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The Artist
The creation and distribution of the seven albums featured here has been the realization of a half-forgotten dream. The near completion of the upcoming "Shadowfire" CD has pushed that dream way over the top.

Dennis has been a professional musician for 45 years (retired from performing in the middle '80s). Originally from Minneapolis and having played in a variety of hard rock, pop and jazz groups throughout the Midwest since age 14, he grew tired of the business end of the music industry and focused all of his creative energies on visual arts and his career as an illustrator and graphic designer. 

As anyone who's achieved any level of accomplishment as a musician knows, it doesn't go quietly. In fact, it hasn't gone anywhere but into high gear.

The digital age brought possibilities to the creative process that, like the music itself, couldn't be ignored. With digital audio workstation technology and state-of-the-art synthesizers operating at full tilt Dennis Melton the composer and musician found a rebirth of passion for music. This time around without the business end robbing the process of its joy.

Now located in Las Vegas, fueled by the musical energies that abound in the "Entertainment Capital of the World", and armed with an arsenal of synthesizers and effects, Dennis Melton is now able to take the creative process from concept to polished completion as a real "solo act". Writing all of the parts, playing or sequencing all of the instruments, accepting no excuses, making no compromises and taking no prisoners. Just an accomplished musician and his imagination, brought back to life by modern technology.

If the question were to be asked if an individual can own the creative process, write and produce all of his own music, have it distributed worldwide and get radio airplay on several continents, the answer would be, "Watch him".

Being foremost a drummer, the arrangements on all of this music are percussion-laden instrumental jazz/hard rock fusion (for lack of a more accurate category) that tend to dwell in the darker realms of melody. The musical influences are evident and openly embraced, and Dennis has been honored to have been favorably likened to his heroes, composition and performance powerhouses such as Chick Corea, Bill Bruford, Al Dimeola, Keith Jarrett, Lenny White, Steve Gadd, Alphonse Mouzon, Larry Coryell, and even Frank Zappa.

Having been mentally performing with what he describes as "the nervous jazz band in my head" for years and with utter disregard (disdain?) for convention, melody hooks and timing changes abound. Strap yourself in for a technology-
enhanced musical roller coaster ride and please remember to keep your hands and arms inside the car. 

                       Charlene Davis

The Music
Daymares was almost a year in the creation and every note justifying the wait.

Nearly a full hour and 15 songs long, Daymares is somewhat of a departure from previous efforts. More variety of both style and texture are obvious, but less obvious may be even more maturity in the artistry and production.

Every bit as ominous and dark as "Cruel December" but executed with a surprising array of more traditional instruments.


©2011 Dennis Melton
Cruel December, released 9/7/2009,  is a full-length (plus) album with an hour of brand new music featuring 16 songs. In the mean time, you can hear full-length, high quality samples and even buy the individual tracks in mp3 format from iTunes before the CD hits the racks by clicking HERE.
©2009 Dennis Melton
Parallax Effect  features the exciting science fiction-themed "Cutter Suite". Available in CD form at major online retailers such as Amazon, Target and Borders and digitally at virtually all of the major mp3 venues such as iTunes, Rhapsody, and several more.

As always, on the Eerie Sunday
label.

©2008 Dennis Melton
Hammer of Karma, the dramatic concept EP featuring "The Hammer of Karma Suite" is just a few minutes short of a full album and available as a CD EP at an appropriately discounted price.
©2007 Dennis Melton
Outland (Still a Lie) was the anxiously awaited follow-up to Dennis Melton's premier release, "Forever is a Lie". More dark jazz-fusion, more uneasy listening. More Dennis Melton.

On the Eerie Sunday
label.

©2007 Dennis Melton
Forever is a Lie was Dennis Melton's first recording (and Eerie Sunday's first release) is no longer available for purchase through the online retailers but the commercially produced CD is available directly from the Eerie Sunday label. After hearing the more recent CDs you'll want  to own this value-added album. 16 complete songs and over an hour of music!
©2007 Dennis Melton
A complete departure from the rest of the catalogue, Dublin Roads is a collection of 12 traditional Irish songs, most of which are around 300 years old. They have been lovingly and respectfully arranged and produced but, as you can imagine, not without that patent, signature Dennis Melton twist.

Expect to hear great Celtic melodies in the form of original instrumental Celtic/Hard Rock Fusion. These are Irish songs, played by an Irishman, as they've never been heard before. 

©2010 Dennis Melton


Dennis Melton has created and executed all of the artwork for all of his music CDs, the covers and labels. 
(©2011 Dennis Melton - All reproduction rights reserved)

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