Pete Huttlinger （彼得 霍林格）是我最近比较喜欢的一位美国重量级演奏家，为什么说他是重量级别的演奏家呢？不看不知道，世界真奇怪，不听不知道，一听吓一跳，很多人在崇拜TOMMY，在美国应该会有很多TOMMY这种风格的演奏家，如果你没有听过PETER的音乐的话，那真的是一种遗憾，或许有人会说在中国买不到这样的唱片，确实是如此，我们国家目前买指弹一类的唱片还很困难，通过各种渠道从国外购买倒也能买到，就是价格很高。如果你想免费试听一下的话，就在本站搜索里面写上他的名字，我以前转贴过一些PETER的视频，超级猛的。呵呵。


pete 的个人网站http://www.petehuttlinger.com/

度过了在Berklee学院劳心费神的音乐课后，Peter Huttlinger 会叫上一个伙伴冲到哈佛广场地铁站，然后在那呆上整个下午卖艺。
他们俩一般能赚到不少钱。对Huttlinger来说，这种习惯性的活动象征着他对音乐的一种不变的看法，那就是：完美你的艺术，但在人群中演奏吧.

Since his days of subway busking, Huttlinger has developed into a world-renowned guitarist. Even as a must-have sideman, he occupied some pretty choice real estate, including the Hollywood Bowl and London’s Royal Albert Hall with John Denver, Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas and stadiums around the world with numerous other pop and country superstars.


从他开始在地铁站卖艺的时候起，Huttlinger已经成了世界闻名的吉他手了。
甚至只是伴奏，他在如Hollywood Bowl, London’s Royal Albert Hall，Caesar’s Palace等地与很多明星合作过。

He has been a featured artist with the San Diego and Houston symphonies and is a favorite guest artist of the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. In 2000 Huttlinger won the title of National Fingerstyle Champion at the prestigious Walnut Valley Festival.
他成为了圣地亚哥与休斯顿交响乐的一个重要演奏家，也是纳什维尔室内管弦乐团最喜欢的嘉宾。在2000年的时候，他获得了在著名的Walnut Valley音乐节中的国家指弹大赛的冠军。

In the past five years, Huttlinger has stepped into the solo spotlight. He has just released his latest CD, The Santa Rita Connection. This newest collection is hot on the heels of his critically acclaimed Naked Pop CD. Ten of the 13 tracks on The Santa Rita Connection are original compositions. “I’ve been writing tunes since I was 14 years old,” says Huttlinger. Naked Pop was a way to introduce my playing to people using tunes that they were familiar and comfortable with, thus setting the stage for a CD of my own tunes.” The Santa Rita Connection does however include some classic covers, such as the blinding version of George Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm,” Huttlinger’s mind-boggling arrangement of Steve Wonder’s “Superstition,” and a beautiful adaptation of the timeless “Sunny.”

在过去的5年里， Huttlinger步入了独奏风格的领域。 他刚刚发行了最新CD，The Santa Rita Connection。 这张最新专辑紧跟在Naked Pop专辑后面。 本专辑里面的13首曲子里面有10首是原创。 “我14岁就开始创作了。”他说。 Naked Pop这张专辑曾是我在向人们介绍我的演奏，运用了大众熟悉的旋律，因此也为我创造自己的旋律打下了基础。The Santa Rita Connection
这张专辑也有一些古典曲子的翻弹，比如说George Gershwin的I Got Rhythm，精心改编的Steve Wonder的Superstition, 和永恒的Sunny。


Huttlinger refers to The Santa Rita Connection as “my best collection of fingerstyle performances ever.” He explains, “My playing has matured to a point where I feel really comfortable. I’m at a place where my technical chops and writing skills are all coming together.”


Huttlinger 谈到The Santa Rita Connection 是
“我指弹演出生涯中的精选。”，他解释道，“我的演奏已经成熟得让我感到很舒服。我正处于技术与创作的巅峰。”


Born in Washington, D.C., Huttlinger descended from two lines of prominent journalists. His grandfather on his mother’s side, Fred Walker, was an editor of the San Francisco Call-Bulletin, reporting directly to its owner and publisher, William Randolph Hearst. Huttlinger’s father, Joseph, was a White House correspondent and a publisher of his own newsletter on the oil industry. "My dad took my mom to the White House on their first date," Huttlinger says, "and while they were walking around, President Truman came out and said, ‘Hi, Joe.’ That got Mom’s attention.”

出生于华盛顿的他，是两代优秀新闻从事者的后代。他的外公Fred Walker, 曾是San Francisco Call-Bulletin的编辑，直接向业主William Randolph Hearst与出版社做报告。Huttlinger的父亲，Joseph，曾是白宫通讯员，也是他自主的石油业报纸的发行人。“我父亲带我母亲去了白宫，在他们第一次约会的时候。”，他说，“然后他们在周围散步，总统Truman走出来对他打了个招呼，
这引起了我母亲的注意。”


When Huttlinger’s father died in 1964, his mother moved with her six children to northern California. "My mom played piano — almost every evening," Huttlinger recalls. "It was real comforting to hang out and listen. She wasn’t trained, but she had a real melodic sense about her."


当Huttlinger的父亲在1964年离世后，他母亲带着6岁的他到了加州北部。“我母亲几乎每晚都弹钢琴。” Huttlinger回忆着，
“当时听她弹真的是很舒服。她从未培训过，但她却有很好的音乐天赋。”


By the age of 12, Huttlinger had begun music lessons and by 14 he had settled on the guitar. Soon after he graduated from high school, a relative left him a small inheritance. He decided to use this windfall to study at Berklee College of Music, the Boston-based academic home of such musical luminaries as Quincy Jones, Kevin Eubanks, Melissa Ethridge, Brandford Marsalis, Bruce Cockburn and Paula Cole. It was there that Huttlinger found he had a knack for music theory and harmony. "All that made sense to me," he says.
12岁的时候，Huttlinger开始上音乐课，14岁开始弹吉他。
很快，他从高中毕业，还得到了一个亲属留给他的遗产。
他决定用这笔钱在Berklee音乐学院上学，这所学校在波士顿，Quincy Jones, Kevin Eubanks, Melissa Ethridge, Brandford Marsalis, Bruce Cockburn 和 Paula Cole，都毕业于此。
于是他得到了在乐理和声学的诀窍，“所有的事都对我有意义。”他说。


Huttlinger graduated cum laude from Berklee in 1984 and moved to Nashville. During the eighteen years since that move, Huttlinger has established himself as a top-notch session player, composer, arranger, bandleader, songwriter and sideman.


1984年，Huttling 以优等生的身份从Berklee音乐学院毕业，还搬到了纳什维尔。
在搬家后的18年间，他把自己培训成了个拔尖的演奏家，作曲，改编，乐队指挥，歌曲家和伴奏者。

During the early ‘90’s, John Denver’s tour manager and producer Kris O’Connor heard Huttlinger on another project and was so impressed that he recommended him for Denver’s band. Huttlinger toured, recorded and performed on television with Denver from 1994 until the singer’s death in 1997.

90年代早期，John Denve的巡演经理及制片人Kris O’Connor听说了在另一场演出的Huttlinger，并对他印象深刻，还推荐他去Denver的乐队，与Denver一起录音和在电视节目演出，从1994开始，可一直到Denver离世。


Huttlinger has performed on numerous Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated projects. He has also been nominated for an Emmy for music he both composed and performed for a PBS special. His performances have been used in several national TV series, including the PBS Nature special "Let This Be A Voice." He created the theme song for ESPN’s Flyfishing America, a program on which he has made guest appearances.


Huttlinger曾经在多次格莱美奖及相关活动上演出，他还被授予
艾美奖，鉴于他为美国公告广播公司创作及演奏。他的演奏被用在很多国家电视节目里，包括美国国家公共广播公司的“Let this be a voice.”
他为ESPN的Flyfishing America这个他曾经作为嘉宾的电视节目创作了主题曲。

Competing at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, Huttlinger matched licks with 37 of the nimblest guitarists in the world to win the 2000 National Fingerpick Guitar Championship. He has since been featured on the cover of Fingerstyle Guitar twice, and has been profiled in Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Guitar and Guitar World Acoustic. He has created two series of instructional DVDs that have become Homespun Tapes top sellers. One series is his much in demand Learn To Play The Songs of John Denver (Vol. I, II, III & IV). The other series includes instructionals of his own arrangements and practice techniques.

在堪萨斯州的温菲尔德Walnut Valley音乐节上，Huttlinger 征服了37个顶尖世界级吉他手，赢得了2000年
国家指弹吉他锦标赛的冠军。
他曾两次登上Fingerstyle Guitar杂志封面，Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Guitar 和Guitar World Acoustic等吉他杂志都刊登过他。他出的两系列的教学DVD成了当时Homespun Tapes最热门出版物。其中一个系列是相当热门的Learn To Play The Songs of John Denver (Vol. I, II, III & IV). 另外一个系列包括了他自己的改变以及联系技巧。

Peers consider Huttlinger one of today’s finest fingerstyle guitarists. Dirty Linen magazine labeled him "….a powerhouse guitarist," and Guitar Player magazine referred to his playing as "…an amazing display of all-around fingerstyle mastery. Scary stuff.”

同好们都认为Huttlinger是当今最佳指弹吉他手。Dirty Linen 杂志这样描述他：“一个精力旺盛的吉他手。”
Guitar Player杂志指出他的演奏有如“一场展示所有指弹技巧的展览会。好惊人的东西。”




Huttlinger lives in Nashville and plays everywhere.
Huttlinger生活在纳什维尔，并到各地演出。

下是很多关于对PETER的评价（呵呵，当然都是一些好听的话）


“在Pete Huttlingerd的手中，一把吉他变成了一个迷你交响乐团。他的演奏很有趣，惊人，并振奋人心。”
Andy Ellis – Guitar Player杂志


“我爱‘Things Are Looking Up’- 很爱这个！！
谢谢！！
我最爱的新的车内CD – Peace My Friend”
Vickie in KC

“指弹高手Pete Huttlinger已经成功了，
他是个卓越的天才” VINTAGE GUITAR 杂志

“…正式的‘指弹吉他之王’” Fingerstyle Guitar

“今天我拿到‘Things Are Looking Up’专辑了。
好棒的演奏。 令人振奋。” Pete in AL

“Huttlinger 是被观赏的那个人。” THE CITY PAPER

“一个天然的吉他主义力量”
ARTIE TRAUM, Producer