What Happens Next (Joe Satriani album)

What Happens Next is the sixteenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on January 12, 2018, through Sony Music.

Background
On What Happens Next, Satriani consciously went in a more simplistic direction than on his previous album, Shockwave Supernova. As opposed to an alien alter ego, this time he wrote songs "about a human being, two feet on the ground, heart pumping, with emotions, dreams, and hopes. That seemed to be the direction I really was yearning for". He referred to it as an 'internal artistic rebirth' and collaborated with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes, and producer Mike Fraser.

Track listing
All tracks are written by Joe Satriani.

Personnel

 * Joe Satriani – guitar, keyboards, programming, additional recording
 * Glenn Hughes – bass
 * Chad Smith – drums

Additional personnel

 * Eric Caudieux - sound designer, digital editing
 * Mike Fraser - producing, recording, engineering, mixing
 * Adam Ayan - mastering
 * Geoff Neal - Sunset Sound assistant engineering
 * Jaimeson Durr - The Foot Locker assistant engineering
 * Hayden Watson - assistant engineering, mixing
 * Zach Blackstone - assistant engineering, mixing
 * Joseph Cultice - photography
 * Todd Gallopo - art direction, design
 * TJ River - design