{"id":29503,"date":"2018-08-25T10:27:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T14:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=29503"},"modified":"2018-08-25T10:27:40","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T14:27:40","slug":"on-stage-dee-jay-silver-enjoys-crossing-formats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=29503","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Dee Jay Silver enjoys crossing formats"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dee Jay Silver<\/p><\/div>\n

Dee Jay Silver and Jason Aldean go together like ribs and BBQ sauce or Jack Daniels and Coke.<\/p>\n

On August 25, 2017, Silver was in the area performing on the Camden Waterfront as part of Aldean\u2019s \u201cThey Don\u2019t Know Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year, Silver returns to the BB&T Pavilion (1 Harbour Boulevard, Camden, New Jersey, 856-225-0163,\u00a0www.livenation.com<\/a>) performing as part of Aldean\u2019s \u201cHigh Noon Neon Tour\u201d — on August 25.<\/p>\n

Aldean is one of America\u2019s top country acts with a string of hit singles and albums, including his 2010 album \u201cMy Kinda Party\u201d which is certified quadruple-platinum.<\/p>\n

Silver is a country act. And, he is a DJ spinning music to get people on their feet dancing.<\/p>\n

RCA Nashville recording artist Dee Jay Silver has been a top touring DJ\/remixer\/producer for the past 16 years, having played in premier venues in virtually every major market in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.<\/p>\n

The groundbreaking open-format DJ\/performer has thrilled millions with his unique ability to blend all types of music from hip hop and rock to house and country for crowds of all sizes as well as on mash-ups and remixes.<\/p>\n

Silver has been traveling the world playing every kind of event and venue from the largest nightclubs, high-profile celebrity parties and exclusive private events to massive sporting events, award shows, major music festivals and arena tours and all that\u2019s in between.<\/p>\n

\u201cI live in Nashville and I\u2019m home this week,\u201d said Silver, during a phone interview last week from his home in Music City.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, I am on the road a lot. And, I tour with Jason a lot. I also play Las Vegas as a solo act. My sets are a lot different there. You can get away with anything in Vegas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cHigh Noon Neon Tour\u201d marks Silver\u2019s ninth\u00a0tour\u00a0as the country superstar\u2019s resident DJ.<\/p>\n

Silver\u2019s new single\u00a0\u201cShine,\u201d\u00a0a dance music track featuring vocals from\u00a0Joey Hyde,\u00a0marks his first new taste of original music this year. The song follows his previous original songs — the electronic music single\u00a0\u201cMade To Do\u201d\u00a0(2017) and country hit\u00a0\u201cJust Got Paid\u201d\u00a0(2016), the latter of which has been played over one million times\u00a0on\u00a0Spotify.<\/p>\n

The open-format performer is known for his unique ability to blend all types of music from hip-hop and rock to house and country, and that eclectic style shines through in both his live shows and original music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI play a whole lot of songs and I play them fast,\u201d said Silver. \u201cIf it\u2019s not a song you like, just wait a minute or two and I will be playing a song you like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silver began DJing while attending college in Arkansas and later moved to Springfield, Missouri. While working as a doorman for a club in Springfield, his interest peaked, and he began opening up the dance floor until the headlining DJ would come on.<\/p>\n

According to Silver, \u201cOne gig turned into the next. Back in the day, you didn\u2019t have computers, YouTube, or schools to learn how to DJ. If you were going to DJ, you had to learn from another DJ.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up in Texas, country music was all I ever heard. I was very versed in country music, so I\u2019ve always mixed it in. I\u2019m so happy to see that \u2018Country Remix\u2019 is actually a genre now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silver\u2019s exposure to music started when he was just a kid.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sang in churches when I was young,\u201d said Silver. \u201cAnd, my dad played guitar on the porch. Then, go to college and the world changes. I was still into country, but I also gravitated to big house music.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was in college, I got into N.W.A. and gangster rap. Older house music became my favorite. DJing is exciting. It draws you in. I\u2019ve been doing it for 20 years. Every day, I can\u2019t wait until I do my next show.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about being creative and relating to your crowd. No matter what song it is, people will dance if it\u2019s presented right. If they\u2019re familiar with a song, that\u2019s what makes them more comfortable to have a better time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silver successfully was able to build his career with one foot in dance and one foot in country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWherever I played, I was the guy known for mixing in country,\u201d said Silver. \u201cClub owners would say \u2013 I know you\u2019re going to play some country so, when you do, get in and get out.<\/p>\n

\u201cSoon, the club owners realized that the fans loved it, Now, they\u2019re hiring me to play country 12 days at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

\u201cCountry music is something that people can relate to. Hip-hop is different. I don\u2019t have a Bugatti in my driveway \u2013 very few people do. Hip-hop \u2013 no-one is living like that.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, everybody knows \u2018Wagon Wheel\u2019 and \u2018Any Ol\u2019 Barstool\u2019 (country hits by Darius Rucker and Jason Aldean). It\u2019s just good laid-back music that people want to sit back and listen to with a beer.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2013, Silver signed a recording contract with RCA Nashville, becoming the first DJ to be signed to a major Nashville label. His 2013 EP, \u201cCountry Club,\u201d features creative and rhythmic country mash-ups of some of the format\u2019s most popular and beloved artists, including Alabama, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Jake Owen, and Love and Theft.<\/p>\n

In April of 2014, Silver launched a nationally syndicated weekly radio show called \u201cThe Country Club with Dee Jay Silver\u201d via the Sun Broadcast Group. Each week, the show features up-tempo mixes and mash-ups of hits from country\u2019s biggest stars and newcomers, with an infusion of unique rhythms as well as tracks from other genres.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just love house music and all its energy,\u201d said Silver. \u201cI look for new songs every day. But, old music is just as important. In this digital age, no-one listens to just one style of music anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two new activities have been added to Silver\u2019s hectic schedule \u2013 fatherhood and his own kids\u2019 clothing line called Nice Nice Babies (https:\/\/nicenicebabies.com\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son Wake Silver Perdue will be two on September 1,\u201d said Silver. \u201cSo, I wanted a clothing line of cool shirts for my kid \u2013 and for other kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Dee Jay Silver \u2013\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/wJdN7y98J-c<\/a><\/p>\n

Jason Aldean\u2019s \u201cHigh Noon Neon Tour\u201d featuring Dee Jay Silver will start at 7:30 on August 25 at the BB&T Pavilion. Tickets prices range from $239-$115.<\/p>\n

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Joanne Shaw Taylor<\/p><\/div>\n

Music fans who love the blues also have something to whet their appetite this Saturday night.<\/p>\n

On August 25, Joanne Shaw Taylor will headline a show at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Taylor has established herself as one of the U.K.\u2019s top stars of the blues-rock world. She grew up in Wednesbury in the Black Country, England, and was inspired in her early teens to play the blues after hearing Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins and Jimi Hendrix.<\/p>\n

In June, Taylor signed her first major label contract with Sony Music on the recently re-launched Silvertone imprint. The global deal will be for three albums starting in early 2019, plus her two most recent albums,\u00a0\u201cWild\u201d\u00a0(2016)\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cThe Dirty Truth\u201d\u00a0(2014), will also be moving over to Sony. Upon their initial release, these last two albums received limited distribution in the USA.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in the studio now here in Detroit,\u201d said Taylor, during a phone interview last week. \u201cI\u2019m in the middle of making an album. Al Sutton is producing it at his studio.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sutton has produced a slew of highly-acclaimed albums at his Rustbelt Studios in Royal Oak, Michigan. His impressive list of production credits includes Bob Seger, Sheryl Crow, Hank Williams Jr, Uncle Kracker, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pop Evil, Loretta Lynn, Sponge, Romantics, and Shannon Curfman.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been wanting to work with him for years,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cI\u2019ve been living in Detroit for 10 years and I\u2019ve always wanted to work with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Motor City is a long way from where Taylor was born and raised.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up near Birmingham,\u201d said Taylor, during a recent phone interview. \u201cMy dad played guitar and was a big music fan. He was also a big blues fan and listened to artists like Big Bill Broonzy and Bukka White.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started playing guitar when I was a teenager. I was listening to acts like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins and ZZ Top. I also listened to Cream, Free, Led Zeppelin \u2013 anything that was loud. I didn\u2019t get into British blues acts like John Mayall or Alexis Korner until later.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was attracted to American music. It\u2019s funny because Joe Bonamassa, who is a friend of mine, was in New York listening to British guys and I was in Britain listening to American guys. I did a blues cruise with Joe Bonamassa a few years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always wanted to play guitar. I had played classical guitar at school. I knew I could play guitar but classical wasn\u2019t for me. It was too structured. When I listened to Albert Collins, there were no rules. I listened to the blues guys and imitated them. I loved it so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

The girl with the big voice from the Black Country has toured extensively around the world, released critically acclaimed albums and gained a global fan base as well as having the honor of playing alongside some of her musical idols.<\/p>\n

Taylor\u2019s debut album \u201cWhite Sugar,\u201d which was released in 2009, opened the door. Subsequent albums \u201cDiamonds in the Dirt\u201d (2010), \u201cAlmost Always Never\u201d (2012), \u201cSongs from the Road\u201d (2013) and \u201cThe Dirty Truth\u201d (2014) enabled Taylor to build a world-wide fan base.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Dirty Truth\u201d was a return to her original sound that mixes rock riffs with blues influences. The album was released in the U.K. in September 2014 on Taylor\u2019s own independent boutique label, Axehouse Records.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have 20 years of playing guitar,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cI started when I was 13. My first guitar was a Mexican Sunburst Strat. Now, I have five studio albums and one live album.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been two-and-a-half years since I recorded my cast album. I\u2019ve been writing a lot for my next album. At the moment, we\u2019ve recorded 15 songs \u2013 and we\u2019re just getting started. I wanted to do it sounding more stripped-down. It\u2019s a mix of classic rock and blues.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Taylor, \u201cRecording at Grand Victor was incredibly inspiring. It is quite the legendary studio. Dolly Parton cut \u2018Jolene\u2019 and \u2018I Will Always Love\u2019 you here. And Chet Atkins worked here. Basically, if there was a hit record out of Nashville, it was made here. I am very proud of this album, and I can\u2019t wait for everyone to hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Joanne Taylor Shaw — https:\/\/youtu.be\/SR0_pFOnN5g<\/a><\/p>\n

The show at the Sellersville Theater, which has Simo as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $39.50.<\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows this week at the Sellersville Theater are King\u2019s X on August 26, Matisyahu on August 27 and The Earls Of Leicester Presented By Jerry Douglas on August 29.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking to rock out on a hot summer night, this Sunday will be a good time to do it.<\/p>\n

On August 26, Godsmack will be sharing the bill with Shinedown at an outdoor venue in Camden while Incite will be rattling the walls at a small club in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

The show at the BB&T Pavilion (1 Harbour Boulevard, Camden, New Jersey, 856-225-0163,\u00a0www.livenation.com<\/a>) on Sunday will feature two veteran hard rock bands that are each touring in support of a new album.<\/p>\n

Shinedown\u2019s \u201cAttention Attention\u201d album was released on May 4 via\u00a0Atlantic Records\u00a0while Godsmack\u2019s \u201cWhen Legends Rise\u201d dropped on April 27\u00a0on the\u00a0BMG label.<\/p>\n

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Godsmack<\/p><\/div>\n

The new album comes 20 years after the release of Godsmack\u2019s debut album and 20 million album sales later \u2013 and Godsmack is still kicking ass big time.<\/p>\n

Godsmack — Sully Erna (vocals, guitar), Tony Rombola (guitar), Robbie Merrill (bass), and Shannon Larkin (drums) — continues to make music that hits hard \u2013 sonically and musically. The multiplatinum four-time GRAMMY\u00ae Award-nominated Boston band looks back and forward at the same time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the songwriting on the new album, there was a conscious effort to have a theme of rebirth \u2013 of re-inventing ourselves,\u201d said Larkin, during a phone I interview this week from a tour stop in Virginia Beach, Virginia.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though it is our seventh album, we had a lot of firsts \u2013 first ballad, first time for Sully to play piano, first time to have outside co-writers. At the same time, you don\u2019t want to change so much that you alienate your fanbase that\u2019s used to hard-edged riffs. We\u2019ve always been a riff-oriented band.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Erna, the band\u2019s songwriter, \u201cYou\u2019ve got to burn it down to build it up. \u2018When Legends Rise\u2019 is a metaphor. Life can get challenging at times. It can knock you onto the ground. However, if you reach inside of yourself, find that inner strength, and rise up again, you\u2019ll flourish.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past few years, I went through a really tough time, but I learned this firsthand. Coming out on the other side, we\u2019re going to do this bigger and better than we ever have. We\u2019re ready to work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to stretch my wings out even further to use all the experiences I’ve had with writing different types of music over the years and applying that to find a way to introduce a newer, fresher, more mature sound, but still maintaining the power of Godsmack.\u201d<\/p>\n

Godsmack was formed by Erna in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1995. He and bassist Robbie Merrill are the two surviving original members. Rombola joined in 1996 and Larkin came on board in 2002. The band\u2019s line-up has been stable for almost two full decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a good reason for the band\u2019s longevity,\u201d said Larkin. \u201cWe\u2019ve had the luxury of having a year off every fourth year \u2013 a four-year cycle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have one year that we spend writing and recording. Then, we tour two years after the album is released. Finally, we separate from each other as a band for the fourth year. We all take time off and have different projects. Tony and I have a blues band called the Apocalypse Blues Revue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Larkin, who is a native of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has his own band history prior to joining Godsmack. His previous bands were\u00a0Amen,\u00a0Candlebox,\u00a0Ugly Kid Joe, and\u00a0Wrathchild America.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was in Wrathchild, I met Sully in North Carolina and we hit it off,\u201d said Larkin. \u201cI went to California and played with Ugly Kid Joe. After a while, fame no longer attracted me. I was married, 32 and my wife got pregnant. So, I stopped playing in bands.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, Sully called and said they were getting rid of Tommy (original drummer Tommy Stewart). He wanted me to join the band and said the only thing was that I had to get along with Tony and Robbie. We hit it off right away and, 19 years later, here we are now.\u201d
\nLarkin also talked about the band\u2019s evolution,<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re in your fifties playing hard rock, you\u2019re old,\u201d said Larkin, who turned 51 in April. \u201cWe\u2019re not pretending to be 20-year-olds playing in a piss-and-vinegar band.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been able to change and adapt. There\u2019s nothing we\u2019re more proud of than our longevity. More than 20 years and we\u2019re still going strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Godsmack \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/6AY19BPipyo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the BB&T Pavilion, which also features Shinedown and Red Sun Rising, will start at 7 p.m. Ticket prices range from $18.75-$99.50.<\/p>\n

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Incite<\/p><\/div>\n

Incite\u00a0is a metal\u00a0band from\u00a0Phoenix, Arizona\u00a0that formed in 2004 and has made powerful music ever since. The band\u2019s current roster features Richie Cavalera (vocals), \u201cDru Tang\u201d Rome (guitar), Christopher EL (bass guitar) and Lennon Lopez (drums).<\/p>\n

The band is awaiting the release of its new album and is currently on a major tour across North America. The tour brings Incite to Philly on August 26 for a show at Kung Fu Necktie (1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, we\u2019re driving through Michigan \u2013 avoiding cops,\u201d said Cavalera, during a phone interview Thursday afternoon. \u201cIt\u2019s a nice drive. We\u2019re heading to Lansing, Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cavalera and his bandmates are psyched about the tour — and the impending album release.<\/p>\n

According to Cavalera, \u201cWe’re fired up to be hitting every corner of North America on what will be our most extensive headline tour yet. Bringing the metal with us will be\u00a0Aethere\u00a0and\u00a0Lody Kong, so come rage with us. You might even hear a new song or two. Keep it heavy and get ready to \u2018Burn & Shred!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new album is a wrap. It\u2019s all about keeping it brutal for all the metalheads. We\u2019ve got an album full of ragers. It\u2019s definitely heavy as shit with some new surprises in the guitar shredding department, and our special guest vocalists — which you’ll hear about soon — killed it. We\u2019re pumped to release this album to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new LP is scheduled to drop next month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe album will be out on September 7,\u201d said Cavalera. \u201cWe just released the first single from it \u2013 \u2018Ruthless Ways.\u2019 It will give everybody an idea of what to expect \u2013 grooving on that metal \u2013 all energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the most intense album we\u2019ve made. To me, it\u2019s the most rounded from beginning to end. It has its own vibe. It grooves off the heavy metal vibe we have \u2013 especially with the guitar solos.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went balls-to-the-wall and let Dru shred it on every tune. He has a classical background having studied violin. So, with his guitar work, it\u2019s not just shredding aimlessly. It\u2019s different. It gives the fans a chance to rock.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be something different for metal. You can really feel the bass \u2013 and the drums are ridiculous. This just comes from playing over 100 shows a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The album\u2019s producer also played a big role in the album\u2019s sound.<\/p>\n

\u201cSteve Ebbetts was our producer,\u201d said Cavalera. \u201cWe did it at the Omen Room Studio, which is Steve\u2019s studio in Westminster, California. We did our previous album with Steve. He\u2019s like the fifth member of the band.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wrote the album last year and got into pre-production in January. Then, we went out there and spent March and April recording it. It was the longest time we ever spent making an album.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Incite \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/x4uyRKYEC2I<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Kung Fu Necktie, which has Aethere as the opener, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12<\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at Kung Fu Necktie are Here Lies Man on August 25, Ramona on August 27, Black Tusk and Whores on August 28 and Dopethrone on August 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Dee Jay Silver and Jason Aldean go together like ribs and BBQ sauce or Jack Daniels and Coke. On August 25, 2017, Silver was in the area performing on the Camden Waterfront as part of Aldean\u2019s \u201cThey Don\u2019t Know Tour.\u201d This year, Silver returns to the BB&T Pavilion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7529],"tags":[9374,6518,10560,10561,10562],"class_list":["post-29503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-dee-jay-silver","tag-featured","tag-godsmack","tag-incite","tag-joanne-shaw-taylor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29503"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29504,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29503\/revisions\/29504"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}