PERFORMANCES & WORKSHOPS
PERFORMANCES & WORKSHOPS
SONIC BUTTERFLY PRODUCTIONS IS A FULL SERVICE PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY OFFERING SOLO TO FULL BAND PERFORMANCES AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS TO FIT ANY EVENT AND BUDGET.
SOLO – DUET – TRIO – FULL BAND – MULTI-MEDIA WITH PROJECTIONS – WORKSHOPS
SOLO SHOWS
JUMP INTO THE FIRE
JUMP INTO THE FIRE
Jump Into the Fire is Andrea Brook’s solo show taking you into the sights, sounds and story of Sonic Butterfly. Andrea weaves together her original solo compositions with tracks from a wide variety of genres and her eloquent descriptions and anecdotes to present the full experience of this transformational harp and Andrea’s international journey with it. The reviews are unanimous, “Phenomenal, Mesmerizing, Epic,” “It’s like being inside YoYo Ma’s cello,” “A Metamorphosis.” Jump Into the Fire is perfect for festivals, private parties, weddings, and corporate events. Please enjoy 2 videos from the show, Andrea’s original solo composition, “Parvaneh”, and accompanying the Dub Sutra track “Song on the Wind.”
SUPER SONIC BUTTERFLY
SUPER SONIC BUTTERFLY
Jump Into the Fire is Andrea Brook’s solo show taking you into the sights, sounds and story of Sonic Butterfly. Andrea weaves together her original solo compositions with tracks from a wide variety of genres and her eloquent descriptions and anecdotes to present the full experience of this transformational harp and Andrea’s international journey with it. The reviews are unanimous, “Phenomenal, Mesmerizing, Epic,” “It’s like being inside YoYo Ma’s cello,” “A Metamorphosis.” Jump Into the Fire is perfect for festivals, private parties, weddings, and corporate events. Please enjoy 2 videos from the show, Andrea’s original solo composition, “Parvaneh”, and accompanying the Dub Sutra track “Song on the Wind.”
Super Sonic Butterfly is a Super Sonic Dance Party featuring Andrea Brook on her extraordinary fully immersive harp, Sonic Butterfly, while she plays along with high energy dance tracks. “SO MUCH FUN! FANTASTIC!” “A Blast!” Super Sonic Butterfly is ideal for festivals, Dance Clubs, parties, weddings, and high energy Corporate Events. Andrea can also play with other DJs. Combine Jump Into the Fire with Super Sonic Butterfly for 2 fantastic shows with 1 performer and 1 awesome installation for the ultimate innovative and entertaining event. Please enjoy this video with 3 short excerpts from the show.
DUETS
CHERRY BLOSSOM
CHERRY BLOSSOM
“Cherry Blossom” is a transcendent audiovisual landscape combining Grammy and Academy Award winner, Steve Gorn’s Indian bansuri flute, clarinet and soprano saxophone with the inspiring music and magic of Andrea Brook’s 60ft long string harp, Sonic Butterfly. The audience is drawn in, “to stop time…and bring people to that sacred space where heart and mind meet,” while expanding out with the golden strings to new dimensions of delight. Please enjoy these 2 duet videos with Sonic Butterfly and Steve Gorn, “Flute Launch” and “Cherry Blossom.”
INHERITANCE
INHERITANCE
“Inheritance” explores the full spectrum of what it is to be a woman, through personal stories, multi-cultural songs featuring the brilliant vocal talent of Rebecca Comerford, and the transformational experience of Sonic Butterfly, Andrea Brook’s 60ft long-string harp. Rebecca and Andrea demonstrate a versatility of talent and an insightful and heartfelt performance, inheriting the wisdom of women to inspire healing for all of us. Please enjoy these 2 duet videos with Sonic Butterfly and Rebecca Comerford, “Nightingale” and “Particles.”
STRING DUPLEXITY
STRING DUPLEXITY
“String Duplexity” combines the complex layering of rhythms, melodies and drone into a unique fabric of music, created by Chris Murphy’s outstanding violin compositions and improvisations together with the beautiful and powerful long-strings of Sonic Butterfly, Andrea Brook’s 60ft harp. The mystical harp and ambient Gypsy/Celtic/Jazz electric violin create a tapestry that is compelling, haunting, and sensual while simultaneously sparkling with dynamism. Please enjoy this duet video with Sonic Butterfly and Chris Murphy, “The Dragon’s Tongue.”
“Cherry Blossom” is a transcendent audiovisual landscape combining Grammy and Academy Award winner, Steve Gorn’s Indian bansuri flute, clarinet and soprano saxophone with the inspiring music and magic of Andrea Brook’s 60ft long string harp, Sonic Butterfly. The audience is drawn in, “to stop time…and bring people to that sacred space where heart and mind meet,” while expanding out with the golden strings to new dimensions of delight. Please enjoy these 2 duet videos with Sonic Butterfly and Steve Gorn, “Flute Launch” and “Cherry Blossom.”
“Inheritance” explores the full spectrum of what it is to be a woman, through personal stories, multi-cultural songs featuring the brilliant vocal talent of Rebecca Comerford, and the transformational experience of Sonic Butterfly, Andrea Brook’s 60ft long-string harp. Rebecca and Andrea demonstrate a versatility of talent and an insightful and heartfelt performance, inheriting the wisdom of women to inspire healing for all of us. Please enjoy these 2 duet videos with Sonic Butterfly and Rebecca Comerford, “Nightingale” and “Particles.”
“String Duplexity” combines the complex layering of rhythms, melodies and drone into a unique fabric of music, created by Chris Murphy’s outstanding violin compositions and improvisations together with the beautiful and powerful long-strings of Sonic Butterfly, Andrea Brook’s 60ft harp. The mystical harp and ambient Gypsy/Celtic/Jazz electric violin create a tapestry that is compelling, haunting, and sensual while simultaneously sparkling with dynamism. Please enjoy this duet video with Sonic Butterfly and Chris Murphy, “The Dragon’s Tongue.”
TRIOS
BLUE COCOON
“Blue Cocoon” is a sexy, dreamy, superstar trio featuring David Lynch’s vocal muse, Chrysta Bell, Grammy Award Winner from the band Wilco, Mikael Jorgensen, and Andrea Brook’s Sonic Butterfly. The musical amalgam of Sonic Butterfly’s long-strings with Mikael’s modular synthesizer is as unprecedented as it is magnificent. Golden strings span out overhead and envelope the audience, and Blue Cocoon transports the audience into an alternative audio dimension. Chrysta Bell’s sultry voice explores this surreal sonic landscape, further delving us into a shared dream. The show is a gorgeous fantasy, visually tantalizing as Andrea and Chrysta Bell, who have been working together for over a decade, move in dazzling compliment, divine and alluring. The audiences agree, Blue Cocoon is “mind blowing!”
“Blue Cocoon” is a sexy, dreamy, superstar trio featuring David Lynch’s vocal muse, Chrysta Bell, Grammy Award Winner from the band Wilco, Mikael Jorgensen, and Andrea Brook’s Sonic Butterfly. The musical amalgam of Sonic Butterfly’s long-strings with Mikael’s modular synthesizer is as unprecedented as it is magnificent. Golden strings span out overhead and envelope the audience, and Blue Cocoon transports the audience into an alternative audio dimension. Chrysta Bell’s sultry voice explores this surreal sonic landscape, further delving us into a shared dream. The show is a gorgeous fantasy, visually tantalizing as Andrea and Chrysta Bell, who have been working together for over a decade, move in dazzling compliment, divine and alluring. The audiences agree, Blue Cocoon is “mind blowing!”
BLUE COCOON
MULTI-MEDIA
Sonic Butterfly Multi-Media is an exciting collaboration between Andrea Brook and Nima Rezai. Nima brings extraordinary live visuals to the performance with projections mapped onto Sonic Butterfly’s projection wings and fully surrounding the performers. Nima also plays the Chapman Stick, offering 2 unique instruments together on one stage. These multimedia performances can be presented with just Andrea and Nima plus backing tracks or more musicians can be added, including drums, guitar, violin, bass, etc. Sonic Butterfly Multi-Media is an extraordinary show that can be scaled to fit your event’s budget.
Sonic Butterfly Multi-Media is an exciting collaboration between Andrea Brook and Nima Rezai. Nima brings extraordinary live visuals to the performance with projections mapped onto Sonic Butterfly’s projection wings and fully surrounding the performers. Nima also plays the Chapman Stick, offering 2 unique instruments together on one stage. These multimedia performances can be presented with just Andrea and Nima plus backing tracks or more musicians can be added, including drums, guitar, violin, bass, etc. Sonic Butterfly Multi-Media is an extraordinary show that can be scaled to fit your event’s budget.
MULTI-MEDIA
FULL BAND
The Full Band “Kaleidoscope” features Sonic Butterfly Andrea Brook with a variety of wonderful musicians in 4, 5 and 6 musician variations. Musicians can include Grammy & Academy Award winner Steve Gorn on flute, clarinet and soprano saxophone, Carnegie Hall vocalist Rebecca Comerford, voltaic violinist Chris Murphy, multi-talented drummer Brad Ranola, Star Goes Nova keyboard player Christine Law, and electric and upright bassist Greg McFall. This full band show is a kaleidoscope of changing patterns, Sonic Butterfly’s golden long string harp envelopes the audience, and the songs reflect sounds from around the globe, performed with intimacy and expansiveness, creating a journey of grace, beauty, and energy.
KALEIDOSCOPE
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
SONIC BUTTERFLY LONG-STRING HARP MEDITATION
SONIC BUTTERFLY LONG-STRING HARP MEDITATION
In this musical meditation, the healing sounds and beautiful songs from the 60ft strings of the Sonic Butterfly long-string harp will transport you into a deep and evocative meditative state. The ascending overtones and healing harmonics of long string vibrations provide the perfect soundtrack for meditation, as they transmute and sublime one’s energy to promote physical/energetic health and creative inspiration.
SONIC BUTTERFLY YOGA
SONIC BUTTERFLY YOGA
Sonic Butterfly Yoga takes you on a vibrational, rhythmic, physical, energetic and conscious journey of transformation, combining the unique teaching style of yoga teacher, Andrea Brook, with the exquisite music of Sonic Butterfly. The ascending overtones and healing harmonics of long string vibrations provide the perfect soundtrack for the yoga practice, as they transmute and sublime one’s energy to promote physical/energetic health and creative inspiration.
For more information on Andrea’s teaching:
SONIC BUTTERFLY x 5 RHYTHMS DANCE
SONIC BUTTERFLY x 5 RHYTHMS DANCE
Sonic Butterfly x 5 Rhythms Dance is a ecstatic dance workshop that explores Gabrielle Roth’s 5 Body Rhythms. The music of Sonic Butterfly both solo and with dance tracks support you to feel the 5 rhythms, first Flowing, then Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and finally Stillness and most of all to dance your story. No dance training needed.
In this musical meditation, the healing sounds and beautiful songs from the 60ft strings of the Sonic Butterfly long-string harp will transport you into a deep and evocative meditative state. The ascending overtones and healing harmonics of long string vibrations provide the perfect soundtrack for meditation, as they transmute and sublime one’s energy to promote physical/energetic health and creative inspiration.
Sonic Butterfly Yoga takes you on a vibrational, rhythmic, physical, energetic and conscious journey of transformation, combining the unique teaching style of yoga teacher, Andrea Brook, with the exquisite music of Sonic Butterfly. The ascending overtones and healing harmonics of long string vibrations provide the perfect soundtrack for the yoga practice, as they transmute and sublime one’s energy to promote physical/energetic health and creative inspiration.
For more information on Andrea’s teaching:
Sonic Butterfly x 5 Rhythms Dance is a ecstatic dance workshop that explores Gabrielle Roth’s 5 Body Rhythms. The music of Sonic Butterfly both solo and with dance tracks support you to feel the 5 rhythms, first Flowing, then Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and finally Stillness and most of all to dance your story. No dance training needed.
All photos on this page by Christopher Ward unless otherwise stated
