Joe Satriani announces special guests Phil Collen [Def Leppard], Warren DiMartini [Ratt], and Paul Gilbert joining him for the 2017 G4 Experience: Surfing with the Alien 30th Anniversary. The event is July 24th-28th at Asilomar Center in Carmel, CA.
About this year’s camp, Satriani says, “I’m thrilled to have guitarists Phil Collen and Warren DiMartini joining Paul Gilbert and myself for this year’s G4 camp. What an incredible lineup. Phil, Warren, and Paul are all virtuosos with a wide range of professional experience in the music world. Together, we look forward to sharing all of our musical knowledge with this year’s G4 campers.”
Phil Collen echoes that sentiment, saying, “I’m thrilled and honored to be joining Joe on the G4 experience and I’m stoked to get to play with him and to share some of my experiences with all the attendees ”
For its fourth installment, the G4 Experience enjoys a game-changing and historic first. The camp will celebrate the writing, recording, and performance of Satriani’s seminal GRAMMY Award-nominated, platinum-selling 1987 epic, Surfing with the Alien—one of the most successful instrumental guitar albums ever made. Recognizing the record’s 30th anniversary, campers will enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pull back the curtain on the album with the visionaries behind the music.
Satriani will be joined by longtime co-conspirator and Surfing with the Alien co-producer John Cuniberti in addition to other special guests. His original live band during the record’s tour cycle, Stu Hamm and Jonathan Mover, return for the first time since 1995 for the evening’s performances.
For more information on G4, visit, g4experience.com.
5 Responses
Am a big fan of all 4 guitarists, respectfully, can Collen and DeMartini hang with Satriani and Gilbert, man they are really good. Fun lineup though.
I’m only familiar with Phil Collen’s work in Def Leppard, so I’m surprised to see him included in this. Is he really a “virtuoso”? I guess we’ll see. Credit to him for having the stones to sign on.
I think Phil is a very capable guitarist, but I think the others better qualify as “virtuosos”.
But, I’ll cut Phil some slack cuz he endorses and plays Jackson guitars. :o)
I agree with Rattlehead. I’ve never thought of Phil Collen as a “virtuoso” guitarist. Obviously a capable player, but definitely not in the same league as Joe S. or Paul G. But, since I have only ever heard his playing while a member of Def Leppard (not a band that really emphasizes guitar solos), maybe he really can step up and hold his own with those guys. Warren D. really is a fantastic player, and I have no doubt that he can step up an play with Joe and Paul.
Pretty awesome Joe hooking up with 80’s metal shredder’s. Should be a good show.