Local guitarist Adrian Bellue can do things with his guitar that you didn’t think were possible. His “fingerstyle” playing is hard to describe in words; you almost need to see and hear it to believe it.
“What I do is a bit different,” he recently told Submerge. “I devote myself to breaking the boundaries of solo instrumentation and make every attempt to see how far I can take the acoustic guitar. I utilize percussion, rhythm and melody to fuse together a small orchestrated band from my fingertips.”
Imagine a bass line, melody, harmonics and percussive elements all coming from one guy, on one acoustic guitar. No loops, no effects pedals, just pure and raw talent. Years ago Bellue was getting way into martial arts and Buddhism, but after he sustained a major knee injury that required surgery, he had an “epiphany” about his music.
“I realized I could use all the same fundamentals from martial arts with the guitar, utilizing circular motion, empty mindedness, passing through the target, etc. That’s when I started developing my own techniques and exploring new tunings,” Bellue said.
Bellue’s debut album Draw Inspiration, recorded and engineered over the summer here in Sacramento by Brian Lee Bender all in single live takes, is now ready for release. See Bellue live on Dec. 29, 2012 at Harlow’s with ZuhG and friends at the Dr. Dre Tribute Show, which he is also calling his CD release show. Draw Inspiration is 10 tracks of moody, dynamic, technical acoustic guitar music perfectly fit for all these rainy days ahead of us. Toss it on and watch the puddles gather water while wondering to yourself, “How does he do that?” Visit http://adrianbellue.com or http://www.facebook.com/adrianbellue.
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