D. Treut's music is defined by unconventionality – he has explored the jazz improvisational, rock, and pop realms with equal vigor, extracting from each to create something original and undefinable.
Classifying D. Treut's style as 'outsider music' is somewhat undervaluing, given the complex, intelligent musicality of the work. Yet, the moniker captures the non-conformist spirit of the music.
The music is high-concept – almost too conceptual for the casual listener, the music is defined by incongruity; D. Treut reveals an almost Harry Nilsson-esque pop sensibility, providing the listener with an uncommon accessibility (a departure for D. Treut who prefers to exist in the abstract). The listener is left with a surprising but gratifying experience. D. Treut, known for his experimental / jazz stylings, isn't pulling out all the stops here; only the relevant ones.
“He’s out of his mind and I dig it!!!” - Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts
“I dig Tain’s dig.” - Gene Perla
D.Treut is a wild musical personality – his main instrument is Drum Set, he’s also adept at Piano, Tenor and Soprano Sax, Clarinet, Guitar, Bass and Voice. “A Voice so unique, once you hear it, you can’t unhear it.” He’s a prolific composer who has self released the self-produced record “Time’s A River” and a run of Singles that are available on all digital streaming platforms.
He started on piano at the age of 5 at Milan’s venerated ‘La Scala’. His studies took him through a Bachelor’s of Music in Jazz at NYU ‘01. Living in Brooklyn for the past 21 years has put him in a wide variety of situations that run the gamut of all New York Musics : Jazz, Folk Punk, Avant Garde, Free Improv, Prog Rock, Drum & Bass and Americana, etc...
He’s worked with Gene Perla, Ben Monder, David Amram, Adam Amram, Peter Apfelbaum, Jerry Dodgion, Mike Wilbur, Tony Malaby, Matt Nelson, Andrew D’Angelo, Tim Berne, Gary Versace, Angelica Sanchez, Rob Jost, Ted Poor, Jordan McClean, Tim Dahl, Nick Jozwiak, Aaron Burnett, Josh Roseman, Brandon Seabrook, Leo Genovese, Ralph Lalama, Nicole Glover, Chris Bullock, Erik Deutsch, Chris Taylor, Sean Lennon, Stuart Bogie, Jaimie Branch, Butch Morris, Jason Lindner, Sean Conly, Michael Blake, Marika Hughes, Dave Ballou, Mike Formanek, Michael Blake, Tony Scherr, Martin Wind, Trevor Dunn, Nir Felder, Ambrose Akinmusire, Kenny Werner, Ryan Keberle, Ben Van Gelder, Chris Lightcap, Jon Goldberger, Will Graefe, Joan Wasser, Kaki King, Jon Hebert, Trevor Dunn, Chuck Bettis, Lim Yang, Rubin Khodeli, Dave Ballou, Cuong Vu, Laurie Frink, Nate Wooley, Luke Marantz. Producers David Torn, Malcolm Burn, Steve Albini, Chris Taylor
As a restless artist, he’s now mixing 5 EP’s that he self-produced in his loft in 2019. On each EP, Treut is either playing drums, guitar or piano and singing.