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About the Artist...
Em K began playing guitar at the age of seven in Queens, New York. He honed his craft when it was considered cool to be a lead rock guitar player, and incorporating the outrageous into his playing came naturally. As a teenager, he formed the band Chumbi, a band steeped as much in performance as in original music, some of which he composed. |
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The band found success on the East Coast, but wanting more exposure, they moved to Marin County, California in the late 1970’s, where their grass roots efforts at promotion sold out the 1,000 seat Stone for their first San Francisco concert. Em K quickly became known as Chumbi’s versatile lead guitar player, and he enjoyed being an entertainer as well as a musician, often exploding his guitar in mid-air, before catching it and continuing to play. |
| After years on the rock music scene, Em decided to explore a very different direction with his music. He delved into playing classical guitar pieces, and began experimenting with his technique and arrangements, using a distinctive rock inspired approach. Paying homage to his rock roots, he also performs some of that genre’s most popular songs, which have been classically transcribed. |
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Appreciated by audiences of all ages, Em fuses both classical and rock techniques. He plays a variety of steel-stringed acoustic guitars, often plucking the strings simultaneously with his fingernails and a pick. The result is an enchanting, unique and highly personal sound. |
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