Guitarist Jean-Pierre Danel, born in 1968, is one of France's foremost
specialists in the instrument, and a collector of Fender Stratocaster models in
particular. His instrumental albums, such as Stratospheric (2000) and Guitar
Connection (2006), are regularly acclaimed and rewarded, and sell like hotcakes.
Several of his albums are tributes to rock'n'roll, blues and his favorite
English band, The Shadows. The son of singer Pascal Danel is also a prolific
compilation producer. In 2010, he produced an album of duets with his idols Hank
Marvin, Brian May, Andy Powell, Scott Henders...