Mar 4, 2014 | Cartoons & Drawings, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Events, Harping & Harpists, Harps, Special Offers |
(Yeah, I know this is a fish, and not a guinea pig … but you gotta make the best of what you got, right?) Scientists aren’t the only ones to collaborate with guinea pigs, lab rats and fruit flies. But me, I need harpists. When I create something new I’m usually...
Mar 4, 2014 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Current Events, Events, Harping & Harpists, Harps, Online Courses, Performance, Special Offers |
I’ve been writing music like a mad-woman since I was 12, and a lot of the projects I’m currently working on are projects I started decades ago (yes … decades). And in 2014 I’m releasing a bunch of them. Publishing them. Putting them into the hands –...
Aug 10, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries* |
Rock Harp Diaries On Tour with Steve Vai’s “Story of Light” tour Tour dates are HERE Thu. Aug. 9, 2012 It’s Day 3 of the final week of rehearsals with Steve Vai for his upcoming Story of Light tour , only 2 more days of rehearsal after this one. Today we had a lot of...
Aug 8, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries* |
Rock Harp Diaries (On Tour with Steve Vai’s “Story of Light” tour) Tue. Aug. 7. 2012 Day 1 – Rehearsals It’s the first day of final rehearsals for Steve Vai’s “Story of Light” tour. Our first set of rehearsals was last June, and since then I’ve been at home...
Jul 13, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries* |
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...
Jun 21, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning |
As I prepare for touring as the electric harpist in Steve Vai’s “Story of Light” tour, I’m in a time machine. One minute I’m back at U.C. Berkeley, throwing myself on the floor during a practice session and sobbing “Why do I always have to work twice...
Jun 8, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Events |
For those who haven’t been following my “Rock Harp Diaries,” I’ve joined a rock band with the legendary guitarist Steve Vai’s album for his “Story of Light” album tour in Fall of 2012. There are 5 musicians in the band,...
Jun 7, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning |
Two things stick with me from Mark Twain’s “Diary of Adam and Eve”: that God created death to cure Adam’s existential depression and that Eve’s job was to name the animals. One of the biggest challenges in my rehearsals with Steve Vai is not knowing the names of the...
Jun 6, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning |
Rehearsal started late today, which gave me a chance to work on some of my parts in the hotel. I still only have playable parts for a few of the tunes, but the list is growing. The way this works, Steve’s figuring out what I’ll play as we go along, I try to...
Jun 5, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning |
Monday June 4, 2012 It’s 10:30 pm. I just got back from rehearsal. Today we practiced Vai’s “I Would Love To” and “Ultra Zone.” In the 10-plus hours I was in the practice hall, there were 2 moments — two things — I was...
