guitar virtuoso

Joe Satriani to release new studio album “Shapeshifting” on April 10th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 18:05

Joe Satriani’s new studio album, “Shapeshifting”, is set for release on April 10th, 2020, via Sony Music/Legacy Recordings.

The first single, “Nineteen Eighty”, is available today on all streaming platforms and at rock radio stations nationwide. Listen to the the new single below.

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Al Di Meola to release new tribute album to The Beatles “Across the Universe” on March 13th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 18:03

World-renowned guitar hero Al Di Meola welcomes a new decade with an ambitious follow-up to his 2013 studio recording “All Your Life: A Tribute to the Beatles” with a sophomore homage to the Beatles, entitled “Across the Universe”, due out on earMusic on March 13th, 2020.

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Joe Satriani announces new studio album “Shapeshifting” - due out in Spring 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 18:34

Joe Satriani s ready to kick off the new decade with a new album release and world tour. Set for release this spring, “Shapeshifting” marks the legendary guitarists 18th studio album in his nearly 35-year career in music. More details on the new album to come shortly.

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Joe Satriani announces Spring/Summer 2020 European & UK Tour

Submitted by newseditor on Mon, 11/11/2019 - 17:17

World-renowned guitar virtuoso, Joe Satriani, announces a string of Spring/Summer 2020 European & UK tour dates to support the release of his 17th solo album. Travelling under the moniker of “The Shapeshifting Tour”. The six-date UK run will start at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea (May 22) finishing up at Birmingham Symphony Hall (May 28).

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Yiannis Papadopoulos

Submitted by mark on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:07

Hi Yiannis. So, tell us, as a young boy in Greece, how’d you start off in guitar? Do you have like a musical family?

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Generation Axe to release “The Guitars that Destroyed the World (Live in China)” on June 28th 2019

Submitted by newseditor on Tue, 04/09/2019 - 21:03

Roaring sounds, cutting-edge solos, colossal power - Generation Axe is The American rock guitarist supergroup formed by Steve Vai guitar wunderkind and three-time Grammy winner ex-Frank Zappa, Whitesnake, David Lee Roth.

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Steve Vai releases first music theory book “Vaideology” and “Piano Reductions: Vol. 2”

Submitted by newseditor on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 20:13

Steve Vai has released two new titles. First, his first music theory book via publisher Hal Leonard. Titled “Vaideology: Basic Music Theory for Guitar Players”, the gargantuan effort was designed to help both beginners and veteran guitar players. Vai takes a deep dive into the basics of music theory to help players better understand the language of music and become more musically literate.

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Steve Dadaian to release debut album “Follow the Light” on February 1st 2019

Submitted by newseditor on Thu, 11/29/2018 - 21:45

Armenian-American fusion guitarist Steve Dadaian discovered his love for the guitar at a young age. Even while studying at the prestigious Columbia University in the city of New York, Dadaian continued to hone his craft as an artist.

The then 21-year-old classically-trained guitarist spent the little spare time he had reaching top spots at national guitar competitions hosted by Slash, John Petrucci (Dream Theater) and Jon Donais (Anthrax, Shadows Fall), performing at events with the likes of Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, and Nicko McBrain, and dazzling crowds at venues like the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Jason Becker reveals music video for new song “Hold on to Love”

Submitted by newseditor on Fri, 11/16/2018 - 01:03

Jason Becker is thrilled to reveal the official video for his brand new song “Hold on to Love” featuring singer Codany Holiday, taken from the new album “Triumphant Hearts”, which will be released on December 7th, 2018, via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group.

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Angel Vivaldi and Nita Strauss announce November & December 2018 US co-headlining Tour

Submitted by newseditor on Sat, 09/29/2018 - 01:01

Two of the most revolutionary guitar virtuosos of our generation - renowned soloist Angel Vivaldi and Alice Cooper axemaiden Nita Strauss - are pleased to announce the 2018 edition of The Guitar Collective, a United States tour kicking off on November 19 in New Bedford, MA.

The tour will visit several major cities, ending in Asbury Park, NJ on December 21. Angel Vivaldi and Nita Strauss will co-headline each date of the tour with support from special guest Jacky Vincent (ex-Falling In Reverse). The Guitar Collective 2018 will mark Nita Strauss' live solo debut.