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Horns up Shred Heads!!
! My name is Dean Cascione and I'm an American Neoclassical Shred
Guitarist / Composer. I also teach guitar privately and online at
www.shredacademy.com.
I'm always up for any cool studio work, performing at guitar clinics
and of course meeting and working with fellow guitarist and people
in the biz. My debut cd
"Guitar Chop Shop" was released March of this year and is available
Here on Myspace or at my official website
www.deancascione.com
, Guitar Nine, iTunes (USA, Canada, Japan, Australia , UK)
Napster, Amazon Music, and Rhapsody.
Guitar Chop Shop" merited the 1 chart ranking for the
week of May 24th and an overall ranking of 2 on the Guitar Nine Records Top
Sellers Chart: Neo-Classical Metal for the month of May 2008. In writing all the songs for
Guitar Chop Shop, the main idea was to write Neoclassical tunes that
incorporated shred as well as cool melodic hooks that you can take
with you. My influences have a wide range from Arlen Roth to
George Bellas, however My main influence is the Mighty Shred Lord
Joe Stump in which I currently
studying under. Anyways, if you want to find out more about my playing
style, some of the guitars I have built, influences, gear, and
listen to other tunes I'm working on in the studio, please check out
my official site: DeanCascione.com . Thanks again for stopping
by and for all the support!-
Now Let's shred!!
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Electronic
"Your music is very enjoyable to listen to. The song "Sun Razor"
really spoke to my soul...."
- George Bellas 2007
OFFICIAL CD RELEASE NOTES
At
the forefront of technology and an innovative force in today's Shred Guitar
Scene, Dean Cascione presents his debut instrumental album Guitar Chop Shop.
Dean is an American Guitarist who has studied under 6th top shredder in
the world (Voted by: Guitar One Magazine) Joe Stump; and
collaborated with world renowned Guitar Virtuoso George Bellas on the cd. Dean is
also an Instructor at Shred Academy and Randy Ciak's High-Tech Guitar Site where he reaches out and
mentors aspiring guitarist throughout the globe.
In Guitar Chop Shop, Dean digs deep into
the neo-scallops and mixes melodic hooks with killer fret board assault
that even the most demanding shred enthusiasts will enjoy. From fierce
pedal tones to multi-note sweep arpeggios, Guitar Chop Shop is packed
with plenty of new shred that’s not overcooked. In writing all the songs for Guitar Chop Shop,
the main idea was to write Neoclassical genre songs that incorporate a balanced
mix of shred and cool melodic hooks that can be taken away with you.
Joe Stump has described Deans abilities
as: "Dean is quite a talented individual & quite an accomplished player and
composer as well. He has a real nice command over the instrument and mixes his
killing technique with a great musical sense and wonderfully crafted guitar
tones!!".
Dean Cascione composed every guitar piece one
note at a time and performed all of the guitar passages. His tone has been described as organic
sounding and natural. Dean recruited drummer extraordinaire Guillaume Sylvain to perform all the drum parts. Guillaume's pounding
performance's are nothing short of amazing and Dean believes his approach gives
GCS a hard
edge. Jay Menard and Randy Ciak wrote & performed all the orchestration which
truly enhances the
guitar passages keeping the listener focused on the revolving melodies .Tenor, Gabriel Langelier (Of Canadian Powermetal Band
Icewind) collaborated with Dean and is featured on the bonus track Brother
which showcases Gab's, evil yet soaring angelic voice. It was Gabs voice which
granted "Brother" life. George Bellas has described the music of
Guitar Chop Shop as "Very enjoyable to listen
to , The song Sunrazor spoke to my soul". Out of the gate, Guitar
Chop Shop is packed with plenty of new shred that's not overcooked.
CONCEPT & INSPIRATION
The concept and inspiration behind Guitar Chop Shop was to
create technical songs, neoclassical in nature that contained simple melodies,
in which each tune could capture and appeal to a wider audience. Expect Dean's influences to be heard, as well as new melodic
technical fret board prowess to emerge.
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