Sal Locascio - Guitar/Vocals

A New York local and creator of the band “Mazzard Effect “,  Sal is both the musical and lyrical writer for the band, as well as the engineer, arranger and producer for the new album, “Flooded With Light “. Mazzard Effect was created as Sal’s solo project which he began writing material for in early 2008 and recorded at his independently run studio, “Purple Chimney Studios”.  Sal has played in many bands over the years such as “Foos”, multiple other projects and has intensely studied various genres of music both in and out of school.  Outside of The Mazz, Sal works as a guitarist, arranger, engineer, and producer for hire, music professor and a sound recording lab technician at Nassau Community College in New York.

Other band members include:

Dan Keene – Guitar

Born and raised in New York, Dan has performed as a soloist and as a chamber musician in New York City and across Long Island.  Dan has been with Mazzard Effect since the middle of 2010.

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Flooded With Light Album Credits:

Sal Locascio – All guitar/bass/piano/vocal work other than or in conjunction with the phenomenal friends and colleagues listed below.

Kevin Jackson – Vocals on “Firefly, Rain, Machine Gun Man, Kill The King, Lady Vertigo, The Falling Down “

Veronica Bellino – Drums & Percussion on “Rain, Firefly, Machine Gun Man, Lady Vertigo, The Words We Use Are Dangerous, Moonshine”

Joe Friedman – Drums on “Kill The King” & “The Day Before”

Pete Pizzo – Drums on “The Falling Down”

Chris Jusino – Guitar Solo on “The Falling Down”  and heavy Rhythm Guitar on “The Day Before”

Greg Gavitt – Bass on “The Day Before”

Sean McCauly – Backing Vocal on “The Falling Down”

String Quartet on “Moonshine” – Clara Lyon (Violin I), Scott Litroff (Violin II), Mario Gotoh (Viola), Richard Vaudrey (Cello)

Scott Litroff – Co-arranger for strings on “Moonshine”, Violin II on “Moonshine”, Flute on “The Day Before”

Kevin Kelly – Co-mixed all songs except “The Words We Use Are Dangerous” and “Lady Vertigo”

*Recorded by Sal Locascio at Purple Chimney Studios.  Mixed by Sal Locascio and Kevin Kelly at Purple Chimney Studios.

*All Veronica & Pete’s drum tracks were recorded at Loudmouth Studios.

*String Quartet for “Moonshine” recorded at Vu Du Studios.  Engineered by Kevin Kelly.

*Mastered by Ty Tabor at Alien Beans Studio

*Cover Art by Joe Friedman.  Mazzard Effect Logo by Justin Waaland for ‘Hotskullsickboot Design’.