Chapman Stick

The Chapman Stick is a musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s. He set out to create an instrument designed for the tapping technique and the first production model of the Chapman Stick was shipped in 1974.

Musicians using the Chapman Stick

Chapman Sticks have been used on many popular music recordings, particularly to play the bass parts. Popular artists who have used the Chapman Stick on their recordings and live performances include Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Liquid Tension Experiment (in all three instances played by Tony Levin), Kittyhawk (with multiple Stick players), Kajagoogoo, John Paul Jones, Pink Floyd, Blue Man Group, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (one of the reformations of the group Yes, once again featuring Tony Levin), Bruce Cockburn, Greg Howard on the Dave Matthews Band album Before These Crowded Streets, John Myung of Dream Theater and Aaron Wolf of Darktown Saints. Recordings that have been influential on many Stick players, because the Stick plays such a prominent role, include the 1981 King Crimson CD Discipline and Emmett Chapman's 1987 CD Parallel Galaxy.

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Peter Gabriel - King Crimson - Liquid Tension Experiment - Tony Levin - Kittyhawk - Kajagoogoo - John Paul Jones - Pink Floyd - Blue Man Group - Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - Yes - Bruce Cockburn - Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets - John Myung - Dream Theater - Darktown Saints - 1981 - Discipline - 1987 - Parallel Galaxy

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The Chapman Stick also made an appearance in David Lynch's film, Dune as Gurney Halleck's baliset, though the scene was removed from the theatrical version and can only be seen in the various extended versions of the film. The piece being played in the scene is from Emmett Chapman's album Parallel Galaxy.

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David Lynch - Dune - Gurney Halleck

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