Steve Aogang has won numerous awards, including Grammy Award. Steve van is the first rock guitar in the world today. Steve van was born on June 6, 1960 in Long Island, new york. He was one of the most outstanding guitarists in the 1980s and 1990s. As a teenager, he studied under Joe Satria, then entered the Berkeley Music School, and came to Los Angeles at the age of 19. Steve van is a big fan of Frank Zappa. He has proved that he can play most of Zappa's works with strength, and he has made great contributions, so he has the opportunity to join Zappa. Zapa rated Steve van's performance in the album "The boat came too late to save a drowning witch" as "a great guitarist". When he was about 65,438+03 years old, led zeppelin's concert at Madison Square in new york was the catalyst for him to learn guitar. Jimmy Page caught his heart when he sang the solo "Broken Heart" (led zeppelin album), and he recalled, "I have never heard of playing so fast before. By today's standards, this may not be a great solo, but it was of great significance to me at that time. " At the age of 0/4, Vai/Kloc learned from the guitar hero Joe Satriani. He said admiringly, "Steve van was one of my first students. At that time, he was a complete beginner, holding a guitar without strings in one hand and a bag of strings in the other. " However, in the last few days of teaching him, he played everything I didn't play. He plays as fast as I do. At that time, I hated the so-called quick fight. Steve and I also studied rockers and strings. He has become a capable player, but to my surprise, he has become a special musician! Another intangible influence on Steve van is jimi hendrix. Ovi said: "I think jimi hendrix's main influence on me is spiritual. His acting style inspired me. He played intuitively, without any examples of imitation. You have never heard of him playing like anyone. Most guitarists can see who his influence comes from, but jimi hendrix seems to come from Venus or somewhere else, which makes you unpredictable. " Steve van later studied at Berkeley Conservatory of Music. During this period, Aogang was cultivated into a powerful spectrum reader. He practiced all the available spectrum in the library, and he felt that such hard training was worthwhile. The bigger chore was that he was responsible for copying Frank Zappa's music. Later, he joined Frank Zappa and recorded his first album there. Vai recalled: "At that time, I worked 65,438+00 hours a day, completely rewriting the score, including guitar solo, lead singer and orchestra. There is a pile of 4-foot-high music in my house, and I can already hear the music in my heart or the handle formed on the guitar. Now I can clearly understand the essence and sound of music as soon as I see the score. If I think of a melody, I can write it immediately, just like writing a letter. " 1984, wai joined Alcatraz, replacing Yngwie Malmsteen who left the organization. Since then, Steve van has started a five-year career as a professional gypsy thug, including David Lee Ross's band and White Snake. During this period, Steve van also participated in a guest performance in the movie Crossroads. Vai played an evil guitarist and finally lost in a duel with the hero (played by a difficult boy). Of course, this is only a dramatic effect. It was not until 1990 released the album Passion and War that Steve van officially started his guitar music career. Anyone who has listened to all Steve van's albums will surely find that the seventh song of each album is a lyric, and the word 7 appears on the cover of the album' Passion and War', which is his lucky number. Basically, every album of Vai is highly recommended and easily available in record stores. Novices can buy Sony's recently released' Steve van/Infinite Extension-Ultimate Selection' dual CD, which, as the name implies, is full of his most popular works, such as' For God's sake' and' Gentle Suelund'. I believe that even fans who don't play guitar will be deeply moved by his emotional melody. 1984, Steve van released his first album Flex-Able, in which it is not difficult to see the traces of Zapa and Satriani. Later, he joined Alcatraz Z, David Lee Ross, White Snake and alice cooper, and played the guitarist in the movie Crossroads 1986. 1990, Vai released his masterpiece Passion and War, and then formed a band named Vai. 1993 He recorded the album Sex&; Religion released "Secret of Alien Love" and "Garden of Fire" on 1995 and 1996 respectively. Ultra Zone in 1999, the seventh song in 2000: Charming Guitar Melody, Live in an Ultraworld in the file 1 and 200 1 all show his exquisite playing skills. In 200 1 year, Steve van, his mentor Joe Satriani and John Petrucci of Dream Theater made a one-month world tour.