Sami Moukaddem Quartet feat. Joey Baron - Dio (Official Music Video)

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This tune was inspired by Black Sabbath's "Heaven & Hell" and "Mob Rules" with Ronnie James Dio. I got into Hard Rock in my early teens and slowly expanded my musical exposure into just about every genre I could come across; Jazz, Classical, World, Film music.. (there's only a few I can't relate to at all). I noticed that many of my musician friends, and educators, tend to dismiss their early Rock or Pop influences, as if it's a phase they no longer need to be associated with. I still love it all. I did shift here and and there, but overall I still love what I loved back then, and more. It's like people, the more beautiful people I meet the more I love, the bigger my heart gets.

Sami Moukaddem: guitar
Brendan Doyle: tenor sax
José Carlos Flores: bass
Joey Baron: drums

Recorded in Whelans, Dublin, Ireland
Sun 2, September 2018

"Dio" is from the album: "Live in Dublin".

This music project, and its inception, is part of a larger project; a film documentary on depression where I approach the area as a psychologist, using myself as a case study. If you're interested in this area you can check out my TEDx talk:
   • On living with depression and suicidal fee...  
For updates on the film visit www.samimoukaddem.com