TIX:
(828) 348-5327 or buy online GOT
A DISCOUNT CODE? GREAT! If
not, try"liking" my Official
Facebook Page and
following me on Twitter. TIX: GENERAL
$25 / $50 VIP TIX includes
a
pre-show
backtage reception (AND "Backstage
Pass"!),
first
choice
of seating, & a
DVD of this very
show! VIPs
arrive
at 6:15. Reception is from
6:15 -
6:55. Theater Doors
open at 6:30 for
seating.
AND
.... JOIN
me for my first-ever TWEET-UP
the
night before the show at
9pm at the STORM -
Rum Bar and Bistro.
If
you don't know what
a Tweet-up is ... neither
do
I! It's my
first one ever.
But
I
do know that you
can
ask for "Mindy"
- she's holding
a special
table for
this! See you
there!
ABOUT
THE SHOW: Deborah
Henson-Conant is a GRAMMY®-Nominated
composer, performer,
singer, songwriter, entertainer,
humorist and the world's
foremost
electric harpist.
She's performed throughout
the world, opened for
Ray Charles, toured with
the Boston Pops, jammed
with Bobby McFerrin onstage
and Steven Tyler offstage
-- and released a dozen
albums
from Latin
jazz to Celtic to blues.
She's also revolutionized
her instrument with a
custom-made, 32-string
electric "harness
harp."
What
can you expect from
Deborah Henson-Conant?
Well ... this is not
your grandmother's
harp!
She
strides on stage like
a rock-star, with a
powerful chrome-silver
triangle, strung with
32 multicoor strings, an
instrument invented
specifically for her
by the CAMAC company,
in France. She’s
the harpist your parents
never
warned you about — the
world’s premiere
electric harpist.
She
plays music from
Blues to Flamenco, she sings and she
talks to
the audience. She “dresses
like a showgirl,
plays the pants off
the harp
and tells tall tales
with the ease of
a stand-up comic.
Imagine a talkative
Harpo Marx in a mini-skirt
and you begin to
get
the picture” (Cleveland
Plain Dealer)
"Dazzling
harp playing, gorgeous
jazz/pop
singing, comic
timing and impressive
songwriting..." Austin-American
Statesman
Henson-Conant
combines music,
theater,
spoken word
and straight-out
entertainment.
To get an idea
of what her
shows are like, check
out this video:
PRESS
QUOTES:
"The
audience laughed,
got to their feet
and cheered, or
simply sat open-mouthed
as she gave us
the blues, on a
blue harp – plucked,
not blown, but
fired up with soul
nonetheless." The
Scottsman
"She's
reshaping the
serenely Olympian
harp into a jazz
instrument by
warping it closer
to the blues.” - New
York Times
" After
seeing Deborah
Henson-Conant
in concert...
I know harp music
can be anything
from the blues
to classical
to flamenco,
and all of it
beautiful." The
Cape Codder
“ She
plays stuff you
just wouldn’t
think could possibly
come from the
intrument that
St. Peter hands
out to new arrivals
at the pearly
gates. She
slapped the lower
strings like
an electric bass
player laying
down a funk line.
She worked the
sharpening levers
at the top of
her Celtic instrument
to imitate a
blues guitarist
bending notes.” Grand
Rapids Press
"[She]
sings and plays
the blues with
a deep spirituality,
expressiveness
and harmonic
sense matched
by few other
performers today,
and animates
everything she
touches with
a spine-tingling
sense of gently
propulsive rhythmic
drive.” Buffalo
News
"The
Jimi Hendrix
of the harp." Guitar
legend Steve
Vai
BRIEF
ARTIST BIO
DEBORAH HENSON-CONANT is
a Grammy-Nominated
recording artist. Guitar
Legend Steve
Vai calls
her "The
Jimi Hendrix of
the Harp," NPR's Scott Simon calls
her "the
[imagined] lovechild
of André Previn and Lucille
Ball." She
sings and plays
electric harp. She
composes for symphony. She
performs one-woman
shows and concerts
internationally.
She debuted with
the Boston
Pops, opened for
Ray Charles at
Tanglewood, had
her
own music special
on PBS, jammed
onstage with Bobby
McFerrin and offstage
with
Steven
Tyler. She's
been featured
on CBS "Sunday
Morning," NBC's "Today
Show" and
NPR's "Weekend
Edition."
For
the past 20 years
she's collaborated
with CAMAC
Harps in France
to
develop the "DHC
Light," the
worlds first commercially-produced
carbon-fibre electric
harp.
WANT
TO HELP PROMOTE
THE SHOW?
We'd
LOVE That!
Here
are 7 Things
you
can do!
Here
are simple
ways
you
can
instantly
be
part
of
our
promotions
team via
email,
facebook,
twitter
or
in person.And
if
you want
to email
to
let
us
know
you've
helped
promote the
show,
Deborah
will
want
to
personally
thank you.
1.
POSTER
Here's
a low-resolution
letter-size poster you
can download
and email to
your friends,
with
a link to this
event page: http://www.hipharp.com/events/2012/altamont.html
2.
EMAIL Email
your friends in
North Carolina,
especially those
near Asheville.
Let them know about
the show and why
you think they'd
enjoy it. You can
link them to this
page: http://www.hipharp.com/events/2012/altamont.html and
if you want, you
can download the
letter-size poster
above and send
it along as an
attachment (choose
the low resolution
version so you
don't clog their
in-box)
Example: One of my favorite
performers is
coming to Asheville,
NC. I hope you
can make the
show! I've attached
a poster and
here's a link
to more info:
http://www.hipharp.com/events/2012/altamont.html
3. TWITTER Tweet,
add @HipHarpist and
the hashtag
#AVL (for
Asheville) and
use this link to
the show page:http://www.hipharp.com/events/2012/altamont.html
If
you also
want to follow
me on twitter,
link to my
Twitter page.
4.
You
can
RSVP
or "Join" the
event
on
Facebook
Copy
and
paste
this
into
your
browser
to
get
to
the
event
page
and
be
able
to
join:
http://www.facebook.com/events/104544873000456/
Then
it
will
show
up
on
your
profile
that
you're ‘going,’ so
your
friends
will
see
it
on
their
wall.
5.
Once
you're "going," or
have "joined," you
can do
the following
from
the Facebook
Event
page:
A. ‘Invite’ your
facebook
friends by
clicking
the “invite” button
at
the
top
of
the
event
page
B. "Share" the
event
on
your
own
wall by
clicking
on
the "cog" (or
snowflake)
and
choose
from
the
dropdown
menu "share
event."
6.
You can
post these
links on
your Facebook
Wall (or
Twitter,
or email!)
with a short
description
of why you
think your friends
would enjoy
it:
1.
http://www.hipharp.com/events/2012/altamont.html -
That's
a
link
to
this
page
2. http://www.facebook.com/events/104544873000456/ - That's
a link
to
the "Facebook" Event
Page
link:
7.
PERSONAL
FACEBOOK
POST: Post
on your
wall with
a short
description
of the
show
and a link
to this
show page:
http://www.hipharp.com/events/2012/altamont.html
EXAMPLES:
My
friend
Deborah
Henson-Conant
- an
electric
harpist
(!) -
has a
show
this
weekend
in Asheville,
NC. If
there's
any way
you can
get there,
don't
miss
it! http://www.hipharp.com/events/2012/altamont.html
I'm going to see one of my favorite performers this weekend in Asheville,
NC!
Meet me there? http://www.hipharp.com/events/2012/altamont.html
There's
a show
I'd
LOVE
to
go
to
and
I can't!
If
you're
near
Asheville,
NC,
don't
miss
it!
And
if
you're
up
for
it,
take
pictures
and
send
some
to
me
afterwards?
www.hipharp.com/events/2012/altamont.html
BONUS
WAY! Buy
extra
tickets
and
bring
your
friends!
Check
for
discount
ticket
codes
by
"liking"
my
Official
Facebook
Page and
following
me
on
Twitter.
STUDENTS
There
are many ways to be creative.
To be heard. You
don’t
have to go the standard
route.
Come
see this Grammy-Nominated
artist, who’s
taken an unlikely instrument
and turned it into the
story of her life. Come
see what’s
possible if you
follow your own personal
passion ... because you
can create a life in music
and theater ... no matter
what you start with!
Wanna
take pictures or
video of the show?
You can! The
only caveats are:
no flash during
the show, and no
big
or noisy cameras
that might distract
your neighbors.
Email
us at
least a week
in advance to
let us know if
you'll be taping
or photographing
so we can arrange
a waiver of the
theater's no-photos-or-taping
policy for you,
or let you know
if there are
any problems
with cameras
at the venue.
And
after the show, let
us know what kind of
footage you got and
we'll figure out the
best way to get it,
edit it and post it! And
don't forget to wear
your film director's
beret!
TRANSPORTATION,
DIRECTIONS
& PARKING The theatre
doesn't seem to
have a directions
page here so,
in a nutshell:
Location:
Altamont
Theatre
8
Church St.
Asheville,
NC 28801
(828) 348-5327
Parking:
We don't
know the parking
situation in
Asheville, so
it's probably
best to call
the theatre for
more info.
Public Transport: We have a funny
feeling
there may
not be
public
transportation
in Asheville
....
PRESS
RELEASE
===============
PRESS
RELEASE
- Run
Through
January
15,
2012
=============== WHO: GRAMMY® Nominated
Electric
Harpist
Deborah
Henson-Conant WHAT: Solo
Show "Deborah & the
Blue
Harp" WHEN: Sun.
Jan
15,
2012
at
7:30pm WHERE: The
Altamont
Theatre,
18
Church
St.
Asheville,
NC
28801
TIX
INFO:
$25
General
/
$50
VIP
Tix
includes
pre-show
reception & a
DVD
of
this
very
show! ONLINE
TIX:Shortlink:
http://bit.ly/sUsP2i
Lonklink:
https://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1586023&cobrand=myaltamont BOX
OFFICE:
(828)
348-5327
MORE
SHOW
INFO: http://www.hipharp.com/events/2012/altamont.html ARTIST
WEBSITE: http://www.HipHarp.com THEATRE
WEBSITE: http://myaltamont.com/
She
strides on stage like
a rock-star,
with a futuristic, 32-string
silver triangle. An
instrument invented specifically
for her. She’s
the harpist your parents
never warned you about — the
world’s premiere
electric harpist.
Not
only will GRAMMY®-Nominated
Electric Harpist, Deborah
Henson-Conant be performing
at the brand new Altamont
Theatre on January 15th,
the show will be recorded
LIVE and be made into
a DVD! This will be her
first return to the Asheville
area since her appearance
as a featured soloist
at the Brevard Summer
Music Festival in 2004!
Henson-Conant
collaborated with French
harp builders, CAMAC,
to develop the world’s
top-selling electric
harp, which was named
after her, the “DHC.” That
harp has become an
integral part of her
work for
the past 15 years. “The
original idea of having
a portable harp was
both to be able to
tour more
easily and to be able
to be more physical
on stage.
From
her early days
of playing straight-ahead
jazz on her 75-lb
concert harp, she’s
evolved to her current
shows
that balance between
Mini-One-Woman Musicals
and concerts, with
music from Blues
to Flamenco,
a voice that’s
been compared to
Carly Simon and an
11-lb
carbon fibre harness-harp
that
was invented specifically
for her, and has
now become the top-selling
electric harp in
the
world (hey, even
Lady Gaga’s
harpist plays one!)
THE
BRAND NEW ALTAMONT
THEATRE is an intimate
listening room
for the serious music
lover with
a great sound system
and the best acoustics
in town. Originally
built in 1895,
it’s
the winner of the
2011 Griffin
Award for Adaptive
Re-Use, the combination
of "old" and "new" gives
the theatre its identity. With
huge storefront windows,
the original hardwood
floors, you would
never know this building
was
not originally made
the way you see it
today.
========
BRIEF
BIO
========
Unlike
artists
who
focus
on
a specific
style
of
music,
Deborah
Henson-Conant's
music
ranges
from
Blues
to
Flamenco,
unified
by
her
relentless
exploration
of
the
custom-built
instrument
that
was
invented
specifically
for
her.
She
creates
shows
that
combine
music,
humor
and
theater,
with
a
voice
that's
been
compared
to
Carly
Simon
and
stories
that
harp
on
the
good
things
in
life.
Guitar
legend
Steve
Vai calls
her the "Jimi
Hendrix
of
the
harp." The
New
York
Times
credits
her
with "reshaping
the
serenely
Olympian
harp
into
a jazz
instrument
by
warping
it
closer
to
the
Blues." She’s
debuted
with
the
Boston
Pops,
opened
for
Ray
Charles
at
Tanglewood,
and
jammed
with
Aerosmith’s
Steven Tyler,
Bobby
McFerrin
and
jazz
great
Doc
Severinsen.
===============
ARTIST
WEBSITE & SOCIAL
MEDIA:
===============
• Website:
http://www.HipHarp.com
• Facebook
Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/HipHarp
• Blog:
http://www.hipharp.com/blog/
• Twitter:
http://twitter.com/HipHarpist
• YouTube
Channel: http://www.youtube.com/HipHarpist
For
more artist
info
or to
schedule an
interview,
contact:
Beatriz
Harley,
781-483-3556,
HipHarp@HipHarp.com
AND
.... JOIN
me for my first-ever TWEET-UP
the
night before the show at
9pm at the 
We'd
LOVE That!
A. ‘Invite’ your
facebook
friends by
clicking
the “invite” button
at
the
top
of
the
event
page 
B. "Share" the
event
on
your
own
wall by
clicking
on
the "cog" (or
snowflake)
and
choose
from
the
dropdown
menu "share
event."
