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Deen Castronovo
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Background information
Birth nameDeen J. Castronovo
Born (1964-08-17) August 17, 1964 (age 60)
Westminster, California, U.S.
GenresHard rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s)Drummer, singer
Instrument(s)Drums, vocals, percussions
Years active1982–present
Websitewww.deencastronovo.net/index.htm

Deen J. Castronovo (born August 17, 1964) is an American drummer and singer who has played in several notable hard rock and metal acts, such as Cacophony, Bad English, Journey, Wild Dogs, Dr. Mastermind, Hardline, Planet Us, Soul Sirkus, Social Distortion, and Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler's G/Z/R, as well as in backing bands for Ozzy Osbourne, Vasco Rossi, Steve Vai, Paul Rodgers, and Matthew Ward.

Castronovo is the former drummer for the band Journey and current for Revolution Saints, performing on Journey albums such as Arrival (2001), Red 13 (2002), Generations (2005) (in which he also provided lead vocals on two songs), Revelation (2008), and Eclipse (2011), as well as providing lead vocals when performing live Journey hits such as "Mother, Father", "Still They Ride", and "Keep on Runnin'", and occasionally "Faithfully".

He also played on the song "Smoke of the Revolution" on the Neal Schon solo album Late Nite (1989).

History

Deen Castronovo was born in Westminster, California. He discovered the drums at age five and practiced songs from many bands. Deen cites Steve Smith, Neil Peart and Terry Bozzio as his greatest influences. He has released an instructional video entitled "High Performance Drumming".

Deen Castronovo grew up in Keizer, Oregon.[1][2] He attended South Salem High School.[3] He has two children.

Castronovo was arrested on June 14, 2015 and charged with fourth-degree assault and menacing after police say he physically injured a woman. As a result, he has been dropped from several upcoming Journey performances.[4] He was replaced by Omar Hakim on the 2015 tour.[5] On June 29, 2015, Castronovo was indicted by a Marion County grand jury. He faces felony charges of rape, assault, sexual abuse, unlawful use of a dangerous weapon, and contempt of court (violation of terms of bail after the June 14 arrest).[6] Dean took a plea bargain instead of going to trial and was sentenced to four years of probation and counselling for domestic violence.[7]

For 2016 tour dates, Journey have reunited with drummer Steve Smith who performed on most of Journey's biggest hits.

Album appearances

Wild Dogs
  • Wild Dogs (1983)
  • Man's Best Friend (1984)
  • Reign Of Terror (1987)
Dr. Mastermind
  • Dr. Mastermind (1986)
Tony MacAlpine

Tony MacAlpine main article

  • Maximum Security (1987)
  • Premonition (1994)
Cacophony
Marty Friedman
Bad English
Joey Tafolla
Matthew Ward
  • Fortress (1990)
Hardline
Ozzy Osbourne
Steve Vai
G/Z/R
Social Distortion
Rush tribute
  • Working Man – A Tribute to Rush (1996)
James Murphy
  • Convergence (1996)
  • Feeding the Machine (1999)
Hole
Vasco Rossi
  • Tracks (2002)
  • Tracks 2 (2009)
Journey
The Hitmaker
  • Don't Stop Believin' (featuring Deen Castronovo) (2006)
Soul Sirkus
  • World Play
Paul Rodgers
Revolution Saints
Fear Factory
Jonathan Cain
  • "What God Wants to Hear" (2016)

References

  1. ^ Lynn, Capi (May 6, 2009). "Drummer aims to spark musical journey for kids". Statesman Journal. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ O'Brien, Kyle (October 13, 2011). "Journey drummer ready to rock at home". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  3. ^ Rafanelli, Rachael (April 15, 2015). "Journey drummer speaks at S. Albany High". KGW. NBC News. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Journey Drummer Dropped from Upcoming Shows". statesmanjournal.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "Journey Drummer Booted From Tour". inquisitr.com. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Dubois, Steven. "Journey Drummer Arrested". registerguard.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  7. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3271296/Drummer-rock-band-Journey-given-probation-pleading-guilty-domestic-violence.html
  8. ^ "New Fear Factory Album 'Genexus' To Feature Guest Appearance By Journey Drummer Deen Castronovo". Blabbermouth.net. May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
Preceded by Journey drummer
1997 – 2015 		Succeeded by
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