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Steve Vai

Joe Satriani and Stave Jam To Help A&R Exec Who Discovered Them

June 5, 2011

It’s always nice to hear how musicians help one another and don’t forget where they came from.  Joe Satriani and Steve Vai will headline a benefit concert at the House of Blues in Hollywood to help music industry veteran and friend Cliff Cultreri pay his medical bills. Cliff Cultreri is the A&R executive who first discovered [...]

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Join the Steve Vai Online Guitar Lesson And Help Set a Record Today

March 3, 2011

Here is a quick reminder to tune in today at 1:30 PM EST to join Steve Vai and help set a new world record. Berkleemusic will donate one dollar for every person that joins the online lesson to the Steve Vai Online Scholarship Fund, which is designed to reward and assist outstanding students studying in [...]

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Steve Vai Attempting To Teach Largest Online Guitar Lesson

February 9, 2011

To many guitarists around the world, Steve Vai is a hero and guitar God.  He has chops that make many drool.  Many of us wish we could make the guitar sing like he does. He has awesome tapping abilities.  And the good news, Vai wants to share some of his abilities with the world and [...]

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What Makes You Remember A Song?

April 8, 2010

What makes a song memorable?  This is a question I have pondered since reading the post, The Difference Between A Great Guitar Player And A Guitar Great, at Hook in Mouth. The article explores which style of playing is more memorable – technical or artistic.  Although the commentary explores various heavy metal and rock guitarists, [...]

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Steve Vai Joins Orianthi in “Highly Strung” (Video)

January 22, 2010

Few would expect the legendary guitar shredder Steve Vai to appear on a debut album, but he did.    About a year ago, Orianthi was introduced to the world at the 2009 Grammys supporting Carrie Underwood.  Since then, she has opened for Vai, released her debut album, Believe, and almost hit the performance stage with the [...]

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For The Classical Music Fan – A List of Unique Masterworks

December 20, 2009

The following post was co-written with Contrapuntist. If you’re a classical music aficionado who is looking for something different, how about trying some progressive rock and metal music? Now before you run away screaming, give me a moment to explain. As mentioned in a previous post, both Contrapuntist and I are metalheads and classically trained [...]

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