Joe Satriani
w/Eric Johnson
Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m. April 1
Ogden Theatre,  935 East Colfax Ave., Denver
(303) 830-2525
$40,  21+ show
 


Cellphone ringtone
His own “Surfing With The Alien,” of course.


Most unusual project
Recording the music for the new “NASCAR 06 Total Team Control” video game. “This is the first one where I had to write specific music for a specific game. I didn’t have the video game to look at and the only direction they gave me was to record an ‘emotive, blues-based rock soundtrack.’ I had to write six songs that were five seconds long, six that were eight to 11 seconds long … three that were one minute long. It was kind of fun. I thought about the whole NASCAR scene. I had been to the races before so I kind of knew what the vibe was.
“It’s tough if you take it seriously. You wind up creating something cool and before you know it you wind up laboring over it. Someone finally has to say, ‘Hey, it’s a six second spot, don’t worry about it,’” he adds with a laugh. “They’re right.”



Album he can listen to over and over
“If there was an album that I really love, I’d say Jimi Hendrix’ “Electric Ladyland.” That album is really amazing. It just keeps sounding fresher to me.”

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