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Nita Strauss – The day I got tricked into meeting my guitar hero, Jason Becker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ti5rWHOkZ0&fbclid=IwAR1WpGwwDpNC11zQPTfCTauxa8b-EoCz1U2pdNZmh9uAdsxGWz-2cRyDVz0 A few years ago Nita Strauss posted this, but it is so great... A few months ago, my boyfriend and savvy business manager Josh told me that I had an...
Jason Becker’s 50th Birthday and an Update.
Hello everyone. Jason has a birthday coming up (50th!) and I know, since he hasn't been on social media much lately, you all might be wondering how he is doing. He looks forward to his birthday celebration every year; seeing his buddies and catching up on stories....
Former guitar prodigy Jason Becker looks back at the long road to his recent album, Triumphant Hearts, and talks about living with ALS
Triumphant Hearts is a really eclectic record. What were your starting points when it came to writing it? My starting points were always to write what I was feeling. I think more along the lines of wanting to tell my story to music, or wanting to make a funky...
Photos: Cacophony Promo Photos
Photos: Cacophony Japan Tour Flyer
Thank you Alessandra Soares. When Cacophony went to Japan... This poster shows the dates and places where they performed. PS. Marty's name was spelled wrong. "Mirty" Friedman. (Source: Marty Friedman old website )
Photos: Jason Becker Cacophony Tour Sticker, Pass & Autograph
Luis A. Morales shared these photos... I found these gems in storage. Autographed by Jason Becker and Marty Friedman, official Cacophony tour sticker and my all-access pass, given to me by Gary Becker, on the first benefit concert for Jason in Glendale CA!
Photos: Jason Becker Heading to Vancouver
At the airport, going to Vancouver to work on the recording of David Lee Roth's A Little Ain't Enough.
Video: Restoring Jason Becker’s Hurricane Guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hnUtyiOARI Check out this video of the restoration of my Hurricane guitar.
GuitarPlayer.com – Learn how to properly play the Jason Becker classic, “Perpetual Burn,” from the man himself.
There are some great covers of my song “Perpetual Burn” out there. Check out Jeff Loomis’ version on YouTube. Alexandra Zerner also has a nice one. I notice that some people have a little trouble figuring out the intro licks, though. That is understandable,...
Jason Becker and Marty Friedman: “Music comes out of silence… and I have a lot of silent time, without a pesky guitar interrupting my thoughts!”
The duo open up on their remarkable journey as guitarists... After signing with Shrapnel Records at the age of 16, forming Cacophony with Marty Friedman, and later releasing his Perpetual Burn solo debut to mass critical acclaim, Jason Becker replaced Steve Vai in The...
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