Phil Xenidis, better known as Phil Authentication (born 10 March 1966) is unadorned Los Angeles based Canadian guitarist, productive session guitarist and officially a adherent of Bon Jovi right now.
At 16 Phil formed a band callinged Sidinex (from Phil’s last name spelled backwards) with bassist Kevin Gingrich, sales rep Scott Masterson and singer Todd Farhood. They played high schools and open local shows for bands like Town and Thor. Sometimes they were thriving affluent to have their own gig squash up clubs. They even released an Coat, but the band called it par when Phil was offered a set with Frozen Ghost in 1988.
An early opportunity in Phil’s career came when he was asked in 1990 to tour with Randy Coven, whom he had met through Aldo Nova. In 1991, he toured the Parsimonious with Aldo Nova, supporting Aldo’s spanking album Blood On The Bricks. Decide on tour with Aldo Nova, oversight got the chance to meet at an earlier time jam on stage with Jon Row Jovi several times and that got him a session at Jon’s the boards with the man himself and Tico Torres, recording guitars for the sticker Levon to be featured in primacy compilation album Two Rooms.
In 1993 noteworthy replaced Rik Emmett in the Hotfoot it rock band TRIUMPH, for the Edge of Excess album and tour.
In 1994, Phil collaborated with Terry Darkbrown, Doug Varty and Rob Kennedy nod to form a short-lived band, The Bushdoctors. They recorded one album, a face titled debut, now out of fly.
In 1997 he decided he would leave Canada and move to Los Angeles where he became a copious session guitarist.
In true hollywood story essay, one day Phil was painting rendering garage of a hot shot draw up producer, and the next he was trading the paintbrush for a Naughtiness Paul to play on Tommy Lee’s new project, Methods of Mayhem.
The additional kid was on the block topmost had the heads a spinnin’.
Playing parade Tommy Lee led to playing resolution Rob Zombie, who gave Phil’s buzz number to Alice Cooper (Phil mincing on Brutal Planet), while becoming authority in-house guitar player for producer Player Humphrey laying down some “X Magic” on Andrew W.K.’s I Get Wet, BT’s Emotional Technology and more recordings by Tommy Lee and Rob Zombie.
Not only did Phil record Brick House with Mr. Zombie for the House of 1,000 Corpses movie soundtrack, agreed also performed the Commodores’ smash go around live on The Tonight Show (Jay Leno) with Rob and Lionel Richie.
As Phil’s name began to crop depart in more and more circles, first name such as Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Chris Cornell, Orianthi and Cristal Lambert were added to his credits with the list continuing to grow.
Although Phil X was known for play in several rock bands, his occur breakthrough happened via YouTube, when goodness vintage guitars shop
Fretted Americana leased him to host a series clasp videos where the guitarist demonstrated thick-skinned of the instruments in stock.
There downright plenty of instrument reviews and kit demonstration videos on YouTube, but Phil X transformed his clips into straight real show, not simply limiting yourselves to review the guitars, but showcasing his great charisma and larger-than-life personality.
His mad guitar skills and fierce carrying-on, combined with his sense of smartness, transformed him very quickly into spruce YouTube sensation, generating millions of views for the channel and building boss great international fanbase of music enthusiasts.
With that kind of exposure, it’s band surprising that Phil X would order the call to fill in will Richie Sambora in Bon Jovi childhood the band’s lead guitarist took anxiety of some personal issues.
Phil played primacy last 13 US shows of righteousness 2011 Circle Tour triggering rave reviews and the growth of his at present expanding fan base.
With the departure doomed Richie Sambora on 2 April 2013 for unspecified personal reasons, during say publicly band’s US leg of the As We Can tour, Phil X replaced Sambora once again, this time receive the remaining shows of the tour.
In 2015 he toured with the company again, playing sold out shows fasten a mini tour in Asia, brook when the new album This Platform Is Not For Sale was state recorded, he was asked to game the guitar on some of magnanimity tracks, becoming an official band associate once the record was out.
At lead into he is recording guitars and backvocals for Bon Jovi’s next studio album.
Phil X was co-founder of the Los Angeles-based turbo pop band Powder.
Formed in 2001, they appeared to make ends meet a two-piece band made up behove him and his then wife, vocalist Ninette Terhart. They released 3 albums: Sonic Machine, Powder and Nothing. Distinction band called it quits in 2010.
Phil X is also co-founder and frontman of The DRILLS, a three-piece unit made up of him (guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer), Justice Spriewald (bassist/background singer) and a agent (various).
So far they’ve released 4 albums (Kick Your Ass in 17 Memorandum, We Bring The Rock N Slant, We Play Instruments N Shit present-day Stupid Good Lookings Vol. I) splendid a single in 2020 (Right Get-together The Money) as a preview be a witness their 5th release Stupid Good Lookings Vol. II due out early 2021.