STEVE VAI’S THIRD VAI ACADEMY
GUITAR CAMP TO TAKE PLACE JANUARY 2-6, 2017 IN CARMEL, CA
PASSION & WARFARE 25TH
ANNIVERSARY EDITION 180 GRAM VINYL NOW AVAILABLE
NORTH AMERICAN PASSION &
WARFARE 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR CONTINUES
LOS
ANGELES — Steve Vai’s third annual Vai Academy Guitar Camp — Vai Academy
3.0: “Passion and Technique” — will be taking place in Carmel, CA at the
Asilomar Conference Grounds from January 2-6, 2017. Along with a
star-studded lineup of special guests including Al Di Meola, Zakk Wylde, Carlos
Alomar and others, Vai will stage the event for players and music lovers of all
ages, levels, interests, and tastes. The four-day gathering offers once-in-a-lifetime
activities such as jamming with Steve Vai and his band, as well as activities
and workshops for master players, beginners, and enthusiastic fans alike.
For more information, including a variety of registration options, visit www.vaiacademy.com.
Register by November 24 and receive a BOSS SD-1 Super Overdrive Pedal, TC
Electronic Polytune Clip, and a copy of the Tone Wizards eBook when you arrive
to Vai Academy.
“I’m
so excited that Vai Academy has been as successful as it’s been, and it seems
to become more interesting every year,” Steve Vai, the newly-inducted 2016 Long
Island Music Hall of Fame Member, remarked. “For 2017, we chose the
Asilomar Conference Grounds in beautiful Carmel, California during the
first week of January, which is great because everyone’s ready to start the
year fresh after the holidays. This year, we’re going to focus on guitar
technique, and we’ll talk about finding inspiration within yourself to write
melodies and songs. The technique is the tool. It’s your most
useful friend to express what’s inside. We’ll unlock that together.”
“Ultimately,
the main goal of Vai Academy is for everybody in attendance to feel incredibly
enthusiastic when thinking about their goals, their future, and connection
to the instrument, and to make some new friends, maybe find a new bandmate or
two, and have a great time.”
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To
commemorate the 25th anniversary of his landmark album, Passion and Warfare,
Vai released Modern Primitive / Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary
Edition, earlier this year via Legacy Recordings. Modern
Primitive includes previously unreleased material either recorded or
written following Vai’s first solo record Flex-Able and prior to Passion
and Warfare. The 25th Anniversary version of Passion and Warfare
is remastered from the original analog tapes and includes four bonus tracks
(“Love Elixir,” “We Are One,” “As Above,” and “So Below”).
Now,
a limited edition first time 180 Gram Audiophile vinyl of Passion and
Warfare 25th Anniversary Edition is available — impeccably mastered and
enhanced on two clear LPs with four recently unearthed bonus tracks from the
album sessions, featured in a first time gatefold cover presentation and
pressed at R.T.I. Fans can now hear 1990’s Best Album of the Year, as
designated by both Guitar World and Guitar Player, like they have
never heard it before. The 180 Gram Audiophile vinyl is available
here: http://amzn.to/2g3vk1b
Vai
is currently on a critically-acclaimed, 100+ date Passion and Warfare 25th
Anniversary World Tour celebrating one of the greatest instrumental rock
guitar recordings of all time. For the first time ever, Vai and his band
are playing Passion and Warfare from front to back live at each tour
stop. In a show review, Mass Live said Vai “bent notes and minds” and of
the performance at The Fillmore in San Francisco, SF Sonic noted, Vai
“delivered a masterful performance” and added “it was hard to not get wrapped
up in the enthusiasm emanating from Vai, who seemed overjoyed to be playing
these songs…his playing demands and holds your attention throughout, a mark of
a true master.”
The
North American leg of the tour includes these upcoming concerts:
Nov.
15 - Vienna, VA - The Barns at Wolf Trap
Nov.
16 - Harrisburg, PA - Sunoco Theater at the Whitaker
Nov.
18 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
Nov.
19 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
Nov.
20 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
Nov.
21 - Durham, NC - The Carolina Theatre
Nov.
22 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall
Nov.
23 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
Nov.
25 - St. Petersburg, FL - Palladium Theatre
Nov.
26 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Parker Playhouse
Nov.
27 - Orlando, FL - Plaza Live
Nov.
28 - Macon, GA - Cox Capitol Theatre
Nov.
29 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Nov.
30 - Birmingham, AL - WorkPlay Theatre
Dec.
1 - New Orleans, LA - Joy Theater
Dec.
2 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre
Dec.
4 - San Antonio, TX - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Dec.
5 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory
Dec.
6 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
Dec.
7 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
Dec.
9 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
Dec.
10 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
Dec.
11 - Albuquerque, NM - El Rey Theater
Dec.
12 - Scottsdale, AZ - Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
To
purchase tickets, EVO Experience VIP packages (including front row, meet &
greet + Q&A opportunities with Steve), and for more information,
visit: www.vai.com/tourdates/
Known
for his intense, virtuosic and instantly recognizable guitar style, Steve Vai
is also a visionary composer, consummate producer, and relentless live
performer who sculpts musical sound with infinite creativity and technical
mastery. At 18 years old, he began his professional musical career transcribing
for, and then playing with, the legendary Frank Zappa. More than three decades,
more than 15 million in album sales, and three GRAMMY Awards later, Vai has
proven himself, in his own right, as one of music’s true originals. While many
artists fit easily into a single category, Steve Vai remains
unclassifiable. Throughout the years, Vai has awed fans of all genres
with his exceptional guitar skills and musicianship while touring the world as
a solo artist, a member of G3, with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, and bands such
as Alcatrazz and Whitesnake. As an accomplished audio producer, Vai has
written, produced, and engineered all of his solo albums — several released via
Favored Nations, his own independent record label that has released over 70
albums by legendary musicians such as Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Lukather, Eric
Johnson, Billy Sheehan, Larry Carlton and many more. For Vai, virtuosity and
versatility are not mutually exclusive. He has created music for blockbuster
films, bestselling video games, national sports franchises, corporate brand
initiatives, as well as several accomplished orchestras around the world with
whom he has performed. Vai remains one of the most honored guitarists of the
past few decades. His career accomplishments have earned him honorary
doctorates from Berklee College of Music and Musicians Institute. Vai has
been honored multiple times by Guitar World and Guitar Player as
Guitarist of the Year and Guitar World has ranked him as one of the Top
Ten Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
