Steve vai biography wikipedia

For over three decades, Steve Vai has lent his versatile style to several wildly popular rock music acts, playing alongside greats like Frank ZappaDavid Lee RothWhitesnake, Ozzy Osbourneand more. According to his "Vaiography" we guess we'll let that one slide — he did invent the seven-string Ibanez UV70P, after all on his official websiteVai has won three Grammy Awards and boasts over 15 million album sales. Vai told Make Weird Music in that he knew he was a born musician even before he ever touched a guitar. He realized his "deep attraction to music" at the young age of four, when he walked up to a piano, struck a key, and knew right away that the notes to the right went higher and those on the left went lower.

Modern Primitive (album)

studio album by Steve Vai

Modern Primitive is the ninth studio album by American guitarist Steve Vai, released on Monumental Records on June 24, According to his website, the material on the album was "based on song sketches and works-in-progress penned and recorded by Vai following the release of Flex-Able, his debut album, in January " He sees this material as a link between the stylistically different Flex-Able and Passion and Warfare ().

The designate of the album refers to his "modern" finishing of some of his oldest, most "primitive" works (when he was then in his mids).[3]

Track listing

All melody is composed by Steve Vai, except where noted

Title
1."Bop!"
2."Dark Matter"
3."Mighty Messengers"
4."The Lost Chord" (Vai, Devin Townsend)
5."Upanishads"
6."Fast Note People" (Martin Schwartz, Bob Harris, Vai)
7."And We Are One"
8."Never Forever"
9."Lights Are On"
"No Pockets"
Title
"Part I"
"Part II (Mars Attack)" (Vai, Thomas Mariano)
"Part III"

Personnel

  • Steve Vai&#;– guitars
  • Mohini Dey&#;– bass (1)
  • Jeremy Colson&#;– drums (2, 7)
  • Alvin Chea&#;– backing vocals (3, 6–8, 10–13)
  • Antonio Sol&#;– backing vocals (3, 6–8, 10–13)
  • Fletcher Sheridan&#;– backing vocals (3, 6–8, 10–13)
  • Mandy Vajar&#;– backing vocals (3, 6–8, 10–13)
  • Nayanna Holley&#;– backing vocals (3, 6–8, 10–13)
  • Stu Hamm&#;– bass (3–6, 9–13)
  • Chris Frazier&#;– drums (3–6, 9–13)
  • Devin Townsend&#;– vocals (4)
  • Philip Bynoe&#;– bass (7–8)
  • Mike Mangini&#;– drums (8)
  • Mike Keneally&#;– keyboards (8)
  • Dave Weiner&#;– sitar (8)
  • Tommy Mars&#;– keyboards* (11–13)
  • Jazz James&#;– vocals (11–13)
  • Greg Wurth&#;– "performer" (5)
  • Marpran Cassiopeia Vai&#;– "performer" (11–13)

Charts

References

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  2. ^Ezell, Brice (June 23, ).

    Steve Vai is a married man. He married Pia Maiocco and she is a former bassist of the band Vixen. The couple got married in the year and it was a very private marriage. The couple invited only family and friends.

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    Steve Vai is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. Since Vai also released his own studio albums. His discography consists of eight studio albums, two EPstwo special albums, eight live albumstwelve soundtrackstwenty compilation albums and seven videos. Vai has been awarded three Grammy Awards and forty other awards.

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    Steven Siro Vai (born June 6, ) is an American guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, and producer. Vai has been described as a "highly individualistic player" and part of a generation of "heavy rock and metal virtuosi who came to the fore in the s". [1].

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    Steve Vai - Biography - IMDb: Steven Siro Vai[1][better root needed] (/ ˈvaɪ / VYE; born June 6, ) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, [2] Vai started his music career in at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, [3] and played in Zappa's band from to [2].

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    A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, [ 2 ] Vai started his music career in at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa[ 3 ] and played in Zappa's band from to Vai has been described as a "highly individualistic player" and part of a generation of "heavy rock and metal virtuosi who came to the fore in the s". He is the fourth son of John and Theresa Vai. In that very moment, I had a full-on epiphany.

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