

He formed two bands and recorded a large amount of music, releasing his first studio album Flex-Able in 1984.
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In 1983, Vai parted his ways with Zappa and built his first professional studio in his house in Sylmar, Los Angeles. These two projects earned Vai Grammy Award. Vai was later featured in the 1993 album Zappa’s Universe, and in 2006 he appeared as a special guest on Dweezil Zappa’s Zappa Plays Zappa tour.
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After this, he became a full member of Zappa’s band. In 1978, Steve Vai got his first job with Frank Zappa as a transcriptionist for his work. At Berklee, he met his future wife Pia Maiocco, with whom he has two children. In his fourth semester, Vai moved to California and began his career as a session and touring artist for Zappa. During this time he began working with Frank Zappa as his transcriptionist. In 1978, Vai began attending Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1973, he started taking guitar lessons from Joe Satriani and played in several local bands throughout high school. When he heard the guitar solo of Led Zeppelin’s Heartbreaker, he decided to begin playing guitar. When he was eleven years old, he learned about the contemporary rock and progressive music. The following year, he discovered guitar.ĭuring his childhood, Steve Vai was influenced by the music his parents were listening to.

When he was five years old, he started to play piano at his home and learned to play the instrument on his own. Vai discovered his musical abilities and interest at a very young age. He was the fourth son of his parents, John and Theresa. Steven Siro “Steve” Vai was born on June 6, 1960, in Carle Place, New York.
