Legendary guitarist Steve Vai visits well known Sonoma County Recording Studio.
Steve Vai, has sold over 15 million albums and started his career as a music transcriptionist for Frank Zappa. Vai then recorded and toured in Zappa’s band for two years, from 1980 to 1982. He began a solo career in 1983, has released eight solo albums and won three Grammy Awards. He has also recorded and toured with Joe Satriani, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake.
So what was he doing at our Sonoma County Recording Studio? He came to Zone Recording Studio to do a big promotional appearance for his signature guitar the “Jem”. Blair Hardman, owner of Zone Recording Studio, explains Vai’s visit and exactly what is happening in the picture you see here:
He is autographing my guitar, which is made by Ibanez, a company that endorses him.
Hardman also mentioned the following:
My favorite Steve Vai performance is in the movie “Crossroads” where he plays the devil in a guitar duel for the soul of a young Ralph Macchio. Even though Vai has a huge rock star image, in person he was very humble, kind and quite intellectual. In the background you can see a photo of me sitting in with The Persuasions, the “Kings of Acappella”. They were performing a song called “I’m So Glad That I’ve Got Skin, (Because That’s What Keeps My Insides In)”, that I co-wrote with Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish.
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More on Steve Vai:
In addition to the brief history listed above, Vai has been a regular touring member of the G3 Concert Tour which began in 1995. In 1999 Vai started his own record label Favored Nations, intending to showcase as he describes,
“…artists that have attained the highest performance level on their chosen instruments.”
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If you’re interested in seeing the Jem guitar that Vai signed, stop by the recording studio here in Sonoma County. It’s proudly on display in a very conspicuous location. Just send us an email or give us a call and we’ll make sure you get a full tour of the recording studio.
(800) 372-3305
Email us here.