Taken from a two-hour-and-40-minute sold-out show recorded at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, Where the Wild Things Are is yet another live showcase of meticulously mapped Steve Vai compositions. “Alien Love Secrets” is available through all major music retailers such as, and also through the official Steve Vai website: Steve Vai performs “Bad Horsie” from the DVD “Alien Love Secrets” featuring full-length performance videos of every song from the “Alien Love Secrets” EP. Many of the titles listed here can be ordered from our own Vai.com merchandise site. “Live In Minneapolis – Where The Wild Things Are” is available on DVD, and audio CD on September 29th.
Other world-class musicians chosen for Vai’s band are: Bryan Beller (bass), Jeremy Colson (drums), Dave Weiner (guitar and sitar) and Zack Wiesinger (lap steel). The addition of virtuoso violinists Alex DePue and Ann Marie Calhoun add a dazzling dimension to Vai’s compositions and stage show, delivering fans the unexpected edge they always expect. His guitar-wielding extravaganza in ‘The Murder’ is an artistic performance piece that must be seen to be believed. The 2 hour and 40 minute set contains several new tracks and re-orchestrated pieces culled from his rich catalog. The continued evolution of his craft is made apparent in the astonishing musicianship presented in “Live In Minneapolis – Where The Wild Things Are”. But his fans have become inextricably drawn to his melodic depth, and dynamic stage performance.
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Vai is widely known for both his unprecedented guitar playing techniques and the unique design of his signature series Ibanez Jem guitar. The show was recorded and filmed at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN before a sold-out audience as part of Vais successful Sound Theories world tour. Steve Vai and the String Theories band perform the opening track “Now We Run” from the new DVD “Live In Minneapolis – Where The WIld Things Are”. Vai has been described as a “highly individualistic player” and part of a generation of “heavy rock and metal virtuosi who came to the fore in the 1980s”. The launch of the Ibanez JEM guitar developed and co-designed by Vai was described as the “exact moment the entire guitar landscape was reshaped”. He also designed the first commercially produced seven-string guitar, the Ibanez Universe, which was used by nu metal artists in the 1990s. He released his first solo album Flex-Able in 1984, while his most successful release, Passion and Warfare (1990), was described as “the richest and best hard rock guitar-virtuoso album of the ’80s”.
Additionally, Vai has toured with live-only acts G3, Zappa Plays Zappa, the Experience Hendrix tour, as well as headlining international tours. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of 18 as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, and joined his band from 1980 to 1983. He embarked on a solo career in 1983 and has released eight solo albums to date. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, as well as having recorded with artists such as Mary J. Vai was voted the 10th “Greatest Guitarist” by Guitar World magazine, and has sold over 15 million records.
Steven Siro “ Steve” Vai ( /vɑːɪ/ born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, and producer, born and raised on Long Island, New York.
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