Rick Denzien

Rick Denzien
Origin Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Rock, Pop, AAA Americana music
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Years active 1990-present
Labels Slot-1
Associated acts Rick Denzien & The Gas House Gorllas, Freeway
Website www.rickdenzien.com

Rick Denzien is a songwriter, singer, and studio technician from Buffalo, New York.[1]

Early life

Denzien claims he started playing the guitar at the age of eight or nine, reportedly initiated due to a head injury.[2] As a teenager, he performed in the band Freeway. As a third-year high school student, he performed a radio play with fellow musician, Bob Schiele. Denzien then moved to Rochester to attend college. He was selected to be a recording artist for the State University of New York at Fredonia and participated in a year-long Tonmeister (recording engineer) program with Eric Paul (record producer) and Richard Hammond. He finally signed his first publishing contract with a small publisher for his song "Come On Children". The song was listened to in some circles. His first CD was recorded in Nashville at the Oak Ridge Boys studio with his favorite musicians Chad Watson, Randy Corell, Tony Brown, J.T. Taylor recording / mix engineer Fred Cameron.

Career

During and after college Rick played at various venues in the East and South United States and eventually moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He recorded his 2nd CD as a limited edition called Heal The Land and included many Philadelphia area musicians. The CD received limited airplay. Two years later he was called upon to help mix The Bloodhound Gang's CD Use Your Fingers for Columbia Records. When Daddy Long Legs broke off from Blood hound gang he continued to work with the new band, called Wolfpac. He recorded and mixed songs "Somethin' Wicked This Way Comes","Evil is as Evil Does" and "Death Becomes Her" He is uncredited on the spoken word adlibs for some of these songs. The Band used these recordings to get a slot on the Howard Stern Radio Show. He has been to The Netherlands 4 times with live touring performances has been featured on television and radio shows in the United States, Holland, India and Australia. He founded [www.Bah-FoStudio.com Bah-Fo Studio] in 1990 and continues to record, and mix for the music community.

Work

Discography

Produced

CD Albums

Songs

Recording / Mix Engineer

CD Albums

Videos

Music

Songwriters Original Showcase / Thrive Station

References

  1. ↑ "SLOT-1 ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES EXIT 21 CD RELEASE" (Press release). Slot-1. Slot One Entertainment, Inc. 1999. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Dominick A. Miserandino (29 November 2000). "Denzien, Rick". TheCelebrityCafe.com. THECELEBRITYCAFE.COM LLC. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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