Thursday, October 28, 2010

Voyage-Air Artists at the Top Songwriter Seminar of 2010

Savannah Records’ Dave Gibson and Daisy Dern are teaming up to produce Smokin Hit Songwriters - a special two-day seminar geared to aspiring songwriters. Dave Gibson should know his craft: with six number one hits under his belt, and songs recorded by country music greats such as Alabama, Confederate Railroad and Tanya Tucker.

Former Mercury recording artist, and songstress, Daisy Dern will be among the Voyage-Air Guitar players teaching songwriting tips and sharing stories, insights, wisdom, experiences and practical advice about songwriting. In addition, hit songwriter (and an early Voyage-Air endorser) Chris Wallin will be on hand to share his view about how to make a song a hit. With a catalogue of hundreds of chart topping hits, he’ll tell how it feels to write a song like “Don’t Blink” recorded by Kenny Chesney.

A panel will judge a special open mic night session for the first 30 participants to sign up for the seminar, and the winner will receive a one hour writing session with Dave.

Sign up soon: this songwriting retreat will be held November 5-7 in the beautiful mountains of Tennessee in Monteagle. It’s sure to be a Voyage-Air Guitar weekend, as well as a great excuse to take your guitar to the mountains!

Click here for more information.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band go Voyage-Air!

Voyage-Air Guitar created quite a stir at a recent Jimmy Buffet show at Shoreline Amphitheater near San Francisco. Already a well traveled Voyage-Air Guitar player, Jim Mayer (the Buffet bassist), turned his band-mates on to a demonstration of the new TelAir electric guitar.

Jim Mayer’s brother, Peter,
(lead guitar player for the Coral Reefer band) has now been added to our roster of endorsers. The legendary Sonny Landreth was even impressed with the Voyage-Air, sticking around to test it out and take pictures with Voyage-Air V.P. Michael Ferrucci and Artist Relations Director, Virginia Cannon.

Since Sonny Landreth has played with guitar icons like Eric Clapton, Mark Knofpler and Eric
Johnson, a guitar has to be exceptional to catch his attention... and the Voyage-Air guitar did just that!


Jim Mayer took his Voyage-Air Guitar on a recent trip to Paris with Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band, which sparked the interest of the entire band. The result? Jimmy Buffet is now a proud owner of a Voyage-Air Guitar!

Friday, October 15, 2010

Ravi takes to the Air, and to the Classroom with Voyage-Air

Ravi gained worldwide fame as the guitarist for the '90's band Hanson. Hanson's triple Grammy nominated chart-topping song "MmmBop" catapulted the band into the music stratosphere, taking Ravi to stages at the White House, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, Rosie O'Donnell, and Madison Square Garden.

Now an accomplished solo artist, Ravi has played to a packed house at venues such as the Louisiana Superdome. Also an enthusiastic private pilot, Ravi's music has become a fixture at the Oshkosh Air Show and aviation events all around the country.

The Voyage-Air guitar has been a breakthrough for Ravi and his music - space is tight in his plane, and he can finally take a full-size acoustic VAOM-2C guitar with him wherever he flies.

In the video clip below, Ravi makes a presentation at the Berklee College of Music, and talks about how the Voyage-Air guitar has changed the way he makes music when traveling:



Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Brian Ray Album Release Party: Voyage-Air Guitar Winner!

Brian Ray’s party at the Roxy in Hollywood was undoubtedly one of the most energized shows we've seen. The house was packed to the gills, and Brian played songs from his newly released cd “This Way Up.” He was supported in the audience by his fellow Paul McCartney band mate, Rusty Anderson. Many other superstars filled the audience to see what Brian’s been doing in his time off the road from the McCartney tour.

In keeping with Brian’s charitable nature, he raffled off a number of musical instruments and equipment for the MusiCares charity, including the Voyage-Air Guitar. First up on stage, Voyage-Air CEO Jeff Cohen demonstrated the instrument while Brian pulled the winning name from the hat.

The lucky winner was Gerald Greene, who plays the drums, he sings, plays trombone, harmonica and now the Voyage-Air Guitar! He traveled extensively with his brother, Dennis Greene, a founding member of the group “Sha Na Na”. Gerald released his first solo cd in 1998 entitled “Yesterday Love” and is presently working on a new project called “It’s Time!” In addition to performing, Gerald also writes songs and has had success in acting, with parts in “Law & Order” and “Sex and the City.” He has also worked in the theater in a piece entitled “The Forgotten” written by his brother, Dennis.

It seems that there is no stopping this multi-talented man, there’s no telling where he might show up next with the Voyage-Air Guitar!

See the clip below that revealed his shining moment at Brian Ray’s Album Release Party:

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Brian Ray and Voyage-Air Partner to Benefit MusiCares

Brian Ray’s Album Release Party will be held this Friday, October 8th in West Hollywood at The Roxy. After his performance to promote his new record “This Way Up”, Brian and Voyage-Air Guitar CEO Jeff Cohen will present a Voyage-Air Guitar that will be raffled off to a lucky audience member. All proceeds will benefit MusiCares.

MusiCares provides a 'safety net' of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares’ services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies. Affiliated with the GRAMMY Awards, Barbra Streisand was named 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year.

Click here for more information about Brian’s prestigious career.

Click here for tickets and more information about Brian Ray’s Album Release Party.

Tickets are $12 each (Deal!), and are available at Ticketmaster or the Roxy Box office: (310) 278-9457

Friday, October 1, 2010

MATISYAHU and VOYAGE-AIR GUITAR, together in concert!

Internationally acclaimed Chassidic Reggae sensation Matisyahu, delivered a 90 minute performance that included a question and answer session. Josh Cohen opened the show, playing his Voyage-Air acoustic guitar. This was a rare appearance for Matisyahu at the Bankhead Theatre in Livermore, California, and he was gentle and thoughtful in his delivery. His songs were executed with precision timing, backed with only the Voyage-Air Guitar and a microphone. Matisyahu’s guitar player, D.P. Holmes (Dub Trio) used the guitar exclusively throughout the entire show.

The Q & A session was amazing with bursts of laughter at his playful banter. To ask a question, Matisyahu demanded that the questioner first tell their name, age and what type of animal they are most like. This created a very light hearted atmosphere in light of the serious questions being asked regarding his background, Jewish faith and musical influences.

At the end, he graciously signed a Voyage-Air Guitar that was raffled off for charity to benefit the Chabad of the Tri Valley. 13 year old Ben Frieman of Danville, California was the happy winner. Since he learned to play on his Dad’s guitar, this Voyage-Air is the first guitar that Ben has owned.