Las Vegas based singer \/ songwriter DOMINICK MUZIO has released the five song Ep, Candy at a Funeral, his first solo effort, though ToneHouse Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the success of the Wicked Garden releases \u2018Post Dystopian Leisure Music\u2019 and \u2018Bipolarcoaster\u2019, Muzio decided to demo some material on his own. Those sessions resulted in a deal with local Las Vegas label, ToneHouse Records. “These songs really didn’t fit the Wicked Garden mold, Muzio says. \u201cThere are a few songs here I’ve kicked around for years along with some I wrote quite recently that I felt I just needed to record to get them out of my head.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Candy at a Funeral was recorded and produced by Jason Constantine at Constantine Studios in Las Vegas. The record represents different styles and influences ranging from the hard driving guitar-based “Pretty Broken (For a Pisces) <\/em>tothe emotional ballad, \u201cMother, My Heart,\u201d <\/em>the straight forward rocker, \u201cEdge of Nowhere\u201d<\/em> and the Cure influenced first single, \u201cSpecial Thing.\u201d <\/em>The Ep has something for fans of every rock sub genre on tap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also out is the lyric video for new single, \u201cSo Close, So Far,\u201d <\/em>the second from Candy at a Funeral. A cover of his song from his friend \u2013 and bassist for Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators \u2013 Todd Kerns. \u201cIt\u2019s on Todd\u2019s solo album, \u2018Borrowing Trouble,\u2019 Muzio says. \u201cIt\u2019s one of my favorite songs and we took some liberties with it. Todd’s version is completely acoustic, and Jason and I reimagined it as more of a hard rock song. It has so much depth to it, you can do that song in any style and it would be amazing.\u201d Upon hearing the song, Kerns remarked, \u201cIt is a total honor hearing Dominick\u2019s interpretation of \u201cSo Close So Far<\/em>.\u201d It\u2019s very much how I always envisioned the song with full band arrangement. Dom is a mega talent and I\u2019m happily cheering him on from the sidelines!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The video was shot by Stephanie Muzio, directed by Dominick himself and edited by both Nicholas Muzio and Jason Constantine and shows Dominick in a variety of scenes broadcast across a classic era television set. Dominick himself came up with the concept, which focuses on someone looking through photos and dealing with a heartbreak. “we decided to make those parts black and white with the live footage being in color to show the juxtaposition of emotions- sadness-anger etc. it was Jason’s idea to make the whole video look like an old. VHS tape being played on an old tv – to show the passage of time and the whole healing process,” conveys Muzio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Candy at a Funeral can be purchased here<\/strong><\/a> and here<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The lyric video for \u201cSo Close, So Far<\/em>\u201d can be viewed on YouTube<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n