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Mouradian to the Rescue
I always feel bad that I my social-media-immediacy quotient is often so low – er … high… well, whatever. So instead of sulking about how much I’m not like those social-media whizzes who can take a photo and post it immediately (oh how I admire...
HARPIST’S Guide to Steve Vai “Story of Light” Show
… and what I’m doing song-by-song on the harp (Note – this is a really fast blog I made because I know a harpists are coming to the next few shows and I want to let them know what to look for in what I’m doing! ) FIRST, A FEW POINTERS: 1. Bring...
The Superstar Adventure (or Ferry to Estonia)
We slept in an urban courtyard in Helsinki on the tour buses ’til 5AM, then drove to the harbor, and got to customs some time before 7:30. Everyone left the bus – I grabbed my fanny pack at the last minute, not sure why. I assumed we’d all get off the bus for...
Helsinki: Build Whispering Pancakes
I’m sitting on the pavement in an empty courtyard where the tour-busses are parked. I’m outside the bus because I can’t think inside with all the conversations. “The Circus” is the name of the club where we played tonight in Helsinki, Oct. 23rd, 2012. I’m...
TBOW (Ticket Buyer of the Week) – Solstice Show Prizes!
I love when people buy tickets early to my shows — it feels like we’re planning a night out together. So I wanted to make it really fun for people to buy early tix to my 2012 Solstice Show – Regent Theater, Arlington,MA”...
Weeping China Doll
“What is your favorite Steve Vai tune to play and why?” – is what a friend asked me about my touring with Vai’s “Story of Light” tour. “Yikes!” I thought – almost every one is a favorite – but all for different...
Harping the Rock World – Press Release 9/26/2012
ELECTRIC HARP joins LEGENDARY GUITAR SHREDDER. DEBORAH HENSON-CONANT – joins STEVE VAI Band and SOLO SHOW ADDED. BOSTON-AREA Solo “Solstice” Show Culminates Tour on Dec. 21st Boston, MA September 26,2012-Grammy-Nominated instrumental innovator, DEBORAH HENSON-CONANT...
On Beyond Zebra
It’s the eve of the last week of rehearsals before tour with Steve Vai. I’ve spent the last six weeks working on the music in a kind of frenzied preparation, rapids between islands of intense focus. It’s all still so new, some of the techniques are...
Deborah Henson-Conant – Tour Bio 2012
Here’s a preview of my new bio for the Steve Vai STORY OF LIGHT program book: When Deborah Henson-Conant (aka ‘DHC’) slings her signature carbon fibre electric harp, she defies definition and shatters convention. She’s a multi-talented GRAMMY®-Nominated...
