Batten began to play guitar at the age of 8 when her father bought her a "killer red and blue electric". Her early influences were the Beatles, B.B. King, Lightnin\' Hopkins, and Jeff Beck.\n', 'Batten started to experiment with the two-handed tapping technique in 1978, having been inspired by Guitar Institute of Technology classmate Steve Lynch (who ended up playing for the band Autograph) while attending the Musicians Institute.\n', 'Batten has appeared on recordings such as Jeff Beck\'s Who Else! (1999) and You Had It Coming (2001), and Michael Sembello\'s Heavy Weather (1992). Her music video appearances include Jeff Beck ("Live in Japan"), Michael Jackson\'s "Moonwalker" ("Come Together"), Natalie Cole ("Wild Women Do"), and Sara Hickman\'s "Take It Like a Man" and Miguel Mateos\'s "Obsesión".\n', '

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