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GUITARIST EWAN DOBSON

As a classical guitarist, Dobson has won many awards including the Grand Prizes of both the Burlington Rotary Fall Music Festival and the Pickering Rotary Music Festival (1996 and 1998), as well as the D’addario Scholarship from the Kiwanis Music Festival which is given to the top classical guitarist in the competition. As afingerstyle guitarist, Ewan placed first at the 5th Annual Canadian Fingerstyle Guitar Competition in 2009.^[1]Two months after this he competed in the 38th Annual International Fingerstyle Guitar Competition in Winfield, Kansas and placed third.^[2] He subsequently placed first in the Acoustic Category of the 4th Annual Montreal Guitar Grand Prix.^[3]

He was initially drawn to the shred metal guitar of Judas Priest, Motley Crue and Megadeth, before discoveringNiccolò Paganini and exploring classical music of the Romantic period. He then expanded his interests to include bluegrass music after hearing Leo Kottke, Tony Rice and Joe Maphis. His original compositions are influenced by all of these things, along with video game music which he absorbed while playing the NES as a child. His music has also been described as similar to the European Melodic Metal which he enjoys.^[4] His style has evolved into a new form commonly referred to as “Acoustic Metal”, i.e., music similar to shred metal but played on an acoustic guitar.^[5] Other influences include Canadian folk, techno, and trance music.^[6]

“Time 2” topped iTunes charts around the world, hitting number one in Finland, Germany and Sweden.^[7]

Phỏng dịch:

Là một nhạc sĩ Tây Ban Cầm chuyên chơi nhạc cổ điển,Ewan Dobson đã  thắng  nhiều giải thưởng gồm các Giải Thưởng  Lớn như Giải Burlington Rotary Festival Âm Nhạc Mùa Thu và Pickering Rotary Music Festival(1996-1998) cũng như giải D’ addario Scholarship của Festival âm nhạc Kiwamis đã liệt  Ewan  Dobson là tay guitar số 1 trong những người tranh giải….(còn tiếp)