associated_acts background birth_date instrument genre article_title name occupation
vixen solo_singer 25 february 1962 bass guitar , backing vocals heavy metal , hard rock pia maiocco
 pia maiocco musician
pia maiocco

pia maiocco -lrb- born february 25 , 1962 -rrb- is an american former bass guitarist and backing vocals for the heavy metal band vixen .
she is married to the guitarist steve vai , whom she met while they both attended the berklee college of music .
she appears on his album `` flex-able '' .
they have two children , fire and julian angel .
she can be seen in the 1984 comedy film ` hardbodies ' .
