Shakuhachi Flute E3 2018 Explanation Video- Cornelius Boots performance for Sony Ghost of Tsushima尺八

[@mavrickmiller2755]

I remember when this first happened, I was so hyped for the game and when you came onstage I was like "Wait a minute...that's Cornelius!" I thought it was awesome.

[@CorneliusBoots]

That is fun! Yes, as I mentioned it was super secret, even my friend in LA (a renowned studio musician himself btw) that I had lunch with that same day didn't know what the gig was that I was in town for -- I was sworn to secrecy!

[@AnginSuizen]

5 years... Time flies... I bought my first Shakuhachi because of this performance, practiced since then to hope one day I could play a tiny bit of this wonderful rendition. Today I am proud to say I could play more than I hoped I could. Thank you for inspiring me master Boots❤

[@nicolaskiss6108]

I still don't understand why people went mad about this performance... it was great!

[@jeremiahsweeney6577]

Probably cultural appropriation concerns, which are poorly understood. It's a topic worth being sensitive to, but too many people interpret it as "don't use anything from cultures you're not part of" rather than the intended "be respectful of the cultures you borrow from." In Cornelius' case, the Japanese are generally quite open to outsiders participating, and his teacher was taught by a Japanese master. He also never tries to hide the fact that this is a Japanese tradition, though he does also mix in blues and rock influences, again quite openly. There is nothing I see from him but respect to the origins of the tradition, so I think he's just fine!

[@nicolaskiss6108]

OK I see, thank you! As a Cornelius's student myself, I can only agree with his respect of the instrument but also with music in general 👏

[@whyjnot420]

@@jeremiahsweeney6577 The other day I linked one of my anime loving metalhead friends from Finland one of the videos of him covering Iron Maiden's Run to the Hills. He gets back to me with 'well, that isn't something I expected to hear today'. Utterly dumbfounded, really enjoying it, but hearing Iron Maiden played like this broke his brain for a little while. I absolutely love this type of acculturation (best term I can think of). Most of all how it can get people who might not really pay attention to one form of music, to give a little more thought to it. Even with my Finnish friend there, I knew he would be aware of the instrument simply from the sheer amount of anime he has watched. But knew that he didn't really seek out this stuff. (and once people start to actually look at another group, perhaps one they don't have the best view of, things like the mere exposure effect can start to do their stuff.) addendum: Mere exposure is a known psychological effect where the more you are exposed to something, the better you feel about that thing overall. (think of how this can effect the mind of a person who has not-so-nice views on a certain group or whatnot... it isn't a light being turned on in their brains, but the longer it happens, the more it happens, the more their views will soften.... and that is a truly great effect. Also the inverse doesn't seem to be true. People never (in a statistical sense) start hardening their views due to this effect. There are always outliers with statistics, but the overwhelming majority experience an increase in positive feelings towards whatever it is they are being exposed to. What that something is, can be just about anything that a person feels good/bad/neutral about.

[@Far1988]

I personally think that this virtue signaling is very weird. These people wouldn't criticize Yo-yo Ma for playing the Cello, which is not a Chinese instrument. But somehow a western guy dedicating his life to a Japanese instrument is a big no-no.

[@whyjnot420]

@@Far1988 Yeah, its funny how it only seems to go in certain directions.

[@ChrisLeeW00]

Never played the game, but I found your performance while searching for shakuhachi playing for inspiration. Thanks for breaking it down so thoroughly! 😊

[@qinoteproductions6872]

Great insights into a performance for a big gig, thanks CB!

[@tomiharu2928]

5 years ago this performance (along with the game) inspired me to learn the shakuhachi! Do you have any resources for shakuhachi improvisation/composition?

[@CorneliusBoots]

private lessons are the most effective efficient way towards instrumental music prowess -- this can be online these days and merges over somewhat to improvisation and composition also, but in the meantime -- I will make another video on this topic for you, and try to make available my 2021 masterclass series that goes very deep on improvisation, embouchure and much more. thanks for the support Tomiharu

[@DemianX6x6x6X]

ill never forget seeing this the first time not expecting what was about to happen and being completely blown away

[@darrellhayden2380]

The commentary is EPIC!

[@makukawakami]

This was a beautiful performance, thank you for sharing your passion and the fruits of your hard work to the world

[@petterpettersson4581]

thank you for that!

[@storywindy5919]

Thank you so much！I like this music and game so much！This E3 video is something I can't forget for a long long time，thank you for your sharing！

[@JohnGarnerViolin]

Fascinating. More of these walkthroughs please! Is this the same flute you played at the gig?

[@CorneliusBoots]

The very one. 'Tis my only 1.8, thanks Jon Kypros! Thanks for the encouragement and I do have a list of topics so....more videos is a distinct possibility, especially if others indicate interest. For 10 years, it has been "show don't tell" but KZbin algorithms prioritize telling so.....

[@spiritchen8817]

❤️

[@MrDJFlyHi]

Man it will be cool if you do a performance with the flute guy from the game awards aka Pedro Eustache.

[@CorneliusBoots]

agreed .. Pedro is an incredible flute player and all around musician, it would be awesome to play with him

[@SplitScreamOFFICIAL]

thank you King, very cool

[@fgg4136]

Just bought a Yuu because of the game.