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Eric Gillette
Eric Gillette (born August 14, 1984) is an American multi-instrumentalist from Dallas, Texas. He is the lead guitarist, vocalist and keyboardist for the Neal Morse Band as well as a solo artist and session musician. Although primarily a guitarist, he often plays keyboards and drums as part of his professional work. Biography Gillette began taking piano lessons as a child and learned to play the guitar as a teenager. His father and aunt taught him chords, and he spent time jamming with his aunt's bluegrass band. In 2010, he began playing guitar and providing background vocals for The Swon Brothers, three years before their appearance on The Voice. He went on to play electric guitar for their album ''The Swon Brothers''. He married his wife, Jaci Lynn, on October 10, 2014, about a year after they met at a Swon Brothers show. Gillette's musical influences include Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, and Eric Johnson. He is also a fan of and inspired by former Dream Theater dru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Portnoy
Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure from Dream Theater after 25 years, with Mike Mangini taking his place as drummer of the band. Since his departure Portnoy has remained active, with a variety of bands and projects, including Adrenaline Mob, Transatlantic, Yellow Matter Custard, Flying Colors, The Winery Dogs, Liquid Tension Experiment, Metal Allegiance, Sons of Apollo, the Neal Morse Band and BPMD. Early life Portnoy was born April 20, 1967, and raised on Long Island in Long Beach, New York. His father, Howard Portnoy (1940–2009), worked as a DJ at a local radio station. Mike and his father later moved to Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, to work at KRML radio station after watching the 1971 film ''Play Misty for Me''. His mother died on November 16, 1984, when t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liquid Tension Experiment
Liquid Tension Experiment (LTE) is an American instrumental progressive metal supergroup, founded by Mike Portnoy, then Dream Theater's drummer, in 1997. The band has released two albums through Magna Carta Records. A third album, with the absence of John Petrucci was released in 2007 under the name "Liquid Trio Experiment". A live album with the absence of Jordan Rudess (mostly) was released in 2009 under the name "Liquid Trio Experiment 2". Three live albums and two videos were released in 2009 by the complete band. Active up until 1999, when Jordan Rudess formally joined Dream Theater, the band reunited in 2008 for a series of live shows, and eventually reconvened in 2020 to record a third studio album featuring all members of the band, which was released on April 16, 2021. History Formation, studio albums and tours Liquid Tension Experiment was formed by former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy after Magna Carta gave him the green light for "whatever he wanted to do". Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Guitarists
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American Rock Guitarists
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1984 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocence & Danger
''Innocence & Danger'' is the fourth album by American progressive rock group The Neal Morse Band (now stylized as "NMB"), released on August 27, 2021. It is Morse's twelfth progressive rock studio album overall. It is their first non-concept album following ''The Similitude of a Dream'' (2016) and '' The Great Adventure'' (2019), both inspired by John Bunyan's ''The Pilgrim's Progress''. The album was recorded over a week in the beginning of 2021 and for the first time Morse did not bring any demos with his ideas to the studio. In support of the album, the band embarked on a 2022 tour around the United States and Europe. The first single, "Do It All Again", was released with a video on June 21, 2021. It was the first song to be written for the album and serves as its opener. "Bird on a Wire", the second song on the track list and the second one to be written, was also released as a single, on July 27. "Your Place in the Sun" came as the third single and video on August 18, bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Adventure (The Neal Morse Band Album)
''The Great Adventure'' is the third studio album by American progressive rock supergroup The Neal Morse Band, released on January 25, 2019 via Metal Blade Records and Radiant Records. A concept album, it is a sequel to 2016's '' The Similitude of a Dream'' and both are loosely based on ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' by John Bunyan, besides having similar covers. This album follows the protagonist's family as they journey to Celestial City to join him. It is divided in five chapters, each ranging from 13 to 31 minutes long and involving from 2 to 6 songs, some of them evoking earlier melodies or preluding future ones. The album's first and third singles, "Welcome to the World" and "I Got to Run", premiered on '' Prog''s website on December 8, 2018 and January 24, 2019, respectively. The second single, "Vanity Fair", was released with a lyric video on January 18, 2019. Videos for the title track and for "Welcome to the World 2" were released on December 18, 2018 and January 11, 2019, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Experiment (album)
''The Grand Experiment'' is the first album by the progressive rock supergroup The Neal Morse Band. The album was composed and recorded over a short period of time, with no preparation work before entering the studio. This is the first time Morse has recorded this way, with no pre-prepared material (and as a completely collaborative effort with his new band), hence the album's title. It was released on February 10, 2015, in three formats: single CD edition, a special edition which includes the album plus a bonus CD and DVD, and a double CD and vinyl edition. A music video for the title track was released on January 7, 2015. Track listing Personnel * Neal Morse - lead vocals, keyboards, guitars * Mike Portnoy - drums, backing vocals * Randy George - bass, backing vocals * Eric Gillette Eric Gillette (born August 14, 1984) is an American multi-instrumentalist from Dallas, Texas. He is the lead guitarist, vocalist and keyboardist for the Neal Morse Band as well as a solo arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sola Gratia (album)
''Sola Gratia'' (Latin for "grace alone") is the eleventh studio album by American progressive rock vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist Neal Morse, released on September 11, 2020. It marks his return to Inside Out Music. Recorded in April 2020, it is a concept album about Paul the Apostle, focusing on the period from his persecution of early Christians to his conversion. The album was released as a limited CD/DVD Digipak (with Making-of video footage), a Gatefold double LP and CD, a standard CD jewel case and on digital platforms. It was debuted live during his annual MorseFest event in September 2020. Three singles were released from the album, each of them with an accompanying video: "In the Name of the Lord", "Seemingly Sincere" (dealing with the stoning of Saint Stephen; video directed by Christian Rios of Ray of Light Films) and "Building a Wall". Background and recording Morse started to write the album during some time off in New Zealand after touring in Australia, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Christ The Exorcist
''Jesus Christ the Exorcist'' (full title: ''Jesus Christ the Exorcist: A Progressive Rock Musical by Neal Morse'') is the tenth progressive rock studio album by American vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist Neal Morse, released on June 14, 2019. It is a rock opera based on the Gospels and inspired by ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. It features several guest performers, including Ted Leonard, Nick D'Virgilio and Morse's son Wil. The album was released as a double CD version, a triple vinyl version and on streaming platforms. On September 10, 2018, a promotional video with audio snippets featuring all guest vocalists was released. On March 20, 2019, a video for the song "Get Behind Me Satan" featuring Leonard on vocals was released. It was debuted live in 2018. Background and recording The first draft of the musical dates back to 2008, when a friend of Morse called him, said he had watched ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' and that somebody ought to do a new rock opera based on Jesus' life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Gillette
Eric Gillette (born August 14, 1984) is an American multi-instrumentalist from Dallas, Texas. He is the lead guitarist, vocalist and keyboardist for the Neal Morse Band as well as a solo artist and session musician. Although primarily a guitarist, he often plays keyboards and drums as part of his professional work. Biography Gillette began taking piano lessons as a child and learned to play the guitar as a teenager. His father and aunt taught him chords, and he spent time jamming with his aunt's bluegrass band. In 2010, he began playing guitar and providing background vocals for The Swon Brothers, three years before their appearance on The Voice. He went on to play electric guitar for their album ''The Swon Brothers''. He married his wife, Jaci Lynn, on October 10, 2014, about a year after they met at a Swon Brothers show. Gillette's musical influences include Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, and Eric Johnson. He is also a fan of and inspired by former Dream Theater dru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
