Nuno Bettencourt
Nuno Bettencourt Background information Birth name Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt Born (1966-09-20) September 20, 1966 (age 48) Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores, Portugal Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, funk metal, alternative rock, glam metal Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer Instruments Guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards, piano, organ, cello, drums Years active 1985–present Labels Warner Bros. Associated acts Extreme, The Satellite Party, DramaGods Population 1, Mourning Widows, Rihanna, Steel Panther, Guitar Wars, Dweezil Zappa, Alter Bridge Website www.nunobettencourt.com Notable instruments Washburn N-Series Guitar Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt (born September 20, 1966) is a Portuguese American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his role as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme whose hits include the acoustic ballads "More Than Words" and "Hole Hearted". The songs reached No.1 and No.4, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1991. He has since recorded a solo project called Schizophonic as well as with bands he founded including Mourning Widows, Population 1, DramaGods, The Satellite Party (headed by Jane's Addiction's then-former frontman and Lollapalooza co-founder Perry Farrell), and then reunited with Extreme to record new music and tour. Since 1990, Bettencourt has had his own line of custom guitars designed by Washburn Guitars. His line is known as the N-Series, and is currently promoting the Washburn N4.