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JENNIFER BATTON
Jennifer Batton
Jennifer Batten is an American guitarist who has worked as a session musician and solo artist. From 1987 to 1997, Batten
played in all three of Michael Jackson's world tours, and from 1999 to 2001 she toured and recorded with Jeff Beck. She
has released three studio albums: her 1992 debut, “Above Below and Beyond” (produced by former Stevie
Wonder guitarist Michael Sembello), the worldbeat-influenced “Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum” in 1997,
and “Whatever,” which was released on CD and DVD in Japan in September 2007 and worldwide in April 2008. Away from
music, Batten enjoys creating stained glass art. Batten played lead and rhythm guitar on Michael Jackson's “Bad” (1987–
1989), Dangerous (1992), and “HIStory” (1996–1997) world tours, and on his 1993 Super Bowl halftime performance,
which was aired to over 1.3 billion people in 86 nations, the largest audience in television history for a live
performance. She was in British guitar legend Jeff Beck's band for three years from 1999.

Website: http://www.batten.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennifer1batten
Jennifer Batten Solo “Beat It” Michael Jackson: https://youtu.be/1EvYlxOQ6vQ

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MONTE PITTMAN
Monte Pittman
Monte Pittman is an American musician, songwriter, and studio musician. Based out of Los Angeles and known largely
as Madonna's long-time guitarist and for playing with Prong, he has also appeared in the documentary "Who The F**K Is
Arthur Fogel?" Pittman moved to Los Angeles in 1999 and worked at a guitar store as a salesman. He eventually quit to
start teaching guitar lessons. Pittman's third student was British film director Guy Ritchie, who had just received a guitar
as a gift from his girlfriend, Madonna. Ritchie later returned the favor, buying Madonna her own guitar -- and she began
to take lessons from Pittman as well.

Website: http://montepittman.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MontePittman
Monte Pittman: Guitar Master: https://youtu.be/xCH4129EiOk

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GEEZER BUTLER
Geezer Butler
Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and
primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded with Heaven & Hell, GZR, and Ozzy Osbourne.
Inspired by John Lennon, Butler played rhythm guitar in his pre-Sabbath days, including with Rare Breed. When Sabbath
was formed, Iommi made it clear that he would not want to play with another guitarist, so Butler moved to bass. Butler
lists Jack Bruce of Cream as his biggest influence as a bassist. Iommi described Butler as being "from another planet." In
the band's early days, Butler took LSD, wore Indian hippie dresses, and was very peaceful. At the time Black Sabbath was
formed, Butler was studying to become an accountant, and this training resulted in him initially managing the band's
finances.

Website: http://www.geezerbutler.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gzrmusic
Black Sabbath "Paranoid"; https://youtu.be/Uq42HUUJFzU