Totoro on Shamisen!

Here is a new video of me playing Path of the Wind by Joe Hisaishi. What a Nostalgic song…

http://youtu.be/KjMcK3GDiz8

Here is also another random video of me playing Tsugaru Jinku on my new camera.

http://youtu.be/Jd9rhUffRUA

Enjoy and tell me what you think of my new camera ^^

Nice playing Stev! I think the camera was good too. Did you set the focus at the distance where you are? It felt like it could be a little bit sharper with the right settings. Sound was good!

Im new with this camera so I need to figure out some things >

Cool video Steve! The camera looks good, and the location is really suteki. :slight_smile:

The sound is also quite good. Is it the camera’s mic, or do you have an external mic attached? (we need to use external mics) What’s the model/make?

Hey that’s great, makes me want to watch the film again :slight_smile:
Although I love tsugaru pieces, ‘cause I’ve got a nagauta shami’ I’d love to learn a few more slower pieces like this. Will Kyle add any info for nagauta players?

Hey steve that was great. I loved your Tsugaru Jinku, camera seems good too!

Jude: It may be a little while, as I don’t know much about nagauta style. But it will definitely be something to add in the future. :slight_smile:

Actually for this I had to record separately to sync it up with audio.

Ah, I see. What model is it? The video quality looks great.

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
Steve, your playing sounds great man! Forgive me for being ignorant of Totoro but was there a Shamisen in the original track or was that all you? Either way sounds really cool.
I just taught Tsugaru jinku to Anne so it is even cooler to hear you play that one as well.

Kyle: Sorry I’ve been calling it a camera this whole time XD. Its actually a camcorder. The model is Sony HDR CX-210. I got it for realllly cheap online :slight_smile:

Kevin: Totoro does not have any shamisen in its soundtrack. I love adding Shamisen to its soundtrack because it creates a mystical quality to it. You should try learning one of the Totoro songs ^^

Also, I trimmed the Tsugaru Jinku clip because it was a bit redundant.

Steve,
I might do that (learn something from Totoro). Thanks again for sharing. I definitely hear something great in your playing. I will be sending Mike Penny a package soon and have an extra yubikake for ya which I will toss in there.

Hey Stev, sorry to bring this thread back up (I’m playing catch-up right now), but does your t-shirt say SRK as in shoryuken.com? Are you in the FGC?

yes i was part of the FGC.
played mostly SSFIV AE, and uMVC3. ^^

I might even be going to Evo this year:D

haha that’s sick dude! god I wish i could go to EVO, never been! if you go, tell me how it is! spots are filling up quick though; might want to get on that if you haven’t reserved yet.

Yep already signed up!! excited.

Totoro to all!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n-Ogrz8Etk

Yay!! Ki&Ki

We watched them live at the first ever bachido gathering last weekend!

Amazing. Love them.

I was in a sweaty studio with two dudes playing shamisen and you guys were outside with two hot babes play shamisen! :frowning:
Oh, the humanity!