Music performance | Rory Hoffman | TEDxNashvilleSalon
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- Опубліковано 6 січ 2015
- This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Multi-instrumentalist Rory Hoffman's performance extended an "all-in" invitation to TEDxNashville CREO to enjoy a journey to the land beyond sound and vision.
Rory Hoffman is a Nashville based guitarist, keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist. Raised on a small ranch in North Dakota, Rory grew up recording and touring with the family Gospel band. He started teaching himself to play guitar and piano at age 3. By age 5 he was the drummer in the family band. He currently plays over a dozen stringed, keyboard and wind instruments.
Rory's personal musical career was jumpstarted in 1999 upon winning Grand Champion Instrumentalist at the Christian Artist Seminar in the Rockies. In 2001 he traveled to Nashville for the first time to record his Gospel instrumental CD, "Blind Faith". He then helped form Depot Music Productions, based in Mobridge South Dakota. There he self-produced his second album "fishin'", this time choosing country music as his theme. While with Depot Music, Rory produced several other studio projects for local and regional artists. in 2004 and 2005 he received Instrumentalist of the Year from the ICMA based in Nashville.
Rory moved to Nashville in the spring of 2008. He currently works as a freelance session and touring musician. October 2011, 8 years after his fishin project, Rory released his newest CD "Swing Expedition". On this project, he demonstrates his abilities and inventiveness on almost every instrument he plays. Tunes range from a gypsy jazz arrangement of a Star Wars Theme, a bossa nova rendition of a classic country song, to an all-harmonica treatment of a Cole Porter Standard. In addition to his own releases, Rory also records and performs regularly with Texas western swing hall of fame member Carolyn Martin, Paul Kramer and Swing Street, and Nashville's premier gypsy jazz trio, the Gypsy Hombres.
Rory is honored to be chosen as a 2012 inductee to the South Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Sound guy is FIRED
It's a testament to Rory's genius that I keep watching this despite the painful sound problems.
That harmonica sounding like a full on accordion was just mind boggling
He has his complete own sound and style that NO conventional guitarist could ever achieve. I have NEVER heard anything quite like this.
As a professional '' guitarist '' for over 40 yrs. I can't begin to fathom much less explain the phenom of Rory Hoffman.
Any great original is like that. Comprised of elements we can't fully grasp. Blindness was an asset. Made him depart from norms that constrain you, me, and most others. And that's where he started and kept going and takes it a little further each day. He's one of those rarities. The knuckle-headed soundperson at this gig is from the other end of the spectrum. ;)
I like the way Rory thinks and plays melody with self accompany. He is a .musical genius that has few equals.
Just discovered Rory. True genius.
I remember my first time sending an output to a recording deck as a sound engineer
Amazing performance to Rory!
SOUND GUY IS FIRED!
So he basically turned the harmonica into an accordion. Amazing
🤯🖤🔥
Rory is just so musical, every time i hear the guy i just want to grab my guitar and play.
Every time I hear the guy I just want to grab my guitar and throw it out of the window.
Wow this is amazing how doesn't this have more views...
mind blowing musician (glad to hear see phenoms are still out there) thanks You Tube
quelle magnifique interprétation des feuilles mortes super virtuose !!!!!!!!!
Amazing video , very bad sound quality recording :(
best Ted Talk I've ever seen
You r a genius human in the world no one was equal to your play god gave some other talent s ❤❤❤ I am praying let god must give vission to you must see the world this is my request to god u r very great Rory 🙏 regards wonder sir I can not play like u. You are blessed in others way little change now also u r Mr amazing sir
He’s incredibly special , I’m astonished
Rory Hoffman is a phenomenal instrumentalist, a passable vocalist and an ok songsmith.
😊
Jaw dropping!
Amazing !
great great
KING
Wow such great talent.
Wonderful 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Fantastico
How else can anyone pronounce Love? Oh How I love you!! How can anyone not love this cry for love?
Rory "The Avenger" Hoffman
great
wow
Rory it's absolutely amazing!
P.S.
Congratulations for the audio recording -_-
Did the engineers buy the cables from wal-mart?
Well, I think I've been holding the guitar in the wrong way!
What was the tune he played on the harmonica? I recognize it, but I can't pinpoint the name.
+Dave Ellis: It's called "Nature Boy." Nat King Cole and several others performed it.
Nature Boy
Audio is horrible, but the laying is fantastic.
I think we've all been playing the guitar wrong for centuries.
The guitar playing reminds me of the GREAT Joe Pass.
seriously the sound quality is absolutely terrible.
literally a sad excuse of your channel. an insult to an amazing artist.
@Rocknrolladube the live sound has 2.5 K feedback when he's talking too
mute the ungrounded guitar when he's not playing it! The sound techs are not professional level.
I can’t believe this was posted. The clipping is ruining the entire video. TEDx NASHVILLE???? No excuses....someone needs to get demoted....
Ted.. how ya gonna have an audio engineer that botches the gain staging for a legend?
How rude, brutal, and against any taste, to be interrupted by commercial ads inbetween such a sensitive music!
Shame on you UA-cam!
The sound engineer should be ashamed of themselves.
Shame on TED talks for allowing this horrible audio for a virtuosic genius musician to be given this terribly edited video
Wonderful talent. Also another person who doesn’t understand the meaning of the word poignant
Amazing talent, shameful sound engineer.
Gypsy sounds
Jeff Healy,Rory Hoffman both brilliant .both blind,both self taught