NEWS
May 2023
Thank you to Renee Blanche and KCUR for featuring music from "In Praise of Shadows" on her program Night Tides! Thanks to Dom Castelli for playing "In Fairness to You" on his program Elysian Fields on KXCI. Thank you to Mike Hunter of WPRB's Music With Space for playing several earlier tracks from Blue Lotus Dream and Positive Space. Thank you to One World Music Radio for the interview and album feature!
February 2023
Billy was Interviewed by writer and contributor to Jazziz, Downbeat, and Smooth Jazz, Jonthan Widran. Read here.
January 2023
Billy is partnering with the B Company, Los Angeles for promotion of the upcoming recording "In Praise of Shadows" due for release soon.
December 2022
Billy is recording compositions for a new recording entitled "In Praise of Shadows" which will consist of minimalistic, meditative pieces!
August 2022
Thank you to Paul Abella for allowing to play guitar with his trio for the past five years. I enjoyed his friendship and ability to create really inspired music! Look for his group, Paul Abella Trio, to continue lighting it up in Chicagoland!
I am collaborating with John Hegner on an experimental, electro-acoustic, ambient project that is taking shape. As new sounds emerge, I'll keep you updated.
John Pazdan and I are discussing another experimental improvisational project. We hope to collaborate with like-minded percussionists!
April 2022
A contemplative, minimalist set of songs, "Night Songs," was released in April. Sounds of the coming night and the ensuing dreamtime when visions of the earth and sky join loved ones in new adventures and favorite memories; these pieces feature piano and organ textures complemented by atmospheric effects and prepared guitar.
Thank you to Candice Michelle at Journeyscapes Radio, Renée Blanche at KCUR 89.3 FM, Dominic Castelli at KXCI 91.3 FM Tucson, Rusty Hodge at SomaFM's Deep Space One and Mission Control, and TC at Ambient Zone for featuring pieces from Night Songs, Blue Lotus Dream, Introverse, Connection, Soul Immersion, Starbound, and Prairie Fire.
November 2021
"Blue Lotus Dream" has been released! The songs were originally created and performed for a fundraiser at Blue Lotus Temple in Woodstock, Illinois in August of 2021. Inspired by the people of the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple in Woodstock, Illinois, whose commitment is to practice compassion in all actions and add more love to the world, the performance was refined for this recording. Enjoy!
May 2021
The new recording of ambient and chill groove music "Introverse" is available at billydenkmusic.bandcamp.com! The sounds on this recording are the result of musical and mindful self-reflection. The inward vibrations which move my soul inspired the creation of these pieces. Not all the compositions are of quiet introspection or solitude, as some demonstrate improvisational, even playful inventiveness. The result is a recording from the heart.
December 2020
The latest recording of chill, ambient music is now available! "Connection" features five pieces of heartfelt electronic sound collages subconsciously influenced by all those whom I have loved in my lifetime. Those before us, apparitions in the same, ancestral sky that I look to each night. The glow of the stars lights the way for those who walk with me now and will follow when I'm gone... This is connection. Available on billydenkmusic.bandcamp.com
May 2020
Thank you to all for listening!
January 2020
Thanks to Candice Michelle at Journeyscapes Radio, Renée Blanche at Night Tides, and Matt Hermes at WDCB 90.9 FM for featuring music from "Starbound". Another new ambient recording "Soul Immersion" has just been released and will soon hit the airwaves! Also, check out "October 6, 2019" the free-form guitar improvisation all available on billydenkmusic.bandcamp.com
June 2019
Thank you to Paul Abella and WDCB 90.9 FM for featuring tracks from the latest recordings "Positive Space" and "Pieces of Light"! Thank you to Rusty Hodge at SomaFM for including "Positive Space" on SomaFM's BandCamp collection. Thank you to Candice at Journeyscapes Radio for including tracks from "Positive Space" on their ambient playlist.
January 2019
"Positive Space" was just released, Billy's first electronic ambient recording. It features otherworldly ambient guitar and synth pieces. See the Media section for digital download information.
April 2017
"Pieces of Light" is available! The recording took place at John Hegner's Starbell Hatchery Studio outside of Woodstock, Illinois with Dave Childress (piano & synth), Phil Ciancio (tenor & soprano sax), Jim Seidel (bass) and Johnny Weber (drums) putting in outstanding performances on these original compositions. The new recording features photography by artist Ann Powell, "Clouds on the Prairie."
Go to billydenkmusic.bandcamp.com to download music or ask Billy for a CD at his next show.
