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Jul 24, 2012 · William Close - Top 48 - America's Got Talent 2012. SUBSCRIBE ------ LIKE Semi final performance here: • Video William close again uses his signature instrument; his earth harp. At the...
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Aug 19, 2015 · William Close and His Earth Harp America's Got Talent 2012
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Sep 12, 2012 · 314 subscribers. Subscribed. 555. 240K views 11 years ago. William Close performing with his Earth Harp in the finals of America's Got Talent 2012. ...more.
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The first Earth Harp was invented in 1999 by artist/musician, William Close. It is the longest stringed instrument in the world, with strings that extend up to 1,000 feet in length. It uses architecture and landscape as part of the instrument. The architecture basically becomes the instrument. The Earth Harp’s first installation featured the resona...
William Close's audition in Episode 701 consisted of playing music on his own instrument called the earth harp.Howard Stern, Sharon Osbourne, and Howie Mandelall voted "Yes", sending him to the Vegas Round.
William Close was one of only three acts (the other two being David "The Bullet" Smith and Olate Dogs) to advance straight to the Quarterfinals in Episode 711 without auditioning in Las Vegas.
William Close's Quarterfinals performance in Episode 720 consisted of playing the earth harp, and a drum wheel, as guest singer Rafe Pearlman sang The Who's "Love, Reign O'er Me". William received enough votes to be sent to the Semifinals in Episode 721 instead of Sebastien "El Charro de Oro" and Unity in Motion.
William Close's Semifinals performance in Episode 726 consisted of performing Muse's "Starlight" with the earth harp and a variety of different self-made instruments such as a suit resembling a violin. He received enough votes to be revealed as one of the Top 4 of the first Semifinal round instead of Academy of Villains and Andrew De Leon. William ...
William Close's Finals performance in Episode 730consisted of performing with his earth harp "Pachelbel's Canon in D" and "America the Beautiful" in a symphony of his self-invented instruments.
For the finale in Episode 731, William Close played the earth harp while OneRepublic performed "Feel Again" in a duet. William was revealed to have finished in third place in the competition that night, in front of David Garibaldi and His CMYK's, Joe Castillo, and The Untouchables, but behind Olate Dogs and Tom Cotter.
William Close auditioned for the 2013 season of France's Got Talent. He advanced past the auditions but did not make it to the live shows In 2016 he appeared on the third season of the Italian competition series Tu Si Que Vales In 2019, William Close was a contestant on CBS's The World's Best, a similar talent competition show. He was eliminated in...
William Close was the first act that Howard Sternvoted "Yes" to.William is one of four instrumental acts to finish in third place, the others being Recycled Percussion, Nuttin' But Stringz and Brian King Joseph.IN 2012 WILLIAM CLOSE won a third place honor on America's Got Talent, which started the season with over ten thousand contestants. William and his team were highly praised by the judges and producers from NBC. He was asked to return to the show in 2015 where he performed a collaboration with finalist Emily West.
Jul 22, 2014 · ‘America’s Got Talent’ Earth Harpist William Close Signs to Nettwerk Music Group. You've seen him on America's Got Talent, where he finished third, but now William Close will...
May 31, 2017 · With 1,000 feet of strings, William Close's Earth Harp is the longest stringed instrument in the world. For a show at Grand Performances in downtown L.A., Close will string the harp to a...
