Ed Alleyne-Johnson is just amazing. He carves the violin with a kitchen knife. With loopers and peddles he creates the most awesomest electric music you will ever hear from a busker. Yes, you heard right – a busker.
Awesome Electric Violin – Ed Busking Chester
ed alleyne-johnson – electric violin
Ed Alleyne-Johnson is a British electric violinist and prolific busker. He has been busking for over 20 years, since he was a Fine Art student at Oxford University. He uses an electric violin that he carved with a kitchen knife [1], a custom pedal-board, and an amplifier which he modified to run off rechargeable batteries. This setup has enabled him to perform on the street in almost every major city in Europe, and across the United States and Canada.
He collaborated with New Model Army on their Top 40 single “Vagabonds”, and toured with them for five years, with several concerts in Germany. (Source: Wikipedia)
We need more of these talented buskers in Singapore. Many aren’t that qualified to be buskers and are creating nothing more than trash. It upsets me a little when underqualified destroy my Orchard road experience.
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Great post. Just don’t forget the importance of the violin in the music scene! I think many bands can do better if they add a violin or two.
by vintage violin (Feb 6, 2009 at 6 PM)