LED Violin
Lights on her fingers, lights on her toes, she will make music wherever she goes…
Twinkling lights give a different twist to a violin and ballet performance for a Gala dinner.
Violin and the Volvos
Despite the chilly evening on Friday 31 July many Volvo enthusiasts, young and old, braved the cold to be among the first to see the new XC90. There were a range of Classic and Sport model Volvo’s on display from private collectors as well.
My brief was to create drama and suspense with violin music before the great reveal, which went down with much excitement. I couldn’t even get a photo with the new car the crowd was so thick around it!
Mixing it up Live
Beauty and the Beat, a violin/beatbox collaboration, performed at a Mediatech After Party. As the evening was an 80’s themed party, we included some 80’s classics such as Billy Jean by Michael Jackson. The talented Justin Chalice added his vocals to the mix.
Song of the Entrepreneur
The room was a-buzz with energy at last night’s Aurik Business Accelerator event. Brilliant entrepreneurs and small business owners from diverse backgrounds and industries converged for the award evening at the prestigious Michelangelo Hotel.
True to entrepreneurial flair, networking never stops. So while performing violin over the dinner service, a couple of unabashed entrepreneurs networked with me. Song of the entrepreneur!
Lady in Red
A client had this to say regarding a Marketing Awards event last night :
“I really enjoyed the Lady in Red / Carpet Electric Violin – wow – was an awesome touch!!!”
A Musical Journey Around the World
As a sort of musical tour-guide for an event themed “Around the World in 80 Minutes” at the Hyatt, Dar-Es-Salaam, my brief was to perform a repertoire of songs that would take the audience on a journey around the world.
The guest list included dignitaries and business leaders from across the globe so finding repertoire that would be relevant was a bit challenging!
I meandered through some Western Classical to American Jazz and blues, to some Spanish rhythms and Jamaican reggae to finally round off the journey theme with a laser violin performance of the theme song to “Caravans “.
Violin While You Shop
I have played violin at various times of the day for different events. This morning though, I was dressed in glamorous red by 5h30 am to perform for the Pick n Pay store opening in the new Menlyn Grocery Avenue. It was amazing to see the queues of people lining up that early to snap up the opening specials!
New Butterfly Bow for the Violin Laser Show
These laser tech guys are always tinkering about and today Munki and I tried out a new concept, the Butterfly Bow for the Laser Violin act. The effect is a wide butterfly-shaped arc on either end of the bow which washes over the the audience as I performed violin to a mesmerizing house track. The crowd all had their phones out trying to capture the laser show, but this is the kind of act that you have to experience live!
A Bubbly Breakfast Event
As early morning light shone through the tree-shaded patio of Klein Kaap Boutique Hotel, a surprise Bubble awaited the guests wafting in for breakfast.
In such an enchanting setting I just had to include some classical numbers in the violin repertoire like Pachelbell’s Canon in D.
Tanzania Electric Violin Performance
While my stop in and out of Tanzania was short, I was there long enough to experience that Dar es Salaam is indeed a vibrant and friendly city! I was there to perform electric laser violin for a 4G launch.
Travelling with lasers and electric violins is an interesting experience as airport security staff are concerned by all wires and gadgets. So I usually offer to play them a tune on the violin to show that I am actually travelling with a real musical instrument.