David Jason Weiner (born September 24, 1976) is an American musician, best known for being one of
Steve Vai
Steven Siro Vai ( ; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a Transcription (music), transc ...
's touring guitarists. He also gives online guitar lessons.
Steve Vai
Weiner first joined
Vai's band when Weiner went to
Los Angeles
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to go to
GIT
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. During his time there he got a job as an intern for an office, and his boss at this office managed Steve Vai. He would deliver paper to Vai's house, and Weiner got to know him personally and subsequently gave him a demo. About two weeks later his boss got a phone call from Vai and was asked to come over to Vai's studio, learn fourteen songs, and go on tour with him. Weiner continued to perform as part of Vai's band for 23 years, until announcing his retirement in 2022.
Solo
Weiner has also released three solo albums. The first, entitled ''Shove the Sun Aside'' was released originally in June 2004 on the Meyer Jane Music label and re-released in March 2005 on Favored Nations. It is an instrumental album on which Weiner primarily plays a
seven-string guitar
The seven-string guitar adds one additional string to the more common six-string guitar, commonly used to extend the bass range (usually a low B) or also to extend the treble range.
The additional string is added in one of two different ways: b ...
. His second album ''On Revolute'' started shipping on May 25, 2010. His third album contains 10 acoustic songs and is titled ''A Collection of Short Stories: Vol. 1.'' It was released August 10, 2012. Vol. 2 is an EP. ''Stsa-X'', is another re-release of Dave’s debut record and contains 3 new tracks.
[https://www.discogs.com/release/12516144-Dave-Weiner-Shove-The-Sun-Aside-X]
Discography
*''Shove the Sun Aside'' (2004)
*''Shove the Sun Aside'' (Re-release) (2005)
*''On Revolute'' (2010)
*''A Collection of Short Stories: Vol. 1'' (2012)
*''Stsa-X'' (2016)
*''A Collection of Short Stories: Vol. 2''
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References
External links
Official WebsiteSteve Vai's Official WebsiteRiff Of The Week
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1976 births
American seven-string guitarists
Living people
21st-century American guitarists
Favored Nations artists