Berkleemusic has added two new Steve Vai tutorials from his online course “Steve Vai Guitar Techniques.” Take a look at the videos here. The next term for Steve Vai’s course begins this Monday, September 26th!
Steve featured on new NTR show: Co de Kloet’s “CoLive!”
Dutch radio personality, journalist and composer Co de Kloet is hosting a brand new NTR show called CoLive!, every Sunday Nite at Radio 6 from 20.00 till 01.00 PM Dutch Time.
To commemorate the day Jimi Hendrix died (September 18th), Co will play (among other songs) these selections featuring Steve:
- G3- Little WingSteve Vai/Metropole Orchestra- For The Love Of God (to celebrate more than 10 million views on YouTube)
- G3- Red House
- Not to mention the Steve Vai CoLive! Station Calls.
You can hear the show worldwide by visiting http://colive.radio6.nl/
Private Lesson with Steve Vai through Hollywood Arts
Steve has teamed up with Hollywood Arts once again to offer a private guitar lesson in Los Angeles. The auction runs until Friday and the winner will receive a one-on-one lesson with Steve. For more information, visit the eBay auction here
Watch Steve Vai & Joe Satriani (and friends) Perform “Cliff II Benefit Concert” Live on GuitarTV – July 10, 2011
On July 10th, 2011 you can watch Steve Vai and Joe Satriani (and friends) perform live from the House of Blues on GuitarTV. The “virtual concert ticket” to see the show is priced at $5.99 and the proceeds will go to their dear friend Cliff Cultreri’s medical fund. Visit Live.GuitarTV.com for more info.
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.
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
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
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!
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.
The Steve Vai Scholarship
The Guitar Institute in association with The Make a Noise Foundation is pleased to announce “The Steve Vai Scholarship.” The scholarship provides an opportunity for two deserving students from anywhere in the world to study for a year at The Guitar Institute in London. This exclusive scholarship has been developed to support guitarists as they develop their craft and pursue a career in music.
The award provides one fully-funded spot (worth over £5,000) and one partially funded spot (worth over £2,500) in the renowned Higher Diploma Guitar Course at the Guitar Institute commencing October 2011. For more information and complete details, please visit:
Radio 6 Interview featuring NNO Performance
Co de Kloet interviews Steve Vai during The Steve Vai Festival, October 20-24, 2010. Steve debuted and performed new contemporary compositions which fuse rock music with orchestral sensibilities & arrangements as part of Vai’s “Evo Era,” a movement which merges the two genres. The performance features Steve with the Noord Nederlands Orkest (NNO) and also showcases Mike Keneally performing several Vai piano reductions. This interview was created and broadcast through De Oosterpoort en NTR Radio 6.