Original sentence: A video of this performance first appeared on his Hot Licks guitar instructional video and can now be viewed on YouTube...Becker started out playing alongside Marty Friedman in the Mike Varney produced duo, Cacophony.Jason Becker studied the works of violinist Niccolò Paganini
Edited sentence: A video of this performance first appeared on his Hot Licks guitar instructional video and can now be viewed on YouTube.. Besides neoclassical, Becker proved himself capable of playing blues, jazz fusion, progressive metal, even country and pop-rock.Becker started out playing alongside Marty Friedman in the Mike Varney prodiced duo Cacophony.Like many neoclassical guitarists and virtuosos in general (such as Yngwie Malmsteen and Al Di Meola) Jason Becker studied the works of violinist Niccolò Paganini.Their 'by ear' harmonizations of melody lines remains today as their trademark