TEDxOrlando - Rob Martino - Rob Martino Plays the Chapman Stick

Rob Martino performs original music and arrangements on the Chapman Stick, a unique stringed instrument that combines elements of guitar, bass, piano and percussion. The strings are tapped and held onto the frets, rather than plucked or strummed, enabling both hands to play complete and expressive multi-part arrangements. Rob has drawn from various progressive, folk, celtic and classical music influences to develop his particular playing style. In addition to making a strong impression at live performances, Rob's music has a popular online presence, gathering over a million views and thousands of subscribers worldwide on YouTube.

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[TheJoshinator1]

Rob, beautiful. Two of my favorite pieces!

On a totally unrelated note, I find it funny that the lighting in this video is just such that you can see a particular muscle in Rob's right arm that bulges and twitches as he moves his fingers in the solos. See, musicians CAN be ripped! :-P

[Thekouder1]

The Stick virtuosi.

[rrlavigne1]

Rob's an amazing player and an active member of the Stick community. He's also been recognized on the actual official Stick site because he uses a unique left hand tuning (inverted 4ths rather than inverted 5ths) and because of his advanced abilities. They also sell his original disks! (Rob please correct me if i have any of this information wrong!)

[pascaldeos]

Amazing!!!!

[DeadDreamMachine]

most beautiful think i ve ever heard, really amazing, unbelivable that it has only 1578 views, unbelivable that i am the first one that comments this video. Respect Rob Martino.