released on May 24 through Steve Vai's Digital Nations and Joe's
imprint D-Zone Entertainment. The band's acclaimed sound is a melodic
mixture of progressive hard rock with jam band, funk, jazz, and Gypsy
influences. The unique merging of these sounds can be heard on the
album's fiery "Gods," the energetic power clash in "The Missing Link"
and the glorious intro, "Release." The album's wide ranging
instrumentals are the superfast "Road Rage" and the soulful "Ballad
for Ding Bang," and the post-apocolyptic "Fleshbot." Joe & his band
bend genres in the electronic/ska-inspired "Tech Support," the country
rock ballad "Climbing," and the bluesy "The House Always Wins."
THE NEXT WORLD is chockful of dynamic musicianship, and creative
energies of bandmates--leader Joe Deninzon on electric violin and lead
vocals, French guitarist Aurelien Budynek (Cindy Blackman, Vernon
Reid), bassist Jamie Bishop (The Syn, Francis Dunnery), and drummer
Lucianna Padmore (praised by Modern Drummer Magazine for her "Deep
grooves and serious fusion chops."
The album is dedicated to the memory of Bob Bowen, the bassist in both
Stratospheerius and the Joe Deninzon Trio. Bob was killed in a bicycle
accident in Manhattan in 2010. Bob's bass playing can be heard on "The
House Always Wins." He was also a talented visual artist and drew the
cover artwork for the album.
Stratospheerius has played at colleges, festivals, and clubs
throughout the US. The New York-based group has opened for Tim
Reynolds, Mickey Hart, The Slip, Ekoostik Hookah, and John Scofield.
The group was a winner in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, won
the Online People's Choice Awards in the Cornucopia Festival, and was
named "Best Jam Band" in Musician's Atlas Independent Music Awards.
Joe Deninzon is the music world's expert on alternative violin
techniques and has been called the "Jimi Hendrix of the electric
Violin." His song "Scarlett's Waltz" is in the soundtrack of the Will
Ferrell-produced movie, VIRGINITY HIT. This year Mel Bay books
published his "PLUGGING IN: A Guide To Gear and New Techniques for the
21st Century Violinist." A musician who transcends many genres, he has
recorded and performed with a variety of artists including Bruce
Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Everclear, Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple,
Smokey Robinson, Johnny Matthis, Les Paul, Phoebe Snow, Jane Monheit,
and Robert Bonfiglio among others.
Joe has appeared as a soloist with the New York City Ballet, has
performed on MTV and at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, and has played
for former President Clinton. His music has been featured on CMT, VH1,
ABC, Comedy Central, the Travel Channel, History Channel, Food
Network, and National Geographic. An active clinician, Joe has taught
at Mark O'Connor's renowned String Camp and Mark Wood's Rock Orchestra
Camp.
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