One of their head luthiers will build the instrument and will videotape it, so you’ll actually get to see a guitar being made from top to bottom. “One thing I'm doing before the camp is, I’m going down to Ibanez and I'm going to design a guitar. It’s something that’s so important to us, but a lot of us know so little about it. Last year, like you said, it was building a song, and this time it’s the electric guitar itself. There will be a lot of playing, but I wanted to devote half of the day to a theme. The jamming is an important aspect – it’s always my goal to play with every camper. “The element of guitar classes with great clinicians and artists will always be there. This time, the theme is "All About The Guitar." You get to see what it’s like to tour all of these places with a group of people who are having a terrific time being together.”
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But I love it, and I think my fans will really enjoy it. Even with all the chopping I did, it’s still three hours and 40 minutes. It took me five months of 15-hour days to edit. It was a massive undertaking to include something from every day we were out there. "So this is a chronological tour diary of every day on the tour. We went everywhere – we did America twice, Europe, Eastern Europe twice, Japan twice we did Indonesia, Australia, Tel Aviv… and Russia three times. For the Story Of Light tour, we circled the globe twice, and this footage takes you along for the entire our. It's a tour diary that I put together, and it's really one of the best things I’ve ever done. "The DVD of the show was relatively easy to put together, but I wanted something more, and that's the bonus disc, The Space Between The Notes.
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I didn't feel as if it was exploited fully for a TV show that was broadcasts, so that's why I asked for the tapes to do this release with. They had a fantastic camera array and such a great crew. You know, I've got to tell you, the main concert, the Nokia show, was beautifully shot. The DVD package also includes a bonus disc, The Space Between The Notes. Stillness In Motion will be available in 2CD and 2DVD sets.
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It’s like a missing link record, and there will also be a DVD that includes a lot of footage from that period. The Passion And Warfare package will include the remastered original album along with a disc of material that was written and recorded between Flex-Able and Passion And Warfare.
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It'll probably be 100 shows, 50 in America and 50 in Europe, during which we'll play the entire record. The studio record is down the way – before that we'll do the Passion And Warfare tour. “We’re putting out the DVD and live CD of Stillness In Motion, then we're doing the Passion And Warfare reissue, and then there's a new studio album. Long story short, they offered me a deal that was a shocker. They have my catalog and they really wanted me on the label. And the cool thing is, there's really a great group of people at Legacy – they’re music lovers, guitar lovers. "They were willing to work with me, but they really wanted me to sign with Legacy. When I was looking to put out the 25th Anniversary of Passion And Warfare, I had to approach Sony to see if they would give me the rights. It can be an ordeal to release your own music, no matter who you are or how you do it. “Yeah, it’s one of these things that happened organically. Signing with Legacy is kind of a homecoming for you – you've got a long history with Sony. Vai sat down with MusicRadar recently to talk about the upcoming releases and his plans for the new Vai Academy – and the celebrated six-string virtuoso even offered his top five tips for guitarists.
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And there's more: From August 2-6, Vai will host his second Vai Academy, with the theme of "All About The Guitar," at The Arrabelle At Vail Square in Vail, Colorado (visit for more details). Vai's first release through Legacy will be Stillness In Motion – Vai Live in LA, recorded at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles in 2012.įollowing Stillness In Motion, Vai will issue a 25th Anniversary package of his landmark Passion And Warfare album, after which he'll release a disc of brand-new studio material. There's been a wealth of news from the land of Steve Vai recently: Last month, the guitar master announced that he'd signed a multi-album deal with Sony Music Entertainment and Legacy Recordings (with the exception of 2012's The Story Of Light, Vai has been associated with Sony since 1990). (Image credit: Massimo Valicchia/Demotix/Corbis) Steve Vai's top 5 tips for guitarists