Richie Kotzen

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.

Known For

Mr. Big: Farewell Live in Japan

Himself

Poison - Seven Days Live

Himself

Richie Kotzen ‎– Live

Himself - vocals, guitar

The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016

Himself - Vocals, Guitars

The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan

Himself - Gituar, Vocals

Filmography

• Movies
• TV Shows