{"id":4362,"date":"2014-10-23T22:27:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T02:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/?p=4362"},"modified":"2015-01-13T09:17:17","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T14:17:17","slug":"pierre-bensusan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/pierre-bensusan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierre Bensusan &#8211; Guitarist Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- Leader Board --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 728px; height: 90px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1390874476445023\" data-ad-slot=\"5995692994\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>In memory of the late Stan Jay, we feature one of his all-time favorite guitarists, the fingerstyle master, Pierre Bensusan.<\/h1>\n<h2>May those in need of solace, find peace of mind and spirit in this evocative and moving music.<\/h2>\n<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CkEisE-QNS8?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>~<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aq2Klwkj2XI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Algeria was still a French colony when Pierre Bensusan was born there in 1957. At the age of 17 he signed a recording contract in France, which resulted in <em>Pr\u00e8s de Paris<\/em>, which went on to win the Grand Prix du Disque at the Festival at Montreux. He has continued recording and performing ever since. And in 2013 he released a three-disc live album entitled <em>Encore<\/em>. And while earlier recordings and tours have included the use of various effects peddles to extend the sound of his exploratory music, he shows just how transporting his compositions can be when played on an acoustic guitar with no amplification or electronics what so ever. Here is <em>The Alchemist<\/em>.website<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/58m9wDsdqQA?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>His mutual admiration shared with Michael Hedges resulted in the Hedges composition <em>Bensusan<\/em>, on the record <em>Ariel Boundaries.<\/em> After Hedges died in an automobile accident, Pierre Bensusan responded So Long Michael.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PPJ5dosLuEQ?hl=en_US&amp;version=3\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<h3>Pierre Bensusan<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pierrebensusan.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4364 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/bensusan1-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bensusan offical website\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/bensusan1-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/bensusan1.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pierrebensusan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P3p2sf-18v\" target=\"_blank\">More Guitarists in the Spotlight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In memory of the late Stan Jay, we feature one of his all-time favorite guitarists, the fingerstyle master, Pierre Bensusan. 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