Joe Deninzon News Summer 2015

The Latest on Violinist/Vocalist/composer Joe Deninzon

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www.stratospheerius.com
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Greetings and Happy Summer!

Hope you folks are ready for the great outdoors, BBQ’s, beach bumming, and most importantly….LIVE MUSIC, which must be supported and celebrated.

Just got off The first ever Sonic Voyages Mini-Tour. Stratospheerius joined forces with two incredible bands, Circuline and Shadow Eden to create a traveling progressive rock festival. Check out this review of our first show on 5/22 at Sully’s in Hartford, CT:
http://progsheet1.hypermart.net/concertreviews5.html

It’s always busy busy busy in the DeninZoo. Many major events, concerts, residencies planned for this summer.
Always trying to soak up the sun, but so much to do, so little time…

Here’s what’s going down:

Stratospheerius New Single, ‘TAKE YOUR MEDICINE.”

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Have you ever been ripped off, scammed, deceived, stepped out, put out, put down, ignored, held back, short changed, short shifted, diluted, looted? This song is a fantasy of vindication, revenge, bringing your nemesis to their knees! The lyrics are angry and empowering. No apologies. No compromise. Dig in!

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/joedeninzonstratospheeri3
https://joedeninzon.bandcamp.com/track/take-your-medicine
https://stratospheerius.bandcamp.com/track/take-your-medicine

Featuring Joe Deninzon-lead vocals/electric violin
Lucianna Padmore-drums
Aurelien Budynek-guitar
Jamie Bishop-bass
Recorded by Rave Tesar
Mixed by Alex Salzman
Mastered by Rave Tesar
Music and Lyrics by Joe Deninzon
Produced by Joe Deninzon

Upcoming Stratospheerius Shows

www.stratospheerius.com
www.facebook.com/stratospheerius
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Friday, Jun 19th 
9:00 P.M.
Ray Kelly’s Pub
2720 Fairfield Ave.
Bridgeport, CT
https://www.facebook.com/raykellyspubct?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/events/339505856257914/

Saturday, June 20th
7:00 P.M.
Stratospheerius returns to Starks, Maine for
Harry’s Hoedown @ Harry Brown’s Farm!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1389471904703357/
For tickets, visit
http://harryshill.net
This is a very special place we’ve been fortunate to come back to for 7 years now as regular performers. Come, campout, and celebrate!

Stratospheerius is usually:

Joe Deninzon-lead vocals/electric violin/mandolin
Aurelien Budynek-guitar
Lucianna Padmore-drums
Jamie Bishop-bass

Joining us on this tour will be
Paul Ranieri-bass
Michelangelo Quirenale-guitar

UPCOMING SWEET PLANTAIN SHOWS

SWEET PLANTAIN OCT 2014 PROMO SHOT
www.sweetplantain.com
www.facebook.com/sweetplantain
www.twitter.com/@sweetplantain
 

Sunday, June 7th
6:00 P.M.
FREE CONCERT @ West Side Community Garden in NYC
123 West 89th St.
http://www.westsidecommunitygarden.org
https://www.facebook.com/events/465878240229240/

Sunday, June 14th
3:00 P.M.
Trumpets Jazz Club
6 Depot Square
Montclair, NJ
www.trumpetsjazz.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/932604020137201/
 
Sweet Plantain is:

Eddie Venegas-violin/trombone
Joe Deninzon-violin/mandolin/vocals
Orlando Wells-viola
Leo Grinhauz-cello

Sweet Plantain makes its Debut at the Grand Canyon Music Festival

www.gcmf.org

We are proud to announce that for the first time this year, Sweet Plantain will be performing at the Grand Canyon Music Festival. We are also honored to be invited to participate in the NACAP program (Native American Composers Apprentice Project). This is an outreach program involving residencies at high schools throughout Navajo and Hopi reservations. We will be teaching the students how to compose and notate their own string quartets, culminating with a concert of their music at the Shrine of the Ages on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The program was pioneered by the renowned string band Ethel (link), and won the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from the President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanities.

On a personal note, I will be returning for the 15th year (!!) to the Grand Canyon to perform with world-renowned harmonica virtuoso Robert Bonfiglio, and also teach at the 8th annual Grand Canyon School of Rock, a program I co-founded which involves putting a band together from scratch with local high school kids and two performances taking place at the end of the week. Here’s the schedule:

Thursday, September 3rd. 7 PM
Robert Bonfiglio Group with Steve Benson-guitar and Joe Deninzon-violin/mandolin
Shrine of the Ages, South Rim

Friday, September 4th: School of Rock performance, 5 PM
Shrine of the Ages, South Rim

Saturday, September 5th: Sweet Plantain performance, 7 PM
Shrine of the Ages, South Rim

Sunday, September 6th, Sweet Plantain/NACAp Performance, 7 PM
Shrine of the Ages, South Rim

Tuesday, September 8th: Sweet Plantain/NACAP performance at the HEARD museum in Phoenix, AZ. www.heard.org

Joe Deninzon returns to Nighttown/Cleveland

I am beyond excited to return to my hometown of Cleveland after a long hiatus, to play a jazz gig with some incredible local musicians. Here’s the info:

 

Sunday, July 26th

7:30 P.M.

Joe Deninzon Group @

Nighttown

www.nighttowncleveland.com

(216) 795-0550
Joe Deninzon-violin/mandolin/vocals
Bill Ransom-drums
Dan Wilson-guiatar
Alfredo Guerrierri-bass
$15 cover

Joe Deninzon Composition Premieres

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I am honored that world-renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine  will be performing the world premier of my solo violin piece, “The Electric Lake of Soul” At the Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan on Monday, June 20th.

Rachel is my good friend, and I can honestly say, is not of this earth. She’s doing a full one-hr all request Paganini Caprice concert for the Interlochen students, and including my piece as an encore! The kids can request any Caprice they want to hear. Trust me, this ain’t Freebird.

Now the chops necessary to play Paganinni Caprices are about as intense as violin-playing gets, let alone to be able to play any of the 24 at the drop of a hat requires an insane amount of practicing and dedication to one’s craft. I am beyond excited to hear this piece played live, and humbled to be alongside the immortal Paganinni in the program.

On another note…

JOE DENINZON CONCERTO FOR 7-STRING ELECTRIC VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA WORLD PREMIER SEPTEMBER 19TH!

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It’s official. I will be premiering my electric violin concerto with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, September 19th!

One year ago, Douglas Droste, the Musical Director of the Muncie Symphony, commissioned me to write and premier an Electric Violin Concertoe with his orchestra.

It’s a 4-movement piece running approx 25 minutes. The concept is a intense dream sequence, and the music is loosely based around the cycles of sleep. The first movement is called “Falling Dream,” the second is “Delta Waves,” the third is “Rapid Eye Movement,” and the fourth is “Waking Dream.”
I  hope those of you within driving range of Muncie, Indiana will be able to come to the concert, and I hope those not in that area will get to hear the piece in the future.

For tickets, please visit

http://www.munciesymphony.org

https://www.facebook.com/MuncieSymphonyOrchestra?fref=ts 

New Recordings/Guest Appearances

It’s time to prog out with your frog out! you can hear me as a guest on two new excellent prog rock releases:

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I had the pleasure of appearing as a guest electric violin soloist on the song “Silence Revealed,” on the debut album by the awesome new prog band, Circuline.

Check it out!
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/circuline

This past Memorial Day Weekend, we played our first Sonic Voyages Festival mini-tour with Stratospheerius , Circuline (link),  and Shadow Eden (link). The tour was a huge success and we had a blast sharing the stage with these incredible musicians.

I am also featured on the new release by the Detroit-based band, Fractured Dimension, titled Galaxy Mechanics. Appropriately enough, they got me, a Russian violinist, for a song called  “Bolshevikian Mythological Creature.”

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thefractureddimension3

 

JOE DENINZON TO TEACH at the 6TH ANNUAL MARK WOOD ROCK ORCHESTRA CAMP!

 

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This summer, I will be once again returning to teach at the incredible Mark Wood Rock Orchestra Camp.
This is the ONLY CAMP IN THE WORLD centered around electric strings, but is also open to vocalists, guitarists, drummers, keyboardists, and bassists. I am honored and humbled to be among world-renowned faculty including Daniel Bernard Romaine, Doctor David Wallace, Mazz Swift, and the trailblazing Mark Wood!
This year, the camp will also feature the rock cellists, Emil and Dariel from America’s Got Talent!

 www.mwroc.com

GIVE THE STRING PLAYER IN YOUR LIFE A PARADIGM SHIFT!

ORDER “JOE DENINZON’S BOOK/DVD/CD “PLUGGING IN” FROM MEL BAY PUBLICATIONS

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 http://www.melbay.com/Products/22035SET/plugging-in.aspx

Videos:

Strtasopheerius: One Foot in the Next World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ad4iCYIOI

Sweet Plantain: Chega de Saudade

Swingin on the “Ville with Robert Bonfiglio Group”

Have a great summer! See you out there!

Love and blessings,
-JD
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