STEVE VAI To Receive 'Les Paul Award' At 27th Annual TEC AWARDS

November 10, 2011

Guitar virtuoso, composer and producer Steve Vai 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.

A student of Joe Satriani at age twelve, Steve Vai began his professional music career working with Frank Zappa, with whom he toured and recorded before launching his solo career. Since his groundbreaking album "Passion And Warfare", released in 1990, the brilliance of his musicianship has awed more than just rock fans and has stunned concertgoers worldwide, producing sales of over 15 million records and earning multiple Grammys.

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.

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