Virgil Donati is an Australian drummer. He holds the drum sticks in the traditional style and is also proficient at the keyboard. Donati also performed in Melbourne with Jack Jones in a Van Halen tribute band known as Hans Valen before joining Jones's bands The State and Southern Sons.
Planet X is an instrumental rock supergroup, founded by keyboardist Derek Sherinian and drummer Virgil Donati. Throughout more than a decade of activity, they have released three studio albums and a live album, each with a variety of guest musicians and oft-changing lineups.
Scott Henderson is an American jazz fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech.
Southern Sons was an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 1989 by members of The State along with lead vocalist and guitarist Irwin Thomas, who was then using the stage name Jack Jones. They are best known for their Australian top ten hits "Heart in Danger", "Hold Me in Your Arms", and "You Were There".
Glossolalia is the 2000-released solo album from Kansas keyboardist/vocalist Steve Walsh. It was released on Magna Carta Records and features Trent Gardner, Virgil Donati, and Billy Greer.
Soul SirkUS is a band that initially featured singer Jeff Scott Soto, guitarist Neal Schon, bassist Marco Mendoza, and drummer Deen Castronovo, later replaced by Virgil Donati.
T. J. Helmerich is an American musician and audio engineer.
Planet X is the first studio album by keyboardist Derek Sherinian, released on July 13, 1999 through Magna Carta Records. The album was devised after Sherinian left progressive metal band Dream Theater in January 1999. He then joined drummer Virgil Donati in forming a band also named Planet X, which released their own first album Universe in 2000. Guitarist Brett Garsed, who plays on Planet X, would later return on the band Planet X's album Quantum in 2007.
Hear the Masses is the debut album by Bradley Joseph,, a self-produced and self-published release consisting of 10 original instrumental compositions ranging from upbeat piano to orchestral ballads.
Universe is the first studio album by the instrumental rock/progressive metal band Planet X, released on June 6, 2000 through Inside Out Music. The album is essentially a continuation of keyboardist Derek Sherinian's 1999 debut solo release Planet X, but this time as a full band effort featuring guitarist Tony MacAlpine and drummer Virgil Donati.
Ric Fierabracci is an American bassist who has toured and/or recorded with such artists as Frank Gambale, Chick Corea, Sir Tom Jones, Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham, Bradley Joseph, Shakira, Nancy Sinatra, Planet X, The 5th Dimension, The Beach Boys, and Yanni. He is featured on Yanni's live concert videos and albums Live at the Acropolis, Live at Royal Albert Hall, and Tribute, most recently touring during the 2003 Ethnicity world tour. He also appears in Shakira's music video "Inevitable". Fierabracci had performed as the house bassist at the L.A. jazz club "The Baked Potato" until he relocated to New York City, and has also contributed to numerous TV and film jingles.
Brett Edward Garsed is an Australian musician and songwriter, best known for his work as a guitarist with John Farnham and T. J. Helmerich, as well as being a former member of the American band Nelson. Garsed was featured on Derek Sherinian's solo records Planet X (1999) and Planet X's Quantum (2007), and more recently Sherinian's Molecular Heinosity (2010).
Steve Weingart is a jazz-funk keyboard player based in Los Angeles, California, United States, who has recorded and performed internationally with an array of well known musical artists.
Julian Lage is an American guitarist and composer.
Big Sky is the first studio album by guitarist Brett Garsed, released in 2002 through Paranormal Records. The intro of the second track, "Trinity", contains a sample from the 1952 educational film Duck and Cover.
Molecular Heinosity is the sixth studio album by keyboardist Derek Sherinian, released on March 24, 2009 through InsideOut Music.
Raison D'être is an album by jazz guitarist Frank Gambale released on 13 April 2004 by Wombat Records.
Marbin is a jazz rock band formed by two musicians from Israel.
Ring of Fire is an American neoclassical/progressive/power metal band from Chula Vista, California formed in 2000. Fronted by former Yngwie J. Malmsteen collaborator Mark Boals after the release of his solo album Ring of Fire, the band also included guitarist Tony MacAlpine, Planet X drummer Virgil Donati, grammy-award-winning bassist Philip Bynoe, and keyboardist Steve Weingart. Ring of Fire released three studio albums between 2001 and 2004, as well as a live album, Burning Live In Tokyo 2002. After disbanding, Boals, MacAlpine, and Donati later formed Seven the Hardway. Boals, MacAlpine, and keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij returned in 2014 with their fourth studio album Battle of Leningrad.
Dark Matter is the second studio album by guitarist Brett Garsed, released independently on 29 June 2011. It was first made available as a digital download on iTunes and CD Baby, followed by a CD release on Garsed's official website.
