What is Jason Becker?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Jason Becker | image = | image_size = | caption = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Jason Eli Becker | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|7|22}} | birth_place = [[Richmond, California]],<ref>[http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_20242222/richmond-world-renowned-guitarist-two-decades-als?source=rss Rock on: Richmond world-renowned guitarist has lived more than two decades with ALS], Matthias Gafni, ''[[Contra Costa Times]]'', March 23, 2012, access date March 26, 2012</ref><br> United States | death_date = | instrument = Guitar | genre = [[Instrumental rock]], [[neoclassical metal]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] | occupation = Musician, songwriter, composer | years_active = 1986–present | label = [[Shrapnel Records|Shrapnel]] | associated_acts = [[Cacophony (band)|Cacophony]], [[David Lee Roth]], [[Marty Friedman (musician)|Marty Friedman]] | website = {{URL|jasonbecker.com}} }} '''Jason Eli Becker''' (born July 22, 1969) is an American musician, songwriter and composer. He is known for his albums ''[[Speed Metal Symphony]]'' in 1987, ''[[Go Off!]]'' in 1988, ''[[Perpetual Burn]]'' in 1988 and ''[[A Little Ain't Enough]]''. In the 1990s, Becker was diagnosed with [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.jasonbecker.com/ Jason Becker's official website] * [http://www.myspace.com/jasonelibecker Becker's MySpace page] * [http://www.shrapnelrecords.com Shrapnel Records official website] * [http://www.JasonBeckerMovie.com/ Documentary film website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111212454/http://www.jasonbeckermovie.com/ |date=2020-11-11 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Becker, Jason}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American rock guitarists]] [[Category:American composers]] [