Joe Satriani
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Joe "Satch" Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York and brought up in Carle Place, New York, USA) is an instrumental rock guitarist and teacher, and is considered a virtuoso of the guitar.
Satriani was inspired to play guitar at age 14, after hearing Jimi Hendrix had died. During the 1970s, Satriani moved to Berkeley, California to pursue a music career. When his friend and former student Steve Vai gained fame playing with David Lee Roth in 1986, Vai raved about Satriani in several interviews with guitar magazines. In 1989, Satriani's song "One Big Rush" (originally released on Flying in a Blue Dream) was featured on the soundtrack to Say Anything. In 1994, Satriani joined the band Deep Purple to replace guitarist Ritchie Blackmore during the band's tour. In 1996, Satriani formed G3, a concert tour featuring three instrumental rock guitarists -- originally Satriani, Steve Vai, and Eric Johnson.
Satriani is recognized as one of the most technically proficient guitarists in rock. He has mastered nearly every performance technique on his instrument, including two-handed tapping, sweep picking, volume swells, tap harmonics, etc. He is also a renowned guitar teacher, whose students have included Steve Vai, David Bryson (Counting Crows), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Larry LaLonde (Primus), Charlie Hunter, and Kevin Cadogan (Third Eye Blind) among others.
Satriani (like Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci and other guitarists who emphasize technical command and precision in their playing) has been criticized by those who prefer simpler compositional styles. Nonetheless, fans of instrumental electric guitar music widely laud him as the most lyrical and soulful of contemporary virtuosos with an ear for a good tune. Since 1998 his albums have been, stylistically speaking, a departure from his earlier style delving into simpler, more widely accessible genres, such as blues, rock and roll and even techno. Nonetheless Satriani has maintained a large fan base throughout the world buoyed on by the lasting influence of his earlier albums.
His success is notable in a genre typically unfriendly to instrumental musicians. Satriani has received 13 Grammy nominations, and he has sold more than 7 million albums worldwide. It is notable that while his non-musician fans tend to call him "Satch", other guitarists more typically call him "Saint Joe"; there are numerous t-shirts to this effect.
Satriani has endorsed Ibanez's JS Series guitars, and Peavey's JSX amplifier. Both lines were designed specifically as signature products for Satriani.
Discography
- Not of This Earth (1986)
- Surfing With the Alien (1987)
- Dreaming No. 11 (1988)
- Flying in a Blue Dream (1989)
- The Extremist (1992)
- The Beautiful Guitar (1993)
- Time Machine (1993)
- Joe Satriani (1995)
- G3: Live in Concert (1997)
- Crystal Planet (1998)
- Engines of Creation (2000)
- Additional Creations (Bonus CD with limited "Engines of Creation") (2000)
- Live in San Francisco (Previously recorded material) (2001)
- Strange Beautiful Music (2002)
- The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology (2003)
- G3: Rockin' in the Free World (2004)
- Is There Love in Space? (2004)
External link
- Official Website (http://www.satriani.com/)
- World's Greatest Guitarist - Joe Satriani (http://satriani.worldsgreatestguitarist.com/)cs:Joe Satriani
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