rodrigo denis
9th Annual Jazz Song Nominee
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Genre: Jazz
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HOMEBASE/COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Panama City, Panama
ALBUM NOMINATED SONG IS ON: Innovation
WHERE IS YOUR MUSIC AVAILABLE?: Mostly on the Internet, www.myspace.com/rodrigodenis, since I´m a producer as a well as a composer. I co-write with several other artists: Ryan Hill, Jill Weiser, Ernesto Carreyo, The Vox (Panama), Polyphase (Panama) and many others. As a guitarist, I have recorded for several of their albums as well as producing or arranging their music.. I´m also on You Tube, IMDB and I´ve written music for several short films, some listed on IMDB.com.
ARTISTS ON THIS TRACK:
Aidean Abounasseri, Bass
Michael McGarity, Drums
Chase Baird, Tenor Saxophone
Rodrigo Denis, Guitars
WHERE WAS SONG RECORDED? Sound Spot Studios in Van Nuys, California
WHICH GENRES BEST DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC? Jazz, Rock, Fusion
WHAT’S THIS SONG ABOUT? A complex mind trying to escape from a dream
WHY DID YOU SELECT THIS TRACK TO SUBMIT TO THE IMAs? Because it´s magical
WHAT UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS OR TECHNIQUES DID YOU USE ON THIS SONG? The song is in a very rare time signature (23/8) which divides in various ways. We recorded all the instruments at the same time and we did only one take on this song. I was happy to use a Fender twin reverb amp.
DID FANS HELP FUND THIS PROJECT? No.
DESCRIBE YOUR AUDIENCE: They pay attention and they are real.
WHAT MAKES YOUR FANS UNIQUE? They are honest with what they want without worrying too much about being mainstream, but they also like and understand the mainstream.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY? For now, I enjoyed playing at the biggest convention center in Panama (Atlapa) with Carlos Garnett (ex-miles Davis group member) at the well known Panama Jazz Festival. That was pretty cool.
Los Angeles is different. I guess, it depends on who I´m playing with. I´ve played at some local clubs like Molly Malones, Key Club, etc, but I´ve also performed at the NAMM show or other different types of venues like the LA County Fair. Every place is good because there´s a different emotion each time.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE BAND’S MOST MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE? Each individual band member has had many accomplishments in their career.
WHAT’S IN THE WORKS FOR 2010? I will be showing my album when it´s released on iTunes on 2010 and hopefully talk to some labels. I also plan on performing as much as I can, which I´ve been doing already, as well as writing music for some films..
FINISH THIS SENTENCE: THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS: Changing in this exact moment.
WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS? Being self-sufficient, happy and can´t stop writing music.
WHAT’S ON YOUR IPOD THAT WOULD SURPRISE YOUR FANS? Journey, Deceased, Faith No More, Tool, Megadeth, Muse, Radiohead and Pat Metheny.
NAME SOME ARTISTS YOU ARE CHAMPIONING: Feist, Allan Holdsworth, Daniel Lanois, Black Crowes, Coldplay, U2, Radiohead, Jim Hall, John Mclaughlin, Miles Davis, Chris Potter, Guns and Roses, Planet X, Voivod, Bjork and Ron Jarzombeck.