Guitar legend Steve Vai has posted the following message to his fans:

"Hey Folks, Steve here. My friend and brilliant composer, Jason Becker, is working on a new record and he is raising funds through this campaign through this link. Jason is a living phenomenon. As many of you know he is stricken with Lou Gehrig disease and can virtually only move his eyes. His kind heart, inspired inner musical ear and gargantuan vision and drive sets him apart. 

He has given the world an example of the potential of the human spirit's ability to flower under the most debilitating of situations. I’m honored to support his new work. Every note he writes and records is a testament to the powerful creative impulses of the universe."

Jason Becker is one of the world’s most precious talents and true warriors. Becker has written a full album of amazing music to be performed and recorded by many of his peers.This album will comprise of a few compositions that have been waiting for this moment to be recorded, to many new pieces recently written. To accomplish this, Jason needs your support. Be a part of this album.

Click here to be on #TeamBecker.

Becker is giving out some of the most kick-ass perks including: t-shirts, signed CDs, an autographed guitar from Joe Bonamassa, to your name credited on the album.

Becker is considered a virtuoso guitarist and one of the top players of his time. He studied the works of violinist Niccolò Paganini and rearranged Paganini's 5th Caprice, which Becker then performed this masterpiece during an instructional guitar video. Becker's compositions often include high speed scalar and arpeggio passages  - trademarks of his 'shred' style of guitar playing.

Jason Becker began his career as a Shrapnel recording artist by joining forces with guitar virtuoso Marty Friedman to form seminal progressive metal pioneers, Cacophony. Amassing worldwide acclaim as a guitar virtuoso, Becker came to the attention of David Lee Roth who he later joined and recorded one album with him, A Little Ain't Enough. Becker's performing career was cut short by Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In 1996, Becker lost the ability to speak, and he now communicates with his eyes via a system developed by his father.

"I was just a teenager when I met Jason Becker for the first time," says guitarist Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs). "I was immediately blown away, not only his musicality but by his creative spirit as well. Beyond brilliant guitar playing, what Jason Becker has demonstrated throughout his journey is that a truly creative mind."

Richie Kotzen, along with: Joe Satriani, Trevor Rabin, Marty Friedman, Neal Schon, Paul Gilbert, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Johnson, Michael Lee Firkins, Steve Lukather, Gus G., Guthrie Govan, Chris Broderick, Uli John Roth, and many more will make guest appearances on Becker's new album. For further details, visit JasonBecker.com.