Steve is pleased to announce he will be teaching several “Alien Guitar Secrets” masterclasses in Australia throughout the month of October. To register, please visit ThumpMusic.com.au
Steve’s “Where The Wild Things Are” 20th Anniversary JEM Charity Auction
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efAI5QrSeLc
Steve is generously donating his 20th Anniversary JEM (the exact same one used on the “Where The Wild Things Are” DVD) to raise money for friend & record industry veteran Cliff Cultreri. The auction is now live on eBay @ http://bit.ly/CliffAuction. Joining Steve’s guitar is a rare white JS1000 Ibanez guitar donated by Joe Satriani & a signature Ibanez Paul Gilbert model. Visit http://bit.ly/3Guitars to see all three (separate) auctions. Good luck!
Guitar Workshop Plus Program
Steve is pleased to be a part of the Guitar Workshop Plus program this year! For more information or to register please visit www.guitarworkshopplus.com
Steve voted “Best Experimental Guitarist” in 2011 Guitar Player Readers’ Poll
Steve was voted “Best Experimental Guitarist” in the July 2011 issue of Guitar Player for their annual reader’s poll!
Hollywood Arts Auction: Win a private lesson with Steve & an Ibanez Prototype
Steve has generously donated an Ibanez prototype guitar as well as a private lesson for the winners of these two eBay auctions in support of Hollywood Arts:
Hollywood Arts is a foundation offering classes in the visual and performing arts that inspire and transform at-risk and homeless young adults.
Benefit for Cliff II – Steve Vai & Joe Satriani July 10, 2011
Special show announcement! Joe and Steve will perform (with friends) on July 10, 2011 at The House of Blues in Hollywood, CA to raise money for music industry veteran and friend Cliff Cultreri. Pre-sale tickets will be available Wednesday May 4th here.
Update: A limited number of pre-sale tickets for the Joe Satriani & Steve Vai: Cliff Cultreri Benefit II Show on July 10, 2011 in Hollywood, CA are currently available here when you apply the password “CLIFF”
GuitarTV coming soon…
Hi Folks. Some 10 years ago I purchased the domain name GuitarTV.com with a vision to one day launch an interactive 24-hour online video channel streaming performances of the world’s greatest guitar players in multiple genres, live concerts, guitar-related movies, and more.
Well, someday is here!
On May 10th we’re launching GuitarTV.com with a live event from Musicians Institute in Hollywood. You could win an Ibanez JEM by RSVPing here & joining us online for the launch. Get early site access by registering at www.guitartv.com. Peace, -s
“The Bodhi Tree” VaiTunes #7 is now available!
Steve’s latest VaiTunes song, “The Bodhi Tree” is now available to download from all major digital music retailers, including:
iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, Lala, IMVU, Shockhound, Amie Street, LimeWire Store and the Nokia Music Store as well as the corresponding digital booklet PDF on the VaiTunes page.
“The Bodhi Tree” Song Juice:
“One day, I built this patch using an Eventide H300 Harmonizer. After playing through the sound for 10 seconds or so, I realized I should document what was flowing through my fingers and out of the amp. It was easy and enjoyable to just play simple stuff and have this wonderful flurry of shimmery overtones emanate from each note.
I quickly built a little percussion track and just went for it. I wasn’t sure what I was going to play, but I knew it was all going to work. You just get that feeling, and you know you gotta act quickly…” More…
Saosin guitarist, Justin Shekoski on The Steve Vai Guitar Techniques Online Course through BerkleeMusic.com
“Steve Vai Guitar Techniques” student Justin Shekoski (founder and guitarist from the band Saosin) has created a video that gives a student’s view of Steve’s course at BerkleeMusic.com. The course starts this Monday, April 4th, and there are a limited number of seats still available. Visit BerkleeMusic.com for enrollment details.
Steve Vai “Expanding the Universe” Radio6 Broadcast Today
Currently Live! is part three of The Steve Vai Orchestra Extravaganza being broadcast on www.live.radio6.nl. This is the highly anticipated, full audio airing of Steve Vai and The North Netherlands Orchestra’s performances, conducted by Kasper the Roo, from The Steve Vai Festival, October, 2010 in Groningen, NL.
Please join us in the chatroom on vai.com where we’re having a listening party.
If you enjoy these broadcasts, let them know via email: live@radio6.nl
Guinness Book of World Records!
It’s Official! Guinness Certifies Steve Vai & Berkleemusic Following Live Event For The World’s Largest Online Guitar Lesson!
Click here to watch the lesson in it’s entirety.
Steve featured in Premier Guitar double-page
A double-page photo of Steve appears in this month’s popular “Opening Notes” section of Premier Guitar! Click here to view this month’s digital-edition publication in its entirety. Photo by Wayne Dennon
Steve on Tour with Experience Hendrix: West Coast, Spring 2011
Tour dates announced! Steve will be performing on the Spring 2011 West Coast Experience Hendrix Tour! Steve joins many of today’s top guitarists as they perform the music of Jimi Hendrix. The show will include performances by Billy Cox, Robert Randolph, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, David Hidalgo & Cesar Rosas [Los Lobos], Keb’ Mo, Eric Johnson, North Mississippi All Stars, Brad Whitford [Aerosmith], Living Colour, Ernie Isley, Chris Layton [Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble], Indigenous and many additional special guests to be announced. Visit http://vai.com/News/tourdates.html for dates, tickets and additional information.
An announcement from Nigel Tuffnel of Spinal Tap…
Nigel Tufnel, lead guitarist from the infamous band “Spinal Tap,” has a message for Steve Vai and his Guinness Book of World Record attempt with Berkleemusic.com to host “The World’s Largest Online Guitar Lesson!”
Update! A new video has been released of Nigel giving a pre-lesson for this Wednesday’s live event!
Help Set a World Record with Steve Vai & BerkleeMusic.com!
Be a part of history and help set a world record with Steve Vai! Berkleemusic.com and Steve Vai will be attempting to set a Guinness world record for the most participants in a free online guitar lesson live from New York City on March 3rd, 2011! Log on from anywhere in the world. Click here for details and tell your friends!
Vote for your City on Steve’s 2011 World Tour!
Steve is going to be doing a world tour in 2011 and we’d like to know where he should play! We’ve partnered with Eventful.com to get your vote.
Click this link to request Steve to perform in your city!
Steve Vai & YouTube Rentals: Where The Wild Things Are in HD
We are pleased to announce that Steve is expanding his relationship with YouTube and will offer Vai videos through YouTube Rentals! You can now rent the entire 3 hour performance of Steve’s certified gold DVD, Where the Wild Things Are: Live in Minneapolis in HD on YouTube for only $3.99. Click the link below for details! At this time, the rentals program is only available in the US.
Steve Vai Winter NAMM 2011 Appearances
Steve will be appearing at this year’s NAMM show in Anaheim, CA on January 15th 2011 at the following times and locations:
Ibanez (Booth# 4634, Hall C): 12 PM Carvin Booth (Booth# 4490 Hall C) 3:00 PM For more information, visit www.namm.orgHappy Holidays: Free “Underground Garden” VaiTunes Download
As a special gift from Steve and TuneCore, a free download of “Underground Garden (VaiTunes#4)” is featured on Amazon.com as part of the TuneCore 2010 Rock Sampler! ”This little jewel was buried on the infinity shelf for a while… now to show its festooned little note heads. -s” Enjoy this mellow vocal ballad and Happy Holidays from Vai.com.