The Gurl's Guide to Amplification book by Deborah Henson-Conant: Amplification

Deborah Henson-Conant's humorous and extremely useful guide includes things that she has learned about amplification, and definitions for some of the words that will help you communicate about sound equipment. She tells you what to buy and how to connect the parts, as well as recording and sound check tips. Deborah's humor, straight talk, and illustrations make this book easy to read and understand. As Deborah says: “This book is NOT for experts . . . but it IS for the Gurl in everyone.” 40 pages, comb-spiral-bound.

Deborah Henson-Conant is also known as the "wild woman of the harp." She's changing the way the world sees this ancient instrument. Deborah describes her music as "cross-genre": jazz-pop-comedy-folk-blues-flamenco-Celtic. She is as much of an entertainer as a musician. She performs in symphony halls with major orchestras and plays intimate shows in jazz clubs and theaters internationally. She sings, plays electric harp, "tells tall tales with the ease of a stand-up comic," (Plain Dealer, Cleveland).

Deborah has toured with the Boston Pops, opened for Ray Charles at Tanglewood, performed her one-woman show from Budapest to Boston, starred in the PBS special "Celtic Harpestry," and has been featured on NBC, CBS, CNN, NPR, and hosted television shows for BET and BBC Affiliates. Charlies Rose, Lou Rawls, Joan Rivers, Studs Terkel, Scott Simon, Billy Taylor and Susan Stamberg have interviewed her.