French Import

I met this guy on YouTube after he sent an e-mail saying, he liked some mixing I had done to some music I had posted.  I was surprised he had bothered to e-mail me, as I don’t even allow comments to be posted to these mixes.  It’s just some things I had done and I wasn’t really looking for a critique of any of it.  I was pleased that he had stated liking the mixes, as it’s music that most purists of the originals would have seen as blasphemous to have altered.

After, replying to him, I hopped over to his channel to see who he was.  I was pleased to encounter a very talented young man from France, that had somehow managed to capture much of the essence of many of his favorite musicians (that happened to be many of my own, as well) along with possessing a skill equal to them, as well.  That is saying much, as these included the likes of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and David Gilmour.  Yep, if you can imagine someone with the speed, dexterity, and technical prowess of Steve Morse or Eric Johnson while simultaneously having the intuitive ability of David Gilmour or Robin Trower to milk the most beautiful and powerful portions of any given chord … you would have this guy.

Jean Hancok

His name is Jean Hancok.  Where I was really impressed with his killer and unique covers of tunes from the likes of Clapton … I was today, blown away, as I opened my inbox on YouTube to discover he had sent an e-mail linking to his newest submission.  It is an original composition called La Nuit (The Night).  I needed this, today.  It is one of the best pieces of this genre I have heard in a long time.  Further, I can say that I may prefer his playing over 3 of my all-time favorites that he might be compared with – Satriani, Vai, and Johnson.  Where they are all impeccable guitar players and truly in a very small circle of excellence … I don’t think they may possess the degree of intuition that Mr. Hancok demonstrates.  There are those that may say, that’s blasphemous considering all that those musicians have contributed to the world of guitar (& truly pioneered in many respects) and the fact that they are the original “3 G” lineup; but I’ll stand by that statement.  Give young Mr. Hancok a listen and see what you think.  I’m confident you will be very pleased.

He can be found on Facebook, also where he has posted some videos and he apparently even has an album of his own completed but obtaining it may prove difficult, as I could only find it available on a French site.  The album contents are available for listening, on this site, as well.  Bon appétit.