<head> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lemonada" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Josefin+Sans" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lora" rel="stylesheet"> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <div class="jumbotron"> <div class="row"> <div class=" title-name col-xs-12"> <p class="title"><a href="http://pierrebensusan.com/" target="_blank"><u>Pierre Bensusan: Acoustic Guitar Virtuoso</u></a></p></div> <div class="picture"> <img class="col-xs-6" src="http://frenchculture.org/sites/default/files/bensusan_857304eb2f.jpg"> <div class="col-xs-6"> <p class="info">Born in Oran, French-Algeria, in 1957, when France was decolonizing its Empire, Pierre Bensusan's family moved to Paris when he was 4. He began formal studies on piano at the age of 7 and at 11 taught himself guitar. Influenced in those early days by the folk revival blooming in Britain, France and North America, Bensusan began first to explore his own diverse musical heritage and then moved to the horizons beyond. Pierre Bensusan's solo acoustic guitar work has featured use of the DADGAD tuning system. He has stated that he became interested in playing in DADGAD because of its "mystical" and "romantic" quality which made him feel like he had gone back to the 16th century. </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <blockquote><p class="quote"><strong><em>"Bensusan is very much his own animal. It’s like listening to a butterfly, to dappled sunshine coming through quaking aspens. His music flits and darts around like fish in a pool. And his compositions manage to encompass both the calmness of the pool and the flashing of the fish. It’s an entrancing, almost hypnotic thing to watch and hear, as he seems eager to share his journey, his light. I was struck by how the aim of each song was to be beautiful. Not witty, not avant-garde, not new, necessarily, but beautiful. A great craftsman plying his trade. A shepherd with his flock. As I left I felt all of a sudden that I’d been to temple after all. My own sort of temple, and by the end of the service I felt purified, cleansed, and ready for the new year."</em></strong> <footer style="float:right"><cite style="float:right">Nyack News and Views (USA, Dan Cohen, Oct 4, 2015)</cite></footer> </blockquote> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <p class="pm-title" style="text-align:center;"><strong><u>PIERRE & MICHAEL</u></strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <p class="pm-info" style="text-align:center"> In 1984 acoustic guitar legend Michael Hedges released his album <em>"Aerial Boundaries"</em> to the world. This album included a track entitled <em>"Bensusan"</em>, a tribute to Pierre's astonishing accomplishment on the guitar. </p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6"> <iframe width="500" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2p6WXav_ZII" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <div class="col-xs-6"> <iframe width="500" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h-mWJlrdQ1I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <p class="pm-death-info">After Hedge's untimely death in 1997, Pierre was inspired to return the favor in kind with his tragic elegy <em>"So Long Michael"</em>. Don Ross, another close guitar-companion of the two, has also tributed Michael with his own piece <em>"Michael Michael Michael".</em></p> </dvi> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6"> <iframe width="500" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PPJ5dosLuEQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <div clas="col-xs-6"> <iframe width="500" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YkidVP0AcQ8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <p class="up-to-now"><strong><u>WHAT IS PIERRE UP TO NOW?</u></strong></p> </div> </div> <footer><p class="end-of-page">Pierre continues to perform around the country, often giving masterclasses in conjunction with his concerts. Check his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bensusan" target="_blank">Wikipiedia</a> page, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/bensusanhq" target="_blank">Youtube</a> page, or his own <a href="http://www.pierrebensusan.com" target="_blank">Website</a> for more info. </p></footer> <!-- use these for dropdown menu <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-3"> <button class="btn btn-primary"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bensusan" target="_blank"><span style="color:white">Wikipedia</span></a></button> </div> <div class="col-xs-3"> <button class="btn btn-primary"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bensusan" target="_blank"><span style="color:white">Youtube</span></a></button> </div> <div class="col-xs-3"> <button class="btn btn-primary"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bensusan" target="_blank"><span style="color:white">Website</span></a></button> </div> </div> --> </div> </div> </body>

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