Joey Santiago

Depuis 1965

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Bio

Joseph Alberto Santiago dit Joey Santiago, né le 11 juin 1965, est un musicien américain d'origine philippine, guitariste des groupes Pixies et The Martinis.

Joey Santiago est né à Manille aux Philippines et émigra à Yonkers, New York à l'âge de sept ans. Il passa la plupart de sa jeunesse au Massachusetts. Il fut inscrit à l'Université Amherst du Massachusetts où il rencontre Charles Thompson IV (connu sous le pseudonyme de Black Francis), avec qui il lâche tout et forme le groupe de musique Pixies en 1986. Le groupe réalisera cinq albums sous le label 4AD avant de se séparer en 1993.

Joey Santiago fera quelques apparitions sur les albums solo de Frank Black (le pseudonyme de Black Francis lorsque celui-ci se produit en solo), puis formera avec sa femme Linda Mallari son propre groupe : The Martinis.

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Joseph Alberto Santiago (born June 10, 1965) is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative rock band Pixies. After the band's breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The Martinis with his ex-wife, Linda Mallari. He contributed to albums by Charles Douglas and former Pixies band-mate Frank Black. Santiago resumed his role as the Pixies' lead guitarist when they reunited in 2004.

Santiago has described his guitar technique as "angular and bent" and cites Les Paul, George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Jimi Hendrix as major influences on his style. His guitar playing, as part of the Pixies' sound, was held in high regard by critics: MTV's Laurel Bowman commented that Santiago's "sonic plow was the key element in the Pixies' monstrous presence".

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