Bed Intruder Song by Schmoyoho Arranged for Tsugaru Shamisen!

Available on Itunes (in cooperation with the Gregory Bros. and Soulspazm Digital): itunes.apple.com Couldn't help it. Another instant classic by the Gregory Brothers. The shamisen makes me do these. The shamisen is the name of the instrument I'm playing. It comes from Japan, has three strings and no frets. I strike the strings with a big plectrum called a bachi! Woo! More on the Tsugaru shamisen here: en.wikipedia.org More of my own shamisen music here: themikepennyorchestra.bandcamp.com Tsugaru shamisen - Mike Penny
Tsugaru Shamisen - Amazing street musician in Tokyo, Japan

The Shamisen is a Japanese three-stringed musical instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum.
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Tsugaru Shamisen (japanese instrument) live at World Expo 2010 (Shanghaï)

I filmed this the 06/2010 from the backstage in Japanese pavilion of Shanghaï's World Expo. This live was in the middle of a 1h30 multi-cultural show with lots of Japanese musicians, dancers, performers, cosplayers and models. Performance by Yukata Oyama www.soothe-music.com Video Damien Ratte damdamprod.over-blog.com
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三味線STAR WARS theme Tsugaru Shamisen by KEVIN KMETZ

三味線featured here is Shamisen Player Kevin Kmetz who has played Profesionally with Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson`s guitarist), Estradasphere, Fishtank Ensemble, God Of Shamisen, Monsters of Shamisen and Secret Chiefs 3 w/ Mr. Bungle musician Trey Spruance. The Tsugaru Shamisen was made famous by Mike Penny with his Schmoyoho Bed Intruder song cover and his auto tune the news arrangements. It is a Japanese instrument often played by Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Hanawa Chie, Yoshida Brothers, Grant Reimer, Kyle Abbott, Kunimoto Takeharu, Takahashi Chikuzan and Eminem.
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How to Get Your Very Own Tsugaru Shamisen!

There aren't too many options if you live outside of Japan and are looking to buy your own Tsugaru shamisen, but here's some guidance. You can get shamisen and other Japanese instruments and accessories from Chords Canada. They stock them in their Toronto warehouse and ship to most places around the world. They also sell Kyle Abbott's book Shamisen of Japan. www.chordscanada.com Shamisen Katoh's website www.shamisen-katoh.com When you email Katoh san, be sure and type SHAMISEN (yes, all caps) in the subject field as his email server interprets mail from foreign ip addresses as spam. As long as you use basic English, Katoh san will likely be able to understand you. Assuming I don't hear from hundreds of you all at once, I'd be glad to help with any necessary translation. Buy the cheaper student model Tsugaru shamisen here www.ishibashi-webshop.jp (click on the "English" tab in upper right hand corner) Info on this company's international order protocol/how to order here: www.ishibashi.co.jp Build your own shamisen and learn how to play it with Kyle Abbott's book Shamisen of Japan. Check it out here: www.shamisenofjapan.com
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Shamisen - Tsugaru Shin Jonkara Bushi

shamisenofjapan.com - Doyou like tsugaru shamisen? You wanna play tsugaru shamisen? You wanna make your own tsugaru shamisen? You gotta get Shamisen of Japan! Go to shamisenofjapan.com Kevin Kmetz playing Tsugaru Jongara (or Jonkara depending where you're from) Bushi at the Cabrillo Art, Wine and Music Festival
Irish traditional tunes played on Tsugaru Shamisen

Monsters of Shamisen with Mike Penny, Masahiro Nitta, Kevin Kmetz a remarkable group that is taking japanese Tsugaru Shamisen into a new direction. This time they perform Irish music on shamisen.
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Mozart Turkish March Tsugaru Shamisen

Monsters of Shamisen the world`s most innovative Shamisen trio performing the famous Turkish march by mozart. Mike Penny, Masahiro Nitta and Kevin Kmetz. This is truly creates a new paradigm for the ancient japanese three stringed lute, not only combining it with western classical but also bringing it into the 21st century
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Tsugaru Shamisen music - Tsugaru Jinku

A rather simple, but lively piece from the tsugaru region again, named Tsugaru Jinku or Dodarebachi. The intro sequence is another version of the famous jyongara bushi named Naka Bushi (middle or second song), which differ from the other jyongara pieces in rhythm and singing method. Also, I finally got in hands a nice shamisen and bachi ^-^. The sound is better now, but the technique remains the same, heheh. Please enjoy!
Schmoyoho's Sanity Song on Tsugaru Shamisen! 現代津軽三味線

Haven't covered a Gregory Brothers tune in a while, but I've always really liked this songification. Powerful but peaceful prose set to mighty moderate melodies by the one and only SchmoYOho. Tsugaru shamisen is a three-stringed fretless lute from northern Japan! I studied under Kevin Kmetz (Youtube username: shamikami) and Fukushi Toyoaki in Japan (he does not have a Youtube account, as far as I know). We did not study Gregory Brothers melodies during our lessons, though. That came later.
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Tsugaru Shamisen music - Tsugaru Ondo

A song from northern Aomori province in japan played on Tsugaru shamisen, a bigger version of the soft three-stringed japanese lute, created in Aomori/Tsugaru region due to extreme cold This song is quite fun. It uses a sad tuning (sansagari, in video case D, G, C or Re Sol Do) with lots of not commonly used neck positions on shamisen. Although the video and my technique are really bad (First attempt with webcam, heheh), please enjoy!
Tsugaru Shamisen Music - Akita Nikata Bushi

Not really a Tsugaru song, but often peformed by tsugaru shamisen players due to high speed and a whole lot of Oshibachi (to press one string up and slide down to play the actual wanted string) With origins in Akita province, Aomori's southern neighbor, this song is really played on normal chuuzao shamisen, used in Akita. Uses the Honchoushi tuning (Do Fa Do, in case CFC)very common in Akita shamisen. Also a very difficult song to sing. It may sound very noisy at first glance, but a very beautiful piece indeed, ruined by my webcam and technique, heheh. Please enjoy!
ラグタイム 津軽三味線 Ragtime Tsugaru Shamisen

Grace and Beauty (James Scott) This is a great oppurtunity for you, the viewer, to focus on and revel in the divine splendor of the color black. Alright, I failed at making a video for my shamisen rag. My failure will go down as one of the greats, and even my own parents will have no choice but to throw me to the wolves for this one. But anyway, the rag is Grace and Beauty, by James Scott
ブルーグラス津軽三味線 Black Mountain Rag on Tsugaru Shamisen.

Hi, everyone! My name is Mike Penny and I play an ancient 3-stringed Japanese lute called the Tsugaru shamisen. I am a former member of the 6-piece balkan gypsy group Fishtank Ensemble, and I currently perform in Shamalamacord and Monsters of Shamisen. Check out the videos! Recently, I saw some old footage of Chet Atkins and Paul Yandell playing "Black Mountain Rag" and decided to try playing it on the shamisen. Hope you like it. Please check out my other videos, too.
Homemade Shamisen - Tsugaru Jonkara Bushi

shamisenofjapan.com - Doyou like tsugaru shamisen? You wanna play tsugaru shamisen? You wanna make your own tsugaru shamisen? You gotta get Shamisen of Japan! Go to shamisenofjapan.com Complete with an out-of-tune ending! (yay?) Here we see one of the brother's Abbott playing Tsugaru Jonkara Bushi amidst the blades of grass
Malinowski, "Marvel Not, Joseph" Performed on Tsugaru Shamisen

For a long time I had wanted to try arranging this great composition for shamisen. Unfortunately, in this arrangement I had to omit much of the composition because I couldn't play or otherwise imply well enough the dense multi-voice canonic craziness of the original. Check out the full arrangement by the composer, Stephen Malinowski (Youtube user name: smalin), at: www.youtube.com Tsugaru shamisen - Mike Penny
Schmoyoho's Strut That Ass Song Played on Tsugaru Shamisen

Schmoyoho/The Gregory Brothers' Strut That Ass Song rendered by moi on the Tsugaru shamisen (what else?). FACEMASKS! 'What of them, sire?' you ask? Excellent question, folks. Well, I'd like to somehow relate my exclamation to something pertinent to this here video, but, alas, I can't. As an aside, however, everything is everything! Q: In terms of what, though?! A: In terms of that which I know to be true and that which I know to be false. Also, I should add that I type it all into this virtual box for the sake of no man (or destructive organism [they're here on this planet too, ya know!])! Here's the thing, folks: All things! Ya know what I'm saying?! You know what, though? Honestly... I'm being serious here, folks! Your numbers intimidate me, but at the same time I'm glad to mingle with your kind (human beings being the antecedent here, folks!). Nah, I just can't be serious about anything. Sorry 'bout that. I'm just makin' with the self-deprecating humor there, folks! Haha. Although my ideas in typed form will presently be leaving your eyes, I'm into the idea of you checking up on my video log page of all things! Thanks! Cordially, Everyone Jenkins II, Esq.
Shamalamacord Live! Accordion and Tsugaru Shamisen.

1) Dvajspetorka (Macedonia, trad.) 2) Zhez Kiik (Kazakhstan, trad.) 3) East St. Louis Toodle-oo (D. Ellington) Macedonian, Kazakh, and early American jazz music on Tsugaru shamisen (three-stringed fretless Japanese lute) and accordion! Pick up our CD on www.cdbaby.com/shamalamacord or download from Itunes! Thanks for filming, Adam Stacey (Vorticose)!
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Tsugaru Shamisen Reunion of California brotherhood

Grant and Kevin Shamisen Japan may 2012. We are Drunk. Just kidding. we ate Indian food. And we are on our way to Hirosaki. Driving around the ghost towns
Tsugaru Shamisen Plays Chopin and Bach! クラシックの津軽三味線。

CHOPIN and JS BACH medley on Tsugaru Shamisen. American Tsugaru shamisen player Mike Penny (Fishtank Ensemble, Shamalamacord, Monsters of Shamisen) performs excerpts from Frederic Chopin's Nocturne 8 in D, JS Bach's Cantata 54 and Gigue (Bb Keyboard Partita No. 1).
Everything You Need to Know About the Tsugaru Shamisen and...Other Stuff.

A short performance (Tsugaru Jonkara Bushi) followed by a comprehensive history of the not-so-ancient Japanese three-stringed fretless lute called Tsugaru shamisen. Praise and glory to Mark Thornton, my joke writer/proprietor of the funk/death metal shamisen extravaganza that is God of Shamisen (my sensei's band)! www.youtube.com/godofshamisen As regards this video: Tsugaru shamisen - Mike Penny
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Auto-Tune the News #7: Classical guitar. Tsugaru shamisen. Angry penny whistle.

The Gregory Brothers' amazing Auto-Tune the News episode #7 arranged for classical guitar and Tsugaru shamisen (fretless 3-stringed Japanese lute) by Mike Penny. More shamisen renditions of ATtN episodes: #2: www.youtube.com #4: www.youtube.com #5: www.youtube.com #6: www.youtube.com #8: www.youtube.com #9: www.youtube.com Reharmonized in some parts, but the melodies are all note-for-note (except Rev. Al's part; those are my own melodies, but they outline the changes of that part in the original). Hope you like it. I do more note-for-note renditions of ATTN episodes on shamisen here: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com Thanks for watching!
Natsu Yoi Matsuri by Michiro Sato Tsugaru-shamisen Gakudan

Very summer-eve-festival feeling. shamisen, shakuhachi, taikod drums AND electric guitar!
津軽三味線Bix Beiderbecke on Japanese Tsugaru Shamisen!

Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down I learned and adapted this early jazz tune to the fretless Japanese Tsugaru shamisen, but I apologize for the low quality of the video! This was simply me practicing this newly learned piece in front of my computer, but I will hopefully be able to redo it in better quality soon. I also have posted on Youtube the Bix Beiderbecke version of Sorry performed on shamisen. Thanks for watching.
三味線BACH Chaconne! Tsugaru Shamisen

ケヴィン ・メッツ Kevin Kmetz , a recording artist signed to EMI music Japan plays a Bach peice on Tsugaru shamisen. His debut album GOD OF SHAMISEN was released in Dec. 2008. he fuses the sound of japanese Shamisen with many many genres including metal, hip hop, jazz, and even western classical music.
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HD Tsugaru Shamisen - Jonkara Bushi for Taikai

shamisenofjapan.com - Doyou like tsugaru shamisen? You wanna play tsugaru shamisen? You wanna make your own tsugaru shamisen? You gotta get Shamisen of Japan! Go to shamisenofjapan.com Kyle (and Grant) spend some time preparing their own Jonkara pieces for the tsugaru shamisen taikai in Japan. The shamisen has seemed to have set the dog off. . . or the other way around.
"Roanoke" Performed on Banjo and Tsugaru shamisen!

Tommy Stanton (banjo) and Mike Penny (shamisen) doing an impromptu rendition of this classic bluegrass fiddle tune by Bill Monroe. Enjoy!
現代津軽三味線Shamisen & Hip Hop music by Kevin Kmetz

Mike Penny This is my video response to your YouTube hit vid of the bed intruder song!. 津軽三味線Tsugaru Shamisen and Ludacris Hip Hop beat Anyway this is a Hip Hop instrumental featuring Kevin Kmetz on Tsugaru Shamisen. Tsugaru Shamisen is a Japanese lute made famous by people like the Yoshida Brothers, Mike Penny,Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Takahashi Chikuzan, Kyle Abbott, Grant Reimer, Kevin Kmetz, Shirafuji Hikari and Hanwa Chie
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津軽三味線Bix Beiderbecke version of Sorry on Tsugaru shamisen. Twenties.

Mike Penny learns this piece by ear and performs it the same day! He's a nerd... A hopeless nerd. myspace.com/themikepennyorchestra
津軽三味線Tsugaru Shamisen Etude! Mike Penny on Tugaru Jamisen.

Mike Penny composes and performs this short but difficult shamisen piece the same day. Check out other Monsters of Shamisen videos for more iconoclastic shamisen. Monsters of Shamisen features EMI Japan recording artist Kevin Kmetz and 3x Tsugaru shamisen contest champion Masahiro Nitta!!! www.myspace.com/monstersofshamisen
Silly Shamisen: heartbreak, alcoholism, the gift of death, and other cheerful themes!

Mike Penny - Tsugaru shamisen, vocals Tunes: 1. Sapphire Bullets of Love, They Might be Giants 2. Sake Rondo, Mike Penny (me) 3. Compensation, Nina Simone/Paul Lawrence Dunbar Name of strange, mysterious asian instrument: Tsugaru shamisen, a three-stringed fretless lute from Japan played with a large plectrum called a bachi. Compensation (lyrics) Because I have loved so deeply Because I have loved so long God in his great compassion Gave me the gift of song Because I had loved so vainly Sung with such faltering breath The master in his infinite mercy Offers the boon of death
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Tsugaru Shamisen-Beethoven`s 5th Symphony

津軽三味線Beethoven`s 5th symphony on Japanese Futozao lute also known as Tsugaru Shamisen. Kevin Kmetz from God of Shamisen Estradasphere fishtank ensemble
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Tsugaru Shamisen- Soul of planet earth! 津軽三味線

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Dounan Kudoki - Tsugaru Shamisen

Hello all, this was played last week on my hometown's japan festival. It's my first attempt of singing and playing at the same time tsugaru songs. Although is a song from Hokkaido region, Dounan Kudoki has its playing style remodeled to tsugaru shamisen players. Lyrics tell stories and prespectives from the routes and roads to Hakodate city, located on the inner penninsula, facing Aomori province. Hope you like it, and forgive me for the errors...(lol)
Auto-Tune the News #8 Played Note-for-Note on Fretless Japanese Lute (Tsugaru Shamisen)

Nerdy shamisenist learns yet another masterfully composed Gregory Brothers' Auto-Tune the News episode note-for-note on the Tsugaru shamisen, a 3-stringed fretless Japanese lute. More shamisen rendition of ATtN episodes: #2: www.youtube.com #4: www.youtube.com #5: www.youtube.com #6: www.youtube.com #7: www.youtube.com #9: www.youtube.com Tsugaru shamisen - Mike Penny
I AM A VIKING! Shamisen cover! Kevin Kmetz on Tsugaru Shamisen!

Anything is possible on the Japanese Tsugaru Shamisen. Yngwie Malmsteen shred licks? no problem! the song title is I AM A VIKING it is by yngwie from the album MARCHING OUT! be sure to check out the Monsters of Shamisen quartet playing FAR BEYOND THE SUN or... Far Beyond the Rising Sun as they say... Shamisen is a traditional japanese instrument often played by HIromitsu Agatsuma, Hanawa Chie, Keisho Ohno, Mr. Bungle, 50 cent, Beckii Cruel, Jane March, Jack Black, Ronnie James Dio, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Kaoru Osanai, Kyle Abbott, Mike Penny, Will Smith, Beckii Cruel, Jesus Christ, JS Bach, Taylor Swift, Joe Elliot, Kevin Kmetz, Ronindennis,Will Smith, Barrack Obama, Eminem, Ludacris, Dr. Dre and Jessica Simpson!
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Auto-Tune the News #4 Played Note-for-Note on Tsugaru Shamisen.

Auto-Tune the News #4 composed by the Gregory Brothers played note-for-note (except for a few bits of improvisation) on Japanese shamisen. More shamisen renditions of ATtN episodes: #2: www.youtube.com #5: www.youtube.com #6: www.youtube.com #7: www.youtube.com #8: www.youtube.com #9: www.youtube.com It's brilliant music, and I enjoy learning and playing it. It's also really great for ear-training and chop-building on one's instrument! Auto-Tune the News #4 on Shamisen: Majestic sunset. Nearly impossible glissandos. Inward-looking degenerative nonsense. The instrument is called Tsugaru shamisen, and it's a fretless three-stringed lute which hails from northern Japan. The plectrum I use to play it with is called a bachi. It is not an ice scraper, but you can think of it as one if you like. I mean, it's fine with me anyway. Ok! Thanks for everything, everybody. Tsugaru shamisen - Mike Penny Sublime acting - Doug Bierend
Tsugaru Shamisen music - Tsugaru Jyongara Bushi Kyokubiki

A shamisen solo version(kyokubiki) of one of the real 3 minyo songs of Tsugaru: Tsugaru Jyongara Bushi. This is a version I made (more like I deliberately stole pieces from pro players and merged them in one song). Those long solos are usually played on stage alone, or as opening lines for singing shows, not only for jyongara, but other Tsugaru songs too. Again, the movie and technique are crappy, but please enjoy a piece of tsugaru region from a brazillian person(strange huh, ^-^)
Hahanonukumori〜Mother's warmth〜(Tsugaru Shamisen with Japanese dance)

Tsugaru Shamisen (Three stringed Japanese instrument) performer & composer Hiroshi Takasaki Born in Kumamoto(Japan)on June 6 in 1978 Graduated from Toryo High School, Kumamoto City Horoscope:Gemini Blood Type:O Specialty:Alignment of Shamisen instrument Hobby & pastime:Scuba diving, Baseball, Darts, Driving History of Takasaki's performance : -Awarded Gold Prize at Kumamoto prefectural music competition in1995 -Performed in San Antonio as a member of Kumamoto City Cultural Delegation in 1997 -Awarded the second prize at the national competition. -Performed in Busan, Korea in 1999 -Travel through US tour and awarded encouragement prize at the 6th Japanese traditional music competition in 2000 -Travel through British tour in 2001 -Performed in Seoul, Korea in 2003. -Performed in LA, US in 2004 -Successfully performed at the Carnegie Hall, NY. (4th US Tour) In2007. -Performed in Ulsan, Korea in 2008. (3rd Korean Tour) -Performed in Republic of Tunisia in 2009. -Performed in Paris France in 2010 Style: Taking elements of Jazz and rock music in his music while respecting the spirit of traditional musical entertainment Started composition at the age of 20 Released 3 CD albums; '~HARUKA~''KANATA''Seasons' Released 1 DVD,'HIROSHI TAKASAKI LIVE2009' His music used for the several nationwide TV program Guest commentator for local TV programcalled'TEREBITAMIN'
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Tsugarurokudan・Himaibachi(Tsugaru Shamisen with dance)

Tsugaru Shamisen Three stringed Japanese instrument japan snow live music guitar performer composer Hiroshi Takasaki San Antonio Busan Korea US traditional British Seoul LA Ulsan Carnegie Hall Republic of Tunisia Paris France CD DVD Tsugaru Shamisen (Three stringed Japanese instrument) performer & composer Hiroshi Takasaki Born in Kumamoto(Japan)on June 6 in 1978 Graduated from Toryo High School, Kumamoto City Horoscope:Gemini Blood Type:O Specialty:Alignment of Shamisen instrument Hobby & pastime:Scuba diving, Baseball, Darts, Driving History of Takasaki's performance : -Awarded Gold Prize at Kumamoto prefectural music competition in1995 -Performed in San Antonio as a member of Kumamoto City Cultural Delegation in 1997 -Awarded the second prize at the national competition. -Performed in Busan, Korea in 1999 -Travel through US tour and awarded encouragement prize at the 6th Japanese traditional music competition in 2000 -Travel through British tour in 2001 -Performed in Seoul, Korea in 2003. -Performed in LA, US in 2004 -Successfully performed at the Carnegie Hall, NY. (4th US Tour) In2007. -Performed in Ulsan, Korea in 2008. (3rd Korean Tour) -Performed in Republic of Tunisia in 2009. -Performed in Paris France in 2010 Style: Taking elements of Jazz and rock music in his music while respecting the spirit of traditional musical entertainment Started composition at the age of 20 Released 3 CD albums; '~HARUKA~''KANATA''Seasons' Released 1 DVD,'HIROSHI TAKASAKI <b>...</b>
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