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Disney Super Guitar
Disney Super Guitar
Also known as	Super Guitar Disney
Origin	United States
Genres	Instrumental rock
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Walt Disney Records
Members	Michael Vescera; John Bruno; Chris Vescera; BJ Zampa;

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Disney Super Guitar (also known as Super Guitar Disney in Japan) is an American rock band who specialized in instrumental covers of theme songs from Disney films.

Band personnel

Keyboards = Michael Vescera (Obsession, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, ex-Loudness, etc..)
Bass = Chris Vescera (Michael Vescera's brother)
Rhythm guitar = John Bruno (Obsession, Michael Vescera, and X Factor X)
Drums = BJ Zampa (House of Lords, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, ex-Obsession, and Dokken)

Disney Super Guitar album

The eponymous album was recorded in 2018 by much of the same team that created D-Metal Stars' Metal Disney, with Michael Vescera (keyboards, arrangement, production), John Bruno (rhythm guitar), BJ Zampa (drums), and Chris Vescera (bass). It was engineered by Michael Vescera and mixed by Mike Farona at Musimusic Nashville. Mastering was done by Dave Collins, who has previously worked on Metallica's Hardwired... to Self-Destruct and the Jurassic Park soundtrack.

Track listing

No.	Title	Guest lead guitarist	Length
1.	"Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast)	Zakk Wylde	3:27
2.	"Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid)	Paul Gilbert	3:59
3.	"When You Wish Upon a Star" (from Pinocchio)	Tak Matsumoto	4:12
4.	"A Whole New World" (from Aladdin)	Mike Orlando	3:58
5.	"Someday My Prince Will Come" (from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)	Orianthi	3:35
6.	"Hellfire" (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame)	George Lynch	3:32
7.	"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (from The Lion King)	Richie Kotzen	4:01
8.	"Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas)	Jeff Watson	4:07
9.	"Chim Chim Cher-ee" (from Mary Poppins)	Phil X	3:19
10.	"Reflection" (from Mulan)	Ron Thal	4:14
Total length:			38:24

References

"Loudwire"
"Blabbermouth"
"Alternative Press"
"Guitar World"
"Guitar Player"
"D-Metal Stars - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com.
"Inside Disney's Attempt to Go Metal on New Covers Compilation". Rolling Stone.

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+{{Short description|American rock band}}
-'''Disney Super Guitar''' - Titled "Super Guitar Disney" in Japan and "Disney Super Guitar" in the rest of the world.
+{{more footnotes|date=May 2018}}
-This is a rock guitar album featuring instrumental versions of classic Disney songs released by Walt Disney Records / Universal Music Group.
+{{Infobox musical artist
-The album features a different guest lead guitarist on each song:
+| name            = Disney Super Guitar
-Featuring Zakk Wylde, Paul Gilbert, George Lynch, Richie Kotzen, Orianthi, Ron Thal, Mike Orlando, Phil X, Jeff Watson, and Tak Matsumoto.
+| image           =
+| alt             =
+| caption         =
+| image_size      =
+| landscape       =
+| alias           = Super Guitar Disney
+| origin          = United States
+| genre           = [[Instrumental rock]]
+| years_active    = {{start date|2018}}–present
+| label           = [[Walt Disney Records]]
+| associated_acts = [[D-Metal Stars]], [[Animetal USA]]
+| current_members = {{ubl|[[Michael Vescera]]|John Bruno|Chris Vescera|BJ Zampa}}
+| past_members    =
+}}
+'''Disney Super Guitar''' (also known as '''Super Guitar Disney''' in Japan) is an American [[rock music|rock]] band who specialized in [[instrumental rock|instrumental]] covers of theme songs from [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] films.
-==Band Personnel==
-*[[Michael Vescera]] ([[Obsession (band)|Obsession]], ex-[[Yngwie Malmsteen]], ex-[[Loudness (band)|Loudness]], etc..) - Arrangement / Production / Keyboards
-*Chris Vescera (Michael Vescera's Brother) - Bass
-*John Bruno ([[Obsession (band)|Obsession]], [[Michael Vescera]], and X Factor X) - Guitar
-*BJ Zampa ([[House of Lords (band)|House of Lords]], ex-[[Yngwie Malmsteen]], ex-[[Obsession (band)|Obsession]], and ex-[[Dokken]]) - Drums
+==Band personnel==
-==''Disney Super Guitar / Super Guitar Disney''==
+*Keyboards = [[Michael Vescera]] ([[Obsession (band)|Obsession]], ex-[[Yngwie Malmsteen]], ex-[[Loudness (band)|Loudness]], etc..)
-The album was recorded in 2018 by much of the same team that created [[D-Metal_Stars | D-Metal Stars]] "Metal Disney" with Producer "Death-Rider",  Michael Vescera (arranged, produced, keyboards), John Bruno (guitars), BJ Zampa (Drums), and Chris Vescera (Bass).  ([[D-Metal_Stars | D-Metal Stars]] is a band originally spun off of the successful [[Animetal USA]] project originally launched in Japan.)
+*Bass = Chris Vescera (Michael Vescera's brother)
+*Rhythm guitar = John Bruno ([[Obsession (band)|Obsession]], [[Michael Vescera]], and X Factor X)
+*Drums = BJ Zampa ([[House of Lords (band)|House of Lords]], ex-[[Yngwie Malmsteen]], ex-[[Obsession (band)|Obsession]], and [[Dokken]])
-The Disney Super Guitar album was engineered by Michael Vescera and mixed by Mike Farona at Musimusic Nashville.
+==''Disney Super Guitar'' album==
+The eponymous album was recorded in 2018 by much of the same team that created [[D-Metal Stars]]' ''Metal Disney'', with Michael Vescera (keyboards, arrangement, production), John Bruno (rhythm guitar), BJ Zampa (drums), and Chris Vescera (bass). It was engineered by Michael Vescera and mixed by Mike Farona at Musimusic Nashville. Mastering was done by Dave Collins, who has previously worked on Metallica's ''Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'' and the ''Jurassic Park'' soundtrack.
-Mastering was done by Dave Collins who has worked on everything from Metallica's Hard Wired to Self Destruct to Jurassic Park OST.
+===Track listing===
-In April 2018, "Super Guitar Disney" became a #1 Best Seller on "Amazon Anime Music Best Sellers" chart in Japan.
+{{tracklist
+| extra_column = Guest lead guitarist
+| total_length = 38:24
+| title1  = Beauty and the Beast
-=== Disney Super Guitar - Highest chart positions ===
+| note1   = from ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
-'''April 2018'''
+| extra1  = [[Zakk Wylde]]
-* #14 "Amazon Rock Music Best Sellers"
+| length1 = 3:27
-* #67 "Amazon Best Selling Albums"
-* #85 "iTunes Top 100 Albums"
+| title2  = Under the Sea
-'''April 2018 (Japan Release - Super Guitar Disney)'''
+| note2   = from ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]''
-* #1 "Amazon Anime Music Best Sellers"
+| extra2  = [[Paul Gilbert]]
-* #7 “Amazon Rock Music Best Sellers”
+| length2 = 3:59
-* #49 "Amazon Best Selling Albums"
-* #35 "iTunes Top 100 Albums - Japan"
+| title3  = When You Wish Upon a Star
-==Disney Super Guitar - Track Listing==
+| note3   = from ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]''
+| extra3  = [[Tak Matsumoto]]
+| length3 = 4:12
+| title4  = A Whole New World
-* 1. [[Zakk_Wylde | Zakk Wylde]] - "Beauty and the Beast" (Beauty and the BeastI)
+| note4   = from ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]''
-* 2. [[Paul_Gilbert | Paul Gilbert]] - "Under the Sea" (The Little Mermaid)
+| extra4  = [[Mike Orlando]]
-* 3. [[Tak_Matsumoto | Tak Matsumoto]] - "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinocchio)
+| length4 = 3:58
-* 4. [[Mike_Orlando | Mike Orlando]] - "A Whole New World" (Aladdin)
-* 5. [[Orianthi]] - "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves)
+| title5  = Someday My Prince Will Come
-* 6. [[George_Lynch_(musician) | George Lynch]] - "Hellfire" (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
+| note5   = from ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''
-* 7. [[Richie_Kotzen | Richie Kotzen]] - "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Lion King)
+| extra5  = [[Orianthi]]
-* 8. [[Jeff_Watson_(guitarist) | Jeff Watson]] - "Colors of the Wind" (Pocahontas)
+| length5 = 3:35
-* 9. [[Phil_X | Phil X]] - "Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Mary Poppins)
-* 10. [[Ron_"Bumblefoot"_Thal | Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal]] - "Reflection" (Mulan)
+| title6  = Hellfire
+| note6   = from ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''
+| extra6  = [[George Lynch (musician)|George Lynch]]
+| length6 = 3:32
+| title7  = Can You Feel the Love Tonight
+| note7   = from ''[[The Lion King]]''
+| extra7  = [[Richie Kotzen]]
+| length7 = 4:01
+| title8  = Colors of the Wind
+| note8   = from ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]''
+| extra8  = [[Jeff Watson (guitarist)|Jeff Watson]]
+| length8 = 4:07
+| title9  = Chim Chim Cher-ee
+| note9   = from ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]''
+| extra9  = [[Phil X]]
+| length9 = 3:19
+| title10  = Reflection
+| note10   = from ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''
+| extra10  = [[Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal|Ron Thal]]
+| length10 = 4:14
+}}
 == References ==
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 * [https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/zakk-wylde-paul-gilbert-orianthi-phil-x-richie-kotzen-tak-matsumoto-george-lynch-and-more-team-up-for-disney-super-guitar "Guitar World"]
 * [https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/paul-gilbert-zakk-wylde-orianthi-phil-x-richie-kotzen-tak-matsumoto-george-lynch-and-more-team-up-for-super-guitar-disney "Guitar Player"]
 *{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7752820/d-metal-stars/chart?f=2206|title=D-Metal Stars - Chart history - Billboard|website=www.billboard.com}}
-*{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-disneys-attempt-to-go-metal-on-new-covers-compilation-w472108|title=Inside Disney's Attempt to Go Metal on New Covers Compilation|publisher=}}
+*{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-disneys-attempt-to-go-metal-on-new-covers-compilation-w472108|title=Inside Disney's Attempt to Go Metal on New Covers Compilation|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=}}
-[[Category:Heavy metal]]
+[[Category:American instrumental rock musical groups]]
-[[Category:Power metal albums]]
+[[Category:American hard rock musical groups]]
-[[Category:Universal Music Group artists]]
+[[Category:American heavy metal musical groups]]
 [[Category:Walt Disney Records artists]]