Most of the guys and myself have quite a few vacation days planned for this summer, so we may not see too much action until the fall. We basically decided a bit too late to hit the road and make this happen. I do have 2 shows at this time and would love for you all to come and join us. I don't have all the information, but promise to post it in full asap. The guys handling these shows really want to see the scene come back so they are helping the best they can to make things happen. Let me tell you what I do know at this time.
July 16th at The Pirates Den in Gloucester City NJ - The "Den" has quickly become "The Galaxy" of the South Jersey club scene, and it's one of the popular places around the area that still promotes good rock/metal. The owner is a killer dude (Brian) who is about our age, so he knows how important it is to have a scene. You can find more information about the den at www.southjerseyclubs.com
There will be 5 bands playing, yet this list I'm showing says 6. One of them dropped out but I wasn't told which one at this time. We'll most likely go on last as this will give us more time to play. The other time slots were 30 minute sets, and I figured with my great and loyal following, I need to give you as much music as possible...so I grabbed the last slot. :) Would ya really want me on at like 10 and only play for 30 minutes? I didn't think ya would either. ;) So this is what I have so far...and all these bands are insane!
Live Bands Performing
SCREAMCLAN
WHITEFOXX
INSATANITY
MAIL ORDER BRIDE
OMEGALORD
DANNY DANZI
Show starts at 8:00 pm, get there early !!! $10 At the door, 21 & over, bring ID.
July 23rd Williamstown VFW hall, Rt 42 Blackhorse Pike - Next, a very good friend of mine Joe Loscalzo (Cry Wolf guitarists, we played with them at the Star Cross Tavern a few years back, remember....in Franklinville?) is having a benefit for his wife at the Williamstown VFW hall. Tickets are $25.00 in advance and I'll be selling them for anyone that can attend. All you can eat and drink for $25.00 plus me and my band! Cry Wolf will also be playing and both bands will do 2 sets of music. Joe's wife has an illness that can't be treated in the USA.
So she has to go to Germany to have a special operation that will cost 35k! So all your help would really be appreciated in this one. In the event someone can't make it but would like to donate some money, I will have information for you so you can donate into her account directly. Commerce bank will be handling the Cindy Loscalzo benefit funding and I'll supply a number and other information for those that can't attend but would still like to donate.
The Shred Shed - I've had quite a few ask me what's going on with the whole shred shed thing. I haven't forgotten about it, I just don't have the time I once had when I decided it was something I wanted to do. I WILL go through with it eventually, but right now I think my top priority should be playing live and showing you what DanziLand sounds like live. So let's get the show thing rolling and we'll take the next step as things materialize.
So that's it for now, I really hope I can see some of you at one or both of these shows. And I'm sorry for not being in touch much for news or any updates. There really hasn't been much to report other than the band and I seriously working on our live show so we can try and bring you some music. We've had to make quite a few changes in how we perform now that we've become a 4 piece unit, and it's not been an easy transistion.
Andy Slostad has taken over the bass duties and is doing an excellent job! But due to us being one member short, we've had to totally revamp our singin duties, and Timmay! and Andy have had the burden of learning all new parts. It's sometimes very hard for us to break old habits, and this is what you get faced with when you lose an important member. I now take care of all the guitar duties, and it was a bit hard for me, as in some songs, Andy would play the guitar and I would just sing. So it's not been an easy time for us, but we've all taken to the adjustment very well and are ready to play! I hope to see you all soon and will post additional show dates as they come through to me. I have quite a few more shows in the works, but I have to see what everyone's schedule is like before I can post them. Thanks again for all your support and friendship!!
With much love,
Danny Danzi
Danny has tickets on sale for this show for $25.00 each if anyone is interested. They can mail a check or money order to:
Danny Danzi III (ATT. Cindy Loscalzo Tickets)
P.O. Box 245
Williamstown, NJ 08094
All checks or money orders MUST be made out to the Cindy Ann Loscalzo Benefit Account. Please do not send donations to Danny, the above address is for purchasing tickets only. Send donations to the address below. Donations through Commerce Bank: Made out to Cindy Loscalzo Benefit Account
Commerce Bank
236 Sicklerville Road
Williamstown, NJ 08094
(856) 728-1700
http://bank.commerceonline.com/information/branch_locations/glou.cfm
I know, "cut to the chase Danny, what's the deal"? Well, a little bad news first, but not totally bad. We have since lost our bass player Wayne Davis. Wayne as you may or may not know, is a pretty successful studio engineer that has worked very hard through the years. DanziLand was recorded at "Davis Sound Studio" and Wayne gave us the best care anyone could have given us. Through his hard work with various acts and contacts from all over the US, Wayne landed a production gig in New York as an audio editor for a company associated with national acts. He is also running his studio as often as possible during this time, so the guy is burning the candle at both ends. Needless to say, he will be too busy to be in the band at this time, but we never know what the future will bring. This of course is a sad time for us, but a happy time for Wayne as he is living "his" dream in the recording field. We'll miss you Wayno, wish you all the best of luck and always remember you will have a home here in the event anything changes. :)
"Who's on bass Danny?" Andy Slostad has offered to take over the bass duties for now, and all the guitar parts will be taken care of by me. We haven't yet decided whether or not we will add another guitarist or a bassist at this time, and this is the reason for my absence in the public eye. We've been practicing extensively to find out if the unit is capable of continuing AS IS before we make any decisions on auditioning new personnel. As of this very minute, it seems the unit is very tight and is having no problems playing songs from both albums in its current state. Timmaay! is singing more than he did when Wayne was with us, and this seems to be working out quite well. We've altered some of our keyboard parts to make things a bit more interesting and to also "Phil" things out a bit more.
We are all happy with the outcome at this time, and are gearing up to go out on the road and thank you all personally with a killer show. We'll hopefully be hitting parts of the East Coast, as well as the Ultra Sound show in California this year. We were also invited by Mark Ashton personally to play at the God's this year IF it materializes. Talk of shows in Japan are also in the works, so we'll keep you posted on all of that as we find out. We'll probably do a few tune up gigs locally for the up close and personal approach, so stay tuned for those. Again we all thank you for your support and friendship all through the years, and are pleased that DanziLand has been so well received.
For those of you interested in what's going on with the Shred Shed, that too will get under way very soon. I have to take care of the band situation before I can get to that part, so hang in there a little bit. I have some of my own personal instrumentals as well as some of my favorite players from around the world that will contribute as well. So stay tuned for that! I didn't forget about it, I just have to take care of the serious career issues first as you know. :) I hope you all are well, and hopefully we'll see you sometime this summer or in the fall.
God Bless,
Danny Andy Timmaay Phil
Of course you know about the label change, and all that went down with that, so we won't waste any time there. The band and I finished the new album and it was released on December 17th. Sales so far have seriously been fantastic. We sold more copies of DanziLand in 6 hours than we sold of SLIT in 3 years! So that's a good thing for a little over 2 months. :) We've also re-released SLIT in Japan with an additional bonus track. So there are now 12 songs on that album. The artwork has been changed a bit also, so check it out. I'll have them for sale on the site shortly, as well as the Euro and Japanese CD's.
Also, DanziLand (which I'm calling DZL at the moment until someone comes up with something better) will be out on MTM and available to the rest of the world on March 15th. This album will contain a different bonus track than the Japanese release, but is pretty much the same album with a few credit changes and a different song. You wanted a bonus track, we hooked you up! :)
The band and I are currently relaxing after a grueling recording endeavor that has taken us a few years. We plan on getting a live show together shortly, and hitting everyone with the new material. There's been quite a lot of "tour" talk in various areas, but nothing is etched in stone. So if you heard any rumors, or I told you things in confidence, they are probably true, but not definite at this time. LOL!
There will be quite a few updates going on with the site now, as I have loads of information and other goodies to include. As some of you may or may not know, I've gotten quite a few guitar fans that have shown an interest in some of my work that you might not have heard if you just know of me from my CD's. I'll have a part of this site that will cater to those interested in my guitar style, and a place that will allow you to "ask Danny" anything you want. I want to try and answer every question, so we'll see how this goes. At first it may be a little slow, so maybe we'll do one a month or one a week. If it catches on, we'll do one a day. As long as your question is intelligent, and isn't TOO offensive, you'll see it on the board eventually. :)
I'll be posting up some live video's of instrumental's I've been working on, and maybe share a few licks with you....if you're good. ;) There will also be a section of the site that I will call "the greatest unsigned guitarists in the world". This place will feature close friends of mine that I admire, most of whom are featured on www.guitarwar.com and various chat clients and sites I frequent. I'll post guitar tabs, sites, and maybe even a few lessons and some video's for you in the future, as well as links to the scariest players I've ever heard that aren't famous YET.
So make sure you check back often because this is going to be one hopping joint once we get everything set up. The band and I TRULY appreciate all of your support and friendship during this long wait for the album, and we hope that you enjoy it and spread the word. Thanks everyone!!
With much love,
Danny Danzi
With much love,
Danny Danzi
Once you get to the site, click the "tune in" button, load up your player and then click the "chat" button in the menu on the site at the top, center left. You'll be able to hang out with us and type in real time. So I can type to you and talk to you...your choice, but ya gotta be there! So make sure you stop out and say hello! :)
With much love,
Danny Danzi
Sincerely,
Danny Danzi
MTM Volume 9 is a compilation set to feature a lot of unreleased and advance songs from forthcoming MTM albums. It will preview tracks from Danny Danzi, Jeff Northrup & Paul Shortino, Sayit, Seven Wishes and Shiva. Radioactive will present the Japanese bonus track from their latest highly rated album Yeah, and Zar and Faro will add unreleased songs as well. German new comer X-ING (pronounced Crossing) will make their debut on the compilation.
"I made the decision to leave Z Records when I received a few offers from 3 very credible labels that were willing to work a bit more along the lines of what "I" wanted to do. I'm still negotiating with them and a few others and haven't signed with anyone in the US or Europe. But I have secured a deal in Japan with Marquee Avalon which I'm quite happy about.
Marquee really believes in the new material and they have taken good care of me all throughout my label search introducing me to some quality labels on their behalf. I will post an update as to what's going on as soon as I find out and things are more etched in stone. I appreciate everyone's support and for sticking by me in the wait for this new album. I apologize for how long it's taken to get together, but some things have been way beyond my control. It will be well worth the wait, that's a promise! Hopefully these new possibilities will work out in my best interest, but if not, I feel good inside that I followed my heart and got the chance to pursue them. Wish me luck!"