Sony Music Entertainment and Legacy Recordings have signed Steve Vai to a new multi-album agreement that includes plans to issue two new Vai sets in 2015, beginning with Stillness in Motion: Vai Live in L.A. on April 7.
The 2CD/2DVD was recorded October 12, 2012, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. It was the 49th show from Vai's Story of Light World Tour.
The 2DVD configuration of Stillness in Motion also includes a bonus disc featuring "The Space Between the Notes (Tour Mischief)," a video diary comprised of more than three and a half hours of footage, filmed around the world on-stage, off-stage and behind-the-scenes during the Story of Light World Tour.
"To say this tour was a powerful life experience would be like saying the sun is hot," writes Vai in the Stillness in Motion liner notes.
Following Stillness in Motion, Sony/Legacy will release an album of new Vai material.
This multi-album deal marks a homecoming for Vai, who set the standard for rock instrumental music across a series of albums released through Relativity and Epic Records, from 1990's Passion and Warfare through 2007's Sound Theories, Vol. I & II.
Vai will host his second Vai Academy August 2 to 6 in Vail, Colorado, at the Arrabelle at Vail Square. Attendees will spend four days and nights discovering the intricacies of the guitar while enjoying clinics, workshops and jams from Vai and his guest instructors, including Eric Johnson and Sonny Landreth. For more information, visit vaiacademy.com.
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Stillness in Motion 2CD Edition:
Disc 1
1. Intro/Racing the World
2. Velorum
3. Band Intros
4. Building the Church
5. Tender Surrender
6. Gravity Storm
7. Weeping China Doll
8. John the Revelator
9. The Moon and I
10. The Animal
11. Whispering a Prayer
Disc 2 1. The Audience Is Listening 2. Rescue Me or Bury Me 3. Sisters 4. Treasure Island 5. Salamanders In the Sun 6. Pusa Road 7. Frank 8. The Ultra Zone (CD Version) 9. Build Me a Song L.A. 10. For The Love of God 11. Taurus Bulba
Stillness in Motion 2DVD Edition:
Disc 1 1. Intro/Racing the World 2. Velorum 3. Band Intros 4. Building the Church 5. Tender Surrender 6. Gravity Storm 7. The Trillium’s Launch 8. Weeping China Doll 9. John the Revelator 10. The Moon and I 11. The Animal 12. Whispering a Prayer 13. The Audience Is Listening 14. Where Are We 15. Rescue Me or Bury Me 16. Sisters 17. Treasure Island 18. Beastly Rap 19. Salamanders In the Sun 20. Pusa Road 21. Earthquake Sky, Drum Solo 22. I’m Tired 23. The Ultra Zone 24. Frank
Disc 2 1. Build Me a Song L.A. 2. For the Love of God 3. Taurus Bulba
Story of Light Tour: The Space Between the Notes (Tour Mischief) 4. Leg 1 (Rehearsals/USA) 5. Leg 2 (Europe/Eastern Europe) 6. Leg 3 (Vegas/Netherlands/Russia/Ukraine/Europe) 7. Leg 4 (Australia/NZ/Indonesia/China/S. Korea/Japan/Taiwan/Thailand) 8. Leg 5 (Europe...again) 9. Leg 6 (USA...again) 10. Leg 7 (Mexico/South America/China) 11. Leg 8 (Vegas/Singapore/Malaysia/Israel/Europe/Russia/Ukraine) 12. Leg 9 (USA/St. Barths/Japan/France/Poland)
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
