▁news ▁publications . ▁ ▁Le ▁Ble u ▁and ▁various ▁side ▁projects ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁King ▁released ▁Le ▁Ble u , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁mostly ▁instrument al ▁album ▁featuring ▁only ▁one ▁track ▁with ▁vocals ▁(" A sh es "). ▁ ▁It ▁dram atically ▁show c ased ▁his ▁skills ▁on ▁ac oust ic ▁instruments , ▁and ▁although ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁independently ▁released , ▁it ▁would ▁receive ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁biggest ▁bo om ▁to ▁his ▁music ▁career ▁was ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁live ▁videos ▁on ▁the ▁Internet . ▁ ▁The ▁first , ▁and ▁most ▁famous , ▁was ▁a ▁clip ▁of ▁the ▁cred its ▁from ▁a ▁document ary ▁on ▁Jean ▁Lar riv ée ▁gu it ars . ▁ ▁In ▁it , ▁King ▁plays ▁an ▁ener get ic , ▁fast - p ac ed ▁version ▁of ▁" Ph unk d ified ," ▁which ▁served ▁to ▁introduce ▁younger , ▁web - s av vy ▁players ▁to ▁King ' s ▁unique ▁playing ▁style . ▁ ▁His ▁live ▁performance ▁of ▁" K no ck ▁on ▁Wood " ▁at ▁the ▁H ult ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁in ▁Eug ene ▁introduced ▁the ▁D ool in ▁double - ne ck ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Le ▁Ble u , ▁King ▁began ▁several ▁new ▁projects ▁including ▁an ▁electronic ▁rem ix ▁of ▁Le ▁Ble u ▁by ▁the ▁R aging ▁Family , ▁and ▁another ▁instrument al ▁project ▁with ▁Carlos ▁V amos ▁and ▁Michael ▁Man ring . ▁ ▁His ▁primary ▁focus ,