22-year-old Ripu Bhatia lost most of his arms and legs after suffering from blood poisoning, also known as meningococcal septicaemia, last year. The New Zealand native came to the harsh reality that he may never perform music again but was determined not to. Using prosthetic arms, the young man was able to make the impossible happen.

Ripu tells Music Feeds Australia, "The last 12 months presented a challenge to me like none I had faced before. I was initially resigned to the fact that I wouldn’t be able to play guitar again. "What I found particularly frustrating was the fact that I had never achieved anything of significance with music, and that I was never able to show people how far I had come."

He continued, "When I initially developed a technique which would allow me to play guitar again, it was more about simply proving to myself that I could do it rather impressing anyone or playing well. The satisfaction was instant, and I was really comforted by the fact that despite my situation I was still able to do many things no matter how impossible they initially might have seemed."

Watch more footage of Ripu perform below.