Music.Īfter the breakup of Holland, Batio started his own eponymous band with singer Michael Cordet, bassist Allen Hearn and drummer Paul Cammarata. The band split up soon after, and a compilation of material from the Little Monsters sessions, Wake Up the Neighborhood, was released in 1999 through Batio's label M.A.C.E. With major label Atlantic Records, the band released their debut studio album in 1985 entitled Little Monsters, which saw moderate success in the United States. Holland, the Michael Angelo Band and Nitro (1984–1993) īatio began his recording career in 1984 when he joined new Chicago-based heavy metal band Holland, an eponymous project set up by ex- Steppenwolf singer Tommy Holland. As a session player, Batio recorded music for such companies as Burger King, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, United Airlines, United Way, McDonald's, Beatrice Corp. He managed to play it adding his own improvisations and fills, making him the studio's primary call-out guitarist. When he asked for a job at a nearby studio, he was given a piece of music and simply asked to play it. After he had graduated, Batio looked to become a session guitarist in his hometown. He attended Northeastern Illinois University and achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Theory and Composition. You're faster at thirteen than I was at 22." He started listening to and watching professionals and sitting down and trying to work out riffs and tunes. By the age of thirteen his guitar teacher told him, "I can't teach you any more. By twelve he was playing in bands in youth clubs, churches, and shows, playing for 10–12 hours on the weekends. ![]() He started playing the piano and composing music at the age of five, and first played guitar at the age of ten. Biography Early life and career īatio was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois to an Italian father and a German mother. 1 Fastest Guitar Shredder of All Time" by Guitar One Magazine in 2003. Batio is also noted for his guitar instruction DVDs in the "Speed Kills" series which teach shred guitar techniques and how to "master the art of playing lightning fast".īatio was voted the "No. He is also known for his showmanship during performances, particularly his use of the "MAB Over Under" technique, which he invented and for his ability to play a double-necked and quad-necked guitar, using both hands to play. He is widely known for his technical mastery of the fretboard and his extremely fast picking and sweep picked arpeggios. ![]() Batio has an advanced knowledge of music theory, having a deep understanding of complex scale combinations and time signatures which assist him in his compositions. He is currently serving as the touring guitarist for the American heavy metal band Manowar.īatio's work has encompassed many genres, but he is best known for playing heavy metal and its subgenres such as neoclassical metal, and speed metal. He was the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles-based glam metal band Nitro in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Michael Angelo Batio ( / ˈ b eɪ t i oʊ/), also known as Michael Angelo, Mike Batio or MAB, is an American heavy metal guitarist and columnist from Chicago, Illinois.
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