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Didier Lockwood (11 February 1956 – 18 February 2018) was a French violinist.He played in the French rock band Magma in the 1970s, and was known for his use of electric amplification and his experimentation with different sounds on the electric violin.
Electric violin signals usually pass through electronic processing, in the same way as an electric guitar, to achieve a desired sound. This could include delay, reverb, chorus, distortion, or other effects. Today electric violins are even being used to reinvigorate music education.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2022) ELO performing live during their 1981 Time Tour. From left: Jeff Lynne, Louis Clark (obscured), Kelly Groucutt, Bev Bevan, and Richard Tandy The English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) recorded over 190 songs from 1971 to 2019. The band's music is characterised by their blending of Beatlesque pop, classical ...
Jean-Luc Ponty (born 29 September 1942) [1] is a French jazz and jazz fusion violinist and composer. He is considered a pioneer of jazz-rock, particularly for his use of the electric violin starting in the 1970s.
The Wailing Souls' All Over the World (1992) – Violin, sarod; Frank Zappa's You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 (1992) Song: "Thirteen" – Electric violin Song: "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" – Electric violin. Shadowfax's Esperanto (1992) – violin; White Sands OST (1992) – Percussion, violin, vocals
Mark Winthrop Wood is an American electric violinist and the founder of Wood Violins, a company that manufactures his electric violin designs. His music education program, Electrify Your Symphony, has been featured on news programs nationwide. [1] He is also an Emmy-winning composer and the original string master of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra ...
This is a list of jazz violinists who have become notable. Jazz violin is the use of the violin or electric violin to improvise solo lines. The earliest references to jazz performance using the violin as a solo instrument was during the first decades of the 20th century.
He was formerly first violinist with the Turtle Island String Quartet, a member of the Terry Riley Trio with composer Terry Riley and a long-time guest artist with pianist Jim Brickman. He is notable not only for his development and use of the electric 6-string violin, but also for what he terms “progressive string playing”, an evolution of ...