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Melding his classical training with years of Colorado mountain woodshedding, Bobby Yang is reinventing the sound of the acoustic violin. His inimitable sound combines the passion of a violin with the dirt of a bluegrass fiddle and the rawness of a guitar. He has surrounded himself with musicians who share his madness, his Unrivaled Players, while touring nationally. In the band, Yang’s violin acts as both the lead singer and guitarist, as the songs of Led Zeppelin, RUSH, and other rock legends, become instrumental jams. When he isn’t performing with his Unrivaled Players, Bobby is Kevin Costner’s full-time fiddler in Costner’s new band Modern West. He is featured in Costner's 2008 movie "Swing Vote". 

In his own words: “It’s time for the violin to get dirty.” And to clarify, he means the acoustic. His rendition of Eddie Van Halen’s “Eruption” solo, a solo featured on Van Halen’s debut album, is touted as better than the original, and Yang does it acoustically, without pedals or effects, on a wooden violin. 

He perfected his classical chops while earning his Masters in Violin Performance with Paul Kantor at the University of Michigan and is a frequent soloist with symphony orchestras, including a breakthrough Harris Concert Hall performance of Mozart’s 3rd Violin Concerto with improvised cadenzas and a last movement in-cadenza tribute to Hendrix’s “Hey Joe.” This cadenza was a prelude to his current musical success.

Bobby’s passion for rock has led him to new venues, including regular in-game performances for the NBA and NHL, rock clubs from NY to CA with his band, and music festivals including Stagecoach at Coachella and the Downtown Hoedown in Detroit with Kevin Costner. Bobby's original compositions have earned the admiration of Top 40 musicians who invite him to write string arrangements for their pop and rock singles. In the studio, he uses the violin to create orchestral layers, composing parts for the cello, viola, and violin, and then performs each part on a separate track to create a recorded orchestra. 

In August of 2009, Bobby was featured on Collective Soul’s album Rabbit. He worked closely with Butch Walker crafting string arrangements for several songs on Walker’s album Letters. His work with Walker earned him the opportunity to record with Avril Lavigne, Cowboy Mouth, and Default. He has also worked with acclaimed 311 producer Ron Saint Germain.

Bobby has released two albums: the debut “No. 1 Tribute” and his second album, “YANG IT! Live from Eddie’s Attic”. “YANG IT!” - his personal motto - is a call for people to do their best and to do it with their own personal panache; the opposite of “WING IT!”

While some violinists are clamoring to revolutionize the string world with the electric violin, Yang is proving that perhaps it isn’t the violin that needs changing; it’s the violinist.

Instrumentation
Bobby Yang - An old wooden Violin
Daniel Luthjohn - Acoustic/Electric Guitar
David Maddalon - Upright Bass
Matthew Simon Vorzimer - Drums

Discography
Bobby Yang and his Unrivaled Players (second album) "YANG IT! Live at Eddie's Attic"
Bobby Yang (debut album) "No. 1 Tribute"

String Arrangements:
2010 Devon Allman "Space Age Blues" full-length album
2010 Marcus Johnson "This Is How I Rock" full-length album
2010 Kevin Costner & Modern West "Turn It On" full-length album
2009 Collective Soul “Collective Soul (Rabbit)” full-length album [Roadrunner Records] 
2008 Kevin Costner & Modern West “Untold Truths” full-length album [Universal Music Group] 
2007 Avril Lavigne “Imagine” album single [Amnesty International “Make Some Noise” Campaign]
2007 Cowboy Mouth “Avenue” album single [Eleven Thirty Records] 
2007 Rocketscience featuring Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler “Writer’s Block” album single [Offshore Records] 
2007 Rocketscience “Van Go” album single [Offshore Records]
2006 Progressive String Quartet Tribute to Pantera [Tribute Sounds Records] 
2006 Default “Count On Me” album single [TVT Records] 
2006 Quietdrive “Rush Together” album single [Sony/Epic Records]
2005 Butch Walker “Letters” full-length album [Sony/Epic Records]
2005 Default “All She Wrote” radio single [TVT Records]

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