In honor of girls’ rock camp: Orianthi

Yesterday was day one Girls’ Rock Camp, and we’re off to a great start. The band I’m coaching is called Lemon Lime Light, which I think is a super creative name. They’ve already written a first verse and all of the lyrics to their original song. Not bad for a few hours work.

In honor of Rock Camp, I’ll be posting about girl musicians all week. First up is Orianthi, an amazing guitarist out of Australia. She writes her own stuff, and she’s got mad skills on guitar. She’s played with Steve Vai, Carrie Underwood, and Carlos Santana, and she was scheduled to tour with Michael Jackson. Not bad for a 24 year old.

Here’s Orianthi playing with Steve Vai. This video makes me want to turn a fan on while I practice.

p.s. Special thanks to my good friend Mel2 for pointing this virtuoso out to me!