Fife (; ) is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. It was originally one of the Pictish kingdoms, known as ''Fib'', and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife within Scotland.

It is a lieutenancy area, and was a county of Scotland until 1975. It was very occasionally known by the anglicisation ''Fifeshire'' in old documents and maps compiled by English cartographers and authors. A person from Fife is known as a ''Fifer''.

Fife was a local government region divided into three districts: Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and North-East Fife. Since 1996 the functions of the district councils have been exercised by the unitary Fife Council.

Fife is Scotland's third largest local authority area by population. It has a resident population of just under 360,000, almost a third of whom live in the three principal towns of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes. Kirkcaldy is Fife's largest town by population (48,108 in 2006), followed by Dunfermline (45,462 in 2006) and then Glenrothes (38,927 in 2006).

The historic town of St Andrews is located on the northeast coast of Fife. It is well-known for one of the most ancient universities in Europe and is renowned as the home of golf.

History

Legend has it that the Pictish realm was divided into seven sub-kingdoms or provinces, one of which became Fife. The name is recorded as Fib in A.D. 1150 and Fif in 1165. It was often associated with Fothriff.

Fife, bounded to the north by the Firth of Tay and to the south by the Firth of Forth, is a natural peninsula whose political boundaries have changed little over the ages.

King James VI of Scotland described Fife as a "beggar's mantle fringed wi gowd", the golden fringe being the coast and its chain of little ports with their thriving fishing fleets and rich trading links with the Low Countries, ironic given the much later development of farming on some of Scotland's richest soil and the minerals, notably coal, underneath. Wool, linen, coal and salt were all traded. Salt pans heated by local coal were a feature of the Fife coast in the past. The distinctive red clay pan tiles seen on many old buildings in Fife arrived as ballast on trading boats and replaced the previously thatched roofs.

In 1598, King James VI employed a group of 12 men from Fife, who became known as the Fife adventurers, to colonise the Isle of Lewis in an attempt to begin the "civilisation" and de-gaelicisation of the region. This endeavour lasted until 1609 when the colonists, having been opposed by the native population, were bought out by Coinneach, the clan chief of the MacKenzies.

Historically, there was much heavy industry in the century or so following the Victorian engineering triumphs of the Forth and Tay rail bridges. The Fife coalfields were developed around Kirkcaldy and the west of Fife, reaching far out under the Firth of Forth. Shipbuilding was famous at Methil and Rosyth. The world centre for linoleum production was in Kirkcaldy (where it is still produced), and flax grown in Fife was transformed into linen locally too. Postwar Fife saw the development of Scotland's second new town, Glenrothes. Originally to be based around a coal mine, the town eventually attracted a high number of modern Silicon Glen companies to the region. Fife Council also centres its operations in Glenrothes.

There are notable historical buildings in Fife, some of which are managed by the National Trust for Scotland or Historic Scotland. They include Dunfermline Abbey (the last resting place of Scottish royalty), the palace in Culross, Ravenscraig Castle in Kirkcaldy, Dysart Harbour area, Balgonie Castle near Coaltown of Balgonie, Falkland Palace (hunting palace of the Scottish Kings), Kellie Castle near Pittenweem, Hill of Tarvit (a historical house), St. Andrews Castle (with a gruesome bottle dungeon), St. Andrews Cathedral and St. Rules' Tower.

Governance

Fife is represented by five Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and four Members of Parliament (MPs) who are sent to Holyrood and the Westminster Parliament respectively. Since the 2010 General Election, three of the MPs constituencies have been held by Labour (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, represented by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Dunfermline West, previously a Liberal Democrat seat, and Glenrothes); the other (North East Fife) is held by Sir Menzies Campbell for the Liberal Democrats. One of the MSPs constituencies is held by Labour the newly created Cowdenbeath and four by Scottish National Party: Fife Mid and Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, North East Fife and for the first time the Liberal Democrats failed to win a constituency in Fife in the Scottish Parliament.

Glenrothes is Fife's Administrative Capital containing the headquarters of Fife Council and of Fife Constabulary. Council meetings take place in Fife House (formerly known as Glenrothes House) in the town centre. The west wing of the building was built by the Glenrothes Development Corporation (GDC) as their offices in 1969, which was later used as the headquarters of Fife Regional Council. Since the last Scottish election in 2007, Fife Council has been run as a joint SNP/Liberal Democrat coalition, claiming a total of 44 seats together. Peter Grant was elected leader of Fife Council. Labour and the other parties form the opposition.

Geography

Fife is a peninsula in eastern Scotland bordered on the north by the Firth of Tay, on the east by the North Sea and the Firth of Forth to the south. The route to the west is partially blocked by the mass of the Ochil Hills. Almost all road traffic into and out of Fife has to pass over one of three bridges, south on the Forth Road Bridge, west on the Kincardine Bridge or north-east via the Tay Road Bridge, the exception being traffic headed north on the M90. Tolls were abolished on the Tay Road Bridge and Forth Road Bridge on 11 February 2008.

There are extinct volcanic features, such as the Lomond Hills which rise above rolling farmland, and Largo Law, a volcanic plug in the east. At , the West Lomond is the highest point in Fife. The coast has fine but small harbours, from the industrial docks in Burntisland and Rosyth to the fishing villages of the East Neuk such as Anstruther and Pittenweem. The large area of flat land to the north of the Lomond Hills, through which the River Eden flows, is known as the Howe of Fife. North of the Lomond Hills can be found villages and small towns in a primarily agricultural landscape. The areas in the south and west of Fife, including the towns of Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy and the Levenmouth region are lightly industrial and more densely populated. The only areas which could claim to be heavily industrial are Rosyth, around the naval dockyard and perhaps the Mossmorran Natural Gas Liquids fractionation plant on the outskirts of Cowdenbeath.

The east corner of Fife, generally that east of a line between Leven and St Andrews is recognised throughout Scotland as the East Neuk (or corner) of Fife, small settlements around sheltered harbours, with distinctive vernacular "Dutch" or corbie (crow) stepped gabled and stone-built architecture – an area much sought after as second homes of the Edinburgh professional classes since the Forth Road Bridge was built. The fishing industry on which the East Neuk settlements were built has declined in recent years with the main fishing fleet now operating from Pittenweem and the harbour in Anstruther being used as a marina for pleasure craft.

Towns and villages

Cupar took over as county town from Crail in the early 13th century. Glenrothes is now the administrative centre, after the decision to locate the headquarters of the newly established Fife Regional Council in 1975. Its three major towns are – Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline and Glenrothes. According to the 2006 estimate, Kirkcaldy is the largest settlement with a population of 48,108. The largest settlement in terms of area is Glenrothes. The next sizeable towns by population are St Andrews, Dalgety Bay, Rosyth, Methil and Cowdenbeath. The rest of Fife is made up by smaller towns such as Inverkeithing, Kincardine, Anstruther, Lochgelly, Burntisland, Leven, Newburgh, Tayport and Cupar and villages such as Kinglassie, Kinghorn, Elie, Auchtertool, Crossgates and Ballingry.

Culture

Fife contains 4,961 listed buildings and 48 conservation areas. Domestic sites of importance include Falkland Palace, Kellie Castle, Dunfermline Palace, St Andrews Castle, Culross Palace and Kirkcaldy's Ravenscraig Castle. Fife has a number of ecclesiastical sites of historical interest. St Andrews Cathedral was home to the powerful Archbishopric of St Andrews, and later became a centre of the Scottish Reformation, while Dunfermline Abbey was the last resting place of a number of Scottish kings. Balmerino and Culross abbeys were both founded in the 13th century by the Cistercians, while a century before Lindores Abbey was founded by the Tironensians outside of Newburgh: all were highly important sites.

The Stanza Poetry Festival and Fife Festival of Music are events of national cultural importance. The Byre Theatre in St Andrews and Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy are both highly regarded as touring venues, the latter also being the base of the grand opera company Fife Opera.

Fife Craft Association is the largest craft association in Fife, and organises art and craft events throughout the year in various venues in Fife. They also showcase local artists and crafters every Saturday at the Rothes Halls in Glenrothes.

Notable Fifers

John Thomson (footballer), former Celtic F.C goalkeeper

Robert Adam, architect

Stuart Adamson, musician (Big Country)

Ian Anderson, musician, frontman of Jethro Tull

Iain Banks, writer

Jim Baxter, footballer

Edith Bowman, Radio 1 DJ

Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Current MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

Scott Brown (Scottish footballer), Scotland and Celtic F.C footballer

Gregory Burke, playwright

Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist

Kenneth Cranham, actor

Jim Clark, two-times Formula One World Drivers' Champion

James Clephan, Lieutenant on board HMS ''Spartiate'' during the Battle of Trafalgar

William Curley, Patissier & Chocolatier

Barbara Dickson, singer and actress

Philip Charles Durham, sailor and captain of HMS ''Defiance'' at Trafalgar

John Forbes (British Army officer), named Pittsburg

Shirley Henderson, actress

King Creosote, musician

Deborah Knox, Olympic Gold medallist

Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, 16th century writer.

Craig Levein, Scottish former professional footballer and manager.

Jackie Leven, singer/songwriter

Val McDermid, writer

Aileen Paterson, author/illustrator

Ian Rankin, writer

Douglas Mackinnon, Director

David Rollo, rugby player.

Craig Russell (British author), writer

Dougray Scott, actor

Alexander Selkirk, seafarer and inspiration for Robinson Crusoe

Sir Jimmy Shand, accordion player

Adam Smith, philosopher and economist

Jordan Smith, actor

Lawrence Storione, miner and anarchist organiser

Michaela Tabb, first female snooker referee to appear on the Crucible

KT Tunstall, musician

Jack Vettriano, artist

Sir David Wilkie, painter

James Wilson, signer of US Declaration of Independence, appointed by George Washington to first Supreme Court

James Yorkston, musician

Jocky Wilson, darts player

Bob Howie and Dave Howie, rugby players

Sports

St Andrews in Fife is the home of golf, being the town in which the sport was invented, and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club still has responsibility for overseeing the rules of the game today.

As for senior sports teams, in football Dunfermline Athletic play in Scotland's top flight, the Scottish Premier League, whilst Raith Rovers play in the First Division and Cowdenbeath and East Fife play in the Second Division.

Fife Flyers are the UK's oldest ice hockey club and play in the Northern Premier League.

Fife is also home to seven rugby union clubs, Dunfermline RFC, Fife Southern RFC, based in Rosyth, Glenrothes RFC, Howe of Fife RFC, based in Cupar, Kirkcaldy RFC,Madras RFC,Waid Academy RFC and one rugby league club, Fife Lions.

Fife has a number of Highland Dancing Schools and have competitions throughout the year. Highland dancers wear kilts and jackets, the boys can wear trousers or a kilt. Braemar and Cowal are the two biggest competitions.

Media

Locally published newspapers include the Fife Free Press in Kirkcaldy; the Dunfermline Press in Dunfermline; the Glenrothes Gazette in Glenrothes; and the St Andrews Citizen in St Andrews. DC Thompson publishes North East Fife and South Fife Editions of the Dundee Courier & Advertiser, and the Counties Edition of the Evening Telegraph is sold in Fife. On the east coast of fife The East Fife Mail is also sold.

The only Fife-based radio stations are Kingdom FM and VRN. There is however a community radio station that broadcasts during the summer called K-Town FM, although local radio stations Radio Tay and Edinburgh's 97.3 Forth One broadcast to the northern and southern parts of the region respectively.

See also

Abbeys and priories in Scotland

Castles in Scotland

Duke of Fife

Earl of Fife

Fire and Rescue Authority (Scotland)

Historic houses in Scotland

List of places in Fife

Museums in Scotland

References

External links

Fife Direct

Fife Today

Kingdom of Fife Tourist Board

The Fife Post

Fife Coastal Path

Kingdom FM

Pupils in Fife report on issues that are important to them for Radiowaves

Fife Community Portal

FifeLink – an online community for Fife

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Grant Stott is a Scottish broadcaster from Edinburgh, and currently works as DJ on Edinburgh radio station 97.3 Forth One. Grant is the brother of former television presenter John Leslie.

Television career

For many years Grant presented BBC Scotland schools broadcast filmed in Scotland, ''See You See Me''. Many of the episodes were recorded with Wilma Kennedy. Episodes included studying maps, the Vikings, Romans, and the 1960s.

In 1993 grant presented the Scottish Television show ''Wemyss Bay 902101''. From 1995-97 He also used to present the first 3 Series of BBC Scotland weekend children's show, ''Fully Booked''.

Stott joined STV in the Autumn of 2006, to co-host ''Scotsport'' alongside Andy Walker, after the departure of Jim Delahunt. The programme was axed in May 2008, due to increasing competition from BBC Scotland's ''Sportscene''. On Hogmanay 2007, Grant fronted a special programme, ''50 Years of Scotsport'', and along with Michelle Watt, Stott also presented STV's ''Hogmanay Live from Edinburgh'', which was broadcast for 20 minutes from 11.50pm. since 2010 Grant has also presented STV live topical magazine show The Hour as holiday cover.

Other appearances

Stott is also known for his yearly pantomimes at Edinburgh's King's Theatre. In 2006, he starred alongside Allan Stewart and Andy Gray in a production of Cinderella. Stott also writes a column for the Edinburgh Evening News, where he also writes another weekly column in the sports section commenting about his other great love, Hibernian Football Club.

Stott become the spokesperson for the promotional literature for the Edinburgh based bus company Lothian Buses

Grant raising money for Leukaemia Research in memory of Moray Fotheringham, by cycling

References

External links

Grant's Stand at stv.tv

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Name	John Fife Symington III
Order	19th
Office	Governor of Arizona
Term start	March 6, 1991
Term end	September 5, 1997
Predecessor	Rose Perica Mofford
Successor	Jane Dee Hull
Birth date	August 12, 1945
Birth place	New York City, New York, United States
Party	Republican
Spouse	Ann Olin Pritzlaff
Residence	Phoenix, Arizona
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Businessman
Religion	Episcopalian
Branch	United States Air Force
Serviceyears	1967-1970
Battles	Vietnam War }}

John Fife Symington III (born August 12, 1945, in New York City) is an American businessman and the former Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona from 1991 until his resignation in 1997.

Background

Symington comes from a distinguished Maryland family; he is a great-grandson of steel magnate Henry Clay Frick, and his father J. Fife Symington Jr. (1910–2007) was United States ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago 1969-1971. His cousin, Stuart Symington, was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and father of James Wadsworth Symington, a U.S. Representative from that state. He is married to the former Ann Olin Pritzlaff, an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church and an heiress of the Olin family. They have five children and four grandchildren.

He attended the prestigious Gilman School in Baltimore, then attended Harvard University, graduating in 1968 with a degree in Dutch art history and was a member of the Porcellian Club. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, stationed at Luke Air Force Base in Maricopa County, Arizona. He remained in Arizona and became involved in real estate development, founding his own company, the Symington Company, in 1976.

Governorship

First term (1991 - 1995)

Symington ran for governor of Arizona in 1990, taking 44% of the vote in the Republican primary in a field of four candidates. He ran against Democrat Terry Goddard, the former mayor of Phoenix, in the November general election. The presence of four write-in candidates resulted in Symington and Goddard being virtually tied, with Symington ahead by only 4,300 votes. Arizona had adopted runoff voting in general elections if no candidate receives 50% of the vote. This came after the controversial Evan Mecham had been elected governor in 1986 with only 43% of the vote. As a result, a runoff was held on February 26, 1991; which Symington won with 52% of the vote. (Arizona returned to plurality voting in 1992.)

Symington was sworn into office on March 6, 1991. During his first term, the governor was the subject of an investigation over his involvement with Southwest Savings and Loan, a failed Phoenix thrift. He was later cleared, and won reelection handily in 1994.

Second term (1995 - 1997)

The Grand Canyon National Park was shut down for the first time ever in November 1995, because of the federal budget impasse. On November 17, Symington's response came very close to creating a national crisis. Symington, citing the dire effects of the park's closure on tourism, stated that the "Grand Canyon must remain open, by force, if necessary." The Pentagon warned the head of the Arizona National Guard against the use of force and raised the possibility that, if necessary, the guard would be federalized and brought under the control of the White House. The governor decided to go ahead and, accompanied by the Speaker of the House, fifty unarmed National Guard troops, twenty-five state Park Department employees, and other people, traveled to the canyon. When Symington's group arrived, Symington beat on the park gates in front of the media.

The United States Department of Interior later reopened the park under state supervision. A federal agency reimbursed Arizona the $370,020 the state donated to keep the Grand Canyon National Park open during the government shutdowns.

Later, Symington was indicted on charges of extortion, making false financial statements, and of bank fraud. He was convicted of bank fraud in 1997. As Arizona state law does not allow convicted felons to hold office, Symington resigned his office on September 5, 1997.

This conviction, however, was overturned in 1999 by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Six days into jury deliberations, the trial judge had granted the government's motion to dismiss a juror who was leaning toward acquittal because the other jurors complained she was refusing to deliberate with them, a serious breach of the juror's oath. A three-judge panel of the appeals court ruled 2-1 that there was a ''reasonable possibility'' that the juror had actually been removed because the rest of the jury was frustrated that she did not agree with them. The appeals court ruled that Symington was entitled to that juror's vote, and her dismissal violated Symington's right to a fair trial. Before the government could retry him, Symington was pardoned by President Clinton, whom Symington had once saved from a rip tide off of Cape Cod, near the end of his presidency in January 2001. The pardon terminated the federal government's seven year battle with the former governor.

Post-governorship

After graduating from the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Scottsdale, Symington helped found the Arizona Culinary Institute, a professional cooking school that teaches the classic French method. Symington is a founding partner of The Symington Group, a venture capital and strategic business/political consulting firm.

On February 4, 2005, in an interview with the ''Arizona Republic'', Symington expressed interest in running for governor in 2006 against Democrat Janet Napolitano, setting the state political landscape abuzz. However, three months later, on May 5, he withdrew his name from consideration, saying that he wanted to focus his energy on The Symington Group. In an interview with KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Symington said, "I've been thinking about it, doing a lot of soul searching, talking to a lot of friends. But for me, I've done that...I don't want to run for governor again."

In November 2006, Symington lost a bid to become the GOP Chair of his local legislative district. The defeat in this district, which also happens to be the home district of John McCain (whose support he had), was the first electoral defeat of Symington's career.

In April 2007, Symington was named chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

UFO sighting

In 2007, Fife said that he had witnessed one of the "crafts of unknown origin" during the 1997 Phoenix Lights event, but noted that he didn't go public with the information.

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However, when he was Governor in 1997, Symington promised he would look into the mass sighting, but then quickly ridiculed it at a press conference where he had his chief of staff dress up in an alien costume, telling reporters that they had found the culprit. His explanation today is that as a public official he felt a responsibility to avoid public panic and therefore tried to introduce some levity into the situation.

On November 9, 2007, Symington appeared with a panel of guests discussing their UFO experiences on ''Larry King Live''. A few days later, on November 12, Symington acted as moderator for a UFO press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Other speakers included U.S./foreign military witnesses/public officials involved in some major UFO cases, such as the 1980 Rendlesham Forest incident, 1990 Belgium UFO incident, and 1976 Tehran UFO incident, and heads of some official foreign government UFO investigations, such as Nick Pope in the U.K. and Claude Poher of France. They said the phenomenon was quite real, should be taken seriously, and urged that the U.S. reopen its public UFO investigation.

Symington also appeared as a witness of the Phoenix Lights in an updated version of the 2002 UFO documentary ''Out of the Blue'' by filmmaker James Fox. Fox helped organize the witness panels for both the Larry King show and followup National Press Club event.

See also

List of Governors of Arizona

Phoenix Lights

References

External links

''Arizona Republic'' special report on Fife Symington

''Arizona Republic'' biography of Fife Symington

Pro-Symington website; tracks positive news coverage

Summary of the government's investigation

Scottsdale Culinary institute

Arizona Culinary institute

Hostetler, Darrin. "The GOP Menu," ''Phoenix New Times'', September 5, 1990.

Serrill, Michael. "Bad Debts, Bad Judgments" in ''TIME'', September 15, 1997.

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name	John Petrucci| image John Petrucci Rio 2.jpg
background	solo_singer
birth name	John Peter Petrucci
born	July 12, 1967Kings Park, Long Island, New York
instrument	Guitar, vocals, bass, drums, programming
genre	Progressive metal, instrumental rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion
years active	1985–present
label	Roadrunner, Sound Mind Music, Magna Carta
associated acts	Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Explorers Club, Eric Johnson, Jon Finn Group, Nightmare Cinema, G3
website	www.johnpetrucci.com
notable instruments	*Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature Model }}

John Peter Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Along with his former bandmate Mike Portnoy, he has produced all Dream Theater albums since their 1999 release, ''Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory''. He is also a backing vocalist for Dream Theater. Petrucci was named as the third player on the G3 tour six times, more than any other invited guitarists. In 2009 he was named the No. 2 Best metal guitarist by Joel McIver in his book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists. He was also named as one of the "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time" by ''GuitarOne'' magazine.

Biography

John Petrucci was born on July 12, 1967 in Kings Park New York to an Italian American family. He picked up the guitar at the early age of 8 because his older sister was allowed to go to bed later in order to practice the piano. However he decided to quit the guitar when his attempts to stay up late were unsuccessful. He would later pick up the guitar again at the age of 12 when his childhood friend and future Dream Theater keyboardist Kevin Moore invited John to join his cover band.

John attended Berklee College of Music in Boston with childhood friend John Myung (bass), where they met future bandmate Mike Portnoy (drums). These three in addition to Kevin Moore, formed the band Majesty, which would later become Dream Theater.

While Dream Theater is what Petrucci is most commonly associated with, he is also a part of the project band Liquid Tension Experiment and has appeared as a guest on several records by other artists such as the Age of Impact album by the Explorer's Club.

Petrucci has released a guitar instructional video, "Rock Discipline", which covers warm up exercises, exercises to avoid injury while playing, alternate picking, sweep picking, chords and other techniques for developing one's guitar playing. Petrucci also has a book named "Guitar World presents John Petrucci's Wild Stringdom", which was compiled from columns he wrote for Guitar World magazine, bearing that same title.

In 2001, John Petrucci was invited by Joe Satriani and Steve Vai to tour with them on the popular G3 guitar tour, which exposed him to a massive number of new fans and inspired him to record a solo album. The album, ''Suspended Animation'', was released on March 1, 2005, and was made available for order from his web site. Petrucci also appeared on the 2005 and 2006 G3 tours, and in 2007, went on G3 tour again, this time with Paul Gilbert and Joe Satriani. In a recent video with Larry DiMarzio, Petrucci revealed that he's been working on a follow up to his 2004 album, "Suspended Animation" along with the new Dream Theater album.

Petrucci also wrote and recorded two instrumental soundtrack songs for a Sega Saturn game titled ''Digital Pinball: Necronomicon''. Each track is roughly two minutes long and they are simply titled "Prologue" and "Epilogue".

According to the spoof rock band Nightmare Cinema (the Dream Theater members changing instruments playing a gig) he got the "alternate stage name" Johnny James.

Dream Theater bandmate Jordan Rudess revealed in an interview that Petrucci is a practicing Catholic. He currently lives in St. James, New York with his wife Rena Sands, a guitarist in the all-female heavy metal band Meanstreak, and they have 3 children, Samantha and Reny (who are twins), and Kiara. He is also an avid fan of bodybuilding and dedicates much of his off time to weight training.

He is a voting member of NARAS.

Musical style

Guitar Technique

Petrucci is respected for his variety of guitar styles and skills. One of the most notable of these is his high speed alternate picking which, as he himself claims, requires a "strong sense of synchronization between the two [playing] hands." John is notable for frequent use of the seven-string electric guitar, which he states is used as a "writing tool", taking advantage of the extended range both for heavier riffing (The Mirror) and to play extended range runs as part of a solo (This Dying Soul). Petrucci has also been known to directly incorporate riffs and solos from other bands into live Dream Theater performances. For example, Pink Floyd's 'Have a Cigar' and Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' are referenced during the performance of 'Peruvian Skies' from the 'Once in a Livetime' live album. Another example occurs in Dream Theater's live DVD 'Chaos in Motion', during the extended version of 'Surrounded'. Here, Petrucci incorporates the guitar solo from 'Mother' by Pink Floyd. The varied examples of this further demonstrate Petrucci's wide range of influences.

In addition, Petrucci is the only band member to have contributed lyrics to every album; he's written lyrics for at least three songs for every single album. These include, among others, the fan favorite ''Metropolis, Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper'', the heartfelt ''The Spirit Carries On'', the politically-charged ''The Great Debate'' and the epic ''In the Presence of Enemies''. Furthermore, Petrucci has used real-life experiences for lyrical inspiration, which includes songs as ''The Count of Tuscany'', ''A Nightmare to Remember'', and ''Endless Sacrifice''.

Singing

Petrucci has been Dream Theater's backing vocalist since the Awake's Tour. His singing is much darker than James Labrie's and is often used in bridges like "Solitary Shell", and in choruses of songs such as "Forsaken" and "In The Name of God". On the EP Wither Petrucci performs lead vocals on an alternative, demo version of the title track. He had previously done his own vocals for "The Spirit Carries On". During live performances before the departure of Mike Portnoy, he only sang small sections of backing vocals or harmonies.

Guitar Rig

Studio albums

Album!! Amplifiers
Majesty/When Dream And Day Unite	Randall Amplifiers>Randall RG100ES
Images and Words	Mesa Quad Preamp, Mesa Triaxis/2:90, Marshall Amplification
Awake	Dual Rectifier, 2 takes using Mark IIC+
A Change Of Seasons	Mesa Boogie Mark Series#Mark IIC & IIC+>Mark IIC+, Mesa Boogie Mark Series#Mark IV
Falling Into Infinity	Mark IIB, Mark IV, TriAxis
Metropolis Pt.2: Scenes From A Memory	Mark IIC+, Mark IV, TriAxis, Formula, Dual Rectifier
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence	Mark IIC+, Dual Rectifier (for The Glass Prison)
Train Of Thought	Road King Series I
Octavarium	Mesa Boogie#Lone Star>Lone Star
Systematic Chaos	Lone Star, Mark IV
Black Clouds & Silver Linings	Mesa Boogie Mark Series#Mark V>Mark V
Suspended Animation	Roadking Series 1, Mark IIC+
Liquid Tension Experiment	TriAxis, 2:90 power amp
Liquid Tension Experiment 2	Mark IIC+, Mark IV

Live

'' I&W; Tour'': 2 Triaxis Preamps (one for backup), 2:90 power amp, Mesa Abacus+Mesa Midi Matrix for switching

''Scenes From NY'': Triaxis, Dual Rectifier, Mark IIC+, Mark IV, Formula Preamp, 2:90 power amps

''Live At Budokan'': Road King Series 1 (x3), Lonestar (x2)

''Score'': Custom Built "Nunya" Preamp, Formula Preamp, mesa 2:100 power amp, 4 Mesa 4x12's and 4 Mesa 2x12's. Midi switching by Steen Skrydstrup.

'' 2005 G3 Tokyo'': Dual Rectifier (x2) Road King (x2)

'' 2007 G3 tour'': Mark IV (x2), Formula preamp

'' 2007 Systematic Chaos Tour'': Mark IV (x2), Lonestar (x1), TC Electronic 2290, M3000, Eventide Ultra Harmonizer, Jim Dunlop rack wah & various stomp boxes. Midi switching by Axess Electronics.

'' 2009 BC&SL; Tour'': Mark V(x3), 3x Mesa/Boogie Mark V, 1x TC Electronics C400XL Compressor/ Gate, 3x TC Electronics M3000, 1x TC Electronics 1210 Spatial Expander/Stereo Chorus/Flanger, 1x Eventide H7600 Harmonizer, 1x Dunlop DCR-IFC Rack Wah, 1x Keeley Modded Tube Screamer TS-9DX Flexi, 1x MXR EVH Flanger, 1x MXR EVH Phaser, 1x Axess Electronics FX-1 Midi Foot Controller w/ expander,2x Dunlop DCR-IFC Wah Controllers (one for pedalboard and one on center stage for solos), 1x Ernieball 25k Stereo Volume Pedal,1x Boss TU-2 Tuner

'' 2010 Iron Maiden Supporting Tour'': Mark V (x3), Dunlop Rack Wah, Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra

Since the Train of Thought World Tour, John has used two footrests made by Patrick Slaats (who also designs Jordan Rudess's keyboard stands), such that they are book-ends for his pedalboard. These are utilised whenever Petrucci plays difficult-to-play passages within his songs, as he practices using proper classical guitar techniques - meaning that he must rest his guitar on his left thigh when sequences get difficult. Before this, he used regular stage monitors to do this. He stated in the Live at Budokan DVD that he also has "spit shields" around his cabinets, in order to avoid getting them defaced by Mike Portnoy's "gobs of goobers" (spat-out chewing gum). It would seem that this isn't used, now that Mike Mangini is in the band.

Discography

{| style="border: 1px solid #a0a0aa; background-color: #f0f0ff; width: 90%; margin-left:8px;" |- | width=5% | Year | width=30% | Title | width=14% | Label | width=40% | Notes |- | 1986 | ''The Majesty Demos'' | The Original CD had no label. It was just for the students at Berklee. Ytse Jam Records then re-released the album in 2003 | A rare CD recorded for Berklee College of Music with Kevin Moore as their keyboardist and Chris Collins as their singer. Ytse Jam Records then re-released the album as an official bootleg. They play a song of this album called Another Won on their 20th Anniversary DVD, Score. |- | 1989 | ''When Dream and Day Unite'' | MCA/Mechanic | First Dream Theater studio album. |- | 1992 | ''Images and Words'' | Atlantic/ATCO | Again with Dream Theater, introducing the new lead singer James LaBrie. |- | 1993 | ''Live at the Marquee'' | WEA International | First Dream Theater live album. |- | 1994 | ''Awake'' | EastWest | The last Dream Theater album with Kevin Moore as keyboard player. |- | 1995 | ''A Change of Seasons'' (EP) | EastWest | Dream Theater EP, introducing Derek Sherinian as new keyboard Player. |- | 1996 | ''Working Man'' | Magna Carta | A Rush tribute. |- | 1997 | ''Falling into Infinity'' | Elektra | Last Dream Theater studio album with Derek Sherinian. |- | 1997 | ''Dragon Attack'' | CNR Music | A tribute to Queen |- | 1998 | ''Guitar Battle'' | Viktor | Various Artists |- | 1998 | ''Liquid Tension Experiment'' | Magna Carta | Project with Mike Portnoy, Jordan Rudess and Tony Levin |- | 1998 | ''Once in a LIVEtime'' | Elektra | 2CD recorded in Paris, France. |- | 1998 | ''Age of Impact'' | Magna Carta | Explorers Club |- | 1998 | ''Wicked'' | The Orchard | Jon Finn Group |- | 1999 | ''Liquid Tension Experiment 2'' | Magna Carta | Second album with Liquid Tension Experiment |- | 1999 | ''Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory'' | Elektra | Jordan Rudess as new keyboard player for Dream Theater, the band's first concept album. |- | 2000 | ''An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess'' | Sound Mind Music | A live album with keyboard player Jordan Rudess |- | 2001 | ''Feeding the Wheel'' | Magna Carta | Jordan Rudess solo album, Petrucci is featured on guitar. |- | 2001 | ''Live Scenes From New York'' | Elektra | 3CD recorded in New York, U.S. featuring ''Scenes from a Memory'' in its entirety. First Official live album (audio of the DVD ''Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York'' with featuring extra songs) with Jordan Rudess. |- | 2002 | ''Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence'' | Elektra | Dream Theater's first studio double album. Notably heavier than previous releases, containing more prominent guitar riffing and solos than previous Dream Theater records. |- | 2003 | ''Train of Thought'' | Elektra | Dream Theaters heaviest release to date. |- | 2004 | ''Live at Budokan'' | Atlantic | Dream Theater 3CD/2DVD combination recorded in Tokyo, Japan. |- | 2005 | ''Suspended Animation'' | Sound Mind Music | John Petrucci's first solo album. |- | 2005 | ''G3: Live in Tokyo'' | Sony | Plays on G3, with guitarists Steve Vai and Joe Satriani |- | 2005 | ''Octavarium'' | Atlantic | Dream Theater's last album with Atlantic Records Group. |- | 2006 | ''Score'' | Rhino Entertainment | 3CD/2DVD recorded at Radio City Music Hall on April 1, 2006 New York, U.S. for Dream Theater's 20th Anniversary. |- | 2006 | ''Blood of the Snake'' - Derek Sherinian | Inside Out Music | Played guitar on first track "Czar Of Steel". |- | 2006 | ''Loudspeaker'' - Marty Friedman | Mascot/Avex | Special guest guitarist on "Black Orchid". |- | 2007 | ''Systematic Chaos'' | Roadrunner Records | First album released under Dream Theater's new contract with Roadrunner Records on June 5, 2007. |- | 2008 | ''Chaos in Motion 2007–2008'' | Roadrunner Records | A live album 3CD/2DVD documenting the band's 2007/2008 Chaos in Motion and Progressive Nation tours featuring several songs from the supporting album ''Systematic Chaos'' included extended versions of Take the Time and Surrounded and both parts of In the Presence of Enemies played as one song. Also features a medley of Trial of Tears, Finally Free, Learning to Live, In the Name of God, and Octavarium (using the final part Razor's Edge) titled Schmedley Wilcox. |- | 2009 | ''Black Clouds & Silver Linings'' | Roadrunner Records | Released on June 23, this is Dream Theater's tenth studio album. Last album with Mike Portnoy, also recording of the last part of the Twelve-step Suite dealing with Portnoy's alcoholism titled "The Shattered Fortress". |- | 2011 | ''A Dramatic Turn of Events'' | Roadrunner Records | First Dream Theater album with Mike Mangini on the drums. Upcoming release on September 13. |- |}

Videography

{| style="border: 1px solid #a0a0aa; background-color: #f0f0ff; width: 90%; margin-left:8px;" |- | width=5% | Year | width=30% | Title | width=50% | Notes |- | 1993 | | First Dream Theater live DVD. Includes extended version of Take the Time. |- | 1995 | Rock Discipline - VHS | John Petrucci does a DVD on guitar warmups, tricks, exercises, and his gear. |- | 1998 | 5 Years in a LIVEtime | The only live Dream Theater DVD with Derek Sherinian. |- | 2001 | Metropolis 2000: Scenes From New York | |- | 2002 | Rock Discipline - DVD | |- | 2004 | Live at Budokan | |- | 2005 | G3: Live in Tokyo | |- | 2006 | Score | 2DVD recorded at Radio City Music Hall on April 1, 2006 New York, U.S. Celebrated Dream Theater's 20th Anniversary. They performed this concert with a symphony orchestra. |- | 2007 | Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos | DVD included in the special edition of ''Systematic Chaos'' |- | 2008 | ''Chaos in Motion 2007–2008'' | Released September 30, 2008. Documents the band's 2007/2008 Chaos in Motion and Progressive Nation tours. |}

See also

Dream Theater

Liquid Tension Experiment

G3 (tour)

References

External links

John Petrucci official web site

John Petrucci Official Twitter Web site

Official Facebook of John Petrucci

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Name	Jordan Rudess
Landscape	Yes
Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth name	Jordan Charles Rudes
Alias	The Keyboard Wizard
Born	November 04, 1956
origin	Great Neck, New York, USA
Instrument	Keyboards, lap steel guitar, electric guitar, vocals, continuum, keytar, Bassoon Tablet PC
Genre	Progressive rock, progressive metal, instrumental rock, jazz fusion, New Age, electronic music
Occupation	Musician, songwriter
Years active	1981–present
Associated acts	Dream Theater, Dixie Dregs, Liquid Tension Experiment, John Petrucci, Rod Morgenstein, David Bowie, Vinnie Moore, Tom Coster, Kip Winger, Nóirín Ní Riain, Rhonda Larson, Paul Winter, Scott McGill, Steven Wilson, Prefab Sprout, Jupiter, Neal Morse, Daniel J, Neil Zaza, Annie Haslam, John-Luke Addison, Behold... The Arctopus, Liquid Trio Experiment, Mr. Fastfinger, Ricky Garcia, Frost*
Website	http://www.jordanrudess.com }}

Jordan Rudess (born Jordan Charles Rudes on November 4, 1956) is an American keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater and the progressive rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment.

Biography

Rudess was born in 1956 into a Jewish family. He was recognized by his 2nd grade teacher for his piano playing and was immediately given professional tuition. At nine, he entered the Juilliard School of Music Pre-College Division for classical piano training, but by his late teens he had grown increasingly interested in synthesizers and progressive rock music. Against the counsel of his parents and tutors, he turned away from classical piano and tried his hand as a solo progressive rock keyboardist.

After performing in various projects during the 1980s, he gained international attention in 1994 when he was voted "Best New Talent" in the ''Keyboard Magazine'' readers' poll after the release of his ''Listen'' solo album. Two of the bands who took notice of Rudess were The Dixie Dregs and Dream Theater, both of whom invited him to join. Rudess chose the Dregs, primarily as being a part time member of the band would have less of an impact on his young family, a choice he was not given with Dream Theater.

During his time with the Dregs, Rudess formed a "power duo" with drummer Rod Morgenstein. The genesis of this pairing occurred when a power outage caused all of the Dregs' instruments to fail except Rudess', so he and Morgenstein improvised with each other until power was restored and the concert could continue. The chemistry between the two was so strong during this jam that they decided to perform together on a regular basis (under the name ''Rudess/Morgenstein Project'' or later ''RMP'') and have since released a studio and a live record.

Rudess encountered Dream Theater once again when he and Morgenstein secured the support slot on one of Dream Theater's North American tours.

In 1997, when Mike Portnoy was asked to form a supergroup by Magna Carta Records, Rudess was chosen to fill the keyboardist spot in the band, which also consisted of Tony Levin and Portnoy's Dream Theater colleague John Petrucci. During the recording of Liquid Tension Experiment's two albums, it became evident to Portnoy and Petrucci that Rudess was what Dream Theater needed. They asked Rudess to join the band, and when he accepted they released their then-keyboardist Derek Sherinian to make way for him.

Rudess has been the full-time keyboardist in Dream Theater since the recording of 1999's ''Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory''. He has recorded six other studio albums with the group: 2002's ''Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence'', 2003's ''Train of Thought'', 2005's ''Octavarium'', 2007's ''Systematic Chaos'', 2009's ''Black Clouds & Silver Linings'' and 2011's ''A Dramatic Turn of Events''. In addition, he has appeared on the live albums ''Live Scenes From New York'', ''Live at Budokan'', ''Score'' and ''Chaos in Motion''.

In addition to working with Dream Theater he occasionally records and performs in other contexts, such as a 2001 one-off duo performance with Petrucci (released as the CD ''An Evening With John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess''), as well as backing up Blackfield on their first short US tour in 2005 and playing a solo opening slot for them on their second in 2007.

In 2010, Rudess composed "Explorations for Keyboard and Orchestra," his first classical composition. It was premiered in Venezuela on November 19, 2010 by the Chacao Youth Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Eren Başbuğ. Rudess played all of the keyboard and synthesizer parts.

On July 28, 2011, in a poll conducted by MusicRadar, Rudess was voted the best keyboardist of all time.

Rudess says his influences as a keyboardist are Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman and Patrick Moraz. His favorite musical artists and groups include Gentle Giant, Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, Autechre, and Aphex Twin.

Use of technology

While many keyboard players in progressive rock tend towards bringing numerous keyboards on stage, creating large racks of keyboards, Rudess took full advantage of the possibilities offered by the Kurzweil K2600xs during his live usage of the keyboard from the 1990s to 2004. Often sampling sounds from other keyboards he owned, Rudess creates a series of "setups", each of which maps different sounds to different layers and key ranges of the keyboard controller; these setups are then arranged in the order they will be required for a gig, and cycled through one at a time with a footswitch (a control pedal placed on the floor underneath his keyboard). He often maps sounds to exact notes on the keyboard to avoid playing chords on sounds that are meant to be monophonic and to create realistic percussion sounds under the pitched sounds he is playing.

While Rudess' physical method of changing live setups will more than likely remain the same, his choice of hardware to implement this changed as of 2005. Citing a need for better tour support and more current technologies (his Kurzweil K2600XS's maximum sample memory of 128 MB had become insufficient for his touring needs), Rudess switched keyboard endorsements from Kurzweil to Korg's new flagship Korg Oasys workstation (which can support up to 2 GB of sample memory), which he first used on Dream Theater's 2005-2006 20th Anniversary tour, along with a Muse Receptor hardware VST and a Haken Continuum X/Y/Z-plane MIDI Instrument triggering a Roland V-Synth XT and a Synthesizers.com Modular. Rudess is the first well known keyboardist to bring a Haken Continuum on to a live stage. Rudess still uses the Kurzweil for studio recordings and some of his most well known sounds, such as "the pig", one of his signature sounds which is often played in unison with the guitar or bass guitar, were sounds from the K2600xs.

Since 2001, Rudess uses custom made rotating keyboardstands on stage for both Dream Theater and his solo career, which are built by Patrick Slaats from the Netherlands. On Dream Theater's 2007-2008 "Chaos in Motion" world tour, Rudess expanded his live setup with the addition of a Korg RADIAS, a Manikin Memotron, and a Zen Riffer keytar. Rudess stopped using his Synthesizers.com modular after the European leg of the tour due to its size and weight. Rudess still owns the synthesizer and keeps it inactive in his home studio. During the Progressive Nation 2008 tour, he introduced on the stage a Kaoss Pad 3 for the closing medley.

For the 2009-2010 tour, in support of Black Clouds & Silver Linings, Jordan introduced the Apple iPod Touch on stage, running an application called Bebot Robot Synth. He plays it during A Rite of Passage - both studio album and live versions of the song - and frequently uses it for improvised solos, like in Hollow Years' intro and during a new instrumental section on Solitary Shell.

On September 24, 2010, Rudess released the song "Krump," which was an electronica "single" released on iTunes. It featured the use of the new Roland Gaia, Roland's more recent keyboard.

Equipment

Studio equipment

Korg Kronos (88 keys)

Korg OASYS (88 keys)

Korg Triton Extreme (88 keys)

Korg RADIAS

Haken Audio Continuum Fingerboard_{Rudess uses the upgraded half size model, which comes with inbuilt sounds as well as being used as a MIDI controller keyboard}

Eigenharp Alpha

Muse Research Receptor

Kurzweil K2600X/S (88 keys)

Kurzweil K2000VP

Kurzweil K2600R

Kurzweil PC2R

Kurzweil K2661

Roland Fantom-X8

Roland Fantom G8

Manikin Memotron

Minimoog Voyager

Roland V-Synth XT

Roland V-Synth GT

Roland VP-550

Roland SH-01 GAIA

Roland SH-201

Synthesizers.com Modular synthesizer

Dave Smith Instruments Evolver Keyboard

A custom built lap steel guitar

Harpejji by Marcodi Musical Products, LLC

Clavia Nord Wave

Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 08

Novation Supernova

Moog Little Phatty

Moogfooger Freq Box

Stylophone 350S

Yamaha Tenori-On

Apple Inc. iPod Touch

Apple Inc. iPad

PRS 6 string guitar

A bass guitar (manufacturer unknown)

A Music Man John Petrucci 6 string guitar (this particular guitar being the original prototype of Petrucci's signature model)

Steinway & Sons model D Grand Piano

Virtual instruments

MOTU MachFive

MOTU MX4 Soft Synth

Korg Legacy Collection

Spectrasonics Omnisphere

Spectrasonics Atmosphere

Spectrasonics Trilogy

Spectrasonics Stylus

Native Instruments Komplete 2

Native Instruments Absynth

Native Instruments B4 Organ

Native Instruments Guitar Rig

Native Instruments FM7

Native Instruments Pro 53

Synthogy Ivory

Bebot Robot Synth for iPhone

Korg iElectribe for iPad

Looptastic for iPad

Magic Piano for iPad

JR Hexatone Pro for iPhone/iPod Touch

ThumbJam for iPhone/iPod Touch

Sampletoy for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad

MorphWiz for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad

SampleWiz for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad

Live Rig

Korg KRONOS (88 keys) _{''Dream Theater''}

Manikin Memotron _{''Dream Theater''}

Korg Triton Extreme (88 keys) _{''solo project''}

Korg KARMA _{''solo project''}

Steinway grand piano _{''solo project''}

Roland Fantom-G8 _{''Liquid Tension Experiment and occasionally for Dream Theater's studio work''}

Freehand Systems Music Pad Pro _{Often known to fans as the "scratch pad", as he uses it to write down musical ideas. The sheet music for the entire live set is displayed on the pad for Rudess to refer to as he plays.}

3x Roland V-Synth XT

Custom made rotating keyboardstands, by Patrick Slaats

Lap steel guitar

Haken Continuum Fingerboard _{controls one Roland V-Synth XT and also controlled his modular synth.}

Zen Riffer ZR2 keytar, which controls a Roland V-Synth XT like his continuum.

Apple Inc. iPod Touch

Apple Inc. iPad

Mackie 1604VLZ Pro Mixer

APS Power backup

Glyph and Iomega Hard drives

Korg Kaoss Pad 3

Muse Research Receptor

Synthesizers.com Custom Modular Synth _{''currently retired, was used to play "On the run" and was also controlled by his continuum''}

Discography

Rudess has participated in 59 albums.

Solo albums

''Arrival'' (Cassette) (1988)

''Listen'' (CD) (1993)

''Secrets of the Muse'' (CD) (1997)

''Resonance'' (CD) (1999)

''Unplugged'' (CD) (2000)

''Feeding the Wheel'' (CD) (2001)

''4NYC'' (CD) (2002)

''Christmas Sky'' (CD) (2002)

''Rhythm of Time'' (CD) (2004)

''Prime Cuts'' (CD) (2006, compilation)

''The Road Home'' (CD) (2007, covers album)

''Notes On a Dream'' (CD) (2009)

Dream Theater

''Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory'' (CD) (1999)

''Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York'' (VHS/DVD) (2001)

''Live Scenes from New York'' (3CD) (2001)

''Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence'' (2CD) (2002)

''Train of Thought'' (CD) (2003)

''Live at Budokan'' (2DVD/3CD) (2004)

''Octavarium'' (CD) (2005)

''Score'' (2DVD/3CD) (2006)

''Systematic Chaos'' (CD) (2007)

''Chaos in Motion'' (2DVD/3CD) (2008)

''Black Clouds & Silver Linings'' (2009)

''A Dramatic Turn Of Events'' (2011)

Project albums

''Rudess/Morgenstein Project'' (CD) (1997)

''An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess'' (CD) (2000)

Rudess/Morgenstein Project - ''The Official Bootleg'' (CD) (2001)

Liquid Tension Experiment

''Liquid Tension Experiment'' (CD) (1998)

''Liquid Tension Experiment 2'' (CD) (1999)

''Spontaneous Combustion'' (CD) (2007, as Liquid Trio Experiment)

''When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago'' (CD) (2009, as Liquid Trio Experiment 2)

''Liquid Tension Experiment Live 2008 - Limited Edition Boxset'' (6CD/2DVD/1 Blu-ray) (2009)

Guest appearances

Vinnie Moore - ''Time Odyssey'' (1988)

Tom Coster - ''Did Jah Miss Me?'' (1989)

Annie Haslam - ''Blessing in Disguise'' (1994)

Nóirín Ní Riain - ''Celtic Soul'' (1996)

Kip Winger - ''This Conversation Seems Like A Dream'' (1997)

Rhonda Larson - ''Free as a Bird'' (1999)

Jupiter - ''Jupiter Project'' (1999)

Paul Winter and The Earth Band - ''Journey With The Sun'' (2000)

Scott McGill - ''Addition by Subtraction'' (2001)

Prefab Sprout - ''The Gunman And Other Stories'' (2001)

David Bowie - ''Heathen'' (2002)

Jupiter - ''Echo and Art'' (2003)

Neal Morse - ''?'' (2005)

Daniel J - ''Losing Time'' (2005)

Neil Zaza - ''When Gravity Fails'' (2006)

John-Luke Addison - ''Multiple Valences''

Behold... the Arctopus - ''Skullgrid'' (2007)

K3 - ''Under A Spell'' (2007)

Ricky Garcia - ''Let Sleeping Dogs Lie'' (2008)

Steven Wilson - ''Insurgentes'' (2008–2009)

Mr. Fastfinger - ''The Way of the Exploding Guitar'' (2009)

Michel Lazaro - ''Vision'' (2010)

Project RnL - ''Another One'' (2011)

Project RnL - ''The Avenger'' (2011)

Other

Speedway Boulevard - ''Speedway Boulevard'' (CD) (1981)

Various Artists - ''Romscape'' (1995)

Steinway to Heaven - Chopin's "Revolutionary Etude (Op. 10, No. 12)" (1996)

References

External links

Jordan's website

Dream Theater's website

Accent Magazine (Jordan's Online Magazine)

Jordan's Online Conservatory

Jordan Rudess performing on continuum live

Jordan Rudess Liquid T Lead emulation tutorial on Progsounds.com

Jordan Rudess emulated patches for various synths on Progsounds.com

Wiki about Jordan and his equipment (French & English)

Biography, pics, reviews and bonuses

Jordan Rudess Youtube page

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