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| Joe Satriani and Steve Vai Announce Benefit Concert Legendary guitarists Joe Satriani and Steve Vai announce plans for a benefit concert for music industry veteran and friend, Cliff Cultreri. "The Cliff Show" will take place on Saturday, September 30th at the House Of Blues, Hollywood, and will feature performances by both Satriani and Vai, as well as special guests to be announced. Cliff Cultreri is the A&R executive who "discovered" both Satriani and Vai as well as many other popular recording artists, while working at Relativity Records. Cultreri is currently suffering from a host of Auto-Immune and Connective-Tissue disorders that are attacking his immune system, a one in 100 million occurrence that causes severe pain and physical problems. Satriani and Vai hope to raise funds to help Cultreri and his family's financial needs. Cultreri is currently VP of A&R at KOCH Records where he has worked with such artists as RZA, B.G., Turk, Ying Yang Twins, Kurupt, Death Row, Big Gipp & Goodie Mob, Master P, and many others. During his years in the industry, Cultreri has served as A&R for a number of top names, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, Billy Sheehan & Talas, Peter Frampton, Megadeth, Corrosion Of Conformity, Exodus, Anthrax, Death, Venom, Slash's Snakepit, Cradle Of Filth, Godflesh, Our Lady Peace, My Bloody Valentine, The Cure, Modern English, Gene Loves Jezebel, Fat Joe, Common, Bone Thugs 'N Harmony, 3-6 Mafia, KRS 1, Beatnuts, C Murder, Soulja Slim, and many others in all genres of music. In addition, he has received 18 Grammy nominations, 13 Gold and 14 Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards for albums on which he was the executive producer, co-producer or A&R. He won Grammys for "Song of the Year" and "Album of the Year" with Bone Thugs 'N Harmony for which he served as A&R. "Cliff has been a musical force and guiding light in my career and my life for 2 decades. He introduced and championed my music to the music business. He is a dear friend and musical ally and quite the guitar player himself, " said Satriani. "Steve and I wanted to help Cliff and the idea of a show in LA with other members of the guitar community seemed to be the obvious way to celebrate and help him." write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |