Shon Boublil

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.[1][2]

Shon Boublil
Background information
Born (1993-06-19) June 19, 1993
OriginQuebec, Canada
GenresClassical, Jazz, Rock, blues, jazz fusion, folk, experimental, R&B
Occupation(s)Guitarist
InstrumentsNylon String Guitar; Martin Blackwell Classical guitar, Yamaha Nylon string NCX 2000R
Years active2008–present
Websiteshonboublil.com

Biography

Boublil started to play classical guitar at the age of 12.[3] 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[4] and the Grand Prix de Guitare de Montreal.[5] During the same year he won 1st place at the Montreal International Classical Guitar Competition.[6] In 2010 Boublil received the Grand Prize at the Six String Theory Competition in Santa Monica.[7][8][9] His prize was a full four-years scholarship to Berklee College 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.[10][11]

In 2011 Boublil was a semi-finalist at the Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition.[12]

Discography
  • Six String Theory
  • Shon Boublil Experiment Vol.1

References
  1. Warnock, Matt (June 29, 2010). "Discussing 6 String Theory Competition". Guitar International.
  2. JORDAN, OSCAR (December 2010). "Lee's Six-String Theory". Vintage Guitar.
  3. "Lee Ritenour | LA Phil". laphil.com. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  4. Werner, Bradford (June 30, 2010). "Shon Boublil – Winner of the Lee Ritenour". Classical Guitar Canada.
  5. "Nouvelles Spectra". nouvelles.equipespectra.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  6. Begin, Nicolas (April 29, 2009). "Le guitariste Shon Boublil remporte un premier prix international". Lappel.
  7. White, Emilie (November 1, 2013). "Quoi de neuf en éducation ?". La Scena Musicale.
  8. Mergner, Lee (March 30, 2010). "Shon Boublil Wins Guitar Competition". Jazz Times.
  9. Guitarist Magazine, November 2010, p. 58
  10. Levi, Adam (October 1, 2010). "Jazz Lee Ritenour". Guitarplayer.
  11. Kelman, John (August 31, 2010). "Lee Ritenour: 6 String Theory (2010)". All About Jazz.
  12. "Announce list of semifinalists for the Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition". ABC Paraguay. August 2011.
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