ed alleyne-johnson - electric violin

[mandygrace00]

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[MrJamessmithmusic]

he busks in chester almost every weekend

[tomkingslayer]

why is justin more popular then he wtf he is real artist i cant belive that can be played on violin

[Canaima666]

Love him...

[MomentousSleeper]

Dude, half the time he is playing with his eyes closed haha wtf This man is True Artist !

[MomentousSleeper]

This man is a tremendous artist...seriously one of the best I know and THE Best at performing with his electric violin, nobody plays it more beautifully than him! He should be more credited in my opinion, the world needs to see this beauty and not fucking bieber..this is True Art..this is True Harmony from the Heavens!

[DanteTheDevil1000]

very beautiful

[TheJaypalm]

I remember seeing this on tv at the time, and it sounds just as amazing now...

[kaliadevil]

perfect, just perfect! 

[TheFinalSouls]

1:54 was truly remarkble man that sound was truly a work of art i loved every second of it never heard a violin do that sound like a electric guitar

[1EleKtRikBLUe]

All I can say is: amazing!

[JohnPurchaseArt]

Effin and jeffin Amazing.

[upcoolfighter]

omg was that young jools holland?

[jorgerojaslanzagorta]

coza asi...

[Ruya67x]

close your eyes and listen ..

[gary82420]

how can any1 hate this music,10 people dnt know real music

[MegaAustra]

HE PLAYS LIKE D GODS

[kerrycato911]

and Jesus wept.

[KUNGfuSUSHI92]

Andrea Amati (if I remember correctly, is the inventor of the violin) would shit themself.

[Octagaknoll]

I might have missed this in the other comments: but when's this performance from?

[soulfulSIGHT]

I soooo wish I could play the violin <3 He is pure inspiration

[MaidenInBlood]

Aunque ya tiene rato... no me canso de oir. Grandioso!

[Kriss364]

Ed's fantastic. Its amazing how he can change the sound of the violin.

[sofiahellenic]

Fantastic!

[justinefiona94]

What's the actual name of the melody/song he plays??

[ElBerto]

@justinefiona94

Purple Electric Violin Concerto - Oxford Suite, Part 4

[thatinhamelo]

É a primeira vez que o escuto. Me apaixonei!! Tirando o estilo de se vestir..hehehehe =D~

[fkos86]

I've seen him busking in Chester a few times. Pretty awesome stuff :)

[MarijnvdZaag]

Did anybody notice the fluke at 3:10?

[LMMEjsmith]

When i discovered this guy on pandora 4 years ago there were only two of his songs on youtube, i'm glad to see there are many more now.

[alamcho]

10 people have a normal violin ;)

[graychef]

@idontliketotakeaname Song is "Orange" off the Ultraviolet album

[alamcho]

@graychef You r wrong, orange sounds different... this is improvisation! i love this guy... (sorry my english)

[idontliketotakeaname]

Is there an official name for this song?

[alamcho]

@idontliketotakeaname Oxford suite pt4

[scarletjamable]

He busks a lot still in Chester, England, the pedals & sound he gets out of the violins he made himself are awesome - especially here! I love his classic rock song covers too!

[tufiestamovil]

Hi Ed it´s Alex from spain, we meet at chester city center for a few times, i still like your music and i recomend it to everibody overhere, The best regards from your spanish friend.

[Baleys15]

He is a genius I think.

[SapphireBeth]

I want shoes like his.

TO GET BACK ON SUBJECT: That was AMAZING!!!!

[lionfang12]

WHO SAYS SHINY LEATHER PANTS ARE OUT OF STYLE?!?!

[SapphireBeth]

@lionfang12

I want pants like those too, along with the shoes. They're AMAZING.

[XzevastianX]

He inspired a whole new generation of electric violinists.

I studied classical violin for some years and after I heard his music I bought an electric violin, a loop station and effects and started jamming all day. Now I'm fully at electric violin. Because it's so inspiring to listen to his music. Big respects to Ed Alleyne Johnson!!

[ChillEatSleep]

the cameraman really need to quit moving so much

staying in place wouldn't make this guy any less awesome

[boredtofindname]

thumbs up, if this made u take ur instrument again and play!!!! :)

[PhenixReviewz]

@boredtofindname thats what she said

[usuyitik]

he must be an overman.

[omeglremegl]

NOW he is a vagabond



[sidandnancy20]

i had this played at my weding in 1994

[greendaylydia]

@sidandnancy20 seriously? :D

[sidandnancy20]

@greendaylydia to hear this at full blast in a church sounds amazing!

[dauer962roadcar]

Absolutely superb. I bow in awe to the magnificence of human ability.

[Rambler195]

Mr Johnson is the absolute master of the

elecric violin.

No other can hold a candle to him or,

more appropriately ,

a bow!

[celtickiwi29]

This man needs Knighted, Got his CD from itunes for when i die my wife knows what track to play ... ORANGE.

[Bigginscot]

4th Dec 2010 - saw him playing in York today (despite the snow). He played "Thank You" for my wife. Absolutely beautiful.

[m78991234]

@Bigginscot what was he playing?

[Bigginscot]

@m78991234 Amongst others, "With or Without You" and "Every Step You Take". He also played some stuff I did not recognise. He said that he is releasing a new CD in the New Year.

[SapphireBeth]

(Jaw drops)

That man... Was both one of the most talented violinists I have ever seen, and also one of the calmest violinists I've ever seen. His face was as calm as if he was walking in the park. That. Was. Amazing. I love the whole Oxford Suite parts anyway. Awesome.

[johnyred87]

This sounds awesome! this dude is really tallented, he would win britain/ americas got talent.lol

[devlin12341]

i am a big fan of violins and im getting 1 4 x mas and now im a fan of ed alleyn johnson

[iTzCalXx]

yes well he is my second cousin!

[Tsanalretentive]

I wish I could do that....it seems utterly blissful.

I never was exposed to music as a child so I never learned.

Sadness.

[Gutavo1992]

simplemente magnifico...

[oOBlackDaRippaOo]

Love how the man Closes his eyes and just bathes in the beauty of the music he plays, that's true love for sound and Sheer Talent!!!!

[Revolutionary491]

This guy is Slash of Violins! Can feel those musical lyrics with passion, agree?

[silverpete100]

He sure can make it sing! I saw him in July 2010 in Chester. Amazing talent!

[creat3d]

Amazing work as usual, truely a master!

[liverpoollou6]

amazon buy on amazon

[SilentStormShadow]

If you want to hear really cool electric violin, check out Emilie Autumn.

[italialex23]

He looks so young, what year was this?

[ChickenVendetta]

That was some freking awesome tremolo at the end!

[VampireKiraPhoenix]

Well,I gotta say,I was never that much into violins ('cause of all the classical music *puke*) but man what that guy can do with his violin..Amazing!!

And yeah,like freetrader0000 said,where can you buy his music?

[DemonVS]

Is it just me, or does his violin have five strings?

[kleenextx]

@DemonVS Ya 5 strings but I think he uses an octave pedal to get those extra low bass notes

[shivasamira]

Fet,fett,fett!! Pretty cool stuff! I can´t buzz it off

[sixstrings93]

i have a new found respect for violin 

[twiztidkid900]

I also am looking for an electric violin, saw some basic 4 stringers on eBay for 90 dollars, is that a good beginner one???

[thebigbadwolf96]

@twiztidkid900 go for the silent violin (yamaha) or the ns design ones. no less no more. pretty much everything else is crap.

[pl0pi3]

WOW! suddenly for me Ed alleyne Johnson is one of the greatest artists of the world. This is another dimension in this kind of music.

[awsomegirl250]

i need to get me one of them things.

[njayzack]

this is so damn amazing!!! his music, his talent & his pedal! OMG! total brilliant! plz tk me as ur mentee!

[jeanjeanie27]

Brilliant musician love his music i saw him for the first time today playing in York city Yorkshire awesome !!!!!!!!!!

[LoveMusicPeaceOrange]

AMAZING!!!!!

so speechless...

[iceblaze19]

you just changed my life

[Coatip]

Best Ed and David Garret and Vanessa May this is sooooo TOP^^ KARMA

[Coatip]

ober geil wie clASSIC VERKANNT WIRD SO OFT DAS IST VOLLE DRÖHNUNG

[macyan666]

unhappily i've neglected playing e-violin the last two years but through this man i've decided to make playing violin a very important part of my life

[Kriss364]

Amazingly tallented guy and what he can do with that violin is pure magic. Ed, you're fantastic!

[illegitimate0]

2:24 to 2:38 is just brilliance.

[ryandmckenzie]

Orange is such a rad song

[skytte71]

You can buy his music at "cd universe"

[graywolfffff]

Where i can buy only!? not free! online buy one of him is albums! pleas help!

[you4guitarist]

I LOVE the electric melody

[rastaqware]

you rock ed!!!!!

[AjaxSensei1988]

AMAZING!!! i absolutely love this video! :D

[savan2510]

which color should i get if i get an open one

[crysis1234567]

I love his pizzicato introductions and then loop them, which makes them sound like a ground bass.....

[asterymz]

amazing (:

[Beeskinner]

I wanna see more busking videos! lol. The Chester set was simply amazing. I love to see the reaction of the locals to his awesome talent

[MrNerdSmasher]

I think jools looks a little lost for words there at the end lol

[garglingcatfish]

Me and my mrs saw this bloke busking in york , the bloke is amazing....

and ya can get his albums from amazon and ebay....bloke is this good in the flesh...

[PeterObi]

I think he should join apocalyptica lol and be the lead solo violinist xD

[martheev]

Does this guy have an official YouTube I can subscribe to? Is this one it?

[GodLordWM]

Ed Alleyne-Johnson Master of violin

[LOAblue]

Wow is all I can say

[animechampion]

This guy is sooo awesome

I'm getting an electric vioin but don't know which one to get

[hevalan]

@animechampion hi i am trying to get an electric violin and do not which. any advice? thanks

[Val0n]

holy shit, hes on TV now?!?!1  mmmmmmm goose bumps

[Killerhurts1337]

Gorgeous music, exceptional talent, BUY THE ALBUM and support great musicians like him.

[martheev]

Please please PLEASE tell me where I can buy albums from this guy!!!!! I'm in hte US so hopefully we can get them here.

[Killerhurts1337]

he's on itunes.

[martheev]

Awesome! Thanks!  :)

[debsolina]

@Killerhurts1337 BRILLIANT!

[ChrisbertColstein]

@Killerhurts1337 Please please !!!!

Where can I buy his album !!!???

[millenar1979]

@ChrisbertColstein I believe I saw it on play.com. Haven't checked the digital marketplace yet.

[Killerhurts1337]

@ChrisbertColstein he's on Itunes, he's also on amazon(dot)com, his stuff is great he even released a new album in feb, cheers :)

[532bluepeter]

she sells sanctuary, supporting NMA years ago . bloody top!!!!!!

[Rethgil]

wow. thats Amazing.

[obeliks94]

o kurwa!

[MAGUS1947]

Buy the album, it's a belter

[wisku88keneda]

wow so amazing if i need insperation i watch this

[maleeharaja]

the end was perrrfect!! it was contrast ya'l!!!

distortion is beauty!!

[Council13]

The end was kind of messed

[dhylla42]

Amazing. The last part is a little scratchy though.

[Noel2evil]

@dhylla42 I think it was that he made a mistake that was unfixable, so he just added that part to make it sound natural? I don't know, seems logical to me lol

[GERMANOPHILE]

Beautiful sound good music

[Koseiku]

nice man

[Sadzia007]

zarąbiste skrzypce! ;DD

[enaksis]

awasome sound great player

[Dani41149]

Só não curti o final, mas gostei da música.

[gitarmats]

This guy is amazing

[ChiquititaGr]

Amazing violonist!!!!!!

[shelkethetransparent]

I MUST HAVE HIS MUSIC

I MUST HOLD IT IN MY HANDS AND OWN IT

I MUST

*wants talent*

[mikedrazen]

u n me both, im going to buy a violin and start practice my first holophoner

[CaliforniaGirl088]

Wow completely different :D

[freetrader0000]

Were can I buy his music? Buy, not get it free, I want to give him credit.

[cartliflex]

You can buy his CD's from Amazon and some other big Music Retailers...

You can also see him in Chester City Centre most Weekends i try to see there most of the time XD

[Killerhurts1337]

he's on Itunes as well ;)

[Letmethink2007]

@freetrader0000 Yeah same!

[FourSidedBall]

I got his music (This specific song) From I-tunes

[skytte71]

@freetrader0000 At "cd universe"

[Zinian]

@freetrader0000 Pretty sure all his music is on iTunes.

[manicmarauder]

@freetrader0000

Amazon has him in drm free mp3 downloads and the physical CDs if you prefer those. Itunes also has him. I'm sure others do as well. Happy Hunting

[chips08]

@freetrader0000

Where can I get his music for FREE?!

[RandyOrton595]

@chips08

This was probably a dumb reply, but I'm gonna reply and say you missed the point =P

[Killerhurts1337]

@freetrader0000 itunes O.O

[lolitsdamian]

@freetrader0000 nah

[darkmachete]

@freetrader0000 Itunes. I'm debating on getting some of his music, or getting some George Carlin. It's so hard!

[jumbomixer]

This is the best of the best. Its heavnly .

[gwcumbria]

Ed if you read this, come to busk in Keswick on a Saturday.

[krycha8722]

what is the name of this song?

[Cassabela]

The name of the song is: Oxford Suite, Pt. 4

[smartarse001]

NO WAY!

That's exactly what it says in the video description.

You must be a fucking genius!

[crazygymnast159]

i love this guys music hes amazing

[boomershadow]

lol i have one of the pedals in his effects rack for my guitar

[thornXtales]

ho this guy which is not just a guy because his music is so fine oooo ñ_ñ'

[Muzikman127]

HE WAS BUSKING IN CHESTER!!!!

[GodLordWM]

yea i wanna see him live someday 2 :)

[dudewhosaysarrh]

of course it does, I wasn't commenting on Eds remarkable skill, but simply on cornypoops comment about the pedal setup....

[skulblakaandproud]

I saw him live today in York playing near the Minister, It was magical how he drew a croud. I bought an album from him and can't stop listening to it. I wonder why he plays in the streets for money.

[GodLordWM]

amazing, every song which he made is amazing.... love it :)

[1patelianos1]

EAR CANDY!!!!!!!

[johnbk80]

I prefer parts 1&2 and I can't find them on youtube at all. Annoyingly part 2 on my CD is scratched and jumps.

[ANTHONYLARNER]

he is so good i could listen to him all day .brill a true master of the voilin

[Nirejhenge4]

Saw Ed in York yesterday and bought the P.E.V.C.

I got him to perform this and will upload soon.

I wonder if this video is my original rip. I uploaded loads of BBC clips to youtube on just 'nirejhenge' but the account got deleted for copyright infringement. Good to know the clips live on. There's a St Etienne one from this period that I did which is here.

[tools747]

there are just not enough musicians in the world that play with heart anymore, Ed is one of the few that still do...

[1patelianos1]

people made the violin to fill his hands...

part of his body...part of his heart playing

[WorldCommonSense]

Man, I remember seeing this guy busk in Liverpool when I was a student there, I was fortunate to have a chat with him and bought an album which i was listening to before watching this (hence I am watching the video).

[RedFenderStrat]

love the sound at 3:00

[OzzmanX30]

jimmy page of violin?

[1jacobjacob1]

jimmy hendrix of violin xD awsome stuff

[98blackraven]

what violin is that? hes imense

[ikutololita]

a violin with a viola c (c? I think, but a viola string, that's sure) string

[RedFenderStrat]

if you look at his headstock you see that he has got 6 strings instead of normal four

[AliveStorm93]

Five, actually. The idea was to combine the standard pitches of violin and viola.

[RedFenderStrat]

Yeah i thought i had writen a comment about taking it back and saying its got five strings but it did not get posted somehow :)