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3 unusual facts about Steve Vai


Drumometer

In 2001 WFD acquired its most recognizable competitor when Steve Vai and Berklee College of Music professor Mike Mangini joined its ranks.

Ruta Sepetys

In 1994 she launched Sepetys Entertainment Group, Inc., an entertainment management firm representing Grammy®-award winning guitarist Steve Vai, Orange County modern rock band Lit, and Emmy nominated film composer Niels Bye Nielsen.

Shove the Sun Aside

It was recorded at Steve Vai's recording studio '1720 TAFT' except for the drums which were recorded at Vai's 'Mothership' studio.


Beverly McClellan

She also recorded lead vocals for the song "John the Revelator" on Steve Vai's 2012 album The Story of Light, and toured with Vai the same year.

Carle Place, New York

Guitarists Steve Vai and Joe Satriani are both from Carle Place (although technically, Satriani was born in Westbury).

Chick Corea Elektric Band

In 1996, the band teamed up with Steve Vai's Monsters to record a version of "Rumble" from West Side Story for the RCA Victor tribute album called The Songs of West Side Story.

Driven by You

Shortly before releasing it as single, May played it on the Guitar Legends concert in October 1991, having a super-group backing him: Cozy Powell on drums, Neil Murray on bass, Steve Vai on rhythm guitar, Rick Wakeman and Mike Moran on keyboards, Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley and Chris Thompson on backing vocals.

Flex-Able Leftovers

Flex-Able Leftovers was a limited edition 10" vinyl EP by American composer and guitarist, Steve Vai. It was leftover material from the recordings done during the "Flex-Able"days (1982 to 1984) and originally released in 1984 (see 1984 in music).

Guitar battle

Near the end of the 1986 film Crossroads, Eugene Martone (played by Ralph Macchio) has a guitar battle with Jack Butler (played by Steve Vai).

Jean Charles Carbone

He has worked together as producer and sound engineer with Ronan Chris Murphy, Steve Vai, Richard Ray Farrell, Black Crowes' Chris Robinson, Alan Vega, Jarvis Cocker, Gavin Friday, Caterina Caselli, Marco Pandolfi, Swamp Dogg, Davide Venco, Marco Fasolo, Verdena and many more, and produced records for Italian and international television and international publishing.

Koshi Inaba

Inaba has also sung on other artists' releases, such as the Steve Vai song "Asian Sky" from the album The Ultra Zone in 1999.

Pierre Vervloesem

Vervloesem's guitar playing style has been associated with that of: Nick Didkovsky, Fred Frith, Zappa, Nels Cline, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai.

Pipa

The pipa has also been used in rock music; the California-based band Incubus featured one, borrowed from legendary guitarist Steve Vai, in their 2001 song "Aqueous Transmission," as played by the group's guitarist, Mike Einziger.

Playlist: The Very Best of Suicidal Tendencies

The album was released on January 26, 2010 as part of the Playlist music album series issued by Legacy Recordings, simultaneously with similarly unsanctioned best-of collections of the bands and solo artists Mariah Carey, Blue Öyster Cult, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, 311, R. Kelly, KRS-One and the Backstreet Boys.

Scott Thunes

Scott Thunes (pronounced "too-nis") (born January 20, 1960) is bass player, formerly with Frank Zappa, Wayne Kramer, Steve Vai, Andy Prieboy, Mike Keneally, Fear, The Waterboys, Big Bang Beat, and others.

Surinder Sandhu

Guests performers on Sandhu's albums include rock guitarist Steve Vai to saxophonist Andy Sheppard.

T. M. Stevens

Stevens has recorded with many artists including:, Steve Vai, Neil Zaza, Cyndi Lauper, Little Steven, Tina Turner, Dan Hartman and Billy Joel.

The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology

The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology is Steve Vai's compilation album that was released in 2003 (see 2003 in music).

Unitopia

Concentrating only on finger style acoustic guitar until graduating from high school, he then moved to electric guitar and started learning and imitating the styles of Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Nuno Bettencourt and Frank Gambale.

Video from Hell

A guitar solo duet between Zappa and Steve Vai taken from the song "Stevie's Spanking" was later released on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 4.

Yoshikazu Yahiro

His stage name was comes from the place he was born, Mie Prefecture where the Suzuka racing circuit is, his favorite guitarist, Steve Vai from which he adopted the letter V, and his look, many people think he looks like a panther, especially when he had pink-dyed hair.


see also

Disturbing the Peace

The album was re-released in 2001 as Vol.02 of Steve Vai's The Secret Jewel Box.