Corey Rozzoni
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Corey Rozzoni | |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, Musician, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Electric guitar Vocals |
| Associated acts | Lights of Marfa Adalene Burden Brothers Clumsy LeSonic |
| Website | www.coreyrozzoni.com |
Corey Rozzoni, also known as Rizzo, is an American musician and songwriter.[1] He currently plays guitar for Nashville, TN based, Lights of Marfa, The Great Affairs, and Dave Fleppard (Def Leppard Tribute).
Biography[edit]
Born in Kenosha, WI, and raised in Rockton, IL, Rizzo knew early on that he wanted to play guitar. His parents had taken him to see Kiss in concert in 1979 and instantly he wanted to be Ace Frehley. He began taking lessons at Paradise Guitars in Beloit, WI at age 9, beginning with more formal training and competing in the Illinois Music League competitions in the early 80s. He placed second in both years he entered (he jokes that there were only 2 competitors). Once he found rock music, his life was changed and he immersed himself in the guitar-heavy music of the 80's rock bands (Van Halen, AC/DC, Scorpions, Tesla, Ratt, Whitesnake, etc.)
Rizzo formed his first band, China White, with his elementary school classmates Chad Coonrod (drums) and John Pond (bass), along with a lead singer from a neighboring town, Jesse Foht. The band played their first club show before 3 of the 4 members could even drive.
He relocated to Dallas, TX in 1997 with LeSonic. The band split up soon after the move and Rizzo was left bandless. In 1999 he joined Clumsy (featuring Marc Solomon formerly of Perfect and the Clowns). He spent 2 years touring with the band before they decided to call it quits and pursue other projects.
Rizzo continued to write and demo songs with plans of relocating to Los Angeles, CA, but in June 2003 he received a call from his friend Casey Orr, who also happened to play bass for the Burden Brothers. He asked if Rizzo would be interested in auditioning for the open guitar player spot in the band. He accepted, auditioned, and got the job. He was a member of the Burden Brothers from August 2003 to August 2007. While he was a member of the band they released two albums, Buried in Your Black Heart (2003)[1][2] and Mercy (2006), on Kirtland Records as well as a live performance DVD entitled RYFOLAMF.
Rizzo officially left the band on May 29, 2007. His departure was not announced until August 6, 2007, one day after his last show on August 5, 2007, in Madison, WI.
In September 2008 Rizzo moved to Nashville, TN, and from 2009 until 2013 was a member of the Nashville-based band, Adalene. The band released two EPs - 2010's "Night On Fire" and 2013's "Atlantic Heart" before disbanding.
Since late 2014, he has been working on his own band, Lights of Marfa. In late 2015 they released "The Light of Sound" EP. In February 2019 they began releasing a new single each month.
In the fall of 2020, he joined Nashville-based rock band, The Great Affairs. Their new record, his first with the band, "Sleepwalker" is set for release in late 2023.
Equipment[edit]
Guitars
- Gibson
- Godin
- 2017 Summit Classic HB - Black
- 2010 Icon Type 2 Convertible - Sunburst
- 2010 Icon Type 2 Convertible - Black
- 2010 Icon Type 2 Convertible - Burgundy
- Seagull
- 2017 Maritime SWS Dreadnought
- 2004 Custom Double Cutaway w/ Floyd Rose tremolo and custom paint by Joe Martin of The Martin Brothers
Amplifiers
- REVV Amplification
- Generator 120 MkII
- Bogner Amplification
- Ecstasy 101B
- EVH Amplification
- 5150IIIS EL34
- Mather Cab
- 2x12 - Ported
Effects
- Line 6 Helix Rack
- Ernie Ball VP Jr Volume Pedal
- Jim Dunlop DVP3 Volume X
- Sonic Research ST-300 Turbo Tuner Mini
- Digitech Drop Pedal
- BOSS NS-2 Noise Suppressor
- Two Notes Captor, Reload, C.A.B. & C.A.B. M
Other
- Strings & Picks
- Pickups
- Miscellaneous
- Mogami cables
- Monster cables
- George L cables
- Line 6 wireless
- Temple Audio pedalboards
- Graph Tech accessories
- Mental Case road cases
- Gator guitar cases
Awards[edit]
Voted "Best Guitarist" by the readers of the Dallas Observer in 2005's Dallas Observer Music Awards.[3]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Burden Brothers
- Buried in Your Black Heart (2003)
- Mercy (2006)
Solly
- You Know What You Should Do (2008) - Where Would You Be? (track 5)
EPs and singles[edit]
Burden Brothers
- Shadow - Single (2004)
- Walk Away / Jailbreak Split 7" with Supersuckers (2005)
Adalene
- Night On Fire - EP (2010)
- Atlantic Heart - EP (2013)
Lights of Marfa
- The Light of Sound - EP (2015)
- Wonderful Christmastime (Paul McCartney cover) - Single (December 7, 2018)
- Heaven Knows - Single (February 1, 2019)
- Run To You (Bryan Adams cover) - Single (March 1, 2019)
- Live to Forget - Single (April 1, 2019)
- Big Shot (Billy Joel cover) - Single (May 1, 2019)
- Slow Burn - Single (June 1, 2019)
- Love Machine - Single (July 1, 2019)
- Light of Day - Single (August 1, 2019)
- Until I Found You - Single (September 1, 2019)
- Where I Belong - Single (October 1, 2019)
- Double Vision (Foreigner cover) - Single (November 1, 2019)
- Welcome to the Show - Single (December 1, 2019)
- Battle Song - Single (February 14, 2019)
- My Burning Flower - Single (June 12, 2020)
DVDs[edit]
Burden Brothers
- RYFOLAMF (2005)
Compilations and Promos[edit]
Burden Brothers
- Buried in Your Black Heart release party CD (Kirtland, 2003)
- 99.5 KISS Rocks San Antonio (KISS-FM, 2004)
- Includes "Beautiful Night"
- Summer Lovin' Volume 4 (KDGE, 2004)
- Includes "Shadow (live)"
- Kirtland Records Compilation (2004)
- Includes "Beautiful Night" and the music video for "Shadow"
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Niki D'Andrea (29 July 2004). "Burden Brothers", Phoenix New Times.
- ↑ Benjamin Friedland (13 April 2004). "The Burden Brothers Walk On", Rolling Stone.
- ↑ Sarah Hepola (5 May 2005). "2005 Dallas Observer Music Awards", Dallas Observer.
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