Joseph "
Joe"
Satriani (born July 15, 1956) is an American
instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Early in his career, Satriani worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former students achieving fame, such as
Steve Vai,
Larry LaLonde,
Rick Hunolt,
Kirk Hammett,
Andy Timmons,
Charlie Hunter,
Kevin Cadogan, and
Alex Skolnick; he then went on to have a successful solo music career. He is a 15-time
Grammy Award nominee and has sold over 10 million albums, making him the biggest-selling instrumental rock guitarist of all time.