I'm just an old amateur musician and songwriter shamelessly embracing new A.I. music creation technology to feel some of my creative spark again. Is this pitiful? Kinda. Do I care? No.
- Dean Piccoli
Summer
Skin
A tropical-feel ballad with new lyrics based on an original instrumental track recorded in 2010 called Strato Surf. Once Suno spun the opening guitar phrasing I leaned heavy into the Sade-style prompts to create the music and lyrics for Summer Skin. My guitar and bass playing, and some of the orignal arrangement was preserved, but the overall result is this sexy, sultry tune.
(Dean Piccoli - Guitar / Bass)
(Suno AI - Vocals / Music / Lyrics)
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The Night
Turns Black
This is a full AI musical composition based on a short guitar solo that I lifted from another 2010-era digital recording and some old 70s-era lyrics I wrote about spy life and murder. It's a little cheesy and dramatic IMO, but its worst offense is how the chorus sticks in your head forever. You're welcome.
(Dean Piccoli - Guitar / Lyrics)
(Suno AI - Vocals / Music)
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I Wouldn't
Know God
An indie-styled ballad applied to lyrics I wrote more than 20 years ago about breaking through my faith-based fears. No judgment. Believe or don't believe what you want. I'll do the same. I wish I could actually play and sing like this, but I can't. I came up with the melody by relying on A.I. prompts to deliver a simple singer-songwriter vibe to my words and I'm extremely happy with this result.
(Dean Piccoli - Lyrics)
(Suno AI - Vocals / Music)
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Pointless
A fast-paced song about a dysfunctional breakup. The music comes from an old Roland/Boss drum and bass jam track of the same name. The basic chord progression and guitars are from my original recording. The lyrics were written about a year ago.
(Dean Piccoli - Guitars / Lyrics)
(Suno AI - Vocals / Music)
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I Catch
Feelings
Bold soul and bluesy grit is what I was going for with this tune. The main structure comes from my 2008 recording called Hair Guitar.
(Dean Piccoli - Music and Lyrics)
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M.A.T.T.
(The Money And Temptation)
A sly and wiry funk-pop tune based on a mostly instrumental composition called Matt's Jam that I recorded in 2011.
(Dean Piccoli - Music and Lyrics)
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I'm Coming
Home
This tune is based on my instrumental jam track, Country Crescendos. I've turned it into a crossover country-rock song. The lyrics tell the story of a soldiers return home and his quest for a calmer existence.
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Big Drama
in Little Minds
(ReMix)
An updated AI-fueled cover of my original composition of the same name recorded in 2010. This snippet started out as an idea for a film score, but fizzled to an overly-dramatic, 5 minute sonic journey.
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She's Done Enough By Now
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
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Dancing with
Cosmic Fish
My very first Suno creation based off of a short guitar riff and a blues progression
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Gonna Punch
My Way Out
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
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Counting Back From Fame
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
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The Light That Finds Me
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
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Low and
Numb
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
(Dean Piccoli - Music and Lyrics)
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One Riff
Wonder
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
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Berea
Dreams
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
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Forever
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
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Groove for
Carlos
(ReMix)
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
(Dean Piccoli - Music and Lyrics)
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The Future
is Rewinding
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
(Dean Piccoli - Music and Lyrics)
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A Cool
Goodbye
(ReMix)
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
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Lifetide
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
(Dean Piccoli - Music and Lyrics)
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Strato Surf
(ReMix)
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
(Dean Piccoli - Music and Lyrics)
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Vai-ing for
Attention
(ReMix)
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
(Dean Piccoli - Music and Lyrics)
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Hair Guitar
(ReMix)
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
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We're in the Clear
This is an alternate take on my 2010 Samplitude multi-track composition called "Walking on Waters" - a shameless Pink Floyd ripoff. I took more liberties writing Floyd-esque lyrics about rebuilding in a post apocalyptic society.
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Barrel Roll Blues
(ReMix)
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
(Dean Piccoli - Music and Lyrics)
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For Every Other
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
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The Ballad of
LeBron James
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
(Dean Piccoli - Lyrics / Kenn Kweder - Music)
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The Last Ditch
Serenader
Reimagined version of "Happy Poppy Ditty", a guitar jam track recorded in 2009.
This new tune features a bouncy pop melody and some really cheesy lyrics, that I must admit I wrote myself.
(Dean Piccoli - Musical Ideas and Lyrics)
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The B3
Shuffle
(ReMix)
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
(Dean Piccoli - Lyrics / Kenn Kweder - Music)
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Hot June First
(ReMix)
An updated A.I.-fueled cover of my original prog-rock composition of the same name recorded in 2007.
(Dean Piccoli - Lyrics / Kenn Kweder - Music)
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Limping Away
Reimagined version of a muddy cassette of a LIMP rehearsal session recorded in the early seventies. I'm sure the melody is derived from some late 60's blues tune, but neither I or Shazam can figure which one. It's definitely me on overly loud lead guitar and Ed on drums and unintelligible vocals.
I've re-worked it into a bombastic rock song about trying to fight through any kind of pain, and losing.
(Music by Dean Piccoli, Ed McCormick and Suno AI / Lyrics by Dean Piccoli)
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dpRewind is a new music recording project based on original recordings by Dean Piccoli. The source elements of the tracks on this site were originally written, played and/or arranged by Dean Piccoli and then reworked and remastered using A.I. technology.
New content is based on musical ideas by: Dean Piccoli
All lyrics by: Dean Piccoli
IRL guitar, bass, keys, and drum machine by: Dean Piccoli
Other live musical accompaniment by: JamTracks, Magix Soundpool, Roland/Boss Tracks. Along with friends and band members throughout my musical past and captured on 50+ year-old open reel and cassette recordings.
A.I. prompts and production by: Dean Piccoli
A.I. musical enhancement by: Suno Premier, CAVN, Boris FX Suite, Audacity, Jam Tracks
Website editing and graphics by: Dean Piccoli
Visual content provided and licensed by: Vecteezy
I've played music most of my life. As an older gentleman, my peak playing abilities are behind me. During the course of my musical experience I was always compelled to tinker with the recording process. This interest led to the collection and storage of some of the music I've created with my own hands and stashed away on reel-to-reel tape, cassettes, floppy discs and a cupful of SD cards.
While AI tools like Suno can manufacture music from little more than a descriptive prompt or a whistled tune, it can also be used as a creative post-production tool to embellish and revive old tracks with modern technology.
Tools like Suno and others have come under fire by artists and corporations alike because they have been trained on a steady diet of copyrighted material. I would argue that the collective know-how derived from existing sources is how everything improves.
The debate continues and programs like Suno, now operate under a tightening web of copyright filters and corporate label‑driven restrictions. Luckily, an old garage-band practitioner like myself has no trouble putting my amateur tracks through the system to come up with some new music that preserves my musical intent, but executes on a much higher level.
- Dean Piccoli
dpRewind is a Dean Piccoli Production
Dean Piccoli is a former musician and recording geek that has held onto 50+ year old archives that he's bring back to life.
