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Jo Hamilton To Play Air Piano In Edinburgh

• 2nd Jul 2011

Jo Hamilton has been invited to play an exclusive live set for TED in Edinburgh between July 11th – 15th to showcase the Air Piano … a brand new instrument.

TED's musical curator is Thomas Dolby. Previous musicians to perform at TED include Imogen Heap (2009), Annie Lennox (2010) and David Byrne (2010).

Jo's appearance will be featured on BBC2's The Culture Show. You can see her playing a remarkable instrument at link

Jo Hamilton is the daughter of a Jamaican mother and a Kenyan father. She was brought up in the Scottish Highlands and went on to live in in Turkey, UAE, Kuwait, Sri Lanka and Cambodia.

She is the first artist in the world to work with an Air Piano, which allows playing and controlling software instruments simply by moving hands in the air. Her debut release “Gown“ has received huge acclaim in the U.K. The album has also won three awards in the 2010 Recharged Radio awards and the Guardian describe Jo as 'singular and unforgettable, Hamilton is quite a discovery'

Jo is also about to unveil a summer tour of 10 Apple stores in the US where she will perform exclusive city sets with the Air Piano.

More information on Jo Hamilton can be found at link