Dino DiMuro
Dino DiMuro is an independent musician and sound designer based in Los Angeles.
Dino has been self-producing CDs and cassettes since the mid-80’s. On many of these releases he plays most everything except the drums, and on recent albums has taken on percussionist duties as well.
Dino DiMuro was born in Los Angeles just above the Hollywood freeway in 1957. After a short career as a rock guitarist in a band for hire (once opening for Van Halen), he became a motion picture sound effects editor, winning an Emmy, a British Academy Award, and several Golden Reels. Among his films are features by Ridley Scott, Cameron Crowe, and Oliver Stone; the Bourne Series; Revenant; and the sound design for the Netflix series NARCOS.
Dino released a series of albums in the 80’s and 90’s, while also reviewing for Option magazine. He has been profiled in Keyboard, Alternative Press, and BAM, among other publications and blogs. Finished with sound design, he is now on an aggressive release schedule of two to three CDs a year.
Dino’s music has been described as “Walt Disney on Acid” and is most often compared to Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, and They Might Be Giants. He also shows heavy classical, classic rock, country and folk influences. He has recently been investigating the inclusion of quirky, unexpected cover tunes like the organ theme from “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” or the Narcorrido “Ballad of Heisenberg” From Breaking Bad.
Dino also has a Kindle novel ELMWOOD and an article about sound effects editing that can found on Cracked.com.
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“My first-ever cover version of a song from the classic Trout Mask Replica!”
“Cover version of the Beefheart classic, recorded entirely by Dino DiMuro”
“Wild prog instrumental in Dino's style but with extra anarchic madness!”
“4-track song from 1989 totally rejiggered with new vocals by Matte Martin”
“Three recent singles PLUS two newly mastered songs from the unreleased album ELMWOOD!”
“More avant-rock fun just like Collaborations Part One!”
“Old School Techno-House meets Aaron Copland and Frank Zappa”
“A mix of grungy lead guitars, wild proggy keyboard excursions and Beefheartian crunch.”
“A remake of the Civil Union Dream Pop track from 2020 featuring songwriter Andrew Pahl on vocals”
“Five short experimental songs in the LO FI style I haven’t done for many years, intentionally or not!”
“Original Double CD-length version of 2024's Heatstroke Alley”
“An album of wild rock and keyboard-based songs built on drum machines, loops and samples.”
“50's style tribute to a famously depressed poet”
“An expansive musical journey led by talking guitars and progressive rock drumming”
Earlier releases
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“Nutty instrumental based a baroque piano book my sister used to practice every day”
“A cover version of the final track on Captain Beefheart's 1972 gritty blues album 'The Spotlight Kid.'”
“An outtakes collection of nutty rock from 2014, totally remastered with new overdubs and mixes.”
“A giddy prog-rock waltz meant to convey the joy of a deep forest insect quest, with occasional classical and showtune shadings.”
“Pots & Pans Percussion backs a keyboard instrumental that recalls early Mothers”
“A bit of pop fluff to celebrate the miracle of sun dresses seen out in the wild, and the pretty girls who wear them.”
“Wacky Disco-prog in a bright red jacket!”
“A clattering, cartoonish rock journey to the Mississippi of both Tom Sawyer and my own experience.”
“The tale of a famous appetizer only DiMuros eat: Goofy vox, rock guitars, quirky beats & an Afropop ending.”
“A jumping, jazzy romp with Zappa-like melodies, tumbling drums and Afrobeat-influenced vocals.”
“A moody, proggy electric piano track with drums by Stump The Band.”
“Another twisted keyboard-based track, festooned with Christmas bells”
“Remembering a wild day at Disneyland, represented by even wilder rock stylings”
“Spooky keyboard music inspired by St. Denis, decapitated but still preaching while carrying his own head.”
“A collection of Dino avant-rock songs with vocals removed using new technology”
“A quirky lofi pop song resurrected from the past!”
“A wild & baroque musical ride, proggy without being snobby”
“A rollicking remembrance of a friendship interrupted, spoken in the language of Rock.”
“free floating melodies and a mix of live and machine percussion”
“looks back at that time and style”
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