Career
Castronovo is the former drummer for the band and current for, performing on albums such as,, (in which he also provided lead vocals on two songs),, and, as well as providing lead vocals when performing live hits such as "Mother, Father", "Still They Ride", and "Keep on Runnin"", and occasionally "Faithfully". He also played on the song "Smoke Of The Revolution" on the Neal Schon solo album Late Nite (1989). Deen Castronovo was born in Westminster, California.
He discovered the drums at age five and practiced songs from many bands.
Deen cites Steve Smith, Neil Peart and Terry Bozzio as his greatest influences. He has released an instructional video entitled "High Performance Drumming".<> Deen Castronovo grew up in Keizer, Oregon.
He attended South Salem High School. He has two children. Castronovo was arrested on June 14, 2015 and charged with fourth-degree assault and menacing after police say he physically injured a woman.
As a result, he has been dropped from several upcoming performances.
He was replaced by Omar Hakim on the 2015 tour. On June 29, 2015, Castronovo was indicted by a Marion County grand jury. He faces felony charges of rape, assault, sexual abuse, unlawful use of a dangerous weapon, and contempt of court (violation of terms of bail after the June 14 arrest).
Foreign 2016 tour dates, have reunited with Drummer Steve Smith who performed on most of "s biggest hits.
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