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guitarist and composer. He is known for arranging and playing "Canon Rock", a rock arrangement of Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D. He began playing the guitar at the age of 17, and the piano before age 15. His style is influenced by classical music, neoclassical guitarists, as well as metal bands such as

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and Metallica and Japanese rock bands such as B'z and

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Canon Rock

His most famous work, "Canon Rock", was made popular only after

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n guitarist

Lim Jeong-hyun Lim Jeong-hyun (born July 5, 1984), also known by the online alias funtwo, is a South Korean guitarist known for his cover of the piece Canon Rock. Canon Rock cover Lim played and recorded his cover of "Canon Rock" by JerryC on October 23, 20 ...

, also known as funtwo, performed a

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in 2005. The song has garnered much media attention; both renditions have been featured on newspapers such as ''

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'', blogs, television shows and radios worldwide. Chang was featured in the profiles section of the January 2007 issue of '' Guitar World'' magazine, along with a tab transcription of "Canon Rock" in the featured songs sections. At the height of its popularity, "Canon Rock" was one of the top 10 downloaded guitar tabs on the

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, and was once one of the most viewed videos on

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. There are thousands of Canon Rock covers currently on YouTube.

Recording contract

Chang has signed a recording contract with Taiwanese label

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. Although no official announcement was made by HIM, the company began creating a website for Chang in 2007. In a letter to his listeners several months later, he publicly announced that he has indeed signed a contract and has been working with fellow musician

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Canon Rock single

The ''Canon Rock'' single includes "Canon Rock", the "Canon Rock backing track", "Dear Mozart", and the "Dear Mozart backing track".

References

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