Chicanery

Chicanery
Chicanery, Warren Cuccurullo and Neil Carlill
Background information
Origin	Venice, California, U.S.
Genres	Experimental rock, progressive rock
Years active	2005 - present
Associated acts	Frank Zappa, Duran Duran, Delicatessen, TV Mania
Website	http://www.chcanerymusic.com
Members	Warren Cuccurullo Neil Carlill Simone Sello Terry Bozzio Ustad Sultan Khan Joe Travers

Chicanery, an American experimental rock band, is a collaboration between Warren Cuccurullo and Neil Carlill. The band is based in Los Angeles California, although band members live across the U.S. The focus of the project is to present an alternative musical form, to depict a psychotic and surreal vision of pop music.

The history of Chicanery extends back to the late 1990s in London, England.

With Duran Duran at that time, Warren Cuccurullo had founded TV Mania with Nick Rhodes, and he was searching for a lead singer for the second segment of that project.

While working in his recording studio, Cuccurullo heard the voice of Neil Carlill, lead singer of the group Delicatessen on one of that band's music videos, and thought that it would fit the project. Cuccurullo found Carlill through the group’s record label, and invited him to record some music at the studio.

In addition, prior to that meeting, in the summer of 1998 Ustad Sultan Khan and Cuccurullo recorded material together, some of which was used for “Cut Me from the Mirror”, a track on the Chicanery album.

When Cuccurullo relocated back to Los Angeles after his tenure with Duran Duran ended in 2001, he lost touch with Neil Carlill for a period of time. After they reestablished contact, Carlill sent demos of his latest music to Cuccurullo. Four of those tracks were used in the Chicanery album.