National Anthem performed by the Cellonator @ the Tweeter

This performace of the Anthem was for the official openning of the summer concert season at the Tweeter Center(NJ) MMR*B*Q was hosted by the mighty WMMR with Pierre Robert, Preston&Steve, Jaxon, and the entire MMR crew. Headliners were Velvet Revolver and Evanescence. Other bands included: Fuel, Chavel, Buckcherry, and more.
It was a blast!!!!

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[SlickSmooth22]

no such thing as too patriotic

America.... Fuck Yeah

[gluba2]

That was downright incredible. Lol maybe one note was flat near the beginning...but anyways, you rock at the cello :). I've been playing cello and it's awesome ~

I want an electric so bad :)...

Major congratulations...Nice remix notes by the way...you nailed those uber high notes perfectly :)...I envy your skills :)

Keep it up and I wish you all luck in future performances.

Incredible. Incredible. Incredible.

[ArmyRangerish]

i heard some guy say take your hat off

[nakedcellist1]

@Mediaboon If you liked that ???... you're gonna LOVE this "The Electric Cellist"

[Mediaboon]

WTF was that? You call this playing cello? It was more like a miracle.

I can't remember the last time I've been so excited about a video.

[CabboPearimo8]

Basically, it's fretless, and for the most part, bowed. Of course, if it was to be played with a pick, then it would become a guitar, and then there's no point, but there are ways round harmonics etc. without using a pick.

[TheGatheringStorms]

... Very interesting. Truly a capable instrument.

I think you'll agree, however, that my initial point is still correct. A guitar is not the same instrument as a cello. Neither one is a replacement for the other. They will always sound a little different, and will always be played a little differently.

Different is good. That's why we have both.

I didn't realize it was common for a cellist to play without a bow... though, come to think of it, I have seen it before. Music is awesome.

[mineralandrollcello]

It is fairly common in my experience for electric cellists to play without bow. I probably do about 1/3 to 1/2 of my playing without bow in hand.

I have never tried doing pinch harmonics as they are done on guitar, however it is possible to produce a similar effect when bowing so that the fundamental harmonic is not heard, but its overtones are. On bowed instruments there is also the little known technique of subharmonics, playing below the fundamental.

[TheGatheringStorms]

I didn't say it was incapable if anything an electric guitar could do, I just said it was different tonally. The fact that it has no metal frets and thicker strings will always result in a darker, thicker sound. It's not a bad thing... just different.

I did say, however, that the cello is incapable of palm-muting techniques and pinch harmonics. Maybe you've found a way, but from what I've seen, unless you drop the bow put your hand on those strings it's not happening.

[mineralandrollcello]

@TheGatheringStorms-I wouldn't hold the electric cello incapable of anything an electric guitar can do. Obtaining clarity of notes when using distortion is rather difficult, but the same could be said for guitar. The electric cello itself just needs some refining to make using rock techniques easier. 'Lectric cello is pretty tough though; I'm not nearly as good as Cellonator.

[TheGatheringStorms]

djminimoto:

Really? I find that they're quite different.

To me, the cello lacks the sharp, piercing highs of the electric guitar; the overall sound to me is thicker, darker (probably because of the lack of metal frets) and more slurred. Also seems to have less note clarity.

Plus, it's completely incapable re-creating the heavy palm-muted riffs guitars can... No pinch harmonics either. :(

Truly, however, this guy's playing is impressive and probably harder to learn than guitar.