Dennis is a Performer, Guitarist from the band Skunk Oil, a manager at Berklee College of Music, at the Concert Operations Department, a freelance Music Producer and a Sound Engineer. 

DENNIS D’ANGELO’S “MUSIC LIFE EXPERIENCE” BEGAN AROUND THE AGE OF 15 WHEN HE FIRST PLAYED AN ELECTRIC GUITAR… OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AN UNCONTROLLABLE DESIRE ROSE INSIDE HIS MIND AND HEART AND SOON AFTER THAT HE WAS QUICKLY LEARNING LICKS AND TRICKS BY YEAR, DEVELOPING WHAT WOULD BECOME HIS LIFE PASSION. DENNIS ALSO SOON REALIZED THAT, TO HIM, PLAYING GUITAR AND LEARNING MUSIC WAS SOMETHING MORE THEN ONLY A HOBBY. DEDICATING HOURS OF HIS DAYS, THE DESIRE FOR LEARNING MORE GREW FAST AND EVERYDAY, AND HE FELT HE WAS FINALLY DOING SOMETHING THAT HE REALLY LOVED, SOMETHING HE WAS PROUD OF, AND EVEN BETTER, SOMETHING THAT WAS FUN.

FAST FORWARD TWO YEARS (…) BEFORE CHOOSING TO FOLLOW A CAREER IN MUSIC OR ENROLL A MUSIC COLLEGE, DENNIS TAUGHT GUITAR OVER 4 YEARS TO SOME FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WITH THE IDEIA TO MAKE SOME MONEY BUT DOING IN SOMETHING HE ENJOYED…WHAT ACTUALLY PROVED TO BE COOLER THAN HE EXPECTED.

DENNIS WORDS: I WAS BORN LISTENING TO ROCK N’ ROLL AND MAYBE THIS HAVE MADE ME ALWAYS LOVE JAMING AND PLAYING LIVE SHOWS WITH BANDS UNTIL I GOT MY OWN, SO DURING THAT TIME BEFORE COLLEGE I GOT THE CHANCE TO PLAY IN SOME GOOD VENUES IN SAO PAULO, FROM SMALL ROCK FESTIVALS TO WELL KNOWN ROCK VENUES.
DECIDING TO PURSUE THE MUSIC CAREER (AND ACTUALLY THE FIRST OF MY FAMILY) I ENROLLED AT FACULDADE DE MUSICA SOUZA LIMA, HAVING IN MIND THE PARTNERSHIP THEY HAVE WITH BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, SO I ALWAYS AIMED HIGH. AFTER 2 YEARS STUDYING IN BRAZIL AND NOW CONTINUING IN BERKLEE TO COMPLETE MY DEGREE IN BACHELOR OF MUSIC, STUDY MUSIC TAUGHT ME TO OPEN MY MIND TO LEARN WHATEVER I CAN TO BE A BETTER MUSICIAN, REGARDLESS OF STYLE. I CONSIDER MYSELF A REALLY HARD WORK GUY AND BERKLEE SHOWED ME REALLY WHAT’S THE “LIVE FOR THE MUSIC” ALL ABOUT.

Los Angeles-based, Skunk Oil, is an Heavy Alt-Rock band born out of a sonic collision of the sounds of Queens of the Stone Age, Soundgarden and Black Sabbath.

Formed in Boston in 2017 by Dennis D’Angelo (Lead guitar), Caio Moskalkoff (drums) and former-member, Lucas Tadini (Tadini), the group’s first release came out in 2018 with the well-received single “Elephant's Paw”, followed by their debut EP, Skeletons in the Closet, which also featured the finish singer songwriter, Jaska Isola. 

With their latest release, the EP "Under Skinned" (March 25th 2022) the band showcases a more mature sound aesthetic and songwriting than their first EP, but continuing to bring heavy and groovy riffs that will surely take their listeners on a journey, through songs that explore the inner-self dualities and external conflicts of life. 

The band's latest singles “Godlike” and "Heavy Feet, Thin Ice", both followed by music videos produced by the band, were able to give the listeners an idea of where the road will lead to.

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