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DWEEZIL ZAPPA
DWEEZIL ZAPPA:
Dweezil Zappa is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor. He is the son of musical composer and performer Frank
Zappa. Exposed to the music industry from an early age, Dweezil developed a strong affinity for playing the guitar and
producing music. Able to learn directly from guitarists such as Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen, Dweezil released his first
single (produced by Eddie Van Halen) at the age of 12. In addition to writing and recording his own music, Dweezil has
carried on the legacy of his father's music by touring with the group Zappa Plays Zappa. The band features renditions of
Zappa's original material and the lineup has often included Zappa alumni such as Napoleon Murphy Brock, Steve Vai, Terry
Bozzio and others.

Website: https://www.dweezilzappa.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dweezil.zappa.12
Dweezil Zappa plays Frank Zappa: https://youtu.be/pOtuqYzJTsM

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BOOTSY COLLINS
BOOTSY COLLINS:
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in
the early 1970s and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as
one of the leading names in funk. He is a member of the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” inducted in 1997 with 15 other
members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Associated acts: Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band, George Clinton,
James Brown, Snoop Dogg, Axiom Funk, Praxis, Material, Fatboy Slim, Deee-Lite, Buckethead

Website: https://www.thebootcave.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BootsyCollins
Bootsy Collins "Funk Capitol of the World Tour": https://youtu.be/1zs7TkEPPO0

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SHAVO ODADJIAN
SHAVO ODADJIAN:
Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian is an Armenian-American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music video director/editor,
music producer, and artist/painter. He is best known as the bassist, backing vocalist and occasional songwriter of
the Grammy Award-winning metal band System of a Down. During the band's hiatus from 2006 to 2010, Odadjian
collaborated with Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA on a project called AcHoZeN, which contributed a number of songs to the
motion picture Babylon A.D. A compilation album was released in 2015. Odadjian is also credited with the musical scoring
of the film, alongside RZA and Hans Zimmer. He originally used Gibson Thunderbird basses, a Fender Jazz bass, an Ibanez
BTB bass guitar, and a Music Man StingRay, but has since moved on to Warwick basses.

Website: http://systemofadown.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialshavo
System Of A Down “Chop Suey!”: https://youtu.be/CSvFpBOe8eY