The contemporary classical duo “2Cellos” debuts their new video featuring Steve tearing it up on AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell”! The video premieres today in the US on AOL! Click here to watch the video and look for the 2Cellos release early next year. Click here to watch.
Vai.com is pleased to announce Steve’s 10/12 live performance at Club Nokia in Los Angeles will be broadcast, live on AXS TV. Official press release below.
STEVE VAI SHARES “THE STORY OF LIGHT” LIVE TOMORROW EXCLUSIVELY ON AXS TV
Special live concert event with the Grammy Award-winning guitarist to be televised nationally October 12th
(October 11, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA) The Grammy award-winning virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate producer Steve Vai will broadcast LIVE from Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California for one night only on Friday, October 12 exclusively on AXS TV.
As Steve Vai continues his North American tour to promote his new album, THE STORY OF LIGHT, this special live concert event gives fans a front row seat to see Vai’s lyrically resonant and technically masterful lead guitar, his licks and solos bending sounds and listeners’ minds in equal measure. The Story of Light follows the journey of a man driven mad by grief, intertwining tragedy, revelation, enlightenment, and redemption.
“I’m always pursuing knowledge, I’m a seeker of spiritual equilibrium—and music is a big part of that,” says Vai. “I’ve been obsessed with these kinds of ideas for years.”
AXS TV celebrates Steve Vai, THE STORY OF LIGHT, his 16th studio album, with this special night LIVE from Club Nokia, as the 15-million album selling artist takes the stage for a national television concert event.
“Our goal as a band is to give the best show we can so that when people leave, they feel good,” explains Vai.
This extraordinary live concert event with Steve Vai airs tomorrow, Friday, October 12th starting at 11:45pm ET / 8:45pm PT exclusively on AXS TV.
About AXS TV
Launched in July 2012 under the vision and stewardship of entrepreneur Mark Cuban, AXS TV is the premier destination for live events, breaking news, and as-they-are-happening trends in the worlds of pop culture, music, fashion, and entertainment.
AXS TV Concerts is the premier source on television for 100% live music. From multi-day festivals to stadium tours to club acts, AXS TV delivers an unparalleled shared experience for fans of all genres. Leveraging the network’s vast landscape, artists expand their reach to live behind-the-scenes moments, live fan Q&As, social media engagement and more unique opportunities specifically for the AXS TV audience. With multiple live concerts weekly, AXS TV is the number one destination for artists and their fans to experience and share a pure live event in the world of music and pop culture. Live LIVE!
The largest independently owned and operated network, AXS TV was developed by entrepreneur Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin. The network partners include Mark Cuban, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media and Creative Artists Agency (CAA). AXS TV is available in the U.S. via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other TV providers.
AXS TV can be found online at www.axs.tv, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/axstv and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/axstv. AXS TV Concerts can be found online at www.axs.tv, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/axstvconcerts and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/axstvconcerts.
About Steve Vai
Steve Vai is a virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate producer who sculpts musical sound with infinite creativity and technical mastery. At age 12, he started taking guitar lessons from Joe Satriani. At 18, he began his professional musical career transcribing for, and then playing with, the legendary Frank Zappa. More than three decades, 15-million in album sales, and three GRAMMY Awards later, Vai has proven himself, in his own right, one of music’s true originals.
Steve’s performance at Club NOKIA in Los Angeles will be live broadcast on AXS TV this Friday, October 12 at 8:45 PT! Visit this page to see which channel AXS TV is in your area.
Hey Folks, Steve here.
Our US tour has been quite glorious. We are in the home stretch.
Jeremy’s tech has made some hand held cam shots of him performing some of our tracks. Check them out. This is an elite musician in the moment of his craft. Very inspiring. Tarus Bulba is a bear to play but he glides through it effortlessly, flawlessly and with some comic relief.
Enjoy.
s
Velorum:
Taras Bulba:
Hey folks, I am thrilled to announce a new app I have been working on with Allen Sides and “Metal Sidecar” app engineers: “The Ocean Way Microphone Locker.” It’s pretty remarkable. It gives stats on virtually every important studio mic there is, the instruments it’s best used on, and how to use it. An indispensable tool for anyone recording anything. Check it out.
http://bit.ly/OceanWayMicrophoneLockerApp
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This app is an indispensable and vital tool for any musician or recording engineer that is looking for the right microphone for the right instrument and how to use it. Allen Sides is considered the world’s leading authority on vintage and contemporary recording microphones and their uses. Allen owns the world’s premier microphone collection. He is also the owner of Ocean Way and Record One recording studios, is a legendary grammy-winning engineer with close to 40 years of experience, and has worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Green Day. In this app, learn his secrets on how to pair the right microphone with the right instrument with its optimum placement. This app also contains a comprehensive list of microphones and instruments and gives diagrams and specs on each.
EVO Experience passes are now available for the UK tour dates in December. The EVO pass entitles you to a meet & greet with Steve, see the sound check, participate in a Q&A session, get an autographed photo, receive a print of a hand-written score and more. For add’l details, visit the home page.
*Please note, concert tickets are sold separately.
Hey Folks,
We are ten shows into the tour and I am feeling rockets of appreciation shooting from me. I didn’t know what to expect after 5 years of no solo shows but I’m blown away by the support and response for the band at the shows. We are having an amazing time on this tour. And the new record debuted in the Billboard charts at #78. That’s a first in 20 years. Can not thank you enough.
Deep gratitude
s
