Philip Earl Bynoe is an American musician best known for his work with Steve Vai.
He has been the bass player of Vai's touring band since 2012, a role he previously held from 1996 to 2000.
[2] Other artists Bynoe has worked with include Kevin Eubanks and The Tonight Show Band, Dorian Holley, Slash, and Charlie Farren.
He changed bands several times in the ensuing years, until Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme introduced Bynoe to drummer Mike Mangini.
In 2005, he received an Emmy Award for his work on the soundtrack for a remake of Reefer Madness.