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MUSIC
WEB EXPRESS 3000 presents
The latest
Deluc release is titled It Is What It Is. It was recorded during
the first half of 2010 and released in the same year. I recorded all
the tracks in my own studio, then took it and did final mixes at a
studio by the name of 'Hot House'. In the past I have used a number
of musicians, but on this release I wanted to express myself in other
ways, so I ended up playing the guitars, bass, keys, alto sax parts
and getting in a great musician and friend of mine Paul Cengia to
play drums. I also incorporated my family, my wife Kate on Vocals
and daughter Jett did some spoken word. The art work was also created
by Jett, my 4 year old daughter. The idea behind this release was
to create perform music with no inhibitions, to just make music for
the love of making music. If it sounded good, then it was good. I
didn’t care about industry expectations, but I did care about
freedom in the music. The title was also a factor in this release.
When recording the parts for the release I wanted purity, whatever
happened at the time is what I kept. To keep it real and raw was my
aim. When doing this CD I was in a complete free state of mind, the
music was initially for myself to express what was happening in my
head and soul.
On this
release I recorded most parts with a Fender Strat, at times I brought
in a 7 string Ibanez for the crunchy rhythm parts. I used a combination
of setups from a Fender Amp and Line 6 Pod XT into an Avalon pre-amp,
also a few pedals Ibanez Tube Screamer etc... I also used a Takemine
Santa Fe Nylon String for some rhythm parts. Through
my music education that I believe never stops some great influences
on my playing and song writing were musicians like Steve Vai, Joe
Satriani, Scott Henderson from Tribal Tech, Yes, Rush, Dream Theater,
Fates Warning, Charlie Parker, Prince, Maceo Parker, Frank Gambale,
Sting, that’s just to name a few. There are so many styles of
music and amazing artists that contribute to the world of music and
this I search to be influenced and inspired.
The main
plan is to get the music out to the globe, get as many people listening
to the music and hopefully enjoying the work/performances. Within
Australia it is very difficult to perform live, as there is not large
a scene for this music, but hopefully I can take the tour abroad and
play some shows in the USA, Europe and again different parts of Asia.
I am working on new material for the next release and experimenting
with a few ideas, maybe mixing a heavier sound with a little more
alto sax and maybe running that into a few effects, let's see what
the vibe creates.
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Way
down under in Australia, guitarist Fred Leduc continues breaking
new ground for the art and times of electric guitar based fusion instrumentals
with the release of his 2010 Deluc album entitled It Is What
It Is. Propelled by drummer Paul Cengia pounding out
the big beat, Leduc synchronizes his riffs and melodies and in doing
so organizes Deluc as a one man rock guitar army. Hard etched, guitar-based
instrumental rock music in the finest spirit of Joe Satriani and DiMeola,
with a touch of Santana, as recast for a new generation of ears, Leduc’s
Deluc whips up a guitar frenzy worth repeating on the ten track 2010
CD release of It Is What It Is. Amid the hard hitting jazz-rock
punk metal barrage, at least to long time listeners some of the tracks
also sound inspired by late ‘70s Euro guitar pioneers such as
Mike Oldfield and Michael Rother. MWE3.com first found out about Fred
Leduc on his 1998 8th Wonder album and it’s great to see
12 years later he’s still breaking new ground for the art and
times of instrumental rock guitar. 