Richie Kotzen

Richie Kotzen

  • Birthday: 1970-02-03
  • Place of birth: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Also know as: Richard Dale Kotzen Jr.

Biography

Kotzen began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven, he was inspired to learn the electric guitar by the band Kiss. He started his career in a band named Arthur's Museum. Kotzen was eventually discovered by Shrapnel Records' Mike Varney, and he recorded his first solo album by the age of 19, the first of two instrumental records, simply entitled Richie Kotzen. He created the video Rock Chops for REH video in 1989, highlighting many of his formative techniques, including using wide-intervals and fluid sweeping. One year later, a second solo album called Fever Dream was released, which was the first one to also feature his lead vocals. Since then, Kotzen has released a long series of more than twenty albums with musical influences ranging from Rock, Hard Rock, Pop, Blues, Blue-eyed-soul, R&B and Funk to Jazz Fusion.

Filmography

Poison - Seven Days Live

1993

As Himself

The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan

2014

As Himself - Gituar, Vocals

Richie Kotzen ‎– Live

2015

As Himself - vocals, guitar

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