{"id":142113,"date":"2023-09-30T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=142113"},"modified":"2023-09-26T17:13:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T00:13:42","slug":"songwriting-tips-to-get-unstuck-with-kaki-king-elixir-strings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/songwriting-tips-to-get-unstuck-with-kaki-king-elixir-strings\/","title":{"rendered":"Songwriting Tips to Get Unstuck with Kaki King | ELIXIR Strings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o1ScPGOLE0s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sponsored by&nbsp;<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elixirstrings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elixir<\/a><sup><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elixirstrings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00ae<\/a><\/sup><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elixirstrings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Strings<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Composer and musician Kaki King is considered one of the world\u2019s greatest living guitarists, known both for her technical mastery and for her constant quest to push the boundaries of the instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hailed by Rolling Stone as \u201ca genre unto herself,\u201d Kaki has released 9 albums and toured extensively, presenting in such prestigious arts centers as the Kennedy Center, MoMA, LACMA, The Met and Smithsonian Design Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has created music for numerous film and TV soundtracks, including \u201cAugust Rush\u201d and \u201cInto the Wild\u201d, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score. She has performed with symphonies and chamber ensembles and recorded an album in collaboration with the Porta Girevole Chamber Orchestra commissioned by the Berklee College of Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o1ScPGOLE0s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o1ScPGOLE0s\">In this <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o1ScPGOLE0s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o1ScPGOLE0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">short<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o1ScPGOLE0s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o1ScPGOLE0s\"> video<\/a><\/strong>, she packs in a lot of songwriting tips on how to get unstuck while composing. Her go to is <em>Elixir<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elixirstrings.com\/guitar-strings#acoustic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Acoustic 80\/20 Bronze Strings with POLYWEB\u00ae Coating<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like what you see? Check out lessons and performances from other players on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/ElixirStringsMedia?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Elixir<\/em> Strings YouTube Channel<\/a>. Keep up with Kaki King by following her over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kakigram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4nvkBl1GKYmOxWboK69GAg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsored by&nbsp;Elixir\u00ae&nbsp;Strings: Composer and musician Kaki King is considered one of the world\u2019s greatest living guitarists, known both for her technical mastery and for her constant quest to push the boundaries of the instrument. Hailed by Rolling Stone as \u201ca genre unto herself,\u201d Kaki has released 9 albums and toured extensively, presenting in such prestigious [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":142114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1640],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-25-at-9.01.22-PM.png?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1","authors":[{"term_id":1640,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"advertising-partner","display_name":"Sponsored Story","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/author_fallback.png","url2x":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/author_fallback.png"},"user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","description":"Occasionally we post stories on behalf of our sponsors. 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