11 Facts About Mike Keneally

Michael Joseph Keneally was born on December 20,1961 and is an American guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and composer.

Mike Keneally leads his own band, and is known for a stint with Frank Zappa and for extensive work as a session musician with a range of performers.

Mike Keneally started playing music at the age of 7 when he received an electric organ for his birthday.

Mike Keneally received a guitar on his eleventh birthday, and plays bass and drums as well.

Mike Keneally had called Zappa and said that he was "extremely familiar with all of his material and that he would be ready to play any of it for him given a short amount of preparation time", as he had already "been listening to Zappa's music for 16 years".

Mike Keneally has released 11 albums of solo material since 1992 and has guested or acted as sideman on a wide variety of projects, most notably as part of Steve Vai's touring bands.

Mike Keneally has produced albums for several bands, including Chris Opperman's debut album, Oppy Music, Vol.

In 1998 Vai requested that Mike Keneally arrange and perform an album of Vai's music on acoustic piano.

On November 28,2006, Mike Keneally announced that he had been hired as National Music Director for The Paul Green School of Rock Music.

Mike Keneally has toured with Dethklok as a guitarist and backing vocalist.

In June 2010, Mike Keneally entered Skywalker Sound as part of the studio band for Joe Satriani's new solo project, along with regular Satriani drummer Jeff Campitelli and bassist Allen Whitman.