query: what brand of guitar does steve vai play?

title: Steve Vai

text: 200 chart. In 1989, following the successful Skyscraper Tour, Vai departed from the band. He was replaced by Cacophony guitarist Jason Becker. In 1985, after having joined Roth's band, Vai designed the JEM guitar, a unique instrument that incorporated a series of groundbreaking designs that have since become staples in feature throughout the guitar industry. Vai began working with Ibanez in 1986 to develop the guitar, and the first production Ibanez JEM 777 guitars were released in 1987. From 1985 to 1990, Vai recorded "Passion and Warfare" at his home studio, his second studio solo album. After leaving Roth's band

title: Steve Vai

text: album had reached number 18 in the "Billboard" 200, selling over a million and a half copies worldwide. "Passion and Warfare" won Vai a number of awards such as "Guitar World" and "Guitar Player"'s "Best Album" and "Best Rock Guitarist" awards. "Passion and Warfare" has been cited as one of the most pertinent instrumental albums released. 1990 also saw the release of the Ibanez Universe seven-string guitar co-designed by Vai in conjunction with Ibanez. Vai left Whitesnake in 1990 to pursue his own musical avenues, and formed a band that included Devin Townsend on vocals, T. M. Stevens on bass,

title: Steve Vai

text: Smile" tour) by Joe "Jem" Despagni, a custom guitar luthier and friend of Vai's. Due to Vai's highly coveted position in Roth's band, many guitar companies were eager to propose endorsement opportunities. In response to these offers, Vai sent out the specifications of the JEM guitar, detailing that the company that returned the best guitar would be given the endorsement. Dissatisfied with the guitars returned and unwilling to compromise, Vai held out on a guitar endorsement until Ibanez approached him, sending him an instrument superior to that of the other companies and willing to follow his instructions. After the pre-production

title: Steve Vai

text: various notational devices and constructions that I had never seen before. I soon discovered that many contemporary composers were then (and are still) using these notations". These concepts can be seen throughout the "Frank Zappa Guitar Book", which were composed of Vai's guitar and drum transcriptions from various Zappa albums. Vai toured with Zappa from 1980 to 1983, performing selections of this technically demanding music with Zappa's band at the time. Vai designed the Ibanez JEM guitar, a unique instrument that incorporated a series of groundbreaking designs that have since become staples in feature throughout the guitar industry, in 1985.

title: Steve Vai

text: and Little Alligator volume pedal. Vai uses the Ibanez Jemini distortion pedal, a signature twin distortion pedal with separate overdrive and distortion sections. Before his endorsement with Ibanez, Vai was endorsed by Charvel guitars, most notably using a green and black San Dimas model. In addition, over the course of his career, Vai has used guitars made by various other companies, including Jackson, Fender, and Gavtone. Vai's 2016 live guitar rig utilizes his signature Carvin Legacy amplifier (now on its third version), the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL, and an MFC-101 foot controller. Depending on the location and venue, Vai

title: Steve Vai

text: in 2011, is where Vai currently produces, records, and mixes his new material. Vai has two main signature series Ibanez JEM six-string guitars (dubbed "EVO" and "FLO III") that he uses for a majority of his live and studio work. "EVO", a prototype Ibanez JEM 7VWH, was received in 1993 while developing Vai's signature DiMarzio Evolution pickups (hence the name of the guitar), and "FLO III" is a basswood Ibanez Los Angeles Custom Shop JEM 7VWH equipped with a Fernandes Sustainer system and a DiMarzio PAF Pro pickup in bridge position. His other favourite guitars include "BO", a JEM77BRMR prototype,

title: Evo (guitar)

text: extended service to Vai, coupled with his aggressive playing style, 'Evo' currently suffers various fallibilities, both aesthetic and structural. Some of these are irreparable, and consequently Vai has resorted to playing 'Flo' more than Evo, to extend its stage life. He also owns several backup guitars for use on tour. Evo (guitar) Evo is the name that Steve Vai has given to his primary stage and recording guitar, an Ibanez JEM7VWH. It was co designed by Vai and guitar manufacturer Ibanez in 1987. 'Evo' still retains identical specifications to the production model, with several aesthetic modifications. The Ibanez JEM line

title: Steve Vai

text: also marked the 20th anniversary of the production of the Ibanez JEM guitar, a milestone which was commemorated with the 20th anniversary JEM model. Made of an acrylic body with three-dimensional "swirl painted" interior, this guitar can be seen in the beginning of the "Where the Wild Things Are" DVD. In 2008, Vai announced the release of his signature Ibanez Jemini distortion pedal, a twin distortion pedal with both a custom overdrive and lead distortion section. 2010 marked the twentieth anniversary of the production of the Ibanez Universe guitar, which was commemorated with a twentieth anniversary Universe model. A reissue

title: Steve Vai

text: also equipped with Fernandes Sustainer system and blue LED dot inlays, which was stolen in 2015, but recovered after; the original "FLO" guitar, a transformed original 77FP JEM to 7VWH specifications, also equipped with Fernandes Sustainer System and EVO 2 bridge pickup; and "Bruno" aka "For the Love of God" Ibanez Universe UV77MC seven-string guitar with burnt finish and mirror pickguard (this guitar was used in the "For the Love of God" music video). Vai uses his signature Carvin Legacy amplifier, as well as Morley Pedals, with whom he has his signature Bad Horsie and Bad Horsie II wah pedals,

title: Steve Vai

text: prototypes were perfected, the first production Ibanez JEM 777 guitars were unveiled at the NAMM Show in 1987. Since its original 1987 release, the JEM has become one of the longest-running and most successful signature series guitars in history, with its sister guitar, the Ibanez RG, being the second highest-selling guitar (behind the Fender Stratocaster) on the market. Another design by Vai was the Ibanez Universe, the first production seven-string guitar, which was released in 1989. The Universe incorporated many of the aspects that made the JEM a unique instrument (24 frets, full floating tremolo, special pickup configuration, angled output

title: Evo (guitar)

text: Evo (guitar) Evo is the name that Steve Vai has given to his primary stage and recording guitar, an Ibanez JEM7VWH. It was co designed by Vai and guitar manufacturer Ibanez in 1987. 'Evo' still retains identical specifications to the production model, with several aesthetic modifications. The Ibanez JEM line is considered Vai's signature guitar line. Around 1993 he recalls that he wanted to design a "Jem that had a classic look to it," and out of this came the JEM7VWH. Vai was sent four production models when they came out and started playing them all in an effort to

title: Electric guitar

text: Lenny Breau, Bucky Pizzarelli and his son John Pizzarelli. Seven-string electric guitars were popularized among rock players in the 1980s by Steve Vai. Along with the Japanese guitar company Ibanez, Vai created the Universe series seven-string guitars in the 1980s, with a double locking tremolo system for a seven-string guitar. These models were based on Vai's six-string signature series, the Ibanez Jem. Seven-string guitars experienced a resurgence in popularity in the 2000s, championed by Deftones, Limp Bizkit, Slayer, KoRn, Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, Nevermore, Muse and other hard rock and metal bands. Metal musicians often prefer the seven-string guitar

title: Seven-string guitar

text: by guitarist Lenny Breau and built by luthier Kirk Sand, debuting at the 1983 NAMM convention featuring a high A-string (rather than the low A-string of Eps). In 1987, Fender signed an agreement with Alex Gregory to produce a Stratocaster-style guitar that featured a high A-string. A small number of prototypes were made. However the unit was never put into production. The first mass-produced seven-string was the Ibanez UV7 as a signature model for Steve Vai. It was also used by John Petrucci, Reb Beach and Korn amongst others. Vai was drawn to the idea for much of the same

title: Steve Vai

text: "Steve Vai Guitar Techniques" course, which Vai helped to construct. In April 2011, Vai (along with music and technology entrepreneur Andy Alt) announced the launch of GuitarTV, an online streaming website dedicated to bringing free guitar-related content to the community of guitar players around the world. Vai's eighth studio album, "The Story of Light", was released in August 2012 as the second installment in the "Real Illusions" concept album trilogy. "The Story of Light" tour, which began on the month of the album's release, spanned 254 engagements in 52 different countries, ending in September 2014. This tour yielded the 2015

title: Steve Vai discography

text: and Gregg Bissonette and most recently for the second time with Joe Jackson. Steve Vai discography Steve Vai is an American guitar player, songwriter and producer. He started his career in 1980 playing with Frank Zappa and has since recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, Whitesnake, David Lee Roth and Public Image Ltd. Since 1983 Vai also released his own studio albums. His discography consists of eight studio albums, two EPs, two special albums, eight live albums, twelve soundtracks, twenty compilation albums and seven videos. Vai has been awarded three Grammy Awards and forty other awards. Vai also appeared as a

title: Steve Vai discography

text: Steve Vai discography Steve Vai is an American guitar player, songwriter and producer. He started his career in 1980 playing with Frank Zappa and has since recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, Whitesnake, David Lee Roth and Public Image Ltd. Since 1983 Vai also released his own studio albums. His discography consists of eight studio albums, two EPs, two special albums, eight live albums, twelve soundtracks, twenty compilation albums and seven videos. Vai has been awarded three Grammy Awards and forty other awards. Vai also appeared as a guest musician on forty-four albums, playing with artists like Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne

title: Steve Vai

text: Impressed by this, Zappa responded by putting Vai on salary as a transcriptionist to transcribe his work, which included pieces from the "Joe's Garage" and "Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar" albums. After leaving Berklee College of Music and moving to California, Vai auditioned for and became a full-time member of Zappa's band, going on his first tour with Zappa in the fall of 1980. Zappa often referred to Vai as his "little Italian virtuoso", and Vai is frequently listed in the liner notes of Zappa's albums as having performed "stunt" or "impossible" guitar parts. Vai was a featured artist

title: Steve Vai

text: toured with live-only acts G3, Zappa Plays Zappa, the Experience Hendrix tour, as well as headlining international tours. 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 1980s". He released his first solo album "Flex-Able" in 1984, while his most successful release, "Passion and Warfare" (1990), was described as "the richest and best hard rock guitar-virtuoso album of the '80s". He was voted the "10th Greatest Guitarist" by "Guitar World" magazine, and has sold over 15 million records. Steve Vai, a descendant

title: Steve Vai

text: the premiere of two original symphonies at the Steve Vai Festival in Groningen, the Netherlands, and performed by the North Netherlands Orchestra. Shortly after the festival, Vai embarked on the Experience Hendrix tour (along with Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Susan Tedeschi, Billy Cox, Vernon Reid, Robert Randolph, Jonny Lang, Brad Whitford, and others) for a nationwide tour of the United States. In March 2011, Vai (in conjunction with the online education division of Berklee College of Music) set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest online guitar lesson. The lesson was held as a promotion for Berklee's online

title: Steve Vai

text: the music business, Vai began a series of "Alien Guitar Secrets" masterclasses in 2006- a touring masterclass in which Vai holds open forum discussion about his own experiences in the music industry, explains the key principles to understanding success, plays to backing tracks (often inviting class attendees to jam with him), answers questions, articulates key points of guitar technique, and more importantly goes beyond the technique and into the more profound esoteric principles at play (see Notable contributions for more on this). In support of "Sound Theories Vol. I & II" and "Visual Sound Theories", Vai put together a new

title: Steve Vai

text: discussion about his own experiences in the music industry, explains the key principles to understanding success, plays to backing tracks (often inviting class attendees to jam with him), answers questions, articulates key points of guitar technique, and more importantly goes beyond the technique and into the more profound esoteric principles at play. Vai details certain concepts he has discovered that have helped him in all areas of his life and career, both in playing guitar/ musically as well as spiritually. Vai accessibly shares these concepts with masterclass participants using examples from his own experiences, delving into the ongoing process of

title: Steve Vai

text: was an evolution of the Alien Guitar Secrets masterclass. Each year the camp is held, Vai creates a syllabus with a particular theme and invites special guests to help him teach it. During the day, Vai and the special guests (of whom have included Guthrie Govan, Jeff Baxter, Vernon Reid, Eric Johnson, Sonny Landreth, and others) hold classes in which they add their insight and perspective to the theme. Each evening, Vai and the special guests jam with the campers. The themes have included 2014's Vai Academy- Song Evolution Camp, and 2015's Vai Academy: All About the Guitar. Vai has

title: The Story of Light (Steve Vai album)

text: due to the personal nature of the song, Vai decided to remix it and include it on the album. The album debuted on "Billboard" 200 at No. 78. This album was made using a 7 string electric guitar by Steve Vai. "The Story of Light" is the second installment of the "" trilogy, a "multi-layered melange based on the amplified mental exaggerations of a truth-seeking madman who sees the world through his own distorted perceptions", according to the booklet introduction. In an interview with ClassicRock Revisisted, Vai explained: According to Vai, "Captain Drake Mason... at one point writes a book.

title: Steve Vai

text: angular and exaggerated ways that were unique to the song at the time. Interest from the public eye grew more so when Vai's song "Blue Powder" (a demonstration for the Carvin X100b amplifier) was published in "Guitar Player" as well, which showed the virtuoso side of Vai's compositional process. Also in 1986, Vai was cast in the blockbuster film "Crossroads" as the Devil's guitar player "Jack Butler". In the famous "duel scene" between Vai and Ralph Macchio's characters, Vai wrote and performed all guitar parts with the exception of the slide guitar, which was performed by Ry Cooder. In between

title: Steve Vai

text: two million copies. "Guitar World" magazine editor Brad Tolinski commented on Vai's playing at the time, saying that "Steve Vai's guitar wizardry is so profound that in earlier times he would have been burned as a witch." Retrospectively, "Eat 'Em and Smile" is frequently evaluated as one of the greatest rock albums of the 1980s. The group's Eat 'Em and Smile Tour began in August 1986 and continued through February 1987. Roth's subsequent album "Skyscraper", released in 1988, was produced by both Roth and Vai. Like its predecessor, the album was a commercial success, reaching number six on the "Billboard"

title: Where the Wild Things Are (Steve Vai album)

text: Where the Wild Things Are (Steve Vai album) Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 album by American guitarist Steve Vai. The album was recorded and filmed at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN as part of Vai’s “Sound Theories” world tour. The 2 hour and 40 minute set contains several new tracks and re-orchestrated pieces culled from Vai's catalog. Steve Vai is joined on stage by Alex DePue (violin and keyboards), Ann Marie Calhoun (violin and keyboards), Bryan Beller (bass), Jeremy Colson (drums), Dave Weiner (guitar and sitar) and Zack Wiesinger (lap steel). All songs written by Steve

title: Steve Vai

text: hearing the guitar solo to Led Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker" at age twelve, decided to begin playing the guitar. In 1973, Vai began to take guitar lessons from fellow New York native Joe Satriani, and played in local bands (The Ohio Express, Circus, and Rayge) throughout his high school years. Vai cites artists such as Jimmy Page, Brian May, Ritchie Blackmore, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, as well as jazz fusion guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Al Di Meola as some of his major influences in that time period. In 1978, to further pursue his interest in music composition and theory, Vai attended Berklee

title: Steve Vai

text: announced an upcoming 2016 release commemorating the 25th anniversary of "Passion and Warfare". This release will contain remastered songs from the album, as well as the inclusion of a new album of material written from the time between the recording of "Passion and Warfare" and his first solo album "Flex-Able". After the release, Vai will hold a world tour in which he will play the entire "Passion and Warfare" album, along with material from the new release. The tour would continue during the first half of 2017. In 2016, Vai played an uncredited guitar solo on the track "Go!," from

title: Steve Vai

text: I saw this kid playing it, I knew instinctually that I was going to play the guitar someday, and that it would be my instrument. Don't ask me how I knew, I just knew. It was the coolest thing I had ever seen." As a young child, Vai was influenced by the music his parents had listened to. One album in particular that he cites as his "musical awakening" was the original motion picture soundtrack to the 1961 film "West Side Story". At age eleven, Vai was introduced to the contemporary rock and progressive music of the era, and after

text: original CD release. Secret Track 13 - Kiss My Ear Where the Wild Things Are (Steve Vai album) Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 album by American guitarist Steve Vai. The album was recorded and filmed at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN as part of Vai’s “Sound Theories” world tour. The 2 hour and 40 minute set contains several new tracks and re-orchestrated pieces culled from Vai's catalog. Steve Vai is joined on stage by Alex DePue (violin and keyboards), Ann Marie Calhoun (violin and keyboards), Bryan Beller (bass), Jeremy Colson (drums), Dave Weiner (guitar and sitar)

title: Steve Vai

text: In speaking of the development of the guitar, Vai says, "Stratocasters had whammy bars—which were fantastic—but they were very limited, were always going out of tune, and had single-coil pickups. Les Pauls had humbuckers—which gave you that real scream in the bridge position—but no whammy bar, and I didn't like the way they sat. Neither guitar had twenty-four frets. So I went to a guitar shop in Hollywood, where I had these elements implemented into a guitar (what would have been considered a Superstrat at the time). The guitar was designed with a sharper body shape, a large cutaway around

title: Steve Vai

text: Steve Vai Steven Siro Vai (; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, and joined his band from 1980 to 1983. He embarked on a solo career in 1983 and has released eight solo albums to date. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, as well as having recorded with artists such as Mary J. Blige, Spinal Tap, and Ozzy Osbourne. Additionally, Vai has

title: Steve Vai

text: "" for Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3. In 1986, Vai was cast in the blockbuster film "Crossroads" as the Devil's guitar player "Jack Butler." In the "cutting heads" scene between Vai's Jack Butler and Ralph Macchio's Eugene "Lightning" Martone, Vai wrote and performed all guitar parts with the exception of the slide guitar (which was performed by Ry Cooder). The main body of the final piece performed in the duel scene (the fast-paced neoclassical track "Eugene's Trick Bag") was based heavily on Niccolò Paganini's Capriccio number 5. The "Crossroads" duel appeared on the 2002 album "The Elusive Light and

title: Steve Vai

text: identifying the self-critical nature of one’s own thoughts. Vai explains the techniques and exercises he uses to circumnavigate one’s own insecurities and thoughts of self-doubt, and encourages masterclass participants to use these tools in their own lives. Often embarking on masterclass tours through Europe, South America, and Russia, Vai considers this ongoing series of classes as one of his most important contributions. Guitar effects manufacturer Eventide approached Vai in the mid-1980s to contribute unique ideas for their H3000 effects unit. Vai suggested many specific concepts, such as diatonic pitch change and multi-voice harmony, that were used in the unit and

title: The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology

text: because both artists styles are very distinctive, but similar too, and Joe Satriani was Steve Vai's teacher at one point, which influenced his style. In March 2011, the album was re-released as part of Sony BMG's "The Essential" series, named The Essential Steve Vai. All songs written by Steve Vai except where noted. 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). This two-disc compilation spans Vai's entire solo career, featuring the best tracks from most of his albums including "Fire Garden", "Passion

title: Steve Vai

text: recording career in 1980 with Frank Zappa, and has since recorded with a plethora of artists and bands. In 1983, Vai began his career as a solo artist with his release of "Flex-Able", and solidified his place as a virtuoso rock guitarist with his acclaimed 1990 release of "Passion and Warfare". His discography consists of eight studio albums, two EPs, two special albums, eight live albums, twelve soundtracks, twenty compilation albums, and six DVD releases. Studio albums: These are the three wins from Vai's 15 solo or collaborative nominations: Steve Vai Steven Siro Vai (; born June 6, 1960) is

title: Steve Vai

text: Alien Guitar Secrets masterclasses, among a host of other information. Vai's playing style utilizes specialized guitar techniques (such as two-handed tapping, alternate picking, legato, hybrid picking, sweep picking, whammy bar acrobatics, and circular vibrato) in his music, as well as a wide range of recording techniques. As a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, Vai transcribed some of Zappa's most rhythmically complex music, using a range of conceptualizations for the notation of rhythmic music. Vai says "While transcribing the material, I was often confronted with situations that led me to reach into the intuitional areas of my imagination to come up with

title: Steve Vai

text: AKG microphones to mic his amps, and uses a separate Carvin power amp to power a direct guitar monitor cabinet instead of relying on the PA. In 1997, Vai began working with the Carvin Corporation to design a signature series of Legacy amplifiers, which were used on his 1999 album "The Ultra Zone". The original Legacy I model was released in 1999, with the most recent Legacy III model being released in 2012. Detailed gear diagrams of both Vai's 1999 and 2007 guitar rigs are well-documented. Since the late 1990s, Vai has resided in Encino, Los Angeles with his family.

title: Steve Vai

text: jack, and deeper body cutaway), with an added low 'B' string, allowing for new low-range sonic possibilities. Used by Vai on much of "Passion and Warfare" and all of Whitesnake's "Slip of the Tongue", the Universe was a large stepping stone for the burgeoning Nu-metal genre (with bands such as Korn having adopted the instrument and incorporating it into their signature sound). Having always enjoyed the aspect of teaching and sharing his experiences in life and in the music business, Vai began a series of "Alien Guitar Secrets" masterclasses in 2006- a touring masterclass in which Vai holds open forum

title: Steve Vai

text: in 1989, Vai bought out of his Capitol Records contract and signed on with Relativity Records for the release of "Passion and Warfare", which was completed shortly after he began recording the guitar parts for Whitesnake's "Slip of the Tongue" album, where he replaced the injured Adrian Vandenberg. Upon its release in November 1989, "Slip of the Tongue" sold over three million copies worldwide, reaching number 10 on the "Billboard" 200 while Vai joined the band on their thirteen-month world tour. In September 1990, Vai released "Passion and Warfare" through Relativity Records, and within the first week of release, the

title: Steve Vai

text: September 17, 1996, Vai released "Fire Garden", 19-track double album, through Epic, with the first half being primarily instrumental while the second half featured Vai on vocals. After the release of "Fire Garden", Vai joined his former teacher Joe Satriani, along with guitarist Eric Johnson, for the second installment of the ongoing G3 concert tours. On each G3 tour, three guitar-centric headlining acts are chosen to perform their own sets, and then collectively jam to fan favorite songs at the end of the show. "", a video of the 1996 tour was filmed in Columbus, Ohio and released on June

title: Steve Vai

text: the first showcasing Vai's original contemporary orchestral compositions, and the second consisting of Vai (on guitar) playing newly arranged material from his catalog with the orchestra. This project yielded both the "Visual Sound Theories" DVD and the "Sound Theories Vol. I & II" album, which were recorded in 2005 during multiple "Aching Hunger" performances and released in June 2007. While "The Aching Hunger" and its following releases started Vai's public career as an orchestral composer, Vai had been composing since he began a music theory class (taught by Bill Westcott) in high school. In speaking of Westcott, Vai says "He

title: Steve Vai

text: to the public both in 2001 and the years following. Also in 2001, Vai's record label Favored Nations released "". The release, which Vai himself produced and engineered, won him his second Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Album in February 2002. While most widely recognized for his stature as a rock guitar player, Vai is also a musical composer fluent in the composition and arranging of orchestral music. In May 2004, Vai premiered "The Aching Hunger", a project commissioned by the Netherlands Programme Service and performed with the Netherlands' Metropole Orchestra. "The Aching Hunger" performances consisted of two parts:

title: Steve Vai

text: will use either his Legacy I or Legacy III heads, and Carvin Legacy 4x12 speaker cabinets loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers. Vai uses EL-34 tubes by Groove Tubes in his Legacy amps. Vai uses the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL as the only modulation effects unit in his guitar rig. Generally for live use he utilizes the unit for stereo effects such as delay, chorus, and phase, with a separate preset for the parameters of each different song in his setlist. The Axe-Fx MFC-101 foot controller is set up in conjunction with the unit, allowing Vai to switch effects

title: Steve Vai

text: China Doll", from "The Story of Light"). While expressing that he is not continuously inspired, Vai uses a concept he calls "musical meditation" to enter a state of consciousness that he calls "The Ultra Zone". When inside this un-critical frame of mind, Vai is able to achieve inspiration in the form of musical ideas (often in forms of melody or rhythm). For these moments of inspiration, Vai created what he calls the "Infinity Shelf", a drive of thousands of snippets of song ideas that he has collected over his entire career. These esoteric principles are taught by Vai during his

title: Steve Vai

text: live show was released independently in DVD format as "Steve Vai: Live at the Astoria, London" in 2003, and was Vai's first of many successful live concert DVD projects. In 2004, Vai released twelve tracks from the DVD in an online only release. 2001 saw the limited release of "The Secret Jewel Box", a conceptual ten-CD box set containing unique material from various eras of Vai's career. Four compilation albums ("The Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. 1"; "Mystery Tracks – Archives Vol. 3"; "Various Artists – Archives Vol. 4"; and "") included as part of the box set, were released

title: Steve Vai

text: well as "God Blessed Video" by Alcatrazz, as part of the Lazlow-led, 1980s rock/metal radio station "V-Rock." In 2004, Vai was featured on the soundtrack to the Xbox video game "Halo 2", performing a heavy rock guitar rendition of the "Halo theme", known as "Halo Theme (MJOLNIR Mix)". He also performed on the track "Never Surrender". He later featured in the second volume of the soundtrack, where he performed on the track "Reclaimer". Vai returned to re-record his "Halo" work for the "", which was released in 2014 and included as part of the anniversary edition of "Halo 2". In

title: Steve Vai

text: Sound, Vol. 1". In 1987, Vai performed "Amazing Grace" in the film "Dudes". In 1991, Vai performed on the film "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey", as well as on 1992's "Encino Man," "PCU" (1994), and John Carpenter's "Ghosts of Mars" (where he played on the tracks "Ghosts of Mars" and "Ghost Poppin'"). In 2010, Vai's record label Favored Nations produced and released the award-winning original motion picture "Crazy". An independent film, "Crazy" was inspired by the life and music of the guitarist Hank Garland. At the age of thirteen, after having purchased his first guitar and begun taking his first

title: Steve Vai

text: band for a five-month world tour of the United States, Europe, South America, and Australia. While evaluating unique options for the band (which included ideas for a horn section or percussion section), Vai began auditioning violin players to complement the new lineup. This new band, known as the String Theories band, featured previous The Breed members Jeremy Colson (drums) and Dave Weiner (guitar and sitar), along with new members Bryan Beller (bass), Alex DePue (violin), and Ann Marie Calhoun (violin). During a month of twelve- to fifteen-hour a day rehearsals, Vai and the band perfected the performance (which consisted of

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text: and Terry Bozzio on drums. The group released "Sex & Religion" on July 23, 1993, that was described as visceral in nature, combining a compositional and progressive metal rhythm section with Devin Townsend's vocal arrangements. After the following tour in support of the album, the group disbanded. Vai began working with Ozzy Osbourne in 1994, with whom he wrote and recorded the "Ozzmosis" album. Due to label conflicts, the album was re-written and recorded with Zakk Wylde on guitar. In 1994, Vai won a Grammy award for his performance of "Sofa", from "Zappa's Universe". While recording his fourth studio album

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text: have since become standard algorithms in guitar effects processors. In 1993, Vai's signature series high-output "Evolution" humbucker pickup set was released by DiMarzio. The Evolution pickups use DiMarzio's patented "Dual-Resonance" design. The "EVO 2" humbucker, a lower output model, was released in 2004. In 1997, Vai had begun working with the Carvin Corporation to design a signature series of Legacy amplifiers, which were used on his 1999 Epic Records release "The Ultra Zone". The original Legacy I model was released in 1999, with the most recent Legacy III being released in 2012. In the 1990s, Vai began touring in European

title: Steve Vai

text: the album "Junk" by French electronic band M83. In April an May of the same year, Vai took part in the Generation Axe tour, alongside Tosin Abasi, Nuno Bettencourt, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Zakk Wylde. Starting in June, Vai embarked on the "Passion and Warfare" 25th Anniversary World Tour, where he played the album in its entirety for the first time. "Juice", from "Alien Love Secrets", was featured on the 1996 video game "Formula One" for the PlayStation. Vai's guitar work also appeared in the 2002 video game "". David Lee Roth's "Yankee Rose" was featured on "Vice City"'s soundtrack, as

title: Steve Vai

text: I also understood immediately, instinctually, and unequivocally something that has only deepened through the years that the creation of music is an infinite personal expression. I realized that I could do this, I could make music, and it could be whatever I want."<ref name="http://facebook.com/MakeWeirdMusic"></ref> It was a year later, at the age of six, that Vai experienced his first introduction to the guitar, remembering that, "I saw this nine-year-old boy playing the guitar in my grade school auditorium, and that was another epiphany that I had. It was my first recognition of the instrument. When I saw that guitar and

title: The Story of Light (Steve Vai album)

text: edges and comes off very masculine. All of those had too much of a tilt. Russian is such a beautiful language because it has just the right amount of rough edges and just the right amount of romance. Still, there is an authority to it. That is why I decided to do it in Russian." The Story of Light (Steve Vai album) The Story of Light "Real Illusions: ...of a..." is the eighth studio album by guitarist Steve Vai, released on August 14, 2012 through Favored Nations Entertainment. It is Vai's first full-length studio album since 2005's "". On May

title: The Story of Light (Steve Vai album)

text: The Story of Light (Steve Vai album) The Story of Light "Real Illusions: ...of a..." is the eighth studio album by guitarist Steve Vai, released on August 14, 2012 through Favored Nations Entertainment. It is Vai's first full-length studio album since 2005's "". On May 23, 2012 "The Story of Light" was made available for pre-order through Vai's official website with an instant download of "Gravity Storm". The track "John the Revelator" contains a sample of Blind Willie Johnson's song of the same name. "The Moon and I" was initially released as a VaiTunes digital only single in 2010. However,

title: Steve Vai

text: the neck, twenty-four frets, a fully floating tremolo system, a specially wired five-way pickup selector switch, and an output jack angled on the side of the body (so that when you step on the cable, it doesn't pull out of your guitar). I knew of course that these features would eventually be taken and used in other guitars, so I did something completely preposterous: I said, 'Put a handle in it!' That way, during videos and photoshoots I could swing the guitar around." Vai had several custom prototypes of these guitars built (which were used on the "Eat 'Em and

title: Brand (play)

text: out to God, asking, "Does not salvation consider the will of man?" The final words are from an unknown voice: "He is the god of love." What this line means has been debated. One interpretation is that Brand left love out of his account (a popular statement). Another might be that, being the god of love, God does not forget Brand after all. The play debates freedom of will and the consequential choice. The problem is further debated in "Peer Gynt". A crucial point is the discussion about the absence of love, and the sacrifice of Christ. As a consequence,

title: Steve Vai

text: (later Light Without Heat Records), which he used to take "Flex-Able" directly to distribution channels. "Flex-Able" was released in January 1984. Vai began his rise to public acclaim in 1983 when, shortly before the release of "Flex-Able", his composition "The Attitude Song" was published in "Guitar Player" magazine. The song centered itself on a main guitar riff in the time signature 7/16, played over a rhythm section centered in 4/4. Each following section of the song showcased a number of specialized techniques (such as two-handed tapping, whammy bar acrobatics, sweep picking, alternate picking, multi-part harmonies, and odd phrasing) used in

title: You Are What You Is

text: You Is", "Tinsel Town Rebellion" and two series of live albums, "Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar" and "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore". Zappa had performed most of the material from "You Are What You Is" on a tour running from March to July 1980 with a band including Ike Willis and Ray White on guitar and vocals, Tommy Mars on keyboards, Arthur Barrow on bass and keyboards and David Logeman on drums. This band recorded the basic tracks of the album in the summer of 1980 after finishing the tour, with guitarist Steve Vai and vocalist Bob

title: The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology

text: 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). This two-disc compilation spans Vai's entire solo career, featuring the best tracks from most of his albums including "Fire Garden", "Passion and Warfare", "Alien Love Secrets" and "The Ultra Zone". One song is even included from his Whitesnake days ("Kittens Got Claws") and one from his Alcatrazz days ("Lighter Shade of Green"). The songs on the album do not appear chronologically relative to Vai's career. This album mirrors Joe Satriani's album "". This is

title: Steve Vai

text: "Fire Garden", Vai took time to record and release the stripped down EP "Alien Love Secrets". A departure from the often highly compositional and heavily produced style of his previous projects, the seven-track EP was recorded in four weeks and released through Relativity/Epic Records on March 21, 1995. Vai cites this record as one of his favorites, saying "The recording and release of "Alien Love Secrets" marked another turning point in my personal evolution. I was more concerned with making the record that I wanted to make, and not worry about what some others thought I should be doing." On

title: Guitar battle

text: This is also known among guitarists as a "head-cutting" duel or simply as "cutting heads". 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). Macchio's guitar work was actually done by Steve Vai and Ry Cooder. In the 1991 documentary "The Search for Robert Johnson", blues musician Johnny Shines re-enacts a headcutting battle he had with blues legend Robert Johnson on opposing street corners in Helena, Arkansas in the 1930s - to draw away each other's onlookers. In "Tenacious D in The Pick of

title: Steve Vai

text: on the 1993 release "Zappa's Universe", and in 2006, Vai appeared as a special guest on Dweezil Zappa's Zappa Plays Zappa tour; both projects won Vai a Grammy Award. After moving on from Zappa's employ in 1983, Vai bought a house in Sylmar, Los Angeles, where he built his first professional studio. During this period, Vai formed two bands (The Classified and 777) as well as writing and recording a large amount of music that was not originally intended for release. Out of this material, Vai compiled his first studio album "Flex-Able". He created his own record label, Akashic Records

title: Steve Vai

text: Vai is married to Pia Maiocco, former bassist of the band Vixen (who can be seen in the 1984 film "Hardbodies"), with whom he has two children, Julian and Fire Vai. Vai is also a vegetarian and a beekeeper, regularly tending to the beehives kept on his Encino property. An avid reader of spiritual and religious literature, Vai is also a practitioner of meditation, at times in his life meditating up to two-and-a-half hours per day. Inspired by the teachings of Abraham Hicks, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Marianne Williamson's "A Course in Miracles", the teachings of Christ, Siddhartha Gautama, and Madame Blavatsky,

title: Steve Vai

text: College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. While at Berklee, Vai began working for Frank Zappa as a transcriptionist, and in the middle of his fourth semester, moved to California to start his career as a session and touring artist for Zappa. Also while at Berklee, Vai met his future spouse Pia Maiocco, with whom he has been together since; they have two children. In 2003, Vai was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee. In 1978, Vai sent both a notated transcription of Frank Zappa's "The Black Page", and a recording of his college band, Morning Thunder, to Zappa.

title: Steve Vai

text: 3, 1997. In 1998, Vai independently released a performance footage DVD of "Alien Love Secrets". Also in 1998, Vai started the Make a Noise Foundation with his then-manager Ruta Sepetys. The goal of the foundation was to provide funding for musical education to those otherwise unable to attain it. Today, Vai often auctions items in his possession with proceeds going to the foundation. In December 2001, Vai recorded two performances at The Astoria in London, with his band The Breed (composed of former David Lee Roth bandmate Billy Sheehan, guitarist/pianist Tony MacAlpine, guitarist Dave Weiner, and drummer Virgil Donati). This

title: Steve Vai

text: release of Vai's fourth live DVD project "Stillness in Motion", filmed in October 2012 during his "Story of Light" tour at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Released on April 7, the double-disc set contained a copy of the "Stillness in Motion" concert footage and a special bonus feature disc called "The Space Between the Notes". The latter is a complete chronological timeline of the "Story of Light" tour, with a video or picture representation of each show of all of the 254 engagements attended. 2014 saw the announcement of a new, intensive guitar camp called the "Vai Academy", which

title: Brand (play)

text: and says: "Die! The world does not need you!". Brand meets Gerd again, who thinks she sees the saviour in him, and Brand denies this, of course. At the very end of the play, Gerd takes him to the glacier, her personal church, and Brand recoils when understanding where he is, the "Ice-cathedral". He breaks down in tears. Gerd, being a hunter from the start of the play, fires a shot at the hawk, and lets loose a great avalanche, which in the end buries the entire valley. In his dying words at the end of the play, Brand screams

title: Guitar Superstar

text: Was held at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, on September 13, 2008. Finalists: Judges: Joe Satriani, George Lynch, Steve Vai, Elliot Easton and Brendon Small. Host: Andy Summers Finalists: Judges: Steve Lukather, Elliot Easton, Jennifer Batten, Earl Slick and Greg Hampton. Host: Brendon Small Finalists: Judges: George Lynch, Elliot Easton, Reeves Gabrels, and Gary Hoey. Host: Nikki Blakk Finalists: Judges: Muriel Anderson, Carl Verheyen, and Reeves Gabrels. Host: Larry Carlton Guitar Superstar Guitar Superstar is a yearly competition hosted by the Guitar Player magazine in which 10 finalists compete for the title of Guitar Superstar or

title: Steve Vai

text: taught me how to write, compose and appreciate music. There was no greater musical influence in my life." In 2005, Vai released "", the first installment in an ongoing three-part trilogy concept album. Each of the three installments to the series contain material (songs, lyrics, and both spoken and written narration) with particular relationships to the storyline, purposefully left out of order. Upon the release of the third installment, Vai intends to complete a fourth album of material, which will then be released with the previous three installments and completed storyline in order. In speaking of the storyline, Vai says

title: Steve Vai

text: solo work, Vai replaced Yngwie Malmsteen in June 1984 as the lead guitarist of Alcatrazz, with whom he recorded the album "Disturbing the Peace". Vai left shortly after the subsequent tour to join David Lee Roth's band. In 1985, Vai joined David Lee Roth's post-Van Halen band as lead guitarist, together with former Talas Bassist Billy Sheehan on bass; and former Maynard Ferguson drummer Gregg Bissonette on drums. The foursome's debut album "Eat 'Em and Smile", released on July 7, 1986, was both a critical and commercial success, reaching number four on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart and selling over

title: Steve Vai

text: lessons with fellow New York native Joe Satriani, Vai became obsessed with the discipline of practice. Vai's practice routine, consisting of a rigid and structured regiment of ten-to-fifteen hour-a-day practice schedules, became the basis of his work ethic for the rest of his career. During his employment by Frank Zappa, Vai transcribed and played very rhythmically complex music, believing that if started slow and perfected, any piece of music could be played. Vai's first solo album, "Flex-able", began his career as a solo artist in 1984. During the period of time that the album was recorded, Vai was heavily influenced

title: Steve Vai

text: of the early 1990s Universe 77 MC (multi-color swirl), the model included a new five-piece maple/bubinga Universe neck and original swirl-paint job by Darren Johansen (the painter of the original Universe 77 MC guitars). In February 2010, Vai announced the introduction of "VaiTunes", a platform used to release digital-only singles via iTunes and other digital media outlets. In April, Vai performed with Mary J. Blige, Orianthi, Randy Jackson, and Travis Barker for a rendition of the Led Zeppelin classic "Stairway to Heaven", on the hit television show "American Idol". October 2010 saw more movement from Vai as a composer, with

title: Brand (play)

text: back. Agnes chooses anyway, both the sweet and the bitter. One can also see a discussion in the play about what the Christian message really means, and what God's purpose with man really is. At one point Brand says: "The goal is to become blackboards for God to write upon". A reminiscence of this is found in Peer Gynt: "I was a paper, and was never written upon". The topics of the two plays are clearly related. The play was Ibsen's breakthrough as playwright and author. Ibsen was himself fond of the character, and claimed that Brand was "himself in

title: Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord

text: at Apple Horn Abusement, Gothenburg, Sweden. The album features a number of guest musicians, including: Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord is Mattias IA Eklundh's double CD album, released on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label. The album was released on March 5, 2013, and features almost two hours of eclectic, mostly instrumental guitar music, with a variety of influences. The album was reviewed in the April 2013 issues of both "Guitarist Magazine, "where it was given 4.5 stars out of 5, and recommended for fans of Steve Vai and Frank Zappa. Total Guitar gave it 4 stars out

title: Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord

text: Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord is Mattias IA Eklundh's double CD album, released on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label. The album was released on March 5, 2013, and features almost two hours of eclectic, mostly instrumental guitar music, with a variety of influences. The album was reviewed in the April 2013 issues of both "Guitarist Magazine, "where it was given 4.5 stars out of 5, and recommended for fans of Steve Vai and Frank Zappa. Total Guitar gave it 4 stars out of 5. The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Mattias IA Eklundh, and recorded

title: Steve Vai

text: Vai cites the teachings of Eckhart Tolle as "the most powerful pointers that have ever been written regarding the one true spiritual dimension of consciousness and infinite potentiality that is within us all". Not including guest appearances. Early bands Berklee bands Professional bands Solo band (1992–94) "Sex & Religion" album "Sex & Religion" tour 1995 1996–99 2000 2001–02 – "The Breed" 2003–05 – "The Breed" 2007 – "String Theories" 2012 – "The Story of Light Band" 2013 – "The Story of Light Band, Australia, New Zealand and Asian Leg" 2015 – "Stillness in Motion: Live DVD Band" Vai started his

title: Steve Vai

text: it's not a bad idea to dish this all out slowly." The installments to the series will be released over periods of time, with the second, "The Story of Light", having been released in 2012. In 2006, Vai joined the Zappa Plays Zappa tour as a special guest, alongside additional Zappa band alumni Terry Bozzio and Napoleon Murphy Brock. In 2008, for his performance of "Peaches en Regalia" from the Zappa Plays Zappa tour, Vai won his third Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Having always enjoyed the aspect of teaching and sharing his experiences in life and in

title: Steve Vai

text: via the MFC-101 foot controller). Out of the output of the Axe-Fx, one signal is sent back to the original Legacy head return, and a second is sent to a second Carvin Legacy head return, bypassing the preamp stage completely and acting as a slave power amp. Vai utilizes his stereo setup on effects like delay, where he sets up two separate delay times (one slower and one faster) and allows them to alternate back and forth. The signal is then sent from the amp to the 4x12 Carvin Legacy speaker cabinets loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers. Vai uses

title: Steve Vai

text: pieces from Vai's catalog, arranged by Vai to include the two violins). The tour began in June 2007 and ended in December the same year. Midway through the String Theories tour in 2007, Vai recorded a performance at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, which yielded the acclaimed 2009 live concert DVD and Blu-ray release of "Where the Wild Things Are". Certified gold in the United States and Canada, "Where the Wild Things Are" showcased the diverse musical range of the String Theories band, with pieces such as the visceral Grammy-nominated "Now We Run", to the dynamic ballad "Angel Food". 2007

title: Steve Vai

text: and Asian countries (such as Russia and China) as well as South America, often having been the first American rock act in history to have performed in these areas. In 2014, Vai performed on the Chinese television station BTV's "Spring Festival Global Gala," a program broadcast to over two billion viewers. With the broadcasting of this event on January 26, 2014, Vai became the first rock artist ever broadcast on a Chinese television program. Vai's personal studio, "The Harmony Hut", is a large edifice located in his backyard equipped with a full control room and performance room. The studio, built

title: Guitar Center

text: (formerly "At: Guitar Center" podcast) features interviews and intimate performances with some of the biggest names in music. Some past guests have included Travis Barker, Sevendust, T-Pain, Joe Bonamassa, The Crystal Method, Buddy Guy, Daughtry, Jimmy Cliff, Meiko, Rza, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Brandi Carlile, and Minus the Bear, The podcasts are available on the iTunes, Zune and BlackBerry networks and on the Guitar Center website. The show is hosted by Nic Harcourt. "Connections Made by Guitar Center", a collaboration between 88.5 KCSN Los Angeles and Guitar Center, was a weekly one-hour radio program featuring fresh, new music from across

title: National Guitar Museum

text: as its executive director. The NGM's board of advisors includes notable guitarists Tony Iommi, Steve Howe, Steve Vai, Ritchie Blackmore, Liona Boyd, and Joe Bonamassa. Johnny Winter served on the board prior to his death. Curators include guitar industry veterans Rich Maloof and Pete Prown. The NGM launched a touring exhibit entitled "GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World" that began with previews outside New York City in February 2011. The national rollout was in Orlando, Florida, on June 11, 2011. The exhibit is currently booked at sites in the United States for the next several years. At the completion

title: Vai people

text: Vai are a unique African ethnicity. Many believe that the region inhabited by the Vai is the original home of the Poro, a male secret society known throughout West Africa. The Vai are also quite musical. They play many instruments and perform dances on special occasions. The Vai have three types of schooling. The first and most important is the bush school, where the children learn traditional Vai socialization skills, important survival skills, and other traits of village life for four to five years. Second is the English school; some Vai children attend English schools to learn the English language.

title: Vai syllabary

text: chief himself. It is notable that the romantic "inscription on a house" that first drew the world's attention to the existence of the Vai script was in fact on the home of Curtis, a Cherokee. What we can be reasonably sure about is that Curtis was not only a well-connected and influential man within the Vai community, but one who spoke the Vai language and adopted Vai customs, who settled in Vai country some four years before the invention of the Vai script, and who later appears to have welcomed the use of the script on his house. "If" Curtis

title: Premier Guitar

text: editorial staff is composed of experienced musicians, and the content consists largely of guitar- and bass-related news and gear coverage, as well as instructional material. "Premier Guitar" has interviewed dozens of world-famous guitarists, including The Who's Pete Townshend, Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Annie Clark, Guthrie Govan, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson of Megadeth, Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher of Mastodon, Bruce Cockburn, Alex Skolnick of Testament, Todd Snider and experimental luthier Yuri Landman. "Premier Guitar" is published in print on a monthly basis, and

title: Vai syllabary

text: manuscript contains several now obsolete symbols: The Vai syllabary was added to the Unicode Standard in April, 2008 with the release of version 5.1. In Windows 7 and earlier, since this version only gives names for characters released in Unicode 5.0 and earlier, the names will either be blank (Microsoft Word applications) or "Undefined" (Character Map). The Unicode block for Vai is U+A500–U+A63F: Vai syllabary The Vai syllabary is a syllabic writing system devised for the Vai language by Momolu Duwalu Bukele of Jondu, in what is now Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. Bukele is regarded within the Vai community,

title: Shred guitar

text: In the same year, "Guitar One" voted Chris Impellitteri the second fastest shredder of all time followed by Yngwie Malmsteen at third. In 2011, "Guitar World" magazine focused on shredding outside the heavy metal music genre with an article discussing the magazine's Top 5 Shredding Bluegrass songs. The list included songs by instrumentalists Tony Rice, Josh Williams, Bryan Sutton, Chris Thile and David Grier. Music Radar's list of the top 20 greatest shred guitarists of time featured Al Di Meola, John Petrucci and Steve Vai as the top three, respectively. "Guitar World" ranked Al Di Meola – "Elegant Gypsy", Van

title: Shred guitar

text: of classical music in the solo when playing it live. Steve Vai commented about it in a September 1998 "Guitar World" interview: In 1974, the German band Scorpions used their new guitarist Ulrich Roth for their album "Fly to the Rainbow", for which the title track features Roth performing "... one of the most menacing and powerful whammy-bar dive bombs ever recorded". A year later, Roth's solo guitar playing for the album "In Trance" "... would become the prototype for shred guitar. Everything associated with the genre can be found on this brilliant collection of songs—sweep-picked arpeggios, harmonic minor scales,

title: Vai-Vai

text: Vai-Vai Grêmio Recreativo Cultural Social Escola de Samba Vai-Vai , popularly known simply as Vai-Vai is a popular samba school from São Paulo, Brazil. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were in the neighborhood Bixiga, at Rua Marques Lion, a football team called Cai-Cai which used the colors black and white, which formed part of a group of crying and played in the field of Lusitana, near the intersection of rock and Una, Saracura River region. around 1928, of friends, led by Livinho and Benedito Sardinha, among them were Henricão, Fredericão, which helped to animate games and parties

title: Vai-Vai

text: held by Bandeau, but they were always seen as freeloaders and troublemakers, being dubbed jocular way & quot; class of Vae-Vae & quot;. [3] Driven out of Bandeau, these created the & quot; Block of tattered & quot;, and at the same time, the cord Carnival and Sports which was made official in 1930. Vai-Vai Grêmio Recreativo Cultural Social Escola de Samba Vai-Vai , popularly known simply as Vai-Vai is a popular samba school from São Paulo, Brazil. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were in the neighborhood Bixiga, at Rua Marques Lion, a football team called Cai-Cai

title: Electric guitar

text: Ástor Piazzolla. Alfred Schnittke also used electric guitar in several works, like the "Requiem", "Concerto Grosso N°2" and "Symphony N°1". In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, a growing number of composers (many of them composer-performers who had grown up playing the instrument in rock bands) began writing contemporary classical music for the electric guitar. These include Frank Zappa, Shawn Lane, Steven Mackey, Nick Didkovsky, Scott Johnson, Lois V Vierk, Tim Brady, Tristan Murail, Brian May and Randall Woolf. Yngwie Malmsteen released his Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in 1998, and Steve Vai released a double-live CD entitled "Sound

title: Vai syllabary

text: Vai syllabary The Vai syllabary is a syllabic writing system devised for the Vai language by Momolu Duwalu Bukele of Jondu, in what is now Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. Bukele is regarded within the Vai community, as well as by most scholars, as the syllabary's inventor and chief promoter when it was first documented in the 1830s. It is one of the two most successful indigenous scripts in West Africa in terms of the number of current users and the availability of literature written in the script, the other being N'Ko. Vai is a syllabic script written from left

title: What Does the Bee Do?

text: What Does the Bee Do? "What Does the Bee Do?" is the fourth episode of the second season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", and 16th episode overall. First aired on October 16, 2011, it was written by executive story editor Steve Kornacki and directed by Ed Bianchi. Nucky looks to Rothstein for a port to receive alcohol, since the Coast Guard is blockading Atlantic City. Rothstein instructs Lansky and Luciano to oversee the Philadelphia delivery. Nucky also sends Owen Sleater to bomb Doyle's still. Margaret asks for 'money for the children' from Nucky, which she proceeds to hide

title: Guitar showmanship

text: in between his legs, and making it look as if he was playing it with his teeth. Other guitarists such as Joe Satriani and Zakk Wylde employ these techniques and Steve Vai has played with his tongue on several occasions. Buddy Guy has also tossed his guitar up in the air and caught it on exactly the same chord he was previously fretting. Chuck Berry's showmanship has been influential on other rock guitar players. He used a one-legged hop routine, and the "duckwalk", which he first used as a child when he walked "stooping with full-bended knees, but with my

title: Slip of the Tongue

text: injury, making it impossible for him to play without experiencing great discomfort. After Coverdale waited as long as possible for Vandenberg to heal, he had no choice but to find a new guitar player to finish the album. Coverdale chose ex-Frank Zappa and David Lee Roth guitarist Steve Vai. Coverdale was unfamiliar with Vai's work with Zappa or Roth, but had seen him in the 1986 film "Crossroads", in which Vai had greatly impressed him. Adrian Vandenberg revealed in several interviews that he thinks Vai's flamboyant guitar playing was somewhat inappropriate, and that a more bluesy approach would have suited

title: Heavy metal guitar

text: seven or eight string guitars to allow a greater range of notes, such as Steve Vai. Most shred guitar players use a range of effects such as distortion and audio compression units, both of which increase sustain and facilitate the performance of shred techniques such as tapping, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. These and other effects units, such as delay effects are also used to create a unique tone. Shred-style guitarists often use high-gain vacuum tube amplifiers such as Marshall, Carvin, Peavey, Mesa Boogie, ENGL, Laney, Hughes & Kettner and Randall. To facilitate the use of audio feedback effects with the guitar,

title: Brand (play)

text: deep understanding of Kantian ethics:- In recent years, the character of Brand has been fairly misunderstood, and he is often regarded as an unsympathetic, fundamentalistic and conservative man. In many ways, his view of life is rather too radical for his peers, who fail to understand him. While Ibsen states an open ending, as he does in most cases, modern instructors often condemn Brand where Ibsen does not. The attitude of Brand is regarded as dangerous and unfitting, apt to give readers or viewers bad conscience. The Norwegian judgment of Brand and Peer Gynt often goes in favour of Peer,

title: Play the Guitar

text: talk about the new album. One of the tracks premiered was "Play the Guitar", B.o.B’s ode to his instrument of choice. He describes the song as one that expresses his "love for music and love for the guitar". The song features André 3000, who rarely does guest appearances for other artists. Of the song, B.o.B says: "I feel like it shows people that we are two different artists and we actually do sound different and have our own styles. Not to say that I wasn’t influenced by Outkast and Andre, but I feel like it’s a ‘pass-the-torch’ type of moment.

title: Vai Raja Vai

text: Vai Raja Vai Vai Raja Vai (English: Place It King, Place It) is a 2015 Indian Tamil language supernatural thriller film written and directed by Aishwarya Dhanush, starring Gautham Karthik, Priya Anand, Vivek, Taapsee Pannu, Gayathri Raguram and Daniel Balaji. Filming commenced on 12 September 2013. The film, featuring a musical score from Yuvan Shankar Raja, released on 1 May 2015 to positive reviews and was declared a hit at the box office. Karthik (Gautham Karthik) is a middle-class boy gifted with extrasensory perception who works at an IT company. He has a girlfriend Priya (Priya Anand). During school days,