Guitarist Orianthi, who recently gained attention as the guitarist for Michael Jackson prior to the singer’s death, has a new album titled Believe that will be released on October 27. The album showcases not only Orianthi’s guitar-playing skills, but also her singing and songwriting skills.
If you’re not familiar with Orianthi, she’s a 24-year-old guitarist from Adelaide in South Australia. Several years ago, she grabbed the attention of Carlos Santana during a tour of his through Australia, and she has since played with Steve Vai, Prince, and ZZ Top. Most recently, she was selected to be the touring guitarist for Michael Jackson’s tour.
On Believe, Orianthi manages to combine pop sensibilities with a guitar shredders attitude, and it works for her. The following is the EPK for the upcoming album:
Thanks for sharing this to your readers. Yes, Orianthi was Michael Jackson’s lead guitarist and was present on all rehearsals for his This Is It tour prior to his death. She’s a very good guitarist and probably known globally. With regard to her upcoming album, I must say that I will watch for it and surely get a copy. After all, her style and her music are just so amazingly great. Cheers!
Couldn’t help but find myself a little curious after seeing a snippet of the This Is It show. I really wanted to know who this girl was, and now I do! I like her style and she seems very bold and courageous. She has good skills too……..Plus she’s pretty 😉
Damn she can play. Awesome.