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Dave DiCenso
(August 2005 Issue)
Chops From Another
Mind Boston-based drummer
Dave DiCenso has been busy the past several months. He recorded eight
tracks for
Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci's debut solo release,
toured the States with blues-rock guitarist Johnny A, did a
clinic tour
with bassist Stu Hamm, and most recently performed on the smoking debut
by contemporary-jazz keyboardist
Hiromi, Another Mind.
According to DiCenso, "Another Mind
has all kinds of feels, including way
uptempo Latin, funk, drum 'n'
bass, ballads, bop, and some crazy odd-time fusion sections. I
definitely had to shed
some of the tunes before going in. I created my
parts by listening to the melodies and harmonies, then responding to
them
based on how they made me feel."
One of the more challenging
tunes for DiCenso was the album's opener, "XYZ,"
which includes several
time signature changes, metric modulations, and a drum solo over a vamp
in 9/8. DiCenso recalls,
"Hiromi told me this song, to her, represented
the end of everything'so that's what I imagined when recording
it."
DiCenso says that a special part of making this record was working with
Anthony Jackson and Dave Fiuczynski.
"They are two of my favorite
musicians," he says, "and they brought a lot to the table. We recorded
the whole CD live - no
overdubs'so everyone had to be connected
musically, emotionally, and compositionally. I think we pulled it
off
nicely."
Mike Haid
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