Joe Gore is a San Francisco-based musician, writer, and music-tech geek. Joe has recorded and performed with Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Tracy Chapman, the Eels, John Cale, DJ Shadow, Flea, Les Claypool, Courtney Love, and many other artists. His music appears in many films and television shows, plus an incriminating number of jingles. He has interviewed thousands of the world's leading musicians and music technicians for various publications, and he edits tonefiend.com, a tech-oriented guitar blog. Joe's corporate clients include MTV, VH-1, Intel, Motorola, Universal, Disney, Yamaha, Native Instruments, Seymour Duncan, Fishman, and the American Museum of Natural History. He also works as a music software developer/sound designer, and is a major contributor to Apple's GarageBand, Logic, and MainStage programs. More info at joegore.com.