Herman Li – Official Site

Had fun at PMT in Birmingham and Dawsons Music in Reading. Such a great turn out! Thanks to everybody for coming, it was great meeting you guys. Also thanks to Ibanez and Headstock distribution in the UK for putting the whole thing together. – Herman

The previously announced Herman Li guitar workshop UK dates have changed. The PMT Birmingham date has moved two days forward, along with the change of venue to Dawsons Music in Reading for the 27th.

The confirmed UK dates are as following:

Monday 26th Apr 2010 –  Birmingham, United Kingdom - PMT (date changed)
Tuesday 27th Apr 2010 –  Reading, United Kingdom - Dawsons Music (updated venue info)

Royal Artist Club‘s Jayme Foxx caught up with Herman Li while he was in California last month. Check out the four parts interview here.

DragonForce guitarist Herman Li will embark on an Ibanez Guitar Workshop Tour in Europe next month. Apart from showcasing his unique playing style, Herman will answer questions from the audience and talk about everything from performance techniques, to the business side of the music industry.

“I really want to encourage people to come to these workshops not just to sit and watch, but to participate and ask questions to get as much as they can from this experience.” Herman says. “I’m looking forward to connecting with the fans on a more personal level and being able to share some knowledge with them first hand.”

Here are the confirmed dates with more to be added.

Date – City – Country – Venue
09th Mar 2010 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – Feedback
10th Mar 2010 – Saint-Nicolas, Belgium – Key Music
11th Mar 2010 – Niederlenz. Switzerland – Musik Produktiv Schweiz AG
12th Mar 2010 – Pfaeffikon, Switzerland - Seedamm Music Store
13th Mar 2010 – Morges, Switzerland - Boullard Musique SA
14th Mar 2010 – St. Gallen, Switzerland - Musik Shop
16th Mar 2010 – Nancy, France - Music Academy International
17th Mar 2010 – Toulon, France - Le Vox – Steel Music – La Garde
18th Mar 2010 – Trento, Italy - La Pietra Music Planet
19th Mar 2010 – Modena, Italy - Lenzotti Strumenti Musicali
20th Mar 2010 – Barcelona, Spain – Rock and Classics S.L
22nd Mar 2010 – Seville, Spain - MAT Guitar & Bass
23rd Mar 2010 – Lisbon, Portugal - Music Factory
26th Apr 2010 -  Birmingham, United Kingdom - PMT (note new date)
27th Apr 2010 – Reading, United Kingdom - Dawsons Music (moved to new venue)

Yes, we have relaunched hermanli.com with a new look, new contents and more coming soon. Stay tuned!

The new Herman Li Signature Model EGEN8PLB was on display at the Ibanez booth in this year’s NAMM. This affordable E-Gen guitar is already in production and will be available world-wide.

Go to the Guitars section and Ibanez.com for more information about it.

Herman alongside DragonForce band mates Sam Totman and Dave Mackintosh were at the NAMM Convention in Anaheim California last weekend for meet and greets and autograph sessions. The band would like to send their appreciation to the fans that attended from all parts of the world.

Herman will be signing at this year’s NAMM show in Anaheim, California USA at the following times:

Friday 15th January 2010
4pm – 5pm
Herman with Sam & Dave (DragonForce)
Ibanez / Tama
Booth 4634, Hall C

Saturday 16th January 2010
12pm – 1pm
Herman with Sam (DragonForce)
Samson Technologies
Booth 5940, Hall B

Here are a couple interviews with Herman from the recent UK tour:

Interviews
Roadrunner UK
Metal Discovery

A week before Xmas, I had to judge a guitar solo competition called Strings On Fire. I had so much fun watching the entries; so I picked up an Ibanez J-Custom next to me, plugged it into my amp, and gave it a quick go myself just for fun. While playing, I had it recorded on a Zoom Q3 to test out this new camera. It turned out to be a lot of fun. Here is one of them for you to check out, after a few attempts of improvisation.

(Note: the audio was recorded using the built-in video camera microphone.)

Regarding the competition results, it was one of the hardest things I ever had to judge. There were so many great solos and it took me days to decide on the top 3. I had to take a few more things into account to help me make my final choice. Was the solo done in one take? Was string damping used? How many harmonies were on the backing track?

In closing, I would like to congratulate all the players who entered as everyone did a great job.

Herman Li, DragonForce