Mike Keneally
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Michael Joseph Keneally is an American guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and composer. Allmusic says: "With his wide-ranging talents and ability to be creative in almost any musical situation, Keneally is the leading progressive rock genius of the post-Zappa era."
Born on Long Island
, New York, he moved to San Diego, California
, at an early age and has been a fixture on the local music scene there since 1985 when he formed the local cult band, Drop Control. Although a well established musician in his own right, Keneally is probably most well known as former Frank Zappa
"stunt guitarist" and a Zappa 1988 tour band
member on both guitar and keyboards. His ascendency to that position is legendary in certain musician circles, based on Keneally's command of Zappa's vast and difficult-to-play repertoire.
Keneally's stint in the Zappa touring band was short-lived with the early cancellation of the 1988 tour and Zappa's death in 1993. Keneally moved on from the elder Zappa's band to work with the eldest Zappa son, Dweezil
on his solo albums and work released as the band, Z.
Keneally has also released 11 albums of solo material since 1992 and has guested or acted as sideman on a wide variety of projects, most notably as part of Steve Vai
's touring bands. He has played guitar and keyboard
s with Yo Miles!, Wadada Leo Smith
, Norwegian legends Ulver
and Henry Kaiser
's Miles Davis
tribute band as well as recording the 1995 album The Mistakes with Henry Kaiser
, Prairie Prince
, and Andy West
(formerly of Dixie Dregs
). He has also produced albums for several bands, including Chris Opperman
's debut album, Oppy Music, Vol. I: Purple, Crayon
.
In 1998 Vai requested that Keneally arrange and perform an album of Vai's music on acoustic piano. Recorded in 1999, the album was finally released in 2004 as "Vai: Piano Reductions Vol. 1". According to liner notes, Vai selected the songs, produced the album, and mixed it, releasing it on his own Light Without Heat label. As of 2008 Keneally has arranged from multi-tracked guitar parts to single-track piano the 12 songs selected by Steve and begun work on a second volume of Vai "Piano Reductions".
On May 1, 2007, Keneally's Exowax label re-released his debut album "hat." and "Boil That Dust Speck" as deluxe, remastered double disc versions. Exowax has obtained Keneally's entire back catalog from Immune Records. Planned releases included "Half Alive In Hollywood" and "Sluggo!" as well as The Mike Keneally and Beer For Dolphins 1996 VHS release "Soap Scum
Remover," which will be remixed and remastered for a DVD release, and The Mistakes, his 1995 side project with Henry Kaiser
on guitar and Synclavier
, bassist Andy West
and drummer Prairie Prince
), along with a live Mistakes recording that has been held on the side until Keneally was able to re-acquire the rights to the original album.
On November 28, 2006, Keneally announced that he was hired as National Music Director for The Paul Green School of Rock Music
.
He has also toured with Dethklok
as a guitarist and back up vocalist.
On July 20, 2008, at El Cajon, Calif., Mike played a concert as part of "the most exciting power trio in years," Keneally • Minnemann • Beller (KMB), consisting of Mike, drummer Marco Minnemann
and long-time collaborating bassist Bryan Beller
. The band undertook a full tour in 2009.
In August 2009, Keneally released a video for a new solo track, "Hallmark," from Scambot 1, the first part of a planned three-album series.
In June 2010, Keneally entered Skywalker Sound
as part of the studio band for Joe Satriani's new solo project, along with regular Satriani drummer Jeff Campitelli
and bassist Allen Whitman (of San Francisco's surf/psychedelic group The Mermen
). This same lineup is scheduled to tour in October and November 2010 in support of the album, however Keneally was replaced by English keyboardist Jem Godfrey
for 2 dates on the UK leg of the tour.
Born on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York, he moved to San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, at an early age and has been a fixture on the local music scene there since 1985 when he formed the local cult band, Drop Control. Although a well established musician in his own right, Keneally is probably most well known as former Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
"stunt guitarist" and a Zappa 1988 tour band
The Mothers of Invention
The Mothers of Invention were an American band active from 1964 to 1969, and again from 1970 to 1975.They mainly performed works by, and were the original recording group of, US composer and guitarist Frank Zappa , although other members have had the occasional writing credit...
member on both guitar and keyboards. His ascendency to that position is legendary in certain musician circles, based on Keneally's command of Zappa's vast and difficult-to-play repertoire.
Keneally's stint in the Zappa touring band was short-lived with the early cancellation of the 1988 tour and Zappa's death in 1993. Keneally moved on from the elder Zappa's band to work with the eldest Zappa son, Dweezil
Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor.-Early life:Zappa was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of musician Frank Zappa and Adelaide Gail Sloatman, who worked in business. He is the second of four siblings: his older sister, Moon, younger sister Diva and younger...
on his solo albums and work released as the band, Z.
Keneally has also released 11 albums of solo material since 1992 and has guested or acted as sideman on a wide variety of projects, most notably as part 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 bands. He has played guitar and keyboard
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
s with Yo Miles!, Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith
Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith is a trumpeter and composer working primarily in the fields of avant-garde jazz and free improvisation.-Biography:...
, Norwegian legends Ulver
Ulver
Ulver is a musical group from Norway. Since their first, folklore-influenced black metal release entitled Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler , Ulver’s musical style has been fluid and increasingly eclectic, blending genres such as rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions, noise and...
and Henry Kaiser
Henry Kaiser (musician)
Henry Kaiser is an American guitarist and composer.Recording and performing prolifically in many styles of music, Kaiser is a fixture on the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. He is considered a member of the "first generation" of American free improvisers.-Biography:His grandfather was the...
's Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
tribute band as well as recording the 1995 album The Mistakes with Henry Kaiser
Henry Kaiser (musician)
Henry Kaiser is an American guitarist and composer.Recording and performing prolifically in many styles of music, Kaiser is a fixture on the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. He is considered a member of the "first generation" of American free improvisers.-Biography:His grandfather was the...
, Prairie Prince
Prairie Prince
Prairie Prince is a rock drummer. He was a member of The Tubes and a founding member of Journey...
, and Andy West
Andy West
Andy West is an American bass guitarist and composer who is an original founding member of the Dixie Dregs along with Steve Morse. Since the breakup of the original band in 1983, Andy West has been on albums with Mike Keneally, Henry Kaiser, Paul Barrere, Vinnie Moore, and many others...
(formerly of Dixie Dregs
Dixie Dregs
The Dixie Dregs are an American band formed in the 1970s. Their mostly instrumental music fuses jazz, southern rock, bluegrass and classical forms in an often unique style.-Formation and early years:...
). He has also produced albums for several bands, including Chris Opperman
Chris Opperman
Chris Opperman is an award-winning composer who has recently emerged into the mainstream. Opperman is known mostly for his work orchestrating the music of guitar heroes Steve Vai and Mike Keneally for their respective performances with Holland's Metropole Orkest...
's debut album, Oppy Music, Vol. I: Purple, Crayon
Oppy Music, Vol. I: Purple, Crayon
Oppy Music, Vol. I: Purple, Crayon is the Debut Album by Chris Opperman and the Random Factor"Can you imagine a silken scarf, studded with turquoise Necco wafers? Opperman's music starts on the 'and of 2.' If you think you understand it, you're wrong...
.
In 1998 Vai requested that Keneally arrange and perform an album of Vai's music on acoustic piano. Recorded in 1999, the album was finally released in 2004 as "Vai: Piano Reductions Vol. 1". According to liner notes, Vai selected the songs, produced the album, and mixed it, releasing it on his own Light Without Heat label. As of 2008 Keneally has arranged from multi-tracked guitar parts to single-track piano the 12 songs selected by Steve and begun work on a second volume of Vai "Piano Reductions".
On May 1, 2007, Keneally's Exowax label re-released his debut album "hat." and "Boil That Dust Speck" as deluxe, remastered double disc versions. Exowax has obtained Keneally's entire back catalog from Immune Records. Planned releases included "Half Alive In Hollywood" and "Sluggo!" as well as The Mike Keneally and Beer For Dolphins 1996 VHS release "Soap Scum
Soap scum
Soap scum is an informal term for the white solid that results from the addition of soap to hard water. Hard water contains calcium or magnesium ions, which react with the fatty acid component of soap to give what are technically called lime soaps:In this reaction, the sodium ion in soap is...
Remover," which will be remixed and remastered for a DVD release, and The Mistakes, his 1995 side project with Henry Kaiser
Henry Kaiser (musician)
Henry Kaiser is an American guitarist and composer.Recording and performing prolifically in many styles of music, Kaiser is a fixture on the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. He is considered a member of the "first generation" of American free improvisers.-Biography:His grandfather was the...
on guitar and Synclavier
Synclavier
The Synclavier System was an early digital synthesizer, polyphonic digital sampling system, and music workstation, manufactured by New England Digital Corporation, Norwich, VT. The original design and development of the Synclavier prototype occurred at Dartmouth College with the collaboration of...
, bassist Andy West
Andy West
Andy West is an American bass guitarist and composer who is an original founding member of the Dixie Dregs along with Steve Morse. Since the breakup of the original band in 1983, Andy West has been on albums with Mike Keneally, Henry Kaiser, Paul Barrere, Vinnie Moore, and many others...
and drummer Prairie Prince
Prairie Prince
Prairie Prince is a rock drummer. He was a member of The Tubes and a founding member of Journey...
), along with a live Mistakes recording that has been held on the side until Keneally was able to re-acquire the rights to the original album.
On November 28, 2006, Keneally announced that he was hired as National Music Director for The Paul Green School of Rock Music
The Paul Green School of Rock Music
School of Rock is a performance-based music program for those between the ages of 8 and 18. This for-profit educational company operates and franchises after-school music instructional programs in the United States and Mexico...
.
He has also toured with Dethklok
Dethklok
Dethklok is both a virtual band featured in the Adult Swim animated program Metalocalypse, as well as a real band created to perform the band's melodic death metal music in live shows. The band was created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. The music heard on Metalocalypse is performed by Brendon...
as a guitarist and back up vocalist.
On July 20, 2008, at El Cajon, Calif., Mike played a concert as part of "the most exciting power trio in years," Keneally • Minnemann • Beller (KMB), consisting of Mike, drummer Marco Minnemann
Marco Minnemann
Marco Minnemann is a German-born drummer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He lives in Lake Elsinore, California.-Biography:...
and long-time collaborating bassist Bryan Beller
Bryan Beller
Bryan Beller is an American bass guitarist known for his work with Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Dethklok, James LaBrie of Dream Theater, and Dweezil Zappa.-Career:...
. The band undertook a full tour in 2009.
In August 2009, Keneally released a video for a new solo track, "Hallmark," from Scambot 1, the first part of a planned three-album series.
In June 2010, Keneally entered Skywalker Sound
Skywalker Sound
Skywalker Sound is the sound effects, sound editing, sound design, sound mixing and music recording division of George Lucas' Lucas Digital motion picture group. Its main facilities are located in Lucas Valley, near Nicasio, California...
as part of the studio band for Joe Satriani's new solo project, along with regular Satriani drummer Jeff Campitelli
Jeff Campitelli
Jeff Campitelli is a drummer who has most famously been associated with Joe Satriani on many of his albums as well as when he performs live. He currently uses Drum Workshop drums and Paiste cymbals...
and bassist Allen Whitman (of San Francisco's surf/psychedelic group The Mermen
The Mermen
The Mermen are an American rock band from San Francisco, California that formed in 1989.The group's sound was originally rooted in surf and psychedelic rock music of the 1960s, although they have made "sincere attempts to get away from the surf music label" and currently delves into many genres,...
). This same lineup is scheduled to tour in October and November 2010 in support of the album, however Keneally was replaced by English keyboardist Jem Godfrey
Jem Godfrey
Jeremy "Jem" Godfrey is a British music producer, keyboardist and songwriter.Godfrey was responsible, with Bill Padley at Wise Buddah music, for many UK number one hits including Atomic Kitten's platinum-selling single, "Whole Again", which earned the pair two Ivor Novello Award nominations, and...
for 2 dates on the UK leg of the tour.
Current Mike Keneally Band line-up
- Mike Keneally - guitar, keys, lead vocals
- Bryan BellerBryan BellerBryan Beller is an American bass guitarist known for his work with Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Dethklok, James LaBrie of Dream Theater, and Dweezil Zappa.-Career:...
- bass, backing vocals - Rick Musallam - guitar, bouzouki, backing vocals
- Griff Peters - guitars
- Joe Travers (or Nick D'VirgilioNick D'VirgilioNick D'Virgilio is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist musician, often referred to as NDV, best known as a former member of the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He was also one of two drummers chosen to replace Phil Collins in Genesis on the Calling All Stations album...
or Marco MinnemannMarco MinnemannMarco Minnemann is a German-born drummer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He lives in Lake Elsinore, California.-Biography:...
, as availability dictates) - drums
Solo
- hat. - 1992
- Boil That Dust Speck - 1994
- The Tar Tapes Vol. 1 - 1997
- The Tar Tapes Vol. 2 - 1998
- Nonkertompf - 1999
- Nonkertalk - 1999
- Wooden Smoke - 2002
- Wooden Smoke Asleep - 2002
- Vai Piano Reductions, Vol. 1 - 2004
- Wine and Pickles - 2008
- The Scambot Holiday Special (download) - 2008
- Scambot 1 - 2009
- Songs and Stories Inspired By Scambot 1 - 2009
With the Metropole Orkest
- The Universe Will Provide - 2004
- Parallel Universe - 2004
With Beer for Dolphins
- Half Alive in Hollywood - 1997
- Sluggo! - 1998
- Dancing - 2000
- Dancing With Myself ... and Others - 2000
With The Mike Keneally Band
- Dog - 2004
- Pup - 2004
- Guitar Therapy Live - 2006
- bakin' @ the potato! (CD/DVD) - 2011
With Marco Minnemann
- Evidence of Humanity - 2010
- Elements of a Manatee (download) - 2010
Videos and DVDs
- Soap Scum Remover VHS - 1996
- Dog Special Edition DVD - 2004
- Guitar Therapy Live Special Edition DVD - 2006
- hat. Special Edition DVD - 2007
- Boil That Dust Speck Special Edition DVD - 2007
Compilations featuring Mike Keneally
| Year | Album | Track |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Giant Tracks: A Tribute to Gentle Giant | No God's a Man |
| 2002 | 156 Strings: Nineteen Totally Original Acoustic Guitarists | Thou Shalt Not Kill |
| 2003 | A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd | Astronomy Domine Astronomy Domine "Astronomy Domine" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd. The song, written and composed by original vocalist/guitarist Syd Barrett, was the first track featured on their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn . The lead vocal was sung by Barrett and keyboard player Richard... |
| 2006 | After the Storm: A Benefit Album for the Survivors of Hurricane Katrina | Time Table |
Frank Zappa recordings with Mike Keneally
- Broadway The Hard WayBroadway the Hard WayBroadway the Hard Way is a Frank Zappa live album recorded at various performances along his 1988 world tour. It was first released as a 9-track vinyl through Zappa's mail order label Barking Pumpkin in October 1988, and subsequently as a 17-track CD through Rykodisc in 1989.This album was...
- 1988 - The Best Band You Never Heard In Your LifeThe Best Band You Never Heard in Your LifeThe Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life is a double disc live album by Frank Zappa, released in 1991 . The album was one of three to be recorded during the 1988 world tour, along with Broadway the Hard Way and Make a Jazz Noise Here...
- 1991 - Make A Jazz Noise HereMake a Jazz Noise HereMake a Jazz Noise Here is a live double album by Frank Zappa. It was first released in June 1991, and was the third Zappa album to be compiled of recordings from his 1988 world tour, following Broadway the Hard Way and The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life .The album is made up mostly of...
- 1991 - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 is a two-CD set of live recordings by Frank Zappa, recorded between 1969 and 1988, and released in 1991.-Disc one:#"Little Rubber Girl" - #*...
- 1991 - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 is the last of six double disc collection volumes of live performances by Frank Zappa recorded between 1970 and 1988. All of the material on Disc one has a sexual theme. It was released on October 23, 1992 under the label Rykodisc.-Disc one:#"The M.O.I...
- 1992 - Trance-FusionTrance-FusionTrance-Fusion is the name of an album of guitar solos completed by Frank Zappa shortly before his death, but not released until 2006. The album had previously been announced for release in 1999, and 2003 and again announced in 2005 in relation to the Zappa Plays Zappa tour...
- 2006
Recordings with other artists
| Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Burning Bridges | "Yayo" (Accretions flexi-disc) |
| 1987 | James Morton | "Let's Make Rhythm!" |
| 1990 | Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor.-Early life:Zappa was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of musician Frank Zappa and Adelaide Gail Sloatman, who worked in business. He is the second of four siblings: his older sister, Moon, younger sister Diva and younger... |
"Confessions Confessions (Dweezil Zappa album) Confessions is an album by Dweezil Zappa. His third album, it was released in 1991 by Barking Pumpkin Records.-Track listing:All songs written by Dweezil Zappa, except as noted.#"Earth"#"Bad Girl"... " |
| 1991 | Buddy Blue | "Guttersnipes and Zealots" |
| 1991 | Solomon Burke Solomon Burke Solomon Burke was an American singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, mortician, and an archbishop of the United House of Prayer For All People. Burke was known as "King Solomon", the "King of Rock 'n' Soul", and as the "Bishop of Soul", and described as "the Muhammad Ali of soul", and as "the most... |
"Homeland" |
| 1991 | Mark DeCerbo | "Baby's Not In The Mood" |
| 1991 | Screamin' Jay Hawkins Screamin' Jay Hawkins Jalacy Hawkins , best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an American musician, singer, and actor... |
"Black Music For White People" |
| 1991 | James Morton | "Rock Studies For Drum Set" |
| 1991 | Andy Prieboy Andy Prieboy Andy Prieboy is a musician, author, and former morgue attendant. He was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in East Chicago, Indiana.... |
"Montezuma Was A Man Of Faith" (EP) |
| 1991 | Andy Prieboy Andy Prieboy Andy Prieboy is a musician, author, and former morgue attendant. He was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in East Chicago, Indiana.... |
"Blood and Concrete" (Original Soundtrack) |
| 1991 | Earl Thomas | "Blue Not Blues" |
| 1991 | Zappa's Universe | "Zappa's Universe" |
| 1993 | Marc Bonilla Marc Bonilla Marc Bonilla is a guitarist. He has worked with Keith Emerson , Glenn Hughes , David Coverdale and Kevin Gilbert... |
"American Matador" |
| 1993 | Screamin' Jay Hawkins Screamin' Jay Hawkins Jalacy Hawkins , best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an American musician, singer, and actor... |
"Stone Crazy" |
| 1993 | Negativland Negativland Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. They took their name from a Neu! song, while their record label is named after another Neu! song... |
"Negativconcertland" (Bootleg CD) |
| 1993 | Z Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor.-Early life:Zappa was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of musician Frank Zappa and Adelaide Gail Sloatman, who worked in business. He is the second of four siblings: his older sister, Moon, younger sister Diva and younger... |
"Shampoohorn" |
| 1994 | Screamin' Jay Hawkins Screamin' Jay Hawkins Jalacy Hawkins , best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an American musician, singer, and actor... |
"Somethin' Funny Goin' On" |
| 1994 | Jip Jip Jip may refer to:* a sheep, in the constructed language Volapük*Mister Jip, a fictional character belonging to the Marvel Comics Universe*Jip and Janneke, a series of children's books written by Annie M.G... |
"Glee" |
| 1994 | Marcelo Radulovich | "Marcelo Radulovich" |
| 1994 | Earl Thomas | "Extra Soul" |
| 1994 | Robert Vaughn and the Dead River Angels | "Robert Vaughn and the Dead River Angels" |
| 1995 | Kevin Gilbert Kevin Gilbert Kevin Matthew Gilbert was an American songwriter, musician, composer, producer and collaborator born in Sacramento, California, later living in San Mateo, California where he attended Junipero Serra High School... |
"Supper's Ready" (Magna Carta Genesis tribute album compilation) |
| 1995 | Matthew Lien Matthew Lien Matthew Carl Lien is a Yukon, Canada based world music singer-songwriter and producer. His primary lyrical and musical focus is on environmental and cultural themes.- Career :... |
"Bleeding Wolves" |
| 1995 | Stanley Snail | "Tales From Yesterday" (Magna Carta Yes tribute album compilation) |
| 1995 | Ultra 7 | "Trummerflora" (Accretions compilation) |
| 1995 | Z Z Z is the twenty-sixth and final letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.-Name and pronunciation:In most dialects of English, the letter's name is zed , reflecting its derivation from the Greek zeta but in American English, its name is zee , deriving from a late 17th century English dialectal... |
"Music For Pets" |
| 1996 | The Hooligans | "Last Call" |
| 1997 | Mark Craney & Friends | "Something With a Pulse" |
| 1997 | Faux Pas Faux pas A faux pas is a violation of accepted social norms . Faux pas vary widely from culture to culture, and what is considered good manners in one culture can be considered a faux pas in another... |
"This One's For the Children" |
| 1997 | The Ed Palermo Big Band Ed Palermo Big Band The Ed Palermo Big Band is a big band that has been active for nearly 30 years playing the compositions and arrangements of their leader and namesake Ed Palermo. They are best known for the arrangements of the music of Frank Zappa that Palermo has prepared for them... |
"The Ed Palermo Big Band Plays the Music of Frank Zappa" |
| 1997 | 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.... |
"G3 - Live in Concert" |
| 1997 | 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.... |
"Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas" |
| 1998 | Chris Opperman Chris Opperman Chris Opperman is an award-winning composer who has recently emerged into the mainstream. Opperman is known mostly for his work orchestrating the music of guitar heroes Steve Vai and Mike Keneally for their respective performances with Holland's Metropole Orkest... |
"Oppy Music, Vol. 1: Purple, Crayon." |
| 1998 | Ultra 7 | "Trummerflora 2" (Accretions compilation) |
| 1998 | 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.... |
"Flexable Leftovers" |
| 1999 | Mullmuzzler MullMuzzler MullMuzzler was the name of the progressive metal solo side project by James LaBrie, the lead singer of Dream Theater, before recording under his own name in 2005. The band consisted of James LaBrie, Bryan Beller, Matt Guillory, Mike Mangini and Mike Keneally. The record company wouldn't allow... |
"Keep It To Yourself" |
| 1999 | Mullmuzzler MullMuzzler MullMuzzler was the name of the progressive metal solo side project by James LaBrie, the lead singer of Dream Theater, before recording under his own name in 2005. The band consisted of James LaBrie, Bryan Beller, Matt Guillory, Mike Mangini and Mike Keneally. The record company wouldn't allow... |
"Six Pack: Multi-Artist Radio Sampler" |
| 1999 | Marcelo Radulovich | "2 Brains" |
| 1999 | Neil Sadler | "theory of forms" |
| 1999 | Kevin Gilbert Kevin Gilbert Kevin Matthew Gilbert was an American songwriter, musician, composer, producer and collaborator born in Sacramento, California, later living in San Mateo, California where he attended Junipero Serra High School... , Stanley Snail |
"Tribute to the Titans" (A Sampler of Great Performances from Magna Carta's Tribute Series) |
| 1999 | 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.... |
"The Ultra Zone" |
| 2000 | Screamin' Jay Hawkins Screamin' Jay Hawkins Jalacy Hawkins , best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an American musician, singer, and actor... |
"Best of the Bizarre Sessions: 1990-1994" |
| 2000 | Screamin' Jay Hawkins Screamin' Jay Hawkins Jalacy Hawkins , best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an American musician, singer, and actor... |
"New Coat of Paint: Songs of Tom Waits" |
| 2000 | Nigey Lennon & John Tabacco | "Reinventing the Wheel" |
| 2000 | The Loud Family | "Attractive Nuisance" |
| 2000 | Chris Opperman Chris Opperman Chris Opperman is an award-winning composer who has recently emerged into the mainstream. Opperman is known mostly for his work orchestrating the music of guitar heroes Steve Vai and Mike Keneally for their respective performances with Holland's Metropole Orkest... |
"Klavierstücke" |
| 2000 | The Persuasions The Persuasions The Persuasions are an a cappella group that began singing together in Brooklyn, New York in the mid 1960s. They have performed interpretations of both secular and non-secular music, and have covered a wide range of musical genres.... |
"Frankly A Cappella - The Persuasions Sing Zappa" |
| 2000 | 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.... |
"The 7th Song" |
| 2000 | Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor.-Early life:Zappa was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of musician Frank Zappa and Adelaide Gail Sloatman, who worked in business. He is the second of four siblings: his older sister, Moon, younger sister Diva and younger... |
"Automatic" |
| 2001 | James LaBrie James LaBrie Kevin James LaBrie is a Canadian vocalist who is best known as the lead singer of the American progressive metal band Dream Theater.-Early life:... |
"Mullmuzzler 2" |
| 2001 | NDV (Nick D'Virgilio Nick D'Virgilio Nick D'Virgilio is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist musician, often referred to as NDV, best known as a former member of the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He was also one of two drummers chosen to replace Phil Collins in Genesis on the Calling All Stations album... ) |
"Karma" |
| 2001 | Trummerflora Collective Trummerflora Collective The Trummerflora Collective is an independent group of music makers that embraces the pluralistic nature of creative music as an important means of artistic expression for the individual and the community, and provides an atmosphere that nurtures the creative development of its... |
"No Stars Please" |
| 2001 | 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.... |
"Alive In An Ultra World" |
| 2001 | Lyle Workman Lyle Workman Lyle Workman is an American guitarist, composer, session musician and music producer. His music has been widely distributed since his debut on the eponymous Bourgeois Tagg album in 1986, and is currently best known for his work as composer and bandleader for the Superbad soundtrack.Workman is also... |
"Tabula Rasa" |
| 2002 | Napoleon Murphy Brock Napoleon Murphy Brock Napoleon Murphy Brock is an American singer, saxophonist and flute player who is best known for his work with Frank Zappa in the 1970s, including the albums One Size Fits All, Roxy and Elsewhere, and Bongo Fury... |
"Balls" |
| 2002 | 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.... |
"Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. 1" |
| 2002 | Andy West and Rama | "Rama 1" |
| 2003 | Bryan Beller Bryan Beller Bryan Beller is an American bass guitarist known for his work with Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Dethklok, James LaBrie of Dream Theater, and Dweezil Zappa.-Career:... |
"View" |
| 2003 | Willie Oteri | "Spiral Out" |
| 2003 | 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.... |
"Mystery Tracks - Archives, Vol. 3" |
| 2003 | 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.... |
"The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology" |
| 2004 | Ossi Duri | "X" |
| 2004 | Chris Opperman Chris Opperman Chris Opperman is an award-winning composer who has recently emerged into the mainstream. Opperman is known mostly for his work orchestrating the music of guitar heroes Steve Vai and Mike Keneally for their respective performances with Holland's Metropole Orkest... |
"Concepts of Non-Linear Time" |
| 2004 | Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith | "Yo Miles! Sky Garden" |
| 2004 | Chain Chain A chain is a sequence of connected links.Chain may also refer to:Chain may refer to:* Necklace - a jewelry which is worn around the neck* Mail , a type of armor made of interlocking chain links... |
"chain.exe" |
| 2005 | Anthony Curtis Anthony Curtis Anthony Curtis is a blackjack player, gambling expert, and author. He is also the publisher of the Las Vegas Advisor, a popular newsletter first published in 1983, about getting good deals in Las Vegas. Curtis became interested in gambling at the age of 16 when he received a book about blackjack as... |
"Book of the Key" |
| 2005 | Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith | "Yo Miles! Upriver" |
| 2005 | Chris Opperman Chris Opperman Chris Opperman is an award-winning composer who has recently emerged into the mainstream. Opperman is known mostly for his work orchestrating the music of guitar heroes Steve Vai and Mike Keneally for their respective performances with Holland's Metropole Orkest... |
"Beyond the Foggy Highway" (Live 2002 - 2004) |
| 2005 | Mike Portnoy Mike Portnoy Michael Stephen "Mike" Portnoy is an American drummer primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, as well as the temporary drummer for the hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold. Known for his drumming prowess and technical... |
"Prime Cuts" |
| 2005 | Ulver Ulver Ulver is a musical group from Norway. Since their first, folklore-influenced black metal release entitled Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler , Ulver’s musical style has been fluid and increasingly eclectic, blending genres such as rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions, noise and... |
Blood Inside |
| 2005 | Andy West and Rama | "Drum Nation, Vol. 2" |
| 2007 | Various Artists | "Healing Force: The Songs of Albert Ayler" |
| 2007 | Anthony Setola | "Interstellar Appeal" |
| 2008 | Bryan Beller Bryan Beller Bryan Beller is an American bass guitarist known for his work with Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Dethklok, James LaBrie of Dream Theater, and Dweezil Zappa.-Career:... |
"Thanks In Advance Thanks In Advance Thanks In Advance is the second album by bassist Bryan Beller, known for his work with Mike Keneally, Steve Vai and Dethklok. The album was released in 2008 under Onion Boy Records.-Track listing:*All songs composed by Bryan Beller, except where noted.... " |
| 2010 | Joe Satriani Joe Satriani Joseph "Joe" Satriani is an American instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, with multiple Grammy Award nominations... |
"Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards * "Light Years Away" was made available to download for free on September 7 in exchange for the customer advertising the download in a Facebook post or Twitter tweet.* The two bonus tracks are also available to purchase individually from Napster.- Personnel :... " |
| 2011 | Todd Grubbs Todd Grubbs Todd Grubbs is an American rock-fusion guitarist and composer, primarily of complex and melodic instrumental music.Grubbs is from Tampa, Florida, and studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has been featured in national and international magazines such as Guitar World, Guitar FPM, and... |
"Return of the Worm" |
| 2011 | Bryan Beller Bryan Beller Bryan Beller is an American bass guitarist known for his work with Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Dethklok, James LaBrie of Dream Theater, and Dweezil Zappa.-Career:... |
"Wednesday Night Live (CD)" |
External links
- Mike Keneally official website
- Radio Keneally
- The Mike Keneally tour chronology
- Mike Keneally interview with iTalkGuitar
- Mike Keneally on MySpace -- Mike Keneally blog, audio samples, fan interaction
- Mike Keneally profile -- Vyuz.com
- Mike Keneally radio interview on Rundgren Radio
- Keneally Minnemann Beller