Joy Basu discusses getting pop gigs and what to expect during the auditions.
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Joy Basu discusses getting pop gigs and what to expect during the auditions.
Like many guitarists from the 80's, Joy Basu grew up in the world of shred guitar. His favorite guitar players were Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Jason Becker, Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads, Neal Schon, Paul Gilbert and Jake E. Lee. Since then Joy's musical tastes and abilities have grown a lot. His recent influences are artists/producers like BT, Dezrok, Mac Quayle, Hex Hector, and Thunderpuss.
As a recording artist, Joy has released two solo CDs and is featured as a performer on nine others. Joy's solo music has been used by MTV (Undressed), NBC (Passions) and by CBS for promoting over a dozen different shows.
