Dwiki Aditya Marsall About Indonesian musician who is best known for his work as a guitarist in the pop rock band D’Masiv. Life Before Becoming Famous With a passion for music, he helped form the band in 2003. In 2006, he released his first album with the band titled Menuju Nirwana. They then released their […]
Chaz Jankel About Best known for his work with the British rock band Ian Dury and The Blockheads, this guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter also recorded with the folk-rock group Jonathan Kelly’s Outside. His popular singles include ‘Glad to Know You’ and ‘Number One.’ Life Before Becoming Famous He began his music career in the early […]
Rob Barrett About Famous for his work with the New York-based heavy metal band Cannibal Corpse, this guitarist contributed to several of the band’s albums, including Evisceration Plague, Vile, and Torture. Life Before Becoming Famous Early in his career, he created the Florida death metal band Solstice and also joined the Buffalo, New York group […]
Ross The Boss About Guitarist known for his work in the punk rock group The Dictators as well as the metal group Manowar. The Dictators would go on to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Life Before Becoming Famous He was born Ross Friedman and formed The Dictators in 1973. Other […]
Ben Walker About Musician who performs alongside Josienne Clarke as a duo. He is a guitarist and also plays the mandolin, resonator and other string arrangements. They released a first major album called Fire and Fortune which topped the UK Amazon Folk Chart. Life Before Becoming Famous He and Josienne met in 2009 while studying […]
Daniel Rossen About American singer and multi-instrumentalist best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the indie rock band Grizzly Bear. He has also performed as a member of the folk duo Department of Eagles. Life Before Becoming Famous He grew up in Los Angeles and later moved to New York to attend New York […]
Jeff Ament About American musician and bassist for the rock band Pearl Jam, as well as the grunge groups Green River and Mother Love Bone. Life Before Becoming Famous He studied art at the University of Montana prior to pursuing music professionally. Other Informations Pearl Jam’s 1993 album Vs. set a record at the time […]
Robert Bowlin About Award-winning bluegrass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Life Before Becoming Famous He began playing music as a toddler, starting with the ukulele. Other Informations He is an accomplished music teacher. Family Life His family was extremely encouraging in his pursuit of music. Similarities He has collaborated with Ray Price.
Phil Demmel About Guitarist for the heavy metal group Machine Head who also founded Vio-Lence. He also played with Torque. Life Before Becoming Famous When their previous guitarist unexpectedly left the group, Phil Demmel played Machine Head’s European tour, and later was officially made a member. Other Informations He is a big hockey fan, having […]
Jeff Cease About Guitarist most well known as a member of the now-defunct rock band The Black Crowes. After leaving the band in 1991, he formed the band Bitter Pills and would go on to join Bucky Covington’s band after American Idol. Life Before Becoming Famous He co-founded The Black Crowes in 1989 with brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, Johnny Colt, […]
Alex Babinski About Lead guitarist and keyboardist for the rock band PVRIS, formerly stylized as Paris but changed due to legal reasons. Life Before Becoming Famous He previously was a guitarist with the band I Am The Fallen. He would join his band mates to help form PVRIS in 2012. Other Informations The band’s 2014 […]
Lenny Kaye About Guitarist and composer who has played with the punk band, the Patti Smith Group. Life Before Becoming Famous He had his first gig at a fraternity house in college. Other Informations He joined the Jim Carroll Band after his final performance with the Patti Smith Group. Family Life He is the nephew […]
Alex Whiteford About Notable as the guitarist for the United Kingdom rock band Amaryllis, Whiteford released Revolt, a digital EP, in 2014. Life Before Becoming Famous His band released a self-titled debut EP in January of 2013. Other Informations By early 2015, his band’s Twitter account had accumulated over 25,000 followers. Family Life He was […]
Jona Weinhofen About Guitarist best known for his work in the Australian band I Killed the Prom Queen and the British group Bring Me the Horizon. He is a noted Caparison Guitars enthusiast. Life Before Becoming Famous He formed the metalcore outfit I Killed the Prom Queen in late 2000. They released their first EP, […]
Christian Vidal About Argentine guitarist who has gained fame as a member of the symphonic metal band Therion. Life Before Becoming Famous He started playing guitar at the age of eight. Other Informations He released his first album Cuero in the year 2000. Family Life He was born and raised in Zarate, Buenos Aires, Argentina. […]