Plini
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Born | 1992 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Years active | 2011–present |
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Website | plini |
Plini Roessler-Holgate, also known mononymously as Plini, is an Australian guitarist and songwriter. He began his career by releasing music under the name Halcyon, before switching to the use of his first name. Steve Vai described him as "the future of exceptional guitar playing",[1] and the website MusicRadar named Plini the best prog guitarist of 2017.[2]
Plini has released a trilogy of extended plays (Other Things and Sweet Nothings in 2013, The End of Everything in 2015). His debut album, Handmade Cities, which Vai described as "one of the finest, forward-thinking, melodic, rhythmically and harmonically deep instrumental guitar records [he has] ever heard",[3] was released in 2016.[4] Sunhead, an EP, was released in 2018.[5]
Influences[]
One of Plini's influences has been Joe Satriani. Plini stated in an interview, "What I found different in Joe's playing is his ability to craft simple and catchy melodies and phrase them so perfectly that he doesn't have to rely on (but can still bust out) flashy passages and cool tricks to keep the instrumental song format interesting. I hope we get to jam some day!" [6] In another interview, Plini stated that Satriani has "been hugely inspirational to me so it's very cool when I'm told people can hear that in there.” [7]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Handmade Cities (2016)
- Impulse Voices (2020)[8]
Extended plays[]
- Pastures (as Halcyon) (2011) [9]
- (2013) [10]
- (2013) [11]
- I (split EP with Sithu Aye) (2013) [12]
- (2015) [13]
- (2018) [14]
Singles[]
- "Moonflower" (2012)
- "1745 7381 3265 2578" (2013)
- "Cloudburst" (2013)
- "Atlas" (2014)
- "Ko Ki" (2014)
- "Every Piece Matters" (2016)
- "Salt + Charcoal" (2018)
- "Birds / Surfers" (2020)
- "I'll Tell You Someday" (2020)[15]
- "Papelillo" (2020)[16]
Contributions[]
- "The Argument of Periapsis" Abstraction (Cloudyhead, 2012)
- "Particles Collide" Invent the Universe (Sithu Aye, 2012)
- "Pulse, Pt. 1" Pulse (Sithu Aye, 2014)
- "Sailing Stone" Meridian (The Helix Nebula, 2014)
- "Ode to the Vulture" The Sapling (Trees on Mars, 2014)
- "The Constant" Guiding Light (Skyharbor, 2014)
- "Matrisphere" Samsara (Wide Eyes, 2014)
- "Run" Wishful Lotus Proof (Jakub Zytecki, 2015)
- "Earthshine" Journey to the Stars (Widek, 2015)
- "Water Drops" The Ocean Atlas (Modern Day Babylon, 2015)
- "5:12 AM" Souvenirs (Novelists, 2015)
- "Libra" The Shape of Colour (Intervals, 2015)
- "Decimator" Tearing Back the Veil I: Ascension (Lithium Dawn, 2015)
- "Malaise" (Oceill, 2016)
- "Violet" Tiny, Little Light (Umi, 2016)
- "New Pyramids" The Impressionist (Hedras, 2017)
- "Asilon" Honest Oblivion (Scoredatura, 2018)
- "Wounded Wings" Ruins (Daniel Tompkins of Tesseract, 2020)
- "I Stand Alone" The Ritual (King Mothership, 2020)
- "Planet Geisha I (Remix)" Sacred Geometry 2020 (Cartoon Theory, 2020)
- "Push" Push (Mike Dawes, 2021)
- "Immaterial" Electricity Downtown (V I C E S, 2021)
National Live Music Awards[]
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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National Live Music Awards of 2018[17][18] | Plini | Live Guitarist of the Year | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ "Steve Vai Says This Is the Future of Exceptional Guitar: Plini Announces Debut Album With 'Electric Sunrise'". ultimateguitar.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "The 12 best prog guitarists in the world right now". MusicRadar. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Steve Vai praises guitarist Plini". bravewords.com. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ Hodgson, Peter (21 July 2016). "Plini To Release 'Handmade Cities' in August". AVHub. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Brown, Nick (17 August 2018). "Plini doesn't hate jazz anymore". Mixdown. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Nick Johnston, Lari Basilio and Plini on the genius of Joe Satriani". GuitarWorld.com Total Guitar. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 22 Feb 2021.
- ^ "Plini Thinks It's "Very Cool" Fans Can Hear Joe Satriani's Influence on His Latest Music". Guitar.com. 7 Dec 2020. Retrieved 22 Feb 2021.
- ^ "Impulse Voices, by Plini". Plini. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Pastures by Halcyon". Halcyon. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Other Things by Plini". Plini. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Sweet Nothings by Plini". Plini. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "I by Plini / Sithu Aye". Plini. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "The End Of Everything by Plini". Plini. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Sunhead by Plini". Plini. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "I'll Tell You Someday, by Plini". Plini. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "PLINI Streams Smooth as Hell New Song "Papelillo"". Plini. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "NLMA announce 2018 nominees and Live legend". NLMA. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Winners of the 2018 NLMA". NLMA. December 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
External links[]
- Living people
- Australian rock guitarists
- Male guitarists
- Progressive metal guitarists
- 1992 births
- Australian guitarist stubs