Canadian Guitarist, Composer & Producer
David Piluso
Available on all music platforms
Blue Hour
Progressive jazz-rock fusion record in collaboration with Damien De Oliveira and Tristan St-Pierre released on July 3, 2024. Search for David Piluso on your preferred music platform, available on all major music platforms including Bandcamp, iTunes/Apple Music, YouTube, Spotify, Tidal, and more.
About
David Piluso is a Canadian guitarist, composer, improviser, producer, and educator from Toronto, ON. His diverse musical interests include blending sub-genres of jazz fusion and progressive rock. David is closely involved in the full creative process of music including composing, arranging, producing, performing, recording, and mixing. He believes that every part of the creative process is intertwined and having involvement and context of each part of the process unlocks a level of creative control and interconnectedness that isn’t otherwise possible. David holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours (2022), and a Master of Arts in Composition (2024) from York University in Toronto.
Blue Hour
Fusion Quartet
Blue Hour, also known as the David Piluso Quartet, are an instrumental fusion band based in Toronto. Their sound incorporates a variety of influences from jazz fusion and progressive rock. Blue Hour’s sound varies across their original compositions with catchy guitar driven melodies, improvisation, and experimentation. The group features David Piluso on guitar, Tristan St-Pierre on keys, Damien De Oliveira on drums, and Russell Molina on bass.
Their debut album, Blue Hour, was released in the summer of 2024 and has garnered attention, receiving regular airplay on Canadian radio stations like JazzFM. At its peak, the album reached 1500 monthly listeners on Spotify and landed a spot on the first page of the Bandcamp charts for jazz and fusion.
