Ladies & Gentlemen,
It’s finally here!
The lead off-single from our forthcoming album is out on all streaming services and also available from the 7d Media Bandcamp!
HERE is the landing page with ALL the links to the song!
…and HERE is the video!
Two days of filming. Over a hundred hrs of editing! The official video for Stratospheerius new song, “Outrage Olympics,” is now LIVE!
Thank you to everyone who took part in making this video, and particularly to our good friend/video editing sensei David P. Levin!
Between writing and recording this song and finishing the video, it took a year! Really proud of this one and happy to share it with the universe. Can’t wait for you all to hear the full album from 7d Media out on October 11th!
New Album, “Impostor!” out on October 11th!
We’re happy to announce that the pre-order link to the new Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius album “Impostor!” is NOW available from 7d Media. The album will be released worldwide on October 11th on all platforms.
Anne Leighton is my longtime manager, publicist, and close friend who has stood by me through thick and thin. Here’s a recent interview I did for her podcast.
Joe Deninzon interview with Jeff Gaudiosi
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Gaudiosi for his show, “Misplaced Straws.” Check it out!
After 6 years of writing, recording, mixing, and mastering, the new Stratospheerius album is FINALLY done! The album will be titled “Impostor!” We are looking at October 11th as the official release date.
Yeah, I know what you’re gonna say. “Impostor” sounds a bit familiar… we did release some singles from this album in the past few years. They’ve been floating around. But the songs have been remixed and remastered, and there’s a whole other side of the album you have NOT heard that will blow your mind! Standby for pre-save and pre-order links in the coming months..
NEW RECORD DEAL!
We are honored to have just inked a deal with 7D media, the record label owned by Trey Gunn from King Crimson and AJ Chippera. After a few months of deliberating, comparing options from a few different labels, we have decided to move forward with 7D and are excited about our new collaboration!
We are eternally grateful to our dear friend Nick Katona and his label, Melodic Revolution Records, for everything he and his team have done for the band. Our back catalogue is still available on www.melodicrevolutionrecords.com and our friendship and collaboration on our back catalogue will continue.
NEW VIDEO!
Three weeks ago, we filmed the video for our upcoming single off the new album, titled “Outrage Olympics.” We had a blast filming at Alpha Wave Studios in Whippany, NJ and The Art Factory in Paterson, NJ! The song is a rant against cancel culture, and the visual motifs in the video include a LOT of creepy eyeballs, drones, surveillance cameras, us being chased around by drones (running around like the Beatles in the movie “Help!”), and some killer performance footage. The video and single will come out a month ahead of the album’s release date, and we can’t wait for you to experience it!
Big thank you to Dave Silver, Dave Milone, and the whole crew at Alpha Wave. Thanks to our director, David Levin, photographer Jody Gianni, Bella Gianni, Mike Polese, Bob Konig, and everyone who helped out.
Here are some photos from the shoot:
UPCOMING SHOWS
Stratospheerius returns to
Kennett Flash
THURSDAY, JUNE 27
Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm
$25 all tickets | $5 BYOB
The Kennett Flash is proud to present JOE DENINZON(violinist from KANSAS) & STRATOSPHEERIUS with special guest TIM MOTZER!
Guitrist/composer Beledo was born in Montevideo Uruguay.
He began formal music and piano study at age six.
Versed in classical theory, composition and technique, adept in the traditional styles of his birthplace, drawing inspiration from vast and diverse modern musical forms, Beledo has earned his place among the most sophisticated, versatile, and gifted artists of our time!
The Kansas 50th Anniversary tour continues into December of 2024! Due to numerous sold-out shows and overwhelming demand, the band has added a third leg to the tour! You can see all the tour dates at www.kansasband.com
As of this writing, I have just played my 70th show with this legendary band. About to start a much-needed break before we start up again. During the summer, we are taking a break from the 50th Anniversary set and playing shows with the “Classics” set list, which includes songs that we have not performed on the current tour.
Here are some pics from recent concerts. What a ride it has been! I’m SO honored to work with these incredible people. From my bandmates to the management and crew, this is a very special family and I’m pinching myself every day that I get to work with them!
As most of you know, teaching is a big passion of mine. I’m honored to be returning once again to teach and perform at the Mark Wood Rock Orchestra Camp/Music Festival! Mark is the inventor of the Flying V 7-string fretted violins I play, a groundbreaking performer and educator, and a good friend. This will be the camp’s 15th Anniversary and my 14th year working there. Every July, a bunch of us electric string nerds get together in Olathe, KS, rock out and share our wisdom! I have gotten to know some amazing kids who grow up attending this camp and are now enjoying successful careers in music! Among them, Mia Asano, Razz Vio, Lydia Gentry, Kat Lines, and many others. It’s great to hang and play with my colleagues and friends, Matt Bell, Tracy Silverman, Chuck Bontrager,Greg Byers, Patrice Jackson, and more…!
This year, I’m gonna be teaching Rock String Arranging, Soloing, and how to Play & Sing at the Same time. I also may be performing my entire electric violin concerto with Ableton wizard/producer Cole Sipe!
If you’re a string player, guitarist, bassist, keyboard player, or singer, sign up at www.mwroc.com
Frame by Frame & BEAT
There is quite a bit of King Crimson in my life. Having just signed a deal with Trey Gunn’s label, 7D. Stratospheerius performed a cover of “Frame by Frame” on our live blu-ray, ‘Behind the Curtain: Live at ProgStock.” Plus, the studio version of that cover will be featured on our new album. With Adrien Belew touring with BEAT, performing 80’s Crimson this fall, I thought it apropos to share our version fo this classic song. Here’s the video from the live album. You can order the full live box set HERE:
In case you don’t know, I started a Patreon page a few years back. I haven’t been promoting it aggressively enough, but I wanted to share it with you once again. At the base tier of $5 per month, you get “Gig Diaries.” Monthly stories I share from my quarter century as a freelance musician in New York. Stories you wouldn’t believe that someday I plan to turn into a book. Other perks include monthly downloads of unreleased bootleg material, zoom concerts and lessons, free signed swag, free show tickets and MORE!
Check it out and please consider becoming a member.
For a limited time, visit the Stratospheerius BANDCAMP use code “HOHOHO” and get 20 percent off of ANYTHING now until the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve. That includes music, mugs, books, and t-shirts! Happy Holidays, everyone!
Behind the Curtain (Live at Progstock) makes a great stocking stuffer!
Stratospheerius is back! We’ll be hitting the stage opening for the Levin Brothers at Sellersville Theater on December 15th and sharing a bill with our friends Ad Astraat the Industry in Huntington, LI on December 16th. Here are the deets:
Joe Deninzon-electric violin, lead vocals Paul Ranieri-bass Jason Gianni-drums Michelangelo Quirinale-guitar
Friday, December 15th Stratospheerius opening for the Levin Brothers Sellersville Theater 24 W Temple Ave, Sellersville, PA 18960
Hot off the heels of his tour as the new Kansas violinist, Joe Deninzon is bringing his band Stratospheerius to Long Island, appearing with two of the area’s hottest Prog/Fusion bands, Ad Astra and Seven Vs Never.
8:00 Ad Astra 9:15 Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius 10:30 Seven Vs. Never
We are psyched, overwhelmed with giddiness and excitement to share with you the official release of the new Stratospheerius double LIVE CD/DVD/BLU RAY: “Behind the Curtain (Live at ProgStock)!” We have almost 2 hrs of music taken from our 2019 and 2021 performance at our favorite music festival, ProgStock in Rahway, NJ. During the pandemic, I learned to edit videos, and this baby was. LOT of editing! The world changed during the pandemic, and these performances are a snapshot of where we were before, and after the world turned upside down. The 2021 performance features guest appearances by our good friend Alex Skolnick (guitarist from Testament and former guitarist from Stratospheerius) and Rachel Flowers , the blind multi-instrumental genius, who joins us on piano and flute. All these performances were completely spontaneous with little or no rehearsal, and we were able to capture lightning in a bottle! We want to thank our mixing engineer, Matt Vanacoro, mastering engineer Dave Kerzner, assistant editor David P. Levin, Melodic Revolution Records president Nick Katona, our manager Anne Leighton, and our graphics designer/DVD author Joel Barrios, for countless hours that they devoted to this project. Big thank you to Tom Palmieri and Ann Rinaldi for creating the festival and keeping it alive, and for all the volunteers who work there! This is the culmination of three years of work, and we’re very proud of it and can’t wait to share it with you! The official release date is May 19th! But you can pre-order it if you click on the graphic below!
Celebrate the CD Release with us on May 31st at the Iridium NYC!
Join us on Wednesday, May 31st for our live CD/DVD release party at NYC’s greatest rock/jazz/fusion venue, The Iridium!
Opening the night will be our good friend and longtime collaborator, guitarist/singer/songwriter Randy McStine from Porcupine Tree.
And joining us on stage will be our 5th member, keyboardist/vocalist Bill Hubauer, best known for his work with Neal Morse and his. band, “We Came from Space.”
Here are two of our favorite videos from the upcoming live release; “Game of Chicken,” and “Spain (Feat. Rachel Flowers & Alex Skolnick.”
Indiegogo THANK YOU!
Our Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for the new Stratospheerius live and studio albums is officially over. We have surpassed our goal of raising $10k, and have had over 150 contributors from all over the United States, Canada, Germany, the UK, Belgium, and France! We are extremely grateful and humbled by the outpouring of support! If you are among the contributors, please know that we are in the process of organizing all the perks and will get them to you before the end of the month! Thank you for your patience an your support!
