Friday, May 27, 2011

Richie Kotzen


Born in Reading Pennsylvania on February 3, 1970 Richie Kotz soon taken by music and began playing piano at age five at the age of seven he was inspired by New York City band KISS to learn electric guitar relentlessly developing chops and his own unique voice on the guitar Kotz eventually discovered by Shrapnel Records' Mike Varney, and he recorded his first album at the age of 18 during the same year he also graced the cover of several publications including Guitar World Magazine, he created the video Rock Chops for Reh video 1989 highlighted many of his formative techniques such as using large intervals and fluid sweeping

In 1993, Kotz scored his big break when he joined the rock band Poison at age 20 co-writing and performingThe album Ntiva Tongue This album produced two top twenty singles which Richie wrote Stand and until you suffer some Kotz subsequently fired from the band when it was discovered that he had been romantically with Deanna Eve ex-fiance of Poison drummer Rikki Rockett Kotz and Eve later married and divorced in 1999 Kotz replaced Paul Gilbert as guitarist in mainstream rock band Mr. Big Kotz maintained the band's enormous success performing on the Mr. Big record Get Over It, which sold more than 1.975 million copies in the first two weeks in Japan, eventually reaching platinum status contributed Kotz also guitars to Mr. Big subsequent release Actual Size registration included Kotz song Shine, which debuted at number one on Japanese radio charts after disbanding of Mr. Big Kotz released solo album Change 2003 title track and the song Get A Life was featured in TV commercials throughout Japan.
By mid-2002 Kotz established a recording studio / production company in Los Angeles, California, he has produced acclaimed solo albums and collaborated with various figures in rock and jazz fusion, he has now formed a band called forty Deuce has recently released a new album entitled "Nothing to Lose
Guitar style
Richie has a unique style which he has described as a blend of rock jazz fusion and soul music of his album he says he is most proud of Vertu Kotz uses a heavy amount of legato playing into his solos

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