caption associated_acts years_active birth_place label image_size name landscape background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
santiago 2009 performing in stockholm , sweden , in june pixies , the martinis 1986 -- present manila , philippines 4ad 250 joey santiago yes non_vocal_instrumentalist 10 june 1965 guitar , bass , keyboard , vocals alternative rock joey santiago.jpg joey santiago
 joseph alberto santiago musician
joey santiago

joseph alberto `` joey '' santiago -lrb- born june 10 , 1965 -rrb- is a filipino-american guitarist and composer .
active since 1986 , santiago is best known as the lead guitarist for the american alternative rock band the pixies .
after the band 's breakup in 1993 , santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries , and he formed the martinis with his wife , linda mallari .
he also contributed to albums by charles douglas and former pixies band-mate frank black .
santiago resumed his role as the pixies ' lead guitarist when they reunited in 2004 .
santiago has described his guitar technique as `` angular and bent '' , and he cites les paul , george harrison , chet atkins , wes montgomery , joe pass and jimi hendrix as major influences on his style .
his guitar playing , as part of the pixies ' sound , was held in high regard by critics : mtv 's laurel bowman commented that santiago 's `` sonic plow was the key element in the pixies ' monstrous presence '' .
