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I am a musician producer songwriter and artist my passion is my work because thrue it i rediscover myself and my place in the shceme of things every time i start a new painting its as if i have never painted befor every song i write has yet to be written so for me my work is a spiritual journey some pray some chant some meditate i make music and paint i try to use my work as my voice to create a dialogue between myself and the listner/viewer i write produce and play all the instruments on all my own material as all my work reveals itself to me in the process of creation so i learn about myself my weaknesses and my strengths this in turn relates itself to my every day world as nothing in this world is seperate all things are one part of the whole you open the door step into the world and carry the baggage of your attitude on your shoulder and the way you are to others is in turn the way they are to you and the next person and on and on and on you can find more music and art on my website so to all who take the time to visit i say thank you and welcome

i have just made available two live albums live and raw and This life as mp3 downloads for purchase you can just click the album covers bellow to go to cdbaby

width="100" height="100" alt="album cover" border="0" /> DEAN: Family Portraite Ambient jazzy electronica with loops and samples, live percussion and programmed drums, featuring rock overtones and soulful vocals.

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/tr> DEAN: AND SO IT BEGINS A fusion of ACC electro, soul, rock, Latin, and jazz mixing ambient samples with live performances and solos.

create & buy custom products at Zazzle See my gallery at Zazzle you can also see more artwork or get prints from my redbuble site click the redbuble link Weatheroupost12 is another good site i can recomend so if youve the inclination click on the link 5 out of 5 stars Organic & Appealing! Reviewer: Smoothjazz.com Review From the UK comes a swirling sound of electro-jazz mixed in with Afro-Latin grooves. Donald Dean (aka Dean) fuses ambient with soul to create this sensual project that is both appealing and aurally pleasing. FAMILY PORTRAITE is a big picture project about life and humanity with commentary running throughout that offers an opportunity for listeners to pause and reflect. The artist says, “There are not boundaries in music, the only limits are our own imaginations.” Dean’s imagination appears to be vast as he is the sole composer and producer on FAMILY PORTRAITE. If you’re a fan of Zero 7 or Air, you’ll totally get into Dean. “Summer Days” is a grand feat with top-notch engineering, tasty Fender Rhodes keyboards, alluring sax work, organic beats and a sizzling female vocal track. Other songs that stand out on this project include the soul stirring “Everyday;” the poignant “Storm A Brewin’” floats in a vocal layer over an industrial vibe (“it’s who we are, not where we’ve been”); the soulful “The Price We Pay” is an ambient piece that just may bring the hairs on the back of your neck straight up; and Dean’s sax work on “Magic” has a Van Morrison feeling to it reminiscent of Van’s own playing on songs like “Spanish Steps.” For us here in the U.S. Dean captures the Euro Chill sound with his soulful approach to electronica and nu jazz, creating a very organic sound that fits beautifully into our Smooth Lounge! ~SANDY SHORE ================================================ Family Portrait by Dean If you are a fan of Zero 7, Donald Dean (aka Dean) is an artist worth listening to. Dean professes a kind of swash exuberance and soulful ambiance on Family Portrait. More importantly though, as sole producer and composer, Dean shines with his compositions herewith, and the result is a beautiful and convincing achievement. "Family Portrait" is shaped with Dean's eccentrically free overtones and robust sax work, and is an openhearted record full of truly inspirational moments. Dean’s sax work on “Magic” is captivating, starting and ending with an incendiary sax solo, capturing the essence of the track and the entire LP itself. "Summer Days" is an epic work, tight and well arranged, straight "in-the-pocket" if you will, featuring tasty Fender Rhodes keyboards, alluring sax work, organic beats and a sizzling female vocal track (~SANDY SHORE from smoothjazz.com). Other outstanding tracks include two very soulful pieces, "Chance Encounter" and "Everyday". " Time" features a wonderfully eclectic arrangement and is a very strong track. Over all, Dean boldly snaps choruses with amazing themes and contractive passages pertaining to life and humanity. Even more, the composer's free-form penchant and avant garde technique appears to be rooted upon a complicated but nevertheless discernible layout. This release is a captivating enterprise. Gorgeous... --Michael Canter ================================================== So call me a fan already!
I admit the CTI Admin folks alerted me that Don Dean had set up house here and asked me to check his music out but they didn't have to worry about convincing me where it's concerned. I know quality flow when I hear it and I actually had experienced the joy of listening to Dean's music before. The first time, it made me think of certain songs by that fantastic group War, like what they might have sounded like if they had started making music in the year 2000. It made me think too about some early Santana and then some things I couldn't really identify but that I totally loved.


Dean gives us something like a full-bodied orchestral pop treat with smooth waves of warm Latino rhythms, sparkling African beats, and seductive jazzy fusion all mixed to create something totally original and irresistible. His sound is what I figure making good music is supposed to be all about...fresh and hot and kickin' it to the moon.

ILWM

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