D E N I N Z O N
KANSAS MEMBER
PROLIFIC VIOLINIST
RELEASES NEW ALBUM
WITH
STRATOSPHEERIUS
entitled
IMPOSTOR!
ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
Joe Deninzon has been hailed by critics as “The Jimi Hendrix of the Violin,” because of his innovative style on the “Viper” seven-string electric violin. Most recently, he became electric violinist/backup vocalist/rhythm guitarist for the legendary rock band, Kansas. Joe is also the lead singer and violinist for the progressive rock band, Stratospheerius, which has just released their 6th album, “Impostor!" to critical acclaim.
Joe has performed and/or recorded with the Who, Bruce Springsteen, 50 Cent, Sheryl Crow, Ritchie Blackmore, Alex Skolnick, Smokey Robinson, Les Paul, Peter Criss (KISS), Michael Sadler (Saga), Renaissance with Annie Haslam, Kurt Elling, and as a soloist with Jazz at Lincoln Center and the New York City Ballet. He can be heard on over a hundred albums and jingles as a violinist and string arranger.A BMI Composer’s Grant recipient and winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, he has composed solo, and chamber works for violinist Rachel Barton Pine, and in 2015, premiered his Electric Violin Concerto with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra. The band’s recently released album "Impostor! features an impressive array of guest musicians from the prog rock world, such as Michael Sadler (Saga), Randy McStine (Porcupine Tree), Fernando Perdomo (Jacob Dylan), Chloe Lowery (Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Val Vigoda (Groovelilly), and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Flowers. Produced by Joe Deninzon and mixed and mastered by Rich Mouser (Neal Morse, Dream Theater, Tears for Fears), "Impostor!" promises to be a standout release.PURCHASE
THE
NEW ALBUM
BY
JOE DENINZON &
STRATOSPHEERIUS
IMPOSTOR!
“Impostor!” The new album from Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius
available now on bandcamp & all streaming platforms.
VISIT https://7dmedia.com/impostor
Led by the remarkable Kansas violinist/guitarist Joe Deninzon, who also serves as the frontman and lead singer, Stratospheerius boasts a talented lineup including guitarist Michelangelo Quirinale, keyboardist Bill Hubauer, bassist Paul Ranieri, and drummer Jason Gianni. Impostor! features an impressive array of guest musicians from the prog rock world, such as Michael Sadler (Saga), Randy McStine, Fernando Perdomo, Chloe Lowery, Val Vigoda, and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Flowers.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
JOE
DENINZON
AND
STRATOSPHEERIUS
VISIT
Official
website
https://www.facebook.com/josephdeninzon/
Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/joedeninzon/
Instagram
https://x.com/joedeninzon?lang=en
Twitter
STARTOSPHEERIUS
Stratospheerius
Official website
https://www.facebook.com/stratospheerius
Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/stratospheerius
Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RSICpqKgZ2IRsreeYtWZQ?view_as=subscriber
YouTube
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0lZ0G7PIgJsdjpq4394FLK
Spotify
KANSAS
Kansas
official website
https://www.facebook.com/KansasBand
Facebook
Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/kansas
YouTube
K A N S A
S
TOUR
DATES
Nov. 8,
2024, Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center
KANSAS:
50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road
Nov. 9,
2024, Joliet, IL Rialto Square Theatre
KANSAS:
50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road
Nov. 15,
2024, Evans, GA Columbia County Performing Arts Center
KANSAS:
50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road
Nov. 16,
2024, Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
KANSAS:
50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road
Nov. 22,
2024, Paducah, KY Carson Center Paducah Ky
KANSAS:
50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road
Nov. 23,
2024, Nashville, IN Brown County Music Center
KANSAS:
50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road
Nov. 24,
2024, Nashville, IN Brown County Music Center
KANSAS:
50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road
Dec. 5,
2024, Fayetteville, NC Crown Theater
KANSAS:
50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road
Dec. 6,
2024, Roanoke, VA Berglund Center
KANSAS:
50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road
Dec. 8,
2024, Reading, PA Santander Performing Arts Center
KANSAS:
50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road
Dec. 11,
2024, Pittsburgh, PA Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
KANSAS:
50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road
Jan. 23, 2025, Coconut Creek, FL Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
KANSAS Classics
Jan. 25, 2025, Immokalee, FL Seminole Casino
Hotel Immokalee
KANSAS Classics
Feb. 1, 2025, Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
Orlando
KANSAS Classics
Feb. 2, 2025, Tampa, FL Seminole Hard Rock
Hotel & Casino Tampa
KANSAS Classics
Feb. 14, 2025, Catoosa, OK Hard Rock Hotel
And Casino Tulsa
KANSAS Classics
Feb. 15, 2025, Durant, OK Choctaw Grand
Theater
KANSAS Classics
Mar. 15 - 22, 2025 Fort Lauderdale, FL
70's
Rock & Romance Cruise 2025
DISCOGRAPHY
STRATOSPHEERIUS
2004-
Live Wires
2007-Headspace
2012- The
Next World
2017-
Guilty of Innocence
2023 Joe
Deninzon & Stratospheerius: Behind the Curtain (Live at ProgStock)
2024- Impostor!
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/
Gold Award Winner