Tony MacAlpine
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| Born = {{birth date and age|1960|8|29|}}, [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]
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| Instrument = [[Guitar]], [[piano]], [[musical keyboard|keyboard]], [[singing|vocals]], [[violin]]
| Genre = [[Neo-classical metal]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[progressive metal]], [[instrumental rock]], [[hard rock]], [[classical music|classical]], [[blues]]
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| Years_active = 1984 – present
| Label = [[Shrapnel Records|Shrapnel]]
| Associated_acts = Devil's Slingshot, M.A.R.S., [[Steve Vai|Steve Vai touring band]], [[Planet X (band)|Planet X]], [[CAB (band)|CAB]]
| URL = [http://www.tonymacalpine.com Official website]
| Notable_instruments = [[Carvin Corporation|Carvin]] DC series guitars}}
'''Tony Jeff MacAlpine''' (born [[August 29]], [[1960]], in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]) is an American [[guitarist]] and [[keyboardist]]. Having released ten studio albums over a career spanning more than two decades, he is best known as a solo guitarist; although he has worked with many different bands and musicians, such as [[Planet X (band)|Planet X]], [[Steve Vai]], [[Vinnie Moore]], [[Mark Boals]] and [[Vitalij Kuprij]].
==Biography==
Prior to picking up the guitar, MacAlpine was a classically trained [[piano|pianist]] and [[violin]]ist; as such, he is credited with playing all the keyboards on his own albums as well as for other artists. One of his principal musical influences is that of [[Chopin]], (and perhaps in general the [[Romantic music|Romantic]] era of classical music{{Or|date=April 2008}}), and tribute is given by his own interpretations of Chopin's [[étude]]s featuring on the majority of his solo albums. There is at least one display of these piano/keyboard instrumentals on each of his solo albums up to and including ''[[Chromaticity (Tony MacAlpine album)|Chromaticity]]'' (2001).
MacAlpine influenced and contributed much to the [[neo-classical metal|neo-classical]] movement of the late-1980s, becoming known for his [[instrumental rock]]-based style of playing that blended elements of [[shred guitar|shred]], [[blues]] and [[jazz fusion|fusion]]. Together with his first two solo albums, ''[[Edge Of Insanity]]'' (1986) and ''[[Maximum Security (album)|Maximum Security]]'' (1987), MacAlpine played a prominent role on other albums of the 1980s shred era, including keyboard work throughout [[Vinnie Moore]]'s ''[[Mind's Eye (album)|Mind's Eye]]'' (1986) and [[Joey Tafolla]]'s ''[[Out of the Sun]]'' (1987).
As a further indication of MacAlpine's dual dexterity at both the guitar and keyboard, he has made contributions as a guitarist accompanying renowned keyboardists [[Vitalij Kuprij]] and [[Derek Sherinian]] (latterly with the band [[Planet X]]) and, additionally, once provided vocals for his sole non-instrumental release, ''[[Master Of Paradise]]'' (1999).
In recent years, he has played guitar and keyboards in [[Steve Vai]]'s touring band, The Breed (until 2006), and is featured on the band's ''Live at the Astoria London'' DVD, as well as on the [[G3 (tour)|G3]] DVDs, ''[[G3: Live in Denver]]'' (2003) and ''[[G3: Live in Tokyo]]'' (2005).
==Discography==
=== Solo career ===
*''Demo 84'' (1984)
*''[[Edge Of Insanity]]'' (1986)
*''[[Maximum Security (album)|Maximum Security]]'' (1987)
*''[[Eyes Of The World (album)|Eyes Of the World]]'' (1990)
*''[[Freedom to Fly]]'' (1992)
*''[[Madness (Tony MacAlpine album)|Madness]]'' (1993)
*''[[Premonition (Tony MacAlpine album)|Premonition]]'' (1994)
*''[[Evolution (Tony MacAlpine album)|Evolution]]'' (1995)
*''[[Violent Machine]]'' (1996)
*''Live Insanity'' (1997) – live album
*''[[Master Of Paradise]]'' (1999)
*''[[Chromaticity (Tony MacAlpine album)|Chromaticity]]'' (2001)
*''Tony MacAlpine Collection: The Shrapnel Years'' (2006) – compilation album
===With M.A.R.S. (MacAlpine/[[Tommy Aldridge|Aldridge]]/[[Rob Rock|Rock]]/[[Rudy Sarzo|Sarzo]])===
*''[[Project Driver|Project: Driver]]'' (1986)
===With [[Planet X (band)|Planet X]]===
*''[[Universe (Planet X album)|Universe]]'' (2000)
*''[[Live from Oz]]'' (2002)
*''[[MoonBabies]]'' (2002)
===With [[CAB (band)|CAB]]===
*''CAB'' (2000)
*''CAB 2'' (2001)
*''CAB 4'' (2003)
===With Devil's Slingshot===
*''Clinophobia'' (2007)
===With Ring Of Fire===
*''Burning Live Tokyo'' (2002)
*''Dreamtower'' (2002)
*''Lapse of Reality'' (2004)
===With [[Vinnie Moore]]===
*''[[Mind's Eye (album)|Mind's Eye]]'' (1986)
*''[[The Maze (album)|The Maze]]'' (1999)
*''Vinnie Moore Collection: The Shrapnel Years'' (2006)
===With [[Joey Tafolla]]===
*''[[Out of the Sun]]'' (1987)
===With [[Vitalij Kuprij]]===
*''VK3'' (1999)
===With [[Mark Boals]]===
*''Ring of Fire'' (2000)
*''Edge of the World'' (2002)
==Trivia==
*He is the grandson of [[Mary Matilda Winslow]], who was the first [[Black Canadian]] woman to graduate from the [[University of New Brunswick]].
==External links==
*[http://www.tonymacalpine.com Tony MacAlpine's official homepage]
*[http://www.myspace.com/tonymacalpine Tony MacAlpine's MySpace]
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