiddle genre; it isn't.Perhaps you don't realise, but such talent shows are 99% scripted and the participants are selected and groomed.
Hey thanks for your comment! I see where you’re coming from. I’ve always seen it like this: Bow grips have truly evolved through the centuries and have come to the bow grip we know it to be now. The shape of the bow has also evolved and the « so-called » classical way is known to be the standard way of holding the bow of one seeks to have optimal bow control and sound.
As for the scripted part, I watched some videos on his CZcams channel and he resembles what he looked like on the performance. So I assume it was in his personality to be dressed that way.
Nevertheless, I hope that this video was still instructional for you and that I could one day have you on board on this channel:)
Jean-Luc Ponty right here
What are you're thoughts on Lindsey Stirling?
unique
i think he was says about disability for easier getting pass audition...
God save the King
😂😂
Agt feels so scripted.... Lol!!!!! I don't play violin but I can sense the distaste of the electric violin. Its so painful and irritating to listen to.
Notice at the begining his tounge was sticking out. The sort of thing you try to avoid at all costs is licking your wooden instrument.
His argument will be that it is legal to do so if your instrument is made out of plastic.
The fact that you must have spent at least 4 hours making this entire video lmfaoooo. Thanks for giving him some free promo!!! 🎉 always appreciate the dedicated fans 😂
i have a strong feeling that if he looked like me or you he never would have made it to the stage. diversity hire all the way 🙄
I have a strong feeling you know not a thing about his life and should probably take a seat considering you have nothing of importance in your life and you don’t care about yourself otherwise you wouldn’t be online hating on successful people who have no idea who you are
This video is everything why I left the classical community, despite still loving classical music. The Twoset effect.
A "teacher" (who has only posted meme videos and content farming content on violin himself) acting as an authority judging a pop violinist on classical standards. Assuming that because a technique is not necessarily difficult, means it is somehow a detriment to the music. My brother in Christ, if something sounds good to people, then they will like it. I'm sorry you think that something being technically harder makes you somehow more deserving as an artist of fame/recognition. "It takes the spotlight away from (classical artists)" ??!? If you are losing the spotlight while doing hard techniques, it might be time to stop immaturely blaming others and people's "bad taste" for your lack of success and might just be time to start considering trying some easier techniques, because I hate to tell ya this, but if you don't sound good on techniques people don't give a crap about how difficult they are. If you truly work and achieve a great tone like Hadelich or Jansen, you will rise and be noticed. But if you put in that work and still are not good enough, don't blame and try to take others down, just because the techniques are technically less difficult, because, hate to break it to you, but this guy has an audience who likes him for his playing. You have an audience of people who like you for videos tearing other violinists down (as your most viewed videos prove). So ask yourself this: who is more of an artist, based on that? Maybe think on it.
Lol you know nothing smh 🤦🏻♀️
Welcome to the ‘typical’ 21st century understanding of music.
All show, no go. This guy is full of BS. I’ve worked with many serious ‘electric (not all they did or do) like Jean Luc Ponty, Didier Lockwood, Mark O’Connor and Nigel Kennedy.
This guy has a LONG way to go.
Sad to see audiences respond to total BS
very much agree. youtube is filled with clickbait bullshit and gimmicks, very rare is it to have skills speaking for themselves.