STEVE VAI

Steven Siro "Steve" Vai (born June 6, 1960) is a three time Grammy Award-winning Italian-American rock guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and producer. After starting his professional career as a music transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, Vai recorded and toured in Zappa's band for two years, from 1980 to 1982. The guitarist began a solo career in 1983 and has released 13 solo albums as of 2008. Apart from his work with Frank Zappa, Vai has also recorded and toured with Public Image Ltd., Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake. Vai has been a regular touring member of the G3 Concert Tour which began in 1996. In 1999 Vai started his own record label, Favored Nations, intending to showcase, as Vai describes, "...artists that have attained the highest performance level on their chosen instruments."^[1]

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Steve Vai
Steve Vai in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Steven Syro Vai
Born	June 6, 1960 (1960-06-06) (age 50) Carle Place, New York, USA
Genres	Instrumental rock, hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock, progressive metal, experimental rock
Instruments	Guitar, Keyboards, vocals
Years active	1980 – present
Labels	Favored Nations Relativity Records Urantia Records Akashic Records Epic Records
Associated acts	Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Solo albums Flex-Able (1984) Flex-Able Leftovers (1984) Passion and Warfare (1990) – Gold (USA),[18] #18 on the Billboard 200 on June 30, 1990 Sex & Religion (1993) Alien Love Secrets (1995) Fire Garden (1996) The Ultra Zone (1999) The 7th Song - Enchanting Guitar Melodies, Archives Vol. 1 (2000) Alive in an Ultra World (2001) The Elusive Light and Sound, volume 1 (2002) FZ Original Recordings; Steve Vai Archives, Vol. 2 (2001) Mystery Tracks - Archives Vol. 3 (2003) Various Artists - Archives Vol. 4 (2003) The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology (2003) Live In London (2004) Real Illusions: Reflections (2005) Sound Theories Vol. I & II (2007) Where the Wild Things Are (2009) Where the Other Wild Things Are (2010) Zappa plays Zappa, Billy Sheehan, G3, Bad4Good, The shardheads, Incubus
Website	Official website
Notable instruments
Ibanez JEM Ibanez Universe