BUCKETHEAD

Buckethead is one of the most bizarre and enigmatic figures in American underground and experimental music scene. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist best known for his virtuosic command of the electric guitar, he is one of the instrument's most recognizable contemporary innovators with his rapid-fire riffing, near-robotic fretwork, and idiosyncratic lead lines. With his signature white plastic mask and KFC bucket, Buckethead is a prolific composer, having released 21 solo albums and performed on 33 more. His music spans a wide variety of genres including thrash metal, funk and electronica. Although a capable multi-instrumentalist (playing bass guitar, banjo, and piano), Buckethead is best known for his electric guitar, characterized by diverse playing styles spanning thrash guitar, fingerpicking, and slap guitar. Guitar One voted him number 8 on a list of the "Top 10 Fastest Guitar Shredders of All Time". Although Buckethead now works primarily as a solo artist touring the country with a trio, he has had a wide variety of high profile collaborations with such artists as Les Claypool, Tony Williams, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, System of a Down's Serj Tankian, Guns N' Roses and Bill Laswell.

Artist website: www.bucketheadland.com