View Full Version : Mystery (?) Thile Video
Andrew DeMarco
Apr-20-2011, 9:34am
This was posted today, and I'm kind of curious... who is the other guy? There are some great closeups of mostly Thile's left hand, but also some shots of him playing some A style, (presumably) his Gibson, and a Cello.
Also, anyone know what this vid is from/for? Here she is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy1_vARLIp0
Can a mod please embed this? I seriously can't figure it out.
Kevin McELvanney
Apr-20-2011, 9:48am
Jon Brion is the other guy. Scored the music for the movie Step Brothers.
Andrew DeMarco
Apr-20-2011, 9:51am
Is that the same Jon Brion that produced the latest Punch Bros album? The same Jon Brion that produced the latest Of Montreal album?
sgarrity
Apr-20-2011, 9:52am
The A-style is his Smart mandola. I'm not sure about the 'cello though.....
wow, that was great! Wonder if Chris ever amazes himself :)
thanks for posting that, and thanks to whoever was filming it.
Mike Black
Apr-20-2011, 9:53am
The guy at the end said it best.... "That's crazy"
Thanks for sharing.
Kevin McELvanney
Apr-20-2011, 9:58am
Andrew, yep the very same Jon Brion. Good find on the vid by the way.
Kevin
SternART
Apr-20-2011, 10:22am
That movie came out in 2008, just looked it up, never saw it........fun video, thanks for posting it DeMarco!
Rob Fowler
Apr-20-2011, 10:35am
Wow, was that a TEN STRING mandocello? It looked like it had fanned frets....Nice find!
Ken_P
Apr-20-2011, 10:54am
His right hand never ceases to amaze me. I think I have pretty solid technique, but I can't even come close to that kind of fluidity, never mind the speed. Fun video.
Andrew DeMarco
Apr-20-2011, 11:21am
This may belong in another thread, but perhaps I could get away with sticking it in here.
One of my favorite bands is Of Montreal (http://www.ofmontreal.net/) (NB: no mando content). Thile has previously expressed liking (http://www.avclub.com/articles/random-rules-chris-thile-and-noam-pikelny-of-punch,2315/) and the Bros have recently begun to cover them (e.g. the song Gronlandic Edit: original (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBfgQvM7wtE&feature=fvwrel)|cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNYqecPVT1A)). Anyway - Jon Brion produced the most recent album of both Of Montreal and The Bros and happened to release a remix of a few of Of Montreal's songs including one called An Eluardian Instance.
The original (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpYQioEnfDQ) has zero mando content, but the Jon Brion Remix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bggmWDscjCo) is chock full of bona fide chops and licks.
Can anyone confirm the identity of this mystery mandolinist? Is it in fact Thile as this site (http://www.baeblemusic.com/music-news/of-montreal--jon-brion-remix-ep.html) suggests?
If so that'd be just awesome.
TL;DR Did Thile play on the Jon Brion Remix of Of Montreal's Eluardian Instance?
Tracey
Apr-20-2011, 2:16pm
I like the shot of his left hand. I've been struggling with pinky reach on FFcP. It's not just there, I have to rotate my hand around the neck especially on the G string and that interferes with playing smoothly. Watching thile I'm pretty sure I have the neck to deep in the v of my thumb.
Rob Fowler
Apr-21-2011, 9:43am
I was really curious about that 10 sting mandocello in the video and thought it might be something that Lawrence Smart might have made, since he's been making a couple of 10 string mandos lately so I sent him an email asking about it. He replied and said the 'cello was made by Paul Lestock for Mike Marshall but Mike didn't hold on to it for too long, I guess. What a crazy instrument!
SincereCorgi
Apr-21-2011, 3:29pm
This may belong in another thread, but perhaps I could get away with sticking it in here.
One of my favorite bands is Of Montreal (http://www.ofmontreal.net/) (NB: no mando content). Thile has previously expressed liking (http://www.avclub.com/articles/random-rules-chris-thile-and-noam-pikelny-of-punch,2315/) and the Bros have recently begun to cover them (e.g. the song Gronlandic Edit: original (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBfgQvM7wtE&feature=fvwrel)|cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNYqecPVT1A)). Anyway - Jon Brion produced the most recent album of both Of Montreal and The Bros and happened to release a remix of a few of Of Montreal's songs including one called An Eluardian Instance.
The original (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpYQioEnfDQ) has zero mando content, but the Jon Brion Remix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bggmWDscjCo) is chock full of bona fide chops and licks.
Can anyone confirm the identity of this mystery mandolinist? Is it in fact Thile as this site (http://www.baeblemusic.com/music-news/of-montreal--jon-brion-remix-ep.html) suggests?
If so that'd be just awesome.
TL;DR Did Thile play on the Jon Brion Remix of Of Montreal's Eluardian Instance?
No idea, but there's at least one youtube video of Nickel Creek hanging out backstage where they appear to be chilling to "Satanic Panic in the Attic" or some similar Of Montreal awesomeness. Love Jon Brion too, his CD for "I Heart Huckabees" is a million times better than what made it into the movie.
Incidentally, did Brion's score for this movie ever come out on CD?