Dweezil Zappa

Dweezil Zappa born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa September 5 1969 is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor He is the son of musical composer and performer Frank Zappa Exposed to the music industry from an early age Zappa developed a strong affinity for playing the guitar and producing music Able to learn directly from guitarists such as Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen Zappa released his first single produced by Eddie Van Halen at the age of 12 In addition to writing and recording his own music Zappa has carried on the legacy of his fathers music by touring with the group Zappa Plays Zappa The band features renditions of Zappas original material and the lineup has often included Zappa alumni such as Napoleon Murphy Brock Steve Vai Terry Bozzio and others Description above from the Wikipedia article Dweezil Zappa licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia