Press/Bio
Joe Deninzon has been hailed by critics as “The Jimi Hendrix of the Violin,” because of his innovative style on seven-string electric violin. Joe has worked with The Who, 50 Cent, Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen, Phoebe Snow, Everclear, Ritchie Blackmore, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Robert Bonfiglio, Les Paul, and as a soloist with the NY City Ballet and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Joe is the lead singer and electric violinist for the progressive rock band, Stratospheerius, which has released five critically acclaimed CD’s. A BMI Jazz Composer’s grant recipient and winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, he has written over 200 string quartets, solo pieces for violinist Rachel Barton Pine, and sits on the Board of Advisors for Composer’s Now. In 2015, Joe premiered his “Concerto for Seven String Electric Violin and Orchestra” with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Douglas Droste.
His original music has been featured on CMT, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, National Geographic, the Travel Channel, the History Channel, and the Will Ferrell/ Adam McKay- produced film “Virginity Hit.”
Joe is also a member of the Sweet Plantain String Quartet, which combines Latin Jazz with hip-hop and Classical music, and has toured throughout Europe and the U.S. Joe has also released a CD with his Acoustic Jazz Trio, titled “Exuberance.”
As an educator, Joe is a faculty member at the New Jersey City University Multi-Style strings program. He has taught at Mark O’Connor’s String Camp and Mark Wood’s Rock Orchestra Camp, and made repeated appearances performing at the Grand Canyon Music Festival, where he co-founded the Grand Canyon School of Rock in 2006, an annual program for local high school students. He regularly travels as a clinician and has contributed articles to Strings, Downbeat, and Making Music Magazine. In 2012, Joe wrote a book on electric violin techniques for Mel Bay Publications, entitled Plugging In. Joe has made the Downbeat Critic’s pole for jazz/rock violin, and Chris Haigh’s book, Discovering Rock Violin lists one of Joe’s recorded solos among the “Top 20 greatest rock violin solos of all time.”
Joe holds Bachelor’s degrees in Violin Performance and Jazz Violin from Indiana University and a Master’s in Jazz/Commercial violin from Manhattan School of Music.

Photo by Adam Brett Schnee
Press Contact
Management/Publicity: Anne Leighton
anneleighton.com
anne@anneleighton.com
718-881-8183
P.O. Box 670922
Bronx, New York 10467
U.S.A
To book Joe for a residency, clinic, masterclass or performance, please email info@joedeninzon.com.
Press Clippings
Progarchives.com Review: “Cognitive Dissonance”
Stephen Conrad reviews Stratospheerius' new single and video, "Cognitive Dissonance for ProgArchives.com.
Hanging with the Storm Surgers
Join us as we discuss the creation of our new song/video “Storm Surge” and the future of music and life as we know it!
Joe Deninzon interview by James Popick
Joe Deninzon talks about the new Stratospheerius song, "Storm Surge" with special guests Michael Sadler from Saga, Fernando Perdomo, Ruti Celli, and Rachel Flowers. https://jamesapopik.substack.com/p/storm-surge-by-joe-deninzon
Review of Stratospheerius “Storm Surge”video by Mark Boardman/Sonic Perspectives
Great review of Stratospheerius video, “Impostor!” on sonic perspectives.com
Read the new review of Stratospheerius video, "Impostor!" at www.sonicperspectives.com
Joe Deninzon new Podcast Interview with Conductor Tigran Arakelyan
Last month, I had the honor of being interviewed by the conductor Tigran Arakelyan. We compared our personal histories as childhood immigrants and talked about the present and future of music in these turbulent times. Check it out! iTunes YouTube Stitcher