Alex depue steve vai biography

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Alex DePue Plays Bach from the Steve Vai Stage - YouTube

    In 2007, rock guitarist Steve Vai, having seen Alex's rock videos (including "Owner of a Lonely Heart" - below is a later version) - auditioned him to join his band.

THE Greatest Violin? "The Fiddler" Alex DePue - YouTube

    In , rock guitarist Steve Vai, having seen Alex's rock videos (including "Owner of a Lonely Heart" - below is a later version) - auditioned him to join his band.
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  • Alex DePue, known for his incredible fiddle chops, witty stage presence, brilliant violin arrangements of pop tunes and for being second-oldest of the four.
  • Farewell to fiddler phenom: DePue’s life celebrated - Sent-trib

      He became the violinist for virtuosic rock guitarist Steve Vai, touring with him worldwide from Vai’s DVD release, Steve Vai: Where the WILD THINGS Are (a live concert music-movie co-featuring DePue), earned a Grammy nomination for ’Best Live Rock Instrumental Performance’.
    Alex DePue, a violinist who was known for cross-genre fiddle playing, died in a car crash in Mexico last Thursday.
    He became the violinist for virtuosic rock guitarist Steve Vai, touring with him worldwide from 2007-2010.
    Steven Siro Vai is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer.

    Remembering 'The Fiddler' Alex DePue -

      Alex joined legendary rock guitarist Steve Vai for a world tour that took him across North America, South America, and Europe.

    Violinist Alex DePue Plays Exactly with Legendary Guitarist ...

  • Alex joined legendary rock guitarist Steve Vai for a 2007 world tour that took him across North America, South America, and Europe.
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    Nov 28, 2022


    The internationally acclaimed DePue Brothers Band will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts in the fourth presentation of the 2022-23 Friends of Good Music performance season. 

     

    The concert, “A Magical Grassical Christmas,” is dedicated to the memory and legacy of band member Alex DePue, second-oldest of the four brothers and a talented violinist, who was killed in a car accident earlier this year. For this performance, the band will be joined by vocalist Calesta Day.

     

    Hailing from Bowling Green, Ohio, the DePue Brothers Band founded the term “grassical music” to describe their vivid blend of bluegrass, classical and rock genres, a sound they pioneered in the early 1990s. Each of the brothers is a classical violin virtuoso, and each brings rich and diverse talents to their sound.

     

    Performing with the band is a family affair for brothers Wallace Jr., Jason and

    Alex DePue passes - Bluegrass Today

  • Alex once performed with the bands of Steve Vai (guitarist in the “Crossroads movie), Little Jimmy Dickens (Grand Ole Opry star) and Kevin Costner (“Dances With Wolves”).
  • Violinist Alex DePue killed in car crash | News - The Strad

  • I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work with the great Alex DePue “The Fiddler" during our “Where The Wild Things Are” world tour.