Sponsoring SonicVoyageFest on April 19 are two favorite progressive radio shows: Captain Phil’s Planet, heard alternative Thursdays on WUSB 90.1fm and 107.3fm. Stream at www.wusb.fm. (Listen for Joe live on WUSB on April 12 between 3 and 5 PM). Plastic Tales from the Marshmallow Dimention, heard Monday nights, 9 till 10:30 PM on WNYU RADIO 89.1fm and wnyu.org. (note: “Dimention” is the correct spelling for the NYU Radio Show.)
Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius’ fifth CD: “Guilty of Innocence” is available through Melodic Revolution Records. “Guilty of Innocence” features special appearances by Alex Skolnick (Testament), Rave Tesar (Renaissance) and Randy McStine (The Fringe), who recently joined Stratospheerius on bass.
The band is led by founding member, electric violinist & vocalist Joe Deninzon. Joe has been called the “Jimi Hendrix of the electric violin.”
Stratospheerius has showcased their “frenzied melange of progressive rock, jazz fusion and funkabilly” throughout the world at colleges, festivals, and clubs. They have opened for artists including Alex Skolnick, Martin Barre, Tim Reynolds, Mickey Hart, Mike Stern, and John Scofield. The band was a winner of the John Lennon International Songwriting Competition the Musicians Atlas Independent Music Awards. They have been featured in Progression, Relix, Downbeat, and Jazziz...
GUILTY OF INNOCENCE features members: French guitarist Aurelien Budynek (Cindy Blackman, Vernon Reid), bassist Jamie Bishop (Francis Dunnery), and drummer Lucianna Padmore, praised by Modern Drummer Magazine for her “Deep grooves and serious fusion chops.”
Joe has worked with Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen, Renaissance, Kiss’s Peter Criss, Phoebe Snow, Everclear, Ritchie Blackmore, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Robert Bonfiglio, Les Paul, and as a soloist with the New York City Ballet and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
His book, “Plugging In: A Guide to Gear and Technique for the 21st Century String Player” is available through Mel Bay in 2012. He also recently world-premiered his “Dream Diary: Concerto for Seven-String Electric Violin and Orchestra” with the Muncie Symphony in 2015. He has taught rock violin at Mark O’Connor’s String Camp and teaches at Mark Wood’s Rock Orchestra Camp, and has made repeated appearances performing with harmonica legend Robert Bonfiglio at the Grand Canyon Music Festival, where Joe co-founded the Grand Canyon School of Rock in 2006, an annual program for local high school students.
- Joe Deninzon & Stratospheeérius are playing the SonicVoyageFest at DROM, on April 19 starting on 9:30pm.
- Also performing are: Edensong, and 2Birds are featured.
- DROM is at 85 Avenue A, in New York City.
- Admission is $15.
The ticket buy links are
https://www.ticketfly.com/event/1661188-sonic-voyage-fest-night-new-york/
http://www.dromnyc.com/events/7957/sonic-voyage-fest-presents-a-night-of-progressive-music#.Wp8egmaZOT_
Facebook event page is https://www.facebook.com/events/1791363254501821/
The website is http://www.dromnyc.com.
The venue phone number is 212-777-1157.
