ist ▁for ▁his ▁per cuss ive ▁" t apping " ▁playing ▁style ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁influ ences ▁r anging ▁from ▁Fl amen co ▁to ▁C elt ic ▁music . ▁Currently , ▁King ▁is ▁running ▁a ▁recording ▁studio ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁called ▁Vin eg ar ▁Hill ▁Sound ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁doing ▁part - time ▁war ▁photo j ournal ism ▁in ▁places ▁like ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁Current ▁Activ ities ▁King ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁family ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁wine ▁business ▁under ▁the ▁King ▁Est ate ▁name . ▁King ▁attended ▁O ' H ara ▁Catholic ▁School ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁grade ▁through ▁the ▁e ighth ▁grade . ▁He ▁later ▁attended ▁Mar ist ▁High ▁School ▁before ▁att ending ▁South ▁Eug ene ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁as ▁a ▁s oph om ore ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Art ▁Institute ▁to ▁study ▁painting . ▁He ▁began ▁playing ▁drums ▁and ▁guitar ▁around ▁age ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁wrote ▁and ▁performed ▁songs ▁with ▁his ▁current ▁bass ist , ▁D rew ▁Dres man . ▁King ▁began ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 9 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁he ▁released ▁his ▁self - t itled ▁album , ▁followed ▁by ▁Open ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁after ▁travel ing ▁through ▁Europe , ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁King ▁recorded ▁" Le ▁Ble u " — an ▁instrument al ▁ac