Hang Solo in Tokyo Club Chad Part 1 of 2

On a recent business trip to Tokyo I linked up with Takashi of projectplumusic . He got me a gig at cafe Chad. What a fun time! The room was about 12 X 12' (4 X 4 meters) TOTAL. And there must have been at least 20 Japanese folks there, plus a bunch of tables, a full set of congas, and a full bar. It was a TIGHT squeeze! But I had a nice long 17 min solo on my Yu Diao. This is my best video yet in my opinion. I had to split it into 2 segments, since youtube max is 10 mins. Be sure to check out the other half. There are some surprise conga strokes that everyone got a kick out of on part 2. In this solo I also explore what am calling the Overtone Isolation Technique that I have developed. It is seen throughout the solo, and works really well on 5 of the 9 notes on my Yu Diao.

This was most people's first time hearing a hang, as you may tell. Thanks for setting this up Takashi! Hope to come back again soon and play for you all again.

Peace,
OM

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[mutlunatic]

I like your overtone isolation technique. i do the same with two hands, but I see how you use one. I've seen Manu Delago do something similar as well (most notably on his more recent Nirvana cover). Thanks for the inspiration!

[omrhythm]

Thanks Dante! Yes, Manu uses it at the end of Nirvana cover. It is the first time I have seen it used on youtube from another.  Would love to get together and play sometime. I too am inspired by your style.

[PlayHanghang]

Nice stuff!

I'm trying to work out an 'intro to the Hang' solo. I've seen that 'wow' reaction happen over and over again, and I'd like to do a gradual build up to what the Hang is capable of.

I'm thinking of something like starting between the notes, then bringing in the overtone edges of the Ding flat field, then the overtones (at the edges) of the notes, before moving on to the melodious full Hang notes, doubles, and chords.