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Exovex is the creation of South Carolina singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dale Simmons.As singer, songwriter,
guitarist and front man for several bands since the early nineties, Simmons covered a wide spectrum of musical genres ranging
from progressive art rock to jazz and funk. The most notable was the South Carolina-based band, Furious Styles. Several songs
from their 1997 self-titled debut went into rotation on East Coast commercial radio stations. Polygram Records (now merged with
Universal Music Group) took notice, and was working on a recording deal until creative dif ...read more
Exovex is the creation of South Carolina singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dale Simmons.As singer, songwriter,
guitarist and front man for several bands since the early nineties, Simmons covered a wide spectrum of musical genres ranging
from progressive art rock to jazz and funk. The most notable was the South Carolina-based band, Furious Styles. Several songs
from their 1997 self-titled debut went into rotation on East Coast commercial radio stations. Polygram Records (now merged with
Universal Music Group) took notice, and was working on a recording deal until creative differences caused the band’s demise in
1998.
In 1999 Simmons moved to Europe and would spend the next seven years, refining his songwriting and music production skills.
He built a modest studio in his apartment at Chateau d’Uriage (a 13th century castle in the Rhône-Alpes region of France) and
began experimenting with sound design. Although only one CD release ('No Real Direction') resulted from the expatriate effort,
the experience would have a lasting impact on his songwriting and artistic vision. Simmons overdubbed all instruments for 'No
Real Direction' with the exception of drums, enlisting Chilean drummer Cristian Perez (Patti Labelle) as percussionist. Simmons
and Perez co-produced and mixed the project in Perez’s Strasbourg, France studio.
Repatriating to the United States in 2006, Simmons built a new studio and began working on a series of new compositions -
some of which would eventually become 'Radio Silence'. « hide |
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