We spoke with Ed before the show about his playing history, his fretless guitar, stealing Jaco licks, and burning cellos!

Here's our exclusive interview with contestant Joe Cefalu backstage at Guitar Hero 2006.

Born and raised in the suburb of Westchester on the outskirts of New York City, David Powers has been a part of the tri-state music scene for quite so...

Nathan Hahn began playing guitar at age 13, trying to sound like the rock bands he heard on the radio. His parents bought him his first electric guita...

Sergei Roudzinski was born in Leningrad, USSR, in January 1964. He first picked up guitar at the age of four, but really got interested when he was 16...

Anton Tsygankov was born in Moscow, Russia, and is the son of an accomplished composer. He started to play music when he was 4, and began playing elec...

Joe Cefalu was born in quiet suburbia on Long Island, New York. When he was 11, however, his family moved to the mean streets of Brooklyn, and into an...

Edward DeGenaro is a fusion guitarist whose “Nude Guitars” sound—a unique mix of bebop and metal stylings mixed with a whole lot of the DeGenaro perso...

Joshua Karickhoff is not your average 15 year old. The guitarist/vocalist for the band Bluefire, Karickhoff is the oldest of three boys, and is an A s...