CALLING ALL SAN DIEGO SATCH FANS!! Tonight (7/26) I want to invite you out to catch my instrumental rock group RDG at Dream Street, located at 2228 Bacon Street, in OB. For more info, plus free tunes, check out http://www.mp3.com/rdg

Can't wait to catch the MASTER at Humphrey's, tearing it up with Dream Theater and King's X. SBM is INCREDIBLE

SBM is INSANE!!! I have not stopped listening to it since I picked it up!! Simply incredible, and the production... man what can you say... perfect! Joe, you guys out-did yourself this time!! Right on! Cannot wait until Friday (8/9) to see you live again at Humhprey's!! What a perfect venue to check out some perfect music!

Sweet read on the USAToday.com chat! Thanks Joe.

JazzGuitar - First off, relax and enjoy your guitar and passion for it. Second, don't be scared to experiment, ever! It's experimentation that helps to unlock new grooves and ideas. Don't sweat trying to pull off something "right", cuz when it comes right down to it, everything is right to an extent. As with anything, you get in return what you put into something... practice every day! I always try to listen to various styles of music too, which will help broaden your playing as well.

What seems to work for me is rather odd, but it works... I just close my eyes and, for a lack of better words, GO. Less thought and more heart. Hope that made sense.

I agree with what Iambic was hitting on with grooving at a louder than normal volume... and along similar lines, what your playing though helps too.

JazzGuitar - Anytime, and anything for a fellow player!

Ah, bumming that I didn't win an aftershow pass, but STOAKED BEYOND WORDS about the show this Friday at Humphrey's here in San Diego. You people have to understand that there isn't a bad seat in the place, and it's outdoors, right off the bay. Almost as beautiful as Joe's music! Ha!

Joe and Company...

Have a great show in Phoenix!!! Can't wait to see you on Friday night at Humphrey's in sunny San Diego, CA!!! I'm dying to hear what tracks off SBM you toss out there. Man Friday can't get here soon enough.

Ray - RDG

W A S S U P P P E O P L E ? ! ? !

Tonight is the night!! US leg kicks off in AZ and man am I stoaked, cuz that means tomorrow night right here in San Diego, CA. And if that wasn't enough, Joe's doing an "In Store" up in LA Sat. 8/10!!! Right on Joe!!!

Kick some ass and take names tonight in AZ!! We'll see ya tomorrow at Humphrey's

Ya Yo Gakk

OMG man, that is an old CD!! Scary looking ME with a big goat-tee, sitting in front of my computer??? Right?!?!

Where you from? Anyway, things have progressed a bit since that disc, to say the least. Can't believe you have that disc. Too funny!

My instrumental rock group RDG (inspired and influenced by the one and only MASTER of the art form - Joe Satriani) is currently playing all over San Diego and LA, and recently opened up for another instrumentalist, Gary Hoey, back in May. You can check out my site at MP3.com H E R E .

PhrygianDominant

I hear ya... Currently working up my own ".com" site, so until then I'm stuck with the MP3.com site as a home for my music online. I don't think I follow you though... what do you mean by "the registration is poorly coded"? If you have any security issues, you "could" always pop in some bogus info in at the registration screen. ;-)

If you like, drop me a line on my home account at rdg@san.rr.com and I'll send you a copy of my latest CD for FREE. :-)

I'm counting the hours till the show tonight here in San Diego!!! Trying to "look" busy at work hoping the time flies by faster. Sounds like the show last night in AZ was incredible (as expected). Watched the DVD last night and listening to SBM right now. Man am I excited about tonight.

Just a note to let you know that your marketing team is doing a great job Joe!! Picked the latest issue of Guitar (or Guitar Player... not sure, got it home) and inside were a couple loose handbill flyers for the US Tour, not to mention several ads inside the issue itself (promos & gear). Pretty slick man!

Loo Who thanks... almost time to bail from the 9-5 :-)

Austin (aka It is Stu not boo) & PhrygianDominant

Your CDs are on their way!! Sent them via FedEx, so keep an eye out. Might take a little longer for your CD PhrygianDominant, but Austin's should be there tomorrow. Hope you guys dig the tracks.

If anyone else wants a CD of my stuff, drop me a line at rdg@san.rr.com.

You can also check it out online by clicking on my singature below. :-)

Beyond incredible show last night at Humphrey's!!!! BRAVO!! Awesome choice of tunes for the set, and the new tracks... bust'n out the seven string... right on!

Thanks Joe & Co. for a night I'll never forget!

CALLING ALL SAN DIEGO SATRIANI FANS!!!

Come on out to Dream Street this Friday (8/16) to catch my instrumental rock group RDG , featuring my original breed of "organic guitar rock" influenced and inspired by the one and only MASTER OF INSTRUMENTAL MADNESS Joe Satriani. This is a 21+ show and Dream Street is located at 2228 Bacon Street in Ocean Beach, CA. Doors are at 8pm and we go on at 9pm.

For more info, plus free mp3's, check out http://www.mp3.com/rdg

Mighty Pattullo Head

Right on man... checked out the tunes and dug what I heard.

I also have my instrumental stuff up at MP3.com H E R E and am currently performing throughout Southern California to promote my music. Would love to hear what you (and anyone else for that matter) thinks.

Satriani is by far one of my biggest influences and one of the main reasons I'm doing what I'm doing.

Ah, Friday at last! SBM continues to dominate my CD player. By far some of you best stuff yet Joe! Thanks again for the incredible show at Humprey's here in San Diego.

Ray - RDG

If anyone from the San Diego, CA area is looking for something to do tonight (Fri. 8/16), come on out to Dream Street in OB (2228 Bacon Street) to catch my instrumental "guitar rock" group RDG. Doors at 8pm, RDG at 9pm.

Hey Joe...

Just a quick line to see who the tour is going so far. If it's anything close to your show here in San Diego at Humprey's, I'd say awesome! How are King's X and Dream Theater holding up?

Well, kick some ass and take some news man. You're the best!

Los Angeles / Hollywood Area Satriani Fans

My instrumental group R D G , inspired and influenced by the MASTER himself, Joe Satriani, will be performing at the World Famous Whisky A Go-Go Sat. 9/14 @ 10:30pm. If anyone from the LA area would like FREE TICKETS to see this show, drop me a line at rdg@san.rr.com.

To check out more about my group, surf over H E R E where you'll also find tons of free downloadable mp3 files of my music.

Joe... you're the best man! Thanks for the inspriration to follow my dream.

Austin (aka - It is Stu not boo)

Man that is f#cked! Come on all you Clearwater, FL Satriani fans... put your ears to ground and FIND THAT AXE! It's one thing to be a die hard fan, but when you steal one of Joe's guitars that's f#cked. It's something extremely personal, like kidnapping somebody's baby.

Joe - I hope this baby turns up.

Man, just a couple days off the board and there's whole lot a craziness going down! Damn I need to get catch up here.

Sounds like the show in Atlanta was a mess for the under 21 crowd. That's gotta suck. Sorry to hear that. And still no sign of Joe's stolen axe? Man! Each post makes me more and more pissed.

Anyway, as they say... smile, life's too short!

I'm still up for rock'n out LA at my show at the Whisky A Go-Go Sat. 9/14. Drop me a line at rdg@san.rr.com if you want FREE tickets. It's instrumental guitar rock, inspired and influenced by the master himself, Joe Satriani.

THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION TO FOLLOW MY DREAM JOE! YOU'RE THE BEST!

minus human - There are all kinds of great software programs out there when your ready to make the jump to the digital relm. I personally use and recomemnd Cool Edit Pro. It's extremely powerful and light years beyond the typical 4 track. Here's a link to check it out:

Cool Edit Pro

Hope that helps ya out.

Ok, time for my dumb Joe question... I've been meaning to ask this for a while, so here goes...

Joe - Shades... what brand of shades do you were on stage. I totally dig'm big time! I too wear sunglasses onstage, always have. Over the years it's become a kind of security blanket and a near requirement, partly due to the fact that my eyes are closed 1/2 the time I'm onstage playing. Without the shades, I kind of look like a blind epileptic when I'm playing. Now I know it sounds silly, but I was wondering if you wore yours for similar reasons or is it just the "cool" factor.

Optically curious,

Ray - RDG

Austin - thanks for the info on the shades. Hey, you still up for checking out my show at The Whisky A Go-Go Sat. 9/14? Let me know and I'll send you tickets. :)

Man... a couple days off the board and the pages keep adding up and up!! Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do.

It's back to school time, so been kinda busy. How's the road treating ya Joe? Gearing up for a big show myself this coming weekend in LA. We're playing at The Whisky A Go-Go Sat. 9/14, and to be honest with ya, I'm a little nervous about it. We have some A&R reps coming out to scout the set, so we've been hitting it pretty hard in rehearsals.

I only have a few tickets left to spare, but if anyone from the LA area would like to catch our show at The Whisky A Go-Go this coming Saturday (9/14), drop me a line at rdg@san.rr.com.

Catch you guys later.