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So
after being a specialist of the non-specialization, I learnt to
un-learn their conservative teaching to become my own master and
understand music by my own experiences, living, reading, traveling,
meeting new people, new places...Anything we do or live affects the way we think and play an instrument.
Each time I experienced a music piece or style, I wanted to absorb the most information about it and immerge into it, whether it was a pavane, royal French dance from 15th Century, Spanish folk flamenco or American jazz improvisation. I enjoyed Music in its many forms and kinds, out of a school frame.
After a honeymoon in Asia and the birth of my daughter Jade, I felt the desire to create my own pieces. I wanted to play my music, the one I felt deep down.
Reflecting my eclectic musical tastes, my first compositions mixed my classical background with Asian sonorities, Brazilian rhythms and Jazz improvisation as well. To be true to this rainbow display, I used five different guitars: a pure classical acoustic one, an electri-acoustic one, a jazz one, a folk one and an electric one! And adding more artistic exhibition I performed in association with my Chinese friend, Fu Jitsang combining sounds improvisation to watercolor painting: the audience loved it!
When I started touring in USA, Canada, Mexico or Brazil, moving with five guitars was more than tricky, so I said to myself "travel burden free, dude!". So free and light that once, I quite forgot my guitar in the trunk of my car in France when flying to Brazil! Bad luck or fate I was forced to honor my contract and use a student guitar I borrowed to my singer friend Denise. I worked intensely on my sound and made this guitar sound as if it was mine for years and it went just fine.
From this day one, I only use a single guitar and feel comfortable with anyone. Although I enjoy the most my handcrafted Josh Howell and Fortsyth signature model. My sound is linked to me before to my instrument.
what I understood for myself, what sounded true to me, I've always shared it with any of my students.
Music is such a powerful gift that it makes sense to me to help it generate.
All the best,
Philippe
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Michael
Clay Music Production
Tel: (214) 878-1504
Email:
michaelclay@texasmusicproject.org