Hotel California - Violin + Voice Cover - The Eagles - Charles Yang

CHARLES YANG

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All sounds in this video were made with an acoustic violin, electric violin and vocals.



"With it's incredible harmonic lines, melodic solos and cloaked dark nature within the lyrics, I just had to create my own arrangement of this iconic masterpiece. The Eagles fused so many genres together in their music and it shows in Hotel California with influences of Flamenco, Country and of course Rock and Roll.

In my arrangement, I take on a more classical approach that gradually progresses into the classic rock song it is. Limiting myself to just my acoustic violin, electric violin and my own voice, I found the creation of this arrangement to be quite a challenge yet TONS of fun. Hope you enjoy!"


Equipment used:

Carl Becker Sr. Violin
NS Design NXT-5 Electric violin
Apogee Duet
Rode NT1-A
Macbook Pro
Logic Pro
Final Cut

About me:


Described by the Boston Globe as one who "plays classical violin with the charisma of a rock star", Juilliard graduate Charles Yang began his violin studies with his mother in Austin, Texas, and has since studied with world-renowned pedagogues Kurt Sassmanshaus, Paul Kantor, Brian Lewis and Glenn Dicterow. He has performed as a soloist with orchestras and in recitals in the United States, Europe, Brazil, Russia, China, and Taiwan, and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. On June 9th of 2005, the Mayor of Austin presented Mr. Yang with his own "Charles Yang Day". Mr. Yang has been a frequent guest on the Emmy Award winning PBS show From the Top, and has also been heard on National Public Radio in Washington, DC and Boston.

Not only confined to classical violin, Mr. Yang's improvisational crossover abilities as a violinist, electric violinist, and vocalist have led him to featured performances with a variety of artists in such festivals as The Aspen Music Festival, The Cayman Arts Festival, The YouTube Music Awards, The Moab Music Festival, TED, Caramoor, The EG Conference, Oncue Conference, Google Zeitgeist, YouTube Space Los Angeles, Interlochen, and onstage at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center's Metropolitan Opera House, David H. Koch Theater, Dizzy's and David Rubinstein Atrium; The Long Center, The Royal Danish Theatre, Le Poisson Rouge, Highline Ballroom, Ars Nova, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Forbidden City in Beijing among many others. He has performed in the presence of two former US Presidents, the Queen of Denmark and has shared the stage in collaborations with artists including CDZA, Steve Miller, Jake Shimabukuro, the Orchestra of St. Lukes, Ray Benson, Marcelo Gomes, Twyla Tharp, Misty Copeland and Jonathan Batiste. Mr. Yang recently completed a week at Lincoln Center to critical acclaim as the solo violinist with American Ballet Theatre's revival of Twyla Tharp's "Bach Partita". His career has been followed by various news media including The New York Times, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, Playbill, The Boston Globe, Fortissimo, The Financial Times, The Austin-American Statesman, The Austin Chronicle, Shenzhen Daily, The Strad, Dallas Daily, Cincinnati Enquirer, and Juilliard Journal. Mr. Yang is featured in Nick Romeo's book, Driven as well as Discovery Channel's Curiosity.
Charles Yang endorses NS Design Electric Violins.