John Densmore


John Densmore with Reza Derakshani - Video

John Densmore with Michael C Ford - Video

John Densmore with Gene Bowen - Video

 
 
 
An original and founding member of the musical group “The Doors”. John Densmore co-produced and wrote eight gold albums and toured the United States, Europe and Japan. His autobiography, “Riders on the Storm”, was on the New York Times bestseller list in 1991. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. His recent journalistic piece on corporations co-opting music to sell products, was published by The Nation Magazine, and subsequently syndicated in the London Guardian and Rolling Stone.
 
John Densmore and Michael C Ford have had a long relationship beginning at the time of the Doors original formation, when Michael passed up the opportunity to become the Doors bass player to pursue his poetry. They recently wrote a piece together entitled “Drumming” depicting the history of drumming in he USA. Michael recites the prose as john exemplifies the reflected styles on his drum set on this Hen House Studios produced video “Drummimg”. Watch “Drumming” at the top of this page or listen to a sample here:
 
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Hen House Studios Anthology Volume 2-2002 RAY OF THE WINE’s blend of Persian, Moroccan, African, Indian and Western music is at once earthy, mystical and seductive, as traditional rigor meets improvisational freedom and complex, passionate melodies couple with relentless grooves. Produced by legendary Doors drummer John Densmore, who also performs on the record along with Reza Derakshani a master of traditional Persian stringed instruments.
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John Densmore collaborated with folk singer Gene Bowen on “Hen House Studios Anthology1 (CD)
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Hen House Studios Anthology Volume 2-2002

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The first installment of four from our Hen House compilation series featuring bands from in and around southern California who recorded in our studio for free in exchange for the right to be filmed. Highlighted on this CD are Truilio Disgracious, a band led by Fishbone bass player Norwood Fisher and a track entitled “Afganie” by Gene Bowen featuring Doors drummer John Densmore. Also highlighted is “Weapon of Choice front man Lonnie Marshall”.

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Hen House Studios Anthology Volume 2-2002 John Densmore appears in the Documentary Film “Welcome 2 The Hen House” (DVD) In 2000 Hen House Studios opened its doors in Venice, CA, announcing they would be recording independent bands for free, well kind of, the recording time was free and in exchange the sessions along with out of the studio encounters would be filmed. CD compilations were made as well as a music doc short for each band which is posted on their frequently visited website.

 

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