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Ep. 111: Joe Deninzon, violinist. \\u201cThe Jimi Hendrix of the Violin\\u201d

Let\'s Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan.

Joe Deninzon has been hailed by critics as \\u201cThe Jimi Hendrix of the Violin,\\u201d because of his innovative style on electric seven-string violin. Joe has worked with Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen, Phoebe Snow, Everclear, Ritchie Blackmore,, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Robert Bonfiglio, Les Paul, and as a soloist with the NY City Ballet and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Joe is the lead singer and violinist for the progressive rock band, Stratospheerius, which has released five acclaimed CD\\u2019s. He can be heard on over a hundred CD\\u2019s and jingles as a violinist and string arranger. A BMI Jazz Composer\\u2019s grant recipient and winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, he has written a solo piece for violinist Rachel Barton Pine, which will be featured on her upcoming CD. In 2015, Joe premiered his \\u201cConcerto for Seven String Electric Violin and Orchestra\\u201d with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra.

His original music has been featured on CMT, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, National Geographic, the Travel Channel, the History Channel, and the Will Ferrell/ Adam McKay- produced film \\u201cVirginity Hit.\\u201d

Joe is also a member of the Sweet Plantain String Quartet, which combines Latin Jazz with hip-hop and Classical music, and has toured throughout Europe and the U.S. Joe has also released a CD with his Acoustic Jazz Trio, titled \\u201cExuberance.\\u201d

As an educator, Joe has taught rock violin at Mark O\\u2019Connor\\u2019s String Camp and Mark Wood\\u2019s Rock Orchestra Camp, and made repeated appearances performing at the Grand Canyon Music Festival, where he co-founded the Grand Canyon School of Rock in 2006, an annual program for local high school students. He regularly travels as a clinician and has contributed articles to Strings, Downbeat, and Making Music Magazine. In 2012, Joe wrote a book on electric violin techniques for Mel Bay Publications, entitled Plugging In. Joe recently made the Downbeat Critic\\u2019s pole for jazz/rock violin, and Chris Haigh\\u2019s recent book, Discovering Rock Violin lists one of Joe\\u2019s recorded solos among the \\u201cTop 20 greatest rock violin solos of all time.\\u201d

Joe holds Bachelor\\u2019s degrees in Violin Performance and Jazz Violin from Indiana University and a Master\\u2019s in Jazz/Commercial violin from Manhattan School of Music.

In this episode we talk about Joe\'s early start in classical music, journey to jazz and rock, online teaching, Frank Zappa, his Concerto for Seven String Electric Violin and much more!

For more information about Joe Deninzon please visit: https://joedeninzon.com

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