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Steve Vai, born Steven Siro Vai, is an American guitarist and composer, born June 6th, in Long Island, New York (making him six years old on the sixth day of the sixth month in , as he noted in the introduction to his guitar transcription book of Frank Zappa).

Vai is best known for his self-composed, performed and produced guitar instrumental music, but he has also played on the recordings of several other rock acts.

Steve Vai made his name playing 'stunt guitar' with the legendary rock performer, composer, music producer, and publishing mogul Frank Zappa.

Daniel san steve vai biography Steven Siro Vai [1] [better source needed] (/ ˈ v aɪ / VYE; born June 6, ) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer.A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, [2] Vai started his music career in at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, [3] and played in Zappa's band from to [2].

In the early 80's he replaced Yngwie Malmsteen (a good friend) as lead guitarist in Graham Bonnett's Alcatrazz. Then he joined former Van Halen front man David Lee Roth's group to record the albums Eat 'em and Smile and Skyscraper. Vai also stepped into guitarist Adrian Vandenberg's shoes to record with British rock legends Whitesnake (after Adrian Vandenberg injured his wrist due to some exercises he found in a book and tried out) shortly before recording was due to begin for the album Slip of the Tongue.

Steve Vai continues to tour regularly, both with his own group and with his one time teacher and fellow Grammy award winning guitar instrumentalist friend Joe Satriani (on the G3 series of tours).

Steve recently teamed up with former David Lee Roth band member Bassist Billy Sheehan for a world tour.

Daniel san steve vai biography wikipedia Steve Vai is a well-known American guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer. He is also known as a three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee. Steve Vai: Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Education. Steve Vai was born on 6th June in Carle Place, New York, U.S. As of , her age is 63 years.

G3 features Steve, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen.

Steve Vai's music has featured in a number of feature films, including Dudes, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and Ghosts of Mars. He appeared onscreen in the Ralph Macchio vehicle Crossroads, playing the demonically-inspired Jack Butler. At the film's climax, Vai engages in a guitar duel with Macchio (with Ry Cooder dubbing Macchio's part).

The 32nd note quick tempo pseudo-classical-baroque track (entitled Eugene's Trick Bag) with which Macchio wins the competition was composed by Vai, heavily based on Paganini's Caprice Op. 1 # 5, and has become a favorite apprentice-piece among many guitar students. Vai received a Grammy Award in

Where Vai's contributions to others' material has been constrained by the largely rock or heavy-rock style of those bands, his own material is considerably more esoteric.

Steve vai biography wikipedia Steve Vai was born on June 6, , in Carle Place, New York, United States to the family of John and Theresa Vai. As a young child, Vai was influenced by the music his parents had listened to. One album in particular that he cites as his "musical awakening" was the original motion picture soundtrack to the film West Side Story.

Vai is an accomplished studio producer (he owns two: 'The mother ship' and 'The harmony hut') and his own recordings combine his signature guitar prowess with novel compositions and considerable use of studio and recording effects.

Steve Vai owns 'Favored Nations', a recording and publishing business which specialises in looking after both newly discovered and already high profile recording artists from around the world.

Vai is married with two children (Julian Angel & Fire) to Pia (former Bassist of All-Female Group 'Vixen', which can be seen in the movie 'Hardbodies').

He also enjoys keeping bees, which regularly produce a crop of honey that Steve sells for his chosen charity every year through his web site.

Vai also helped design his signature Ibanez JEM series of guitars. They feature a handgrip cut into the top of the body of the guitar. They also use a humbucker-single coil-humbuckerpickup set-up and a locking tremolo bar.

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