Origin Quebec, Canada Name Shon Boublil Website shonboublil.com | Years active 2008–present Occupation(s) Guitarist Role Musical Artist | |
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Born June 19, 1993 (age 31) ( 1993-06-19 ) Genres Classical, Jazz, Rock, blues, jazz fusion, folk, experimental, R&B Instruments Nylon String Guitar; Martin Blackwell Classical guitar, Yamaha Nylon string NCX 2000R Similar People | ||
Shon boublil experiment vol 1 eyes up
Shon Boublil is a Canadian guitarist who won the Grand Prize of Lee Ritenour 6 String Theory in 2010. His Grand Prize included a full 4 years scholarship to Berklee college of Music, a Yamaha guitar, Monster Cables, D'Addario strings and a debut recording on the Six String Theory CD.
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- Shon boublil experiment vol 1 eyes up
- Presumido shon boublil classical guitar
- Biography
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Biography
Boublil started to play classical guitar at the age of 12. At the age of 13 Shon Boublil was a finalist at the Canadian Music Competition winning the regional, provincial and only finalist at the national level. In 2009 Boublil was a finalist at the Schwob Guitar Competition in Atlanta and the Grand Prix de Guitare de Montreal. During the same year he won 1st place at the Montreal International Classical Guitar Competition. In 2010 Boublil received the Grand Prize at the Six String Theory Competition in Santa Monica. His prize was a full four-years scholarship to Berklee School of Music in Boston. Part of his grand prize also included a solo recording on the Six String Theory CD along with Lee Ritenour, B. B. King, George Benson, Steve Lukather, John Scofield, Pat Martino, Mike Stern, Neal Schon, Slash, Vince Gill, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Joe Bonamassa, Jonny Lang, Andy McKee, Guthrie Govan, Joe Robinson and Tomoyasu Hotei. Shon Boublil played two caprices by 19th Century Italian guitarist/ composer Luigi Legnani.
In 2011 Boublil was a semi-finalist at the Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition.