Welcome to the PROJECT 5 Home Page!!
Yes, I know, this is actually my blog, but I don't think it will mind if I use it to promote my new CD for a while.
I just finished recording and mixing the album this morning, and posted the first track "Single Guy With A High Income" on Soundcloud and Bandcamp. I'll be meeting with cover artist Greg Gierowski next week and hope he'll do another fine job improving my temporary work, above.
Right now I have no idea how the album will be received, but watch this space for any and all updates!
August 1 - Indie Criolo and Rock Era Magazine have approved "Single Guy With A High Income" for blog placement within a week!
From Valie at CiTR 101.9 FM: "I did enjoy the song! The guitar at around 2 minutes is great."
August 2 - ingrown radio approved "Single Guy" for airplay on Mixcloud! "Really enjoying this. Great stuff! Thanks for the submission."
Roadie Music has promised a posting and possibly a review within the week.
Though declining, ALT77 said:
"Thanks so much for sharing! It did remind me of Zappa. I liked the humor and the complex instrumental. I dug this a lot. I think you're really on to something. Hoping you'll make more, and share some with us. Best!"
Indie Criolo's main page:
“Single Guy with a High Income has this syncopated rhythm that can generate a special resource of passion and good moments to enjoy our rock intensity at all high and positive levels to destroy everything. The happiness of this song is mounted in a very intense intentional disorder, which accumulates any level of power for Dino DiMuro, who created sonic madness to unleash the imagination of those who listen to this work of art.”August 3rd saw a front page from Roadie Music!
>>With such a great admiration for Rock'n'Roll art, Dino DiMuro is an independent artist from the United States, who has an admirable talent without a use of Rock instruments, along with lyrics from exciting stories. "Single Guy with a High Income" is about his last release, premiered at the end of July, a song has a characteristic appearance of Rock. Giving at the same time a perfect sound for the artist to present his true lyrics.<<
August 4th brings a front page link from Underground 'n Proud!
This is also the day I finally was able to upload to Spotify, iTunes, and many other platforms thanks to joining DistroKid. "Single Guy" was immediately added so that I could submit my songs to Spotify Playlisters. Most of my other recent albums (Dunning-Kruger, I Don't Know Tomorrow, etc.) were also added.
From The Strait Playlist shoutout:
August 5...
Rock Fuego said: "I like the spoken vibe and the Zappa influence!"
Common Sense blog says: "Strong! This song is definitely rebellious with an excellent gritty vibe. The main issue I have is the melodies could be a tad bit more pronounced at times for me. But I love the strong beats and gritty intensity here!"
UNXINED said: "Like the inventive, quirky, and imaginative musical character on this piece. The track is brimming with lo-fi-rock elements blended with mathy alt-rock nuances that make for an unexpected rhythmic groove. Appreciate the playful transitions as well as the beefy guitar riffages through the flow. It gives off this classic rock touch. Observably though for curation purposes we feel it comes off as rather eclectic and experimental appeal-wise. Nonetheless we hope the new release does well and wish the project the best moving forward!"
Grotesquilizer: "Original sound vision, we like the drum sound. Atmospheric trippy post-prog fusion."
Roadie Metal's Spotify Playlist! #518 with a bullet!
MCCFUNK: "Ambitious arrangement and lyrical content here."
August 6 from MP3hugger: "What an unusual construct we have here, the kind of thing I'd have expected from Captain Beefheart, with a hint of grunge, if I'd ever given his Trout movements any degree of times. There is no denying the experimental aspects of this track and it does take an open mind to untangle its rapidly changing tempo but it is imminently interesting in its approach. One never quite knows what is coming around the corner and while that is not enough to seal our affections it sure makes for a rockin' few minutes."
Headbangerz Club: "I thought the instrumental was pretty interesting and experimental. Several interesting moments. Vocals were solid but lacked moments that I truly fell in love with or that felt memorable to me. Keep up the good work."
Dogukan Ozturk: "Really interesting track in a very very good way! I enjoyed it. Great work!"
Unique Playlists: "Hey and thanks for sending this song! i listened to the song and i think the song is great, especially love the nice guitar sound! but unfortunately I think the song a bit too experimental / jammy for our playlists. i hope you understand. maybe next time! :) much success!"
August 6 on the Rock Era site...
August 12 for Rock Era Magazine...
On the same day: Last Day Deaf!
August 14: Big interview with Rock Era Magazine!
August 21... Blog posting and Spotify share from welovelo-fi!
August 27... New Cover demo by Greg Gierowski!
SEPTEMBER 16... PROJECT 5 released!!
Hard copies began mailing September 17.
"South Bay Wine Bar" is the second single and was released on Soundcloud on September 20.
Indiecriollo had this to say, in a rough translation:
"Dino presents a song with the perfect freedom to understand everything this artist is. The sound experience is very great with restless disorderly rhythms but with intense magic of desire & emotion which can only express a favorable wind of fury & desire."
We Love Lo-Fi Music put us on their Eclectic Blends Playlist!
On September 24, the "copyright safe" version of Project 5 (missing Lovely and Heisenberg, but adding "Expansion") dropped on Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music!
On September 25 my old pals Roadie Metal came through with this awesome mention!
My long-awaited review on Divide and Conquer on October 6, the 10 Year Anniversary of my family moving back into my childhood home on Gower street!
February 22, 2022
There's been a small uptick in activity since Project 5 was released. On this date I surpassed 100 listeners on Spotify, mostly due to the first track on Project 5! I also hired ArtistPR to help promote Project 5 on blogs and playlists and to create a press release, which I am waiting to approve within a week.
