Dave Weiner
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Dave Weiner is an American
United States
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 guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

, most widely known for being one of Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....

's touring guitarists. He also posts instructional videos, called the "Riff of the Week", every Wednesday on YouTube, iTunes and his own website, he also gives online lessons.

Joining Steve Vai

Weiner first joined Vai's band when Weiner went to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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 to go to GIT
Musicians Institute
Musicians Institute is a privately owned for-profit music vocational school located in Hollywood, California. Although not a regionally accredited school, the school offers a variety of unaccredited Bachelor Degree, Associate Degree and Certificate programs in fields including contemporary music...

. During his time there he got a job as an intern for an office, and his boss at this office knew 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. http://www.daveweiner.com/daves411.html#howdidyougetintovaisband. Weiner continues to tour on Vai's personal tours as well as with G3
G3 (tour)
G3 is a concert tour organized by guitarist Joe Satriani featuring him alongside two other guitarists. Since its inception in 1996, G3 has toured most years and has featured many guitarists, including Steve Vai , Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Robert Fripp,...

.

Solo

Weiner has also released two 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. Weiner continues to tour with his own band. His second album "On Revolute" started shipping on May 25, 2010.

Discography

  • Shove the Sun Aside (2004)
  • Shove the Sun Aside
    Shove the Sun Aside
    Shove The Sun Aside is an album by guitarist Dave Weiner. Weiner produced, wrote and engineered this album. It was recorded at Steve Vai's recording studio '1720 TAFT' except for the drums which were recorded at Vai's 'Mothership' studio.-Track listing:...

    (Re-release) (2005)
  • On Revolute (2010)

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