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Currently the drummer for rock legend Alice Cooper and the Hollywood Vampires, Glen Sobel has played in a variety of genres including rock, hip hop, pop, metal, punk, and fusion. Recently he has played, toured, and/or recorded with gigs ranging from hard rock (Alice Cooper), pop/r&b (tour with ELLIOTT YAMIN- American Idol finalist who topped the Billboard Hot 100), instrumental fusion (Glen played on PAUL GILBERT’s DVD), stadium/arena rock (Glen toured in 2010 with VASCO ROSSI- Italy’s biggest rock super-star, playing to crowds in excess of 40,000), last minute subbing with some of the industry’s heaviest hitters (Glen subbed a week for Tommy Lee in Mötley Crüe on a few hours notice pulling double duty on the Crue/Alice tour), to studio TV work (Glen plays drums on the new version of the MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL theme on ESPN).

Recent live events have found Glen playing in the house band backing such heavyweights as Steven Tyler, Rob Halford, Weird Al, Pat Simmons & Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers, Sammy Hagar, Richie Sambora, Joe Lynn Turner, Night Ranger, Jonny Lang, Nils Lofgren, Sarah Mclachlan, Nuno Bettencourt, Dexter and Noodles of The Offspring, Robby Krieger of The Doors, Ke$ha, Orianthi, Johnny Depp, Mike Myers and many more.

Other touring/recording credits for Glen include Chris Impellitteri, Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson’s guitarist), Tony Macalpine , Gary Hoey, Warner Bros recording act Beautiful Creatures (Ozzfest tour), Cypress Hill and many others.

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Of course, you know Jennifer Batten from her tenure with Michael Jackson and Jeff Beck, but she’s got a remarkable solo career that I was fortunate enough to be a tiny part of for a minute. Now she’s passing on her knowledge with the help of a group of top-notch guitarists with her Guitar Cloud Symposium (www.guitarcloudsymposium.com), which will have a special appearance by Steve Vai! We’ll discuss those details, reflect on Eddie Van Halen’s inspiration, and whatever crazy fun stories she has, because she has them all.

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Sure, you know her from her tours & videos with Michael Jackson. You might have caught her touring with Jeff Beck, too… but there is SO MUCH going on with this beautiful human.