Surfing with the Alien is the second studio album by American rock guitarist Joe Satriani. It was released on October 15, 1987, by Relativity Records. The album is one of Satriani's most successful to date and helped establish his reputation as a respected rock guitarist.
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Starr Parodi is an American pianist, film composer, music producer, arranger, music director, and former president of The Alliance for Women Film Composers. In 2023, Parodi won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium Album as both a producer and featured artist on An Adoption Story. Parodi was also a featured artist and composer on 2022 Grammy-winning album, Women Warriors: The Voices Of Change. Parodi won the 2021 Hollywood Music In Media Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her piece Joy Of The Waters. Parodi has won multiple BMI most performed music awards, Key Art and Telly Awards. In May 2017, Parodi's most recent album "The Heart Of Frida", a cinematic collection of solo piano works inspired by the late artist Frida Kahlo, was awarded ZMR's "Piano Album Of The Year - Solo" by International Radio Broadcasters and "Solo Piano Album Of The Year - Improvised" by SoloPiano.com. Parodi's solo piano recording "Common Places" was awarded Solo Piano Recording of the Year by solopianoradio.com in 2007 and in 2005 she received an RIAA Gold Record for her recording and updated arrangement of the "James Bond Theme".
Anne Akiko Meyers is an American violinist. She has been called “the Wonder Woman of commissioning” by The Strad.
A sacred entity is one endowed with religious significance.
Jonathan Michael Batiste is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, and television personality. He has recorded and performed with artists including Stevie Wonder, Prince, Willie Nelson, Lenny Kravitz, ASAP Rocky, Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey, Roy Hargrove, Juvenile, and Mavis Staples. Batiste appeared nightly with his band, Stay Human, as bandleader and musical director on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from 2015 to 2022.
This is the discography of Joe Satriani, an American multi-instrumentalist known primarily for his work as an instrumental rock guitarist, with multiple Grammy Award nominations. This discography includes all of his albums, including collaborations with Chickenfoot, Blue Öyster Cult, Stuart Hamm, Alice Cooper, and Spinal Tap, as well as early Squares material and G3 projects.
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium is an honor presented to recording artists for the best compendium album in the classical music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and which was originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
Ram Gyan "Ricky" Kej is an Indian music composer and environmentalist and a three-time Grammy Award winner. He has performed at venues in over 35 countries including at the United Nations headquarters in New York and Geneva. In October 2023, Kej was announced as a UN "Goodwill Ambassador" (UNCCD) at the United Nations General Assembly by then President, Csaba Körösi.
Wouter Kellerman is a two-time Grammy Award-winning South African flautist, producer and composer who has won nine South African Music Awards. Classically trained, Kellerman performs primarily World, Roots and New Age music.
Erwilian is an American musical group featuring acoustic instrumentation, led by soprano recorder, violin, and hammered dulcimer. The group blends elements from celtic, world, and folk music into an original cross-genre style classified as New Age. Since its formation in 2000, the group has featured various multi-instrumentalists in its lineup. Current members and primary instruments include founders Scott Melton (guitar) and Jordan Buetow (recorders), Bethel Melton, Malcolm Lee (bass), Matt Garcia (harp), John Hintze (percussion), and Keely Rendle (violin).
The Fire Within is the sixth album by American Yamaha Artist Jennifer Thomas. It was released on 12 October 2018, debuting in the Billboard classical music charts at number 3, at number 2 in the classical crossover music chart and 25 in the Heatseekers chart.
Dallas String Quartet is an American classical crossover ensemble founded by violist and music producer Ion Zanca. Their album Love Always debuted at #2 on Billboard's Classical Crossover Albums and Classical Albums charts in October 2022. The musical group has performed private concerts for former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, as well as performing at NFL and NBA games. They have shared the stage with Josh Groban, Kenny G, Chicago, Air Supply, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, among others.
Kitt Wakeley is an American Grammy Award-winning composer, songwriter, musician, and music producer. His album Symphony of Sinners & Saints peaked at #1 on Billboard's Classical Crossover and Classical charts, and at #18 on Hot Hard Rock Songs. Singles "Conflicted", "Forgive Me", and "Sinners and Saints" all peaked at #1 on Billboard's Hard Rock Digital Song Sales as well as charting on the Top-10 Hot Hard Rock Songs chart. He has released four studio albums that feature Nuno Bettencourt, Nita Strauss, Kenny Aronoff, Andy Timmons, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and London Voices.
Mythologies is the sixth studio album by French-American composer and pianist Danaë Xanthe Vlasse, and won a Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album in 2022 at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. The album features sopranos Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann and was released in the US on August 6, 2021 on Cezanne Records.
Symphony of Sinners & Saints is a concept studio album by American orchestral composer, songwriter, pianist/keyboardist, and music producer Kitt Wakeley. The album peaked at #1 on Billboard's Classical Crossover and Classical charts, and at #18 on Hot Hard Rock Songs. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, UK and released on May 21, 2021, by the Studio Seven Media record label. The album was recorded with an orchestra, several choirs, and a rock band, with elements of rock, EDM, Classical, and symphonic rock. Feature guest appearances include Joe Satriani, Andy Timmons, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Voices, and the Dallas Gospel of Light Choir.
Tre Nagella is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer. He has won four Grammy Awards and worked with artists including Kirk Franklin, Ed Sheeran, Blake Shelton, Lady Gaga, Travis Scott, Brandy, and Monica, among others. He launched the recording studio Luminous Sound Studios in Dallas, Texas in 2019.
Vahagn Stepanyan is an Armenian music producer, music arranger, songwriter, film/TV composer, and musician whose genres have been classified as jazz, R&B, funk, fusion, pop, gospel, and film score music. His album A New Chapter charted at #5 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Charts and at #19 on Billboard's Jazz Charts. He has shared the stage with artists including Sheila E., and has collaborated with Ricky Kej, Kitt Wakeley, Nathan East, Eric Marienthal, Henrik Linder, Mark Lettieri, Greg Howe, Dave Koz, Mark Lettieri, Arun Shenoy, and Adam Hawley.
"Conflicted" is a song by American composer, songwriter, musician, and music producer Kitt Wakeley, from his 2021 album Symphony of Sinners & Saints. The song was produced by Wakeley and Tre Nagella, and features Joe Satriani on guitar. Released in February, 2021, as the lead single from the album, "Conflicted" charted at #18 on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Chart.
