Dennis Locantore: The Complete Burst Of A Bass Musician Package
by Van Stone Frontpagenews1@yahoo.com (267) 293-9201.
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During some recent
performances in churches, studios, and on television in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, Dennis Locantore electrified a crowd of over thousands with an
incredible two-and-a-half hour, sometimes three hour 16-song set list that
covered all corners of musical sounds.
The performances ranged from Gospel and R & B
Music to Caribbean and new Jazz Fusion. Philadelphia Front Page News Magazine
deemed Loncantore’s music as one of the best bass play heard in 2014, and if
you weren't able to catch the sound live at a concert, now you can listen to
the performance for yourself on POWER WVSR 1360.us Internet Radio. We
caught up with Locantore
to chat with him about his musician talents.
Q. From what city are you originally,
and where are some of the cities you’ve played?
A. I am from Camden NJ. I have played music throughout the US
from NYC to Los Angeles, CA. I’ve played so many venues I probably can't
remember them all. I have traveled to Paradise Island, Nassau, the Bahamas,
Puerto Rico, and Curacao. I have done session work for Vincent Montana
Jr. and the Salsoul Orchestra, and played all kinds of music in every genre.
Q. Describe your first instrument. And other instruments that you play.
A. My first instruments were really guitar and piano. I
wanted to play in a particular band at age 10. But the band
had a guitarist, a functional keyboard player and a drummer, but they had no
one to play bass. So I became a bass player in the main for years until I got
involved as a writer and set myself up with a midi keyboard, some sound modules
software, and a computer in the early 90's. Hence, I can play guitar, drums,
keys and bass.
Q. What was/were the first tune(s) you learned?
A. The first songs I learned were
definitely BEATLES, Elvis's stuff and R&B hits from the early 60's. Since I
am basically self-taught I started to study orchestrations and arranging music.
Everything from film scores (another passion of mine) to jazz, classical and
even experimental music and twelve tone composition and serial techniques.
Q. Do you continue to
perform in public? Please describe those occasions? Have you performed in concerts, on radio,
on TV?
A. Oh, yes. And I have performed in public for audiences as
large as 19,000 people in concerts, hotels, clubs, showrooms, private parties,
churches, studios and on television.
Q. How can you be reached concerning your music today?
A. The best way to reach me is email as I constantly check it. And email is
quicker than playing "phone tag."Here is my email address…soulhog5@comcast.net.
