Steve Vai

Steve Vai

Known for: Acting

Born: June 6, 1960

Steve Vai is an American guitarist, composer, and producer widely recognized as one of the most technically accomplished virtuosos in rock music history. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he has won three Grammy Awards, sold over 15 million records, and established himself as a definitive "guitar god" through his jaw-dropping speed, unique phrasing, and eccentric instrument designs.

Known for

Steve Vai: Where The Wild Things Are
Steve Vai: Where The Wild Things Are
2009
Steve Vai: Visual Sound Theories
Steve Vai: Visual Sound Theories
2007
Steve Vai: Live at the Astoria London
Steve Vai: Live at the Astoria London
2003
Live Music
Live Music
2009
Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets
Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets
1995
Steve Vai: The Making of The Story of Light
Steve Vai: The Making of The Story of Light
2012
Steve Vai: Stillness in Motion - Vai Live in L.A.
Steve Vai: Stillness in Motion - Vai Live in L.A.
2015
Steve Vai: Rock In Rio 2015
Steve Vai: Rock In Rio 2015
2015
Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
2023
STEVE VAI Front And Center 2016
STEVE VAI Front And Center 2016
2016
G3: Live In Concert
G3: Live In Concert
1997
G3: Live in Denver
G3: Live in Denver
2004
Beat - Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los Angeles
Beat - Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los Angeles
2025
Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops
Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops
2008
Joe Satriani: The Satch Tapes
Joe Satriani: The Satch Tapes
1993
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
2022
G3: Live in Moscow
G3: Live in Moscow
2012
G3 - Live in Tokyo
G3 - Live in Tokyo
2005
The Pedal Movie
The Pedal Movie
2021
BEAT: Neon Heat Disease - Live in Los Angeles
BEAT: Neon Heat Disease - Live in Los Angeles
2025
Devin Townsend's Crappy Halloween Party
Devin Townsend's Crappy Halloween Party
2020
Zappa's Universe
Zappa's Universe
1991
Rockthology 2
Rockthology 2
2004
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night
1991
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
2014
Chicago & Friends in Concert
Chicago & Friends in Concert
2024
Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1990
Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1990
2011
Zappa Plays Zappa
Zappa Plays Zappa
2007
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
2012
Whitesnake: Slip Of The Tongue (30th Anniversary Remaster MMXIX)
Whitesnake: Slip Of The Tongue (30th Anniversary Remaster MMXIX)
 
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2
1989
Rock Prophecies
2009
Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard
Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard
2011
Sepultura: Rock in Rio USA 2015
2015
Crossroads
Crossroads
1986
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 11
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 11
1990
In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story
In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story
2018
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
2015
Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!
Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!
1982
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
2014
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004
Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'
Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'
2001
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
2007
The Genius of Lenny Breau
The Genius of Lenny Breau
1999
Crazy
Crazy
2008
#NoJoke
#NoJoke
2019
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
1993
Guitar
Guitar
1991
Studio 666
Studio 666
2022
Hired Gun
Hired Gun
2017
Lemmy
Lemmy
2010
Video from Hell
Video from Hell
1987
Zappa
Zappa
2020
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen
2005
Classic Albums
Classic Albums
1997