Portland man crowned air guitar champ of the world

A new world air guitar champion was just crowned, and he's from Portland.

Rob Messel bested the competition Friday in Finland, shredding like Jimi Hendrix, only without an actual guitar.

Messel goes by the name The Marquis when he's on stage.

And he's now royalty in the air guitar world. He won the national title earlier this month. He'll look to defend the international crown next year.

Watch Messel's performance at about 1:05:30.