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Steve Vai to Receive Les Paul Award at 27th Annual TEC Awards Guitar virtuoso, composer and producer Steve Vai (pictured) will be presented with the prestigious Les Paul Award at the 27th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Friday, January 20, in the Pacific Ballroom of the Hilton Anaheim during the 2012 NAMM Show. Co-presented by the TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio and NAMM, the TEC Awards recognizes outstanding achievement in professional audio production and product design. The Les Paul Award was established in 1991 to honor musical artists who have had distinguished careers as innovators in the creative application of audio technology. Past recipients include Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Brian Wilson, Peter Gabriel, Lindsey Buckingham, Herbie Hancock, Al Kooper, Steve Miller, and Robbie Robertson. A student of Joe Satriani at age 12, Steve Vai began his professional music career working with Frank Zappa, with whom he toured and recorded before launching his solo career. Vai released his groundbreaking album Passion and Warfare in 1990, and since then his musicianship has awed rock fans and concertgoers worldwide. Vai has sold more than 15 million records and earned multiple Grammy Awards. Vai has recorded and toured with Public Image Ltd., Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, and has worked with Joe Satriani, Joe Jackson, Janice Ian, Steve Lukather, Alice Cooper, Gerry Rafferty, The Yardbirds, and Mary J. Blige. He has composed for and/or performed on original soundtracks for films such as Crossroads, Encino Man, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, PCU, and Crazy, and videogames including Halo 2 and Guitar Hero 3. His latest live album and DVD is Where the Wild Things Are. Steve Vai has received honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and Musician's Institute, and is also involved with many worthwhile organizations. He founded the record label Favored Nations for musicians who, in Vai’s words, “have attained the highest performance level on their chosen instruments.” He has also served as a Trustee for the Recording Academy, is on the board of Hollywood Arts, and works closely with his own Make a Noise Foundation, raising money for music education. http://mixonline.com/news...evai_0711/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Up until recently, the TEC Awards have been a part of the AES Convention held in either New York City or San Francisco during the month of October. As of last year, it is now tied to January's Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. Past Les Paul Award Winners: 1991 • Bob Ludwig, Clair Brothers, Power Station 1992 • Bob Clearmountain 1993 • Peter Gabriel 1994 • Herbie Hancock 1995 • Alan Parsons 1996 • Brian Wilson 1997 • Stevie Wonder 1998 • Neil Young 1999 • Sting 2000 • Paul McCartney 2001 • Steely Dan 2002 • Robbie Robertson 2003 • Bruce Springsteen 2004 • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis 2005 • David Byrne 2006 • Steve Miller 2007 • Al Kooper 2008 • Ray Benson 2010 • Lindsay Buckingham Generally the recipient will perform at the end of the event. Music for adventurous listeners tA  Tribal Records"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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That's an impressive group of past recipients
Steve is one of my favorites. He is a whole lot more than a 'meedly meedly' guitar player. He's an incredible arranger & performer, and a very good writer. And a very so-so lyricist and singer
And his albums always feel very technologically state of the art. My Legacy
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I cant agree with you more, IMO he is miles ahead of most "great" guitarists out there today and that includes Santana.Prince and even Jimi!!! A true musician in all respects! | |
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A solid "musician".
I got to sit and watch him at work in his home studio some time ago. Incredible skill and concentration. And a very nice person on top of all that.
Anybody that can make the Zappa cut has a lot on the ball musicially. I always get a kick out of him telling his audition experience.
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Congrats to Steve. He deserves the recognition. | |
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Indeed. It'll make this year's TEC Awards worth sitting through for a change.
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Good good Steve! so glad to hear that, my best friend's father. The one who played with Zappa, keeps in touch with Steve. I always want to ask to meet him lol, but that would be rude. Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
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HOSTED by Will Lee TEC AWARDS in 19 categories of Technical Achievement and 8 categories of Creative Achievement
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