Guitarists of Singapore (GOS) - Christopher Chen Wei

 

 

Age: 20

Occupation: Student, guitarist, musician

Style: Acoustic

No. of years of playing the guitar: 6 years

No. of hours spent on the guitar per week: 20 hours

Guitar/ music qualifications: Grade 5, taking grade 8

Gig/ competition experience: Play in the ark music cafe as a guitarist. Went to sungha jung competition.

Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/chen.wei.75054

 

How did you get acquainted with guitar playing?

 

I started because a friend of mine asked me to learn guitar, those basic chords and basic guitar stuff. After that, I started to look for more things to improve and enhance myself as a musician. I started to watch YouTube and saw some of my favourite guitarists, such as Seiji Igusa and Yuki Matsui.

 

Describe your first experience playing on a guitar.

 

It was painful as I wasn't used to playing a guitar; my fingers were weak and sound wasn't able to come out properly.

 

What is the best thing about being a guitarist?

 

You get to play as a "one man band" if you are able to make use of what you can and what the guitar can do.

 

Describe your most memorable guitar-related incident.

 

I was performing in my school and my E string broke while playing. Hence, I had to play in different positions to finish up the song without using the E string.

 

How many guitars do you currently own?

 

2 guitars. Taylor 314ce is one of them. 1 ukulele , brand is Suzuki.

 

Favourite guitar brand/ model: Martin, Martin and Cole Clark

 

Favourite guitarist: Yuki Matsui, his playing style is unique and his clarity is superb.

 

First song you learned to play on guitar: Canon in D

 

Song you love to play most on guitar: Tsubasa. My own composition.

 

Most difficult song you have played on guitar: Wing, you are the hero, and fight.

 

Tips for aspiring guitarists: Learn and play the guitar while you can, if I can do it, so can you!

 

No comments :

Post a Comment