The Most Unexpected Acoustic Guitar Performance | The Showhawk Duo | TEDxKlagenfurt
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- Music works a lot like language does - except instead of words and ideas, it expresses emotions and intent. It also gives us an oxytocin boost, which plays an important role in increasing bonding and trust between people. The Showhawk Duo bonded TEDxKlagenfurt’s audience with their spectacular approach to playing the guitar. Listen to the magic they created on stage with their version of Insomnia - I can't get no sleep, Tiesto’s Adagio For Strings or the most unexpected thing you can expect on a guitar Bohemian Rhapsody. Young British guitarists Mikhail Asanovic and Jake Wright, together known as The Showhawk Duo, started out as buskers and have since gone on to play all over the globe. They have appeared on BBC Radio 1 on the Nick Grimshaw’s Breakfast Show, they performed for the LAD Bible and BBC Radio Bristol. They played at the UK's large festivals including the Main Stage at Bestival, Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Wilderness, Somersault and more. International performances include F1 Grand Prix in Singapore, Seychelles, club tours in Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands and a 20 - date residency at Pacha in Ibiza. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I play guitar myself, I see a lot of criticism about skill. This isnt about skill, this is about emotion and performing. They sat up a great performance, and i believe they will inspire others to play guitar. Music isnt about competition, its about fun and unity. I hope people understand this.
Speechless Gamer and getting laid 😉
Dr Strange and jealously,. People banging on about skill who didn’t think of it first and are sat at home alone. 😂
Absolutely. I too play guitar, and the people banging on about Classical requiring more skill etc are totally missing the point. I mean, these guys obviously DO possess a fair amount of musicality in order to have come up with these covers anyway....but yeah...their point wasn't to wow everyone with their guitar skills, but to entertain and bring joy to an audience...which they certainly achieved!
DISQUALIFIED!
Plus I guarantee they didn't get here by just knowing the four major chords. lmfao
Was not expecting to watch 2 guys playing guitar during a TED Talk.
Thank you TH-cam algorithms.
Imagine you attend a TED event and you get to listen to this magic!
Over the years, I keep coming back to this amazing performance!!
I came back here 5 years later to enjoy this performance once more, thanks to me saving it in my "guitar" playlist!
Update: (thanks for all the comments)
Song list:
1. Insomnia - Faithless @01:53
2. Kernkraft 400 - Zombie nation @03:30
3. Sandstorm - Darude @04:20
4. Adagio for strings - Tiesto @07:42
5. Children - Robert Miles (Jack Holiday remix) @10:47
6. ATB - Till i Come @12:45
7. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen @16:00
cheers
Robert Miles - Children is the original but thanks for the list :)
Kristoffer Vemøy that's the 80s generation trance rave music!! Brings back so many memories.. Damn..
Kristoffer Vemøy
That was what i was looking for
You are the hero we all need but don't deserve
Number 2 is actually the other way round. The track is titled Kernkraft 400 and the artist is Zombie Nation...
I don’t care if it was technically hard or easy to play, I don’t play guitar, that element doesn’t matter to me.
What matters is that I stopped everything I was doing for 20 minutes to be fixated by 2 guys pumping out songs that you’d never normally hear on an acoustic guitar.
10/10 for entertainment purposes.
Same here. Couldn't have said it better. Thank you.
Exactly!! I say that as a 25+ year student of guitar. It doesn’t matter the EXACT technical difficulty level of the performance. The thing that matters is they pulled it off, and they completely captivated an entire auditorium of listeners for the entire show. That is what ALL musicians hope to accomplish, but only some do. Kudos.
20 minutes that will add more to my life...
You should check out Mike Dawes
Candyrat Records has a bunch of artists like these guys including Ewan Dobson and my favorite Antoine Dufour
So stoked this popped up in my feed, or whatever it's called. 5 yrs on now. This performance is timeless gentlemen. Well done.!
They smash techno on guitars... SICK.
I've played guitars for almost 30 years. These guys have some real creative talent. It's much harder to create or play a musical piece with no words, no singer, no drummer, no bass player, no keyboards, or anything else. Just 2 guys, 2 guitars. If you can keep anyone now days intrigued for more than 3.5 seconds your a genius. These guys can keep you hooked for 23 minutes. That's called real talent.
Well said !
don't forget the Lopper Pedal its working too
But these are cover songs. They rocked them good tho.
Don't forget the incredible amount of hard work it took to get to this point. Raw talent alone can't do this.
I'd recommend Rodrigo Y Gabriela if you like acoustic cover duos.
Playing with out missing a beat with that crowd clapping is some serious talent.
Monitors
They started rushing once the audience started clapping, presumably to get ahead of them
What guitar does the left side guy use
@@leing2021 looks like a godin
The cap guy was on the beat for sure haha and he just punished that high E string hard for 22 min straight hahaha
WOOOOOW!!! WHAT A JOURNEY!!! THEY NAILED THAT TIESTO'S VERSION OF ADAGGIO FOR STRINGS, AND IT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST "CHILDREN" COVER I'VE EVER HEARD!!!
THOSE GUYS ARE REALLY AMAZING! STANDING OVATION FOR THEM! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
All musical instruments have DIVINE power. When people make instruments cry, it touches many hearts.
Best 23 minutes I've spent in a while. This made my soul smile.
Totally agree! I've watched this before but came back to it as It is an amazing way to pass half an hour. Properly enjoyable!
With you guys! So good 😊
allo'.is half hour mistic epical music from 80/90.Tiesto Robert Miles ....just heaven trance all time for ever!!
Grinning now hearing the audience sing. That is the best.
couldn't agree more
The fact that nearly 11 million people have now collectively watched this video and sang Bohemian Rhapsody out loud from memory because of it. B R A V O.
My wife looked at me as if to say WTF, i had started singing and hadn't realised it.
Darude and all those classics performed with two guitars. Superb!
🍁Song list🍁
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1. Insomnia - Faithless ▪️01:53
2. Kernkraft 400 - Zombie Nation ▪️03:30
3. Sandstorm - Darude ▪️04:20
4. Adagio for strings - Samuel Barber ▪️07:42
5. Children - Robert Miles ▪️10:47
6. ATB - 9PM (Till I Come) ▪️12:45
7. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen ▪️16:00
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Collected
The power of music, that whole room connected by 2 people just playing away, zero words needed. Incredible
Imagine how much they have had to speak, discuss and share before in order to get such performance :)
I hope this is Beautiful
Like or not. ?
Awesome
This guy is Awesome
people might be surprised how well music connects us but people fail to forget that we're bodies of frequency
I've studied, played, and practiced trombone for years. Could sight read and transpose into any key signature. But could never get over the plateau of putting emotion in the music. That is why I bent nails for 40 years. These guys show what music is to be. Fun and full of emotion. Technically correct is just icing..
Amazing. Masterly. Thank you. ❤
Music like this speaks a language we can't speak, only feel.
Facts
2000s techno played on guitar is something I didn't know I needed until now!
Great performance
Love love love
❤ Obrigado ❤
Bloody amazing, all the 90’s greats dance, trance , fantastic guys, never thought this could be done with guitars
I don’t know why, but this music makes me cry of happiness!! Too many feelings come to me at once!
Pure happiness that makes your soul sing.
Shucks!! All the classic trance numbers
Pure joy.
It sours, dips, pounds out lift to get height and sours again. Joy in motion.
Used to love watching these guys busk in Bath whilst waiting to play myself. They used to totally stop the high street with crowds you do not believe! Super nice and talented guys who deserve all of their success.
Your turn next
I almost cried, you're masters, geniouses! Thank you from Poland
We see in the world how single people can do fantastic things, but together with other fantastic people they go further and do the Extraordinary!!! 🤟🔝👏
21:27 is perfection
Forget about the excellent performance, look at how much fun they had while playing ❤️
ma sei il Bjorn di Arona?
estoy completamente de acuerdo😏
It is all about emotions. These guys just delivered.
Music is about the vibration and the effect it has on your soul and mind is incredible. The whole audience feels there purest joy in the primal sense.
Hands down #1 Guitarists Skills & performance A1
Love, love love, love, love love, love...wonderful...thank you treasures...cuddles, cuddles, cuddles...
Playing an electric guitar like an acoustic, and playing an acoustic guitar like a bass.
Love it 👍
Big fan from Cambodia!!! Love you all. ❤
They play dedicated. I love it.
"Absolutely Mesmerising ..... Top Notch boyz!"
I actually had tears of joy running down my cheeks... When I watched this the 3rd time in a row!
What type of guitar does the rleft side guy uses
Yeah, same hear. Joy, sorrow, nostalgia. Un-fuckin believable!
Me mother dies for two
Year, and she loves oll that songs. I must always cry
after your f....ing sound mastering i feel a lot off better. Thanks dudes✌️👍
Jesus wept I cried. 90s nostalgia maybe but I did!
I used to have the good fortune of being able to see these fine gents busking in the city center of Bath whilst they were students. I used to boggle my mind how they did not draw larger crowds. They also played some classic Disney songs for a while. They have really fine-tuned these medleys.
Was so lucky to have these guys play at our wedding in St Andrews in 2015, absolutely amazing and really lovely guys!
that was cooL...
that's nice
YES !!!!
That’s a GIFT from the God of MUSIC,,,,,,,,, amazing
I'm so freaking late to this party, YT you have one job show me the cool videos. So did not expect those absolute classics from two guitar players...absolutely loved it boys.
Quel est le morceau D'ORIGINE.?
“Playing the unexpected on the guitar.” Sooooo good. Sooo much pain. Sooo grateful.
music may be the connective tissue between souls
Samuel Barber - Adagio is just pure pain, thank you for trying to make it something different.
everytime i'm down... i listen and watch this nice two gentlemen and i'm all up and running again... thank you for sharing your magic with us (me), thank you for making me smile again!
They sync so well and such a great stamina.👍🏻
Best TEDx Talk ever 👏 👌 🙌 ❤️ 💯
So glad I clicked on this. They are so talented.
They bared their soul in public and believe me, that's not an easy thing to do. I never criticize an artist or artists for their creation. It's art in it's truest form and absolutely captivating. And until you've stepped up on a stage and performed for an audience, you'll never understand how vulnerable you feel when all eyes are on you and itching to catch any mistake. These two are brilliant!
Them playing Tiesto's version of Adagio for strings on guitar. Man that brought me some memories...
Awesome🔥💜Thankyou.
I moved from the start to the end. Beautiful.
I have never heard or seen an acoustic guitar used so extensively as a percussion instrument and I LOVED it! ❤❤❤
Check out Rodrigo y Gabriela. You'll love them...
Discovered this video by chance. I've been smiling for the last 23 minutes. Thank you.
I don't play any musical instruments, however I am in absolute awe of anyone who does. These guys are great!!!!
TIESTO ON ACOUSTICS... THESE GUYS ARE DOPE!!
BOUNCE!! ☝🏻☝🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Been to see Showhawk Duo a couple of times, every time is awesome
I've watched this 10 times in 2 days. This is just awesome.
my ears are ringing, my heart is thumping, my head is spinning.....just Wow! Very innovative, I need a link to their music!
Sometimes, you walk through life not seeing most things. Not this time. Most impressive and acoustically riveting.
Thank you.
This two are the good vibe we need for the day... 👏😎 Congratulations
I’m always sceptical when a video title has “unexpected” in the title but I was gladly proved wrong. This was a pleasure to listen to.
Well I don't know why that put unexpected in a Ted Talk video title anyway. Goes without saying.
- Dude we need a drummer
Guy on the right: - *Hold my pick*
Lol
Good one my dude ! 😂🔥
His teeth had his back
he's not that good of a drummer...
He might not be the best drummer, but the middle finger of his left is the real thing!
Нет слов! Просто молодцы!!!!!!!!
5:07 LITERALLY makes my eyes water
Well that was just insane
Whoa, their song interprations are so unbelievably on point. I had goosebumps the first time i heard this. I am truly impressed.
Это просто ОХРЕНИТИТЕЛЬНО! Супер!
Thank you Colin for all the years of beautiful music! God bless you sir!
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall the first time these two played together. Magnificent and wonderful. Brilliant.
To anybody keen to point out the fact that there is not a lot of guitar skill needed to play these arrangements, you have missed the point. These guys have taken songs unintended for acoustic guitar and arranged them in such a way that they don't sound empty and boring. They have created something innovative and entertaining, and this is why the crowd appreciated it as much as they would've Tommy Emmanuel or Don Ross.
The arranging on BR was fantastic, one of the best i've heard considering there were only 2 instruments recreating a song with many parts, also think getting the crowd to sing was a nice touch.
It does sound empty and boring lol
Did you just compare these guys to Tommy Emmanuel and Don Ross? Seriously?
If Tommy E showed up these guys would put their guitars down and sit and listen in awe like everyone else.. just being honest
Jon Kemp you're clearly not a muscician. it's really common that people transpose for their instruments, especially guitar. look up a fingerstyle cover of BR which will be played by one person. fingerstyle and classical guitar has been around for forever and is much more impressive than this. it's not like i hate their performance or anything but it's kinda goofy that this was a ted talk meanwhile there are thousands of classical guitarists that are more impressive and do better covers. I've seen more comments defending them instead of attacking them. it's not like everyone just hates these guys. but when it's a presentation like this and people are non stop hyping it up in the comments, it puts it under the microscope for musicians. don't get upset when judgement is given. after all you gave your judgement.
100% Agreed. playing Classical guitar (that is firstly) playing chord arrrangement the public has just never heard and secondly , when i learned it was so hard for every song to keep that damn alternatign bass going while your playing a completely seperate harmony. Chet Atkins, RIP -"old fashion love song" took me a quite a while to learn . ha.(I know it's not classical ) i'm just speaking of playing alternating bass and melody at the same time. :)
some real ambitious clappers in that audience
That rendition of bohemian rhapsody was excellent. Hats off lads
Why can't we like videos a thousand times? 🤩 These guys are solo good at strings, and it's actually unexpected to hear electro music played like this! Thousands of thanks for this great moment! 👏👏👏
This is the most soothing sound I've found in 2020 and I can't stop listening to it.
Даже сидя у компа, по завершению выступления, встал! и похлопал музыкантам!!! низкий поклон за творчество!!
THE GUY ADDING THE BASS IS AMAZING!
I have to say that somehow this is the first time that I have seen this video. It's insane and one of the BEST duo talented guitar players I have ever seen........ These are the greatest and most talented team out there!!! Incredible guys....... simply the best of the duos out there !,,,,,,,,,,
That's lot of hard work ,practice skill, passion and madness right there.
OUTSTANDING!!
Two souls came down to play guitar. Many thanks 🙏
Обалдеть, парни просто отжигают сцены 😍❤👏 браво парни 👍👏 спасибо вам огромное огромное 🙏 просто кайф 🎸🎸👍🤠
Adagio for strings was sensational. One of the best versions of it I have ever heard. Shear beauty and talent.
They love what they do and do what they love - music is the most honest language in the world ❤
And yes I did see that there is millions of hits from this video .... BUT IT STILL SHOULD BE Millions more!!!!!!!!!
Its AMAZING how an Acoustic Bohemian Rhapsody has such a different feeling/vibe to it. Its very hypnotic and beautiful
I don't know how those guys keep rhythm and tempo when the audience starts clapping out of synch, they are in a "ZONE"... 👍👌
In ear monitors is really a must to do just that. Other than that, keeping the rythm and tempo wasn't their strongest side to be honest - but it's not meant as a negative comment - It's hard to do so playing like this even without the clapping.
That's why you tap your feet, to stay in time.
It's simply part of being a musicians. If you can't keep tempo or rhythm then you're not going to be a musician.
I can confirm this. I have been playing the acoustic guitar myself since I was 6y/o. When you get into a ''zone'' everything just goes automatically. It's really something special.
THEY BUILT A WALL.
Goosebump all over my skin. 🤩
This is wonderful,to God be the glory
The UNDERRATED Duo
Man, these guys are on point! 7:45 - 8:45 is just awesome! Hopefully see these guys live one day.
Just “WOW”!!
Wow, amazing. Let's hope we survive madness of leaders in near future so we can watch it agian.