Robert Jürjendal (born 10 January 1966) is an Estonian guitar player and composer.

Biography

He trained as a classical guitarist, later studied

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and learned to play loop music. He is a member of Weekend Guitar Trio
UMA
Fragile, The Fragile Moment. The trio won the 1995 First prize at Lausanne International Guitar festival. He has worked with Riho Sibul, Tõnis Mägi, Siiri Sisask,

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, Petri Kuljuntausta, Kärt Johanson, Celia Roose, Miguel Noya, Paul Godwin. He was composer for the films: ''The Measure of Man'' (documentary) (2011), ''Teispool vihma'' (short) (2004).

Instruments and Gear

As an experimental guitarist and composer, Robert uses a wide variety of instruments and effects to help him create musical textures that set the mood of his compositions. In an interview with Guitar Moderne, Robert revealed some of the equipment he most often uses. His main guitar is an Ovation semi acoustic steel guitar equipped with a MIDI pickup that he uses with a Roland VG-8 guitar processor. He also uses this processor with a

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C15 Custom semi-acoustic guitar. In addition to these guitars and processor, Robert also uses several guitar effects and pedals. In the interview he revealed that he uses an

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HOG, Roland Space Echo, and a Boss RC50 Loop Station. In addition to these effects, Robert also uses a Neunaber Audio Wet reverb and is currently listed as an endorsed artist on their website.

Discography

*Eternal Return "Once Only" (2020) NEWdOG Records *Robert Jürjendal, Miguel Noya "The Power of Distance" (2019) NEWdOG Records *Noya, Godwin, Jürjendal "Samliku" (2018) NEWdOG Records *UMA ''Meeting Unknown'' (2012) *Quartet For The End Of Time ''Modus Novus'' (2012) *Guido Kangur, Andi Pupato, UMA ''Eesti metsa lugu'' (2011) *Slow Electric ''Slow Electric'' (2011) * Riho Sibul ja sõbrad ''Mets on rohkem, kui mõistame mõõta'' (2010) *UMA ''Hymn To Undiscovered Land'' (2010) *Weekend Guitar Trio ''Coca Inca'' (2009) *UMA ''Civitas Soli'' (2008) *Robert Jürjendal, Petri Kuljuntausta, David Rothenberg ''3Corners Of The World'' (2008) *David Rothenberg, John Wieczorek, Robert Jürjendal ''Soo-Roo'' (2004) *Kärt Johanson ''Seitse Une Nägu'' (2004) *Fragile ''Õunapuu Osakas'' (2000)

References

External links

*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2453985/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Jurjendal, Robert 1966 births Estonian guitarists Living people 20th-century Estonian musicians 21st-century Estonian musicians 20th-century Estonian composers 21st-century Estonian composers