Music Arts Enterprises and Ernie Ball Music Man Present a John Petrucci Guitar Seminar March 29 at 1:00pm

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA (March 22, 2007) - Dream Theater guitarist and signature Music Man artist John Petrucci will be conducting a free seminar at Music Arts Enterprises, located at 3301 Davie Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Thursday, March 29 at 1:00pm.

Seminar highlights will include tips on technique, live demonstrations and a question and answer period.

Originally from Kings Park, Long Island, Petrucci began playing guitar at the age of 12. Though primarily self-taught, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston in the 1980?s, where he learned jazz composition and harmony. While at Berklee, Petrucci hooked up with John Myung and Mike Portnoy to form a band called Majesty, which would later be renamed Dream Theater.

Since their first studio release in 1989, this US based five-piece has notched up record and DVD sales in excess of six million and headlined to audiences of 20,000. Having undertaken seven world tours across 42 different countries, Dream Theater has established a live reputation that has swept them to arena-status around the globe.

Dream Theater has since recorded 14 albums and is gearing up for another worldwide tour in support of their new disc Systematic Chaos.

Available June '07, Systematic Chaos will be released on Roadrunner Records. Petrucci is currently participating in G3 '07 with Joe Satriani and Paul Gilbert, on tour through mid-April in the US.

For more information on the John Petrucci seminar that is taking place on March 29, please contact Music Arts Enterprises at (954) 581-2203.

Ernie Ball was the first to offer rock strings with the creation of Slinkys, and further revolutionized the market by offering guitarists Custom-Gauge single strings. The Ernie Ball Company also produces Music Man guitars and basses, volume pedals, and other accessories. The company's strings and accessories are available in more than 6,000 music stores throughout the U.S. The company also exports to 82 countries. For more information, contact the Ernie Ball company at (800) 543-2255, or visit their website at www.ernieball.com.

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Derek Brooks
Ernie Ball, Inc.
(800) 543-2255

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