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- About Me:
- Since leaving High School in 1976 I have always worked in this music world, pursued and realized things that some call dreams, and I live with the consequences of choices I've made.
Daily, the thought of living the day to day can appear quite trying at best.
I reckon it's a great idea to talk the time of day, and to help each other's dreams come to fruition.
Now, some history and a few highlights.
While still in high school in the mid 1970's, Dean experimented with tape manipulation, that included looping, splicing, field recordings,and processing them through effects that were available at the time...a crude form of what is now called sound design.This was also the time of his first review in "Rolling Stone" as a guitarist in 1976.
1976-79: Straight from high school Dean managed an import record store that sold progressive rock, Krautrock and electronic music.
While working there he joined the band Whirlywirld playing guitar and effects releasing two E.P.'s "Window To The World" and "Eyebrows Still Shaved",
1979-82: Dean formed a new band called "Equal Local", releasing two E.P.'s "Madagascar" and "Yank" as well as a compilation of live performances "How Did We Miss These".
Cannes Film Festival Award: 1981 Winner Best Short Film "Mass Movement"
Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Dance Production "Terra Sect" wrote and conducted.
The Fourth International Bienalle Audio: Wrote and Performed 2 compositions.
1982-85:
Formed a 23 piece big band, playing original compositions called "Hot Half Hour" released a 4 song E.P.
Assistant Director/Chief Engineer/Trainer for the Australian National Program Service (produced & engineered talk/news/music programs throughout Australian,Asian and American Public Radio Stations.
Recorded two Soundtracks "Run For Their Lives and "On The Brink" for the United Nations American Red Cross famine relief in Ethiopia.
Played guitar on the soundtrack "Dogs In Space" (Win/Lose and Rooms For The Memory) with Michael Hutchense.
Co wrote 3 songs for the Stephen Cummings release "This Wonderful Life"
Landed worldwide songwriting/publishing deals with Polygram and E.M.I. which included song submissions and recordings for the Eurythmics.
1985-97: Director of Music - Australian Fashion Design Council writing,performing and engineering many fashion shows including the haute couture designs of Vanessa Leyonhjelm in New York, Chicago and Dallas.
Department Director/Lecturer Of Songwriting - Australian College Of Entertainers. Wrote the syllabus.
Co- wrote songs on three more Stephen Cummings C.D.'s. "Lovetown", "A New Kind Of Blue" which received the A.R.I.A (Australian Record Industry Award), 1990 Winner Best Adult Rock. "Good Humour" receiving 1991 Winner Best Alternative Album.
1997-2007: Worked with a Florida music store called Music Showcase as their District Music Education Sales Manager, which encompassed the Hillsborough,Pasco,Pinellas and Polk counties.
This position included public speaking engagements both motivational and for teaching recording techniques to students from the Elementary/(Primary) school level through to University graduates. This also meant liasing with the resource/law enforcement officers within each school.
"Disturbed Earth" is a part of the music that has no set genre...yet.
- Best album(s) of all time?
- Aladdin Sane(David Bowie)So Far(Faust)Tago Mago(Can)Inner Mounting Flame(Mahavishnu Orchestra)Berlin(Lou Reed)A Blessing Of Tears(Robert Fripp)A Hard Days Night(The Beatles)Machine Head(Deep Purple)Close To The Edge(Yes)Dub Housing(Pere Ubu)Cross Cutsaw(The Groundhogs)Wyaya(Osibisa)Black And White(The Stranglers)Alpha Centuri(Tangerine Dream)Nite Flights(The Walker Brothers)Flux And Mutability(David Sylvian&Holger Czukay)Out Of The Storm(Jack Bruce)Escalator Over The Hill(Jazz Composers Orchestra)Futuristic Dragon(T.Rex)Anyone Who Had A Heart(Dionne Warwick)Paris 1919(John Cale)Nashville Skyline(Bob Dylan)Ralph And Florian(Kraftwerk)Sowiesoso(Cluster)Time Fades Away/Harvest/On The Beach(Neil Young)Led Zeppelin(111/Houses Of The Holy) Mar Y Sol Pop Festival(Various Artists)The Last Days Of The Filmore(Various Artists)Stand Up(Jethro Tull)In A Silent Way(Miles Davis)Aja(Steely Dan)Live At The Village Gate(Herbie Mann)Chicago 1-11Older(George Michael)Paris(Malcolm McLaren)
- Favorite artist(s)?
- David Bowie/Harry James/
- Are you a musician? What instrument do you play? Type of music?
- Electric and Acoustic Guitars/ Analog Tape Recorders/ Binauraul Recordings/ Percussion things I've found that sound good/ Magix MS11 Deluxe/Behringer Tweakalizer/t.c.electronic M2000 and Finalizer PLUS/3 MXR Blue Boxes/2 Deltalab Effectron 1024 delay units/and a partridge in a pear tree.
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have a good weekend
Cheers Rudy
Love the tracks on here! Well done.
The artwork for our 2 albums is slowly getting sorted ;)
Salv
with best wishes Landschaft
Yeah twas really great to chat with you again, I look forward to chatting again over the next couple of weeks!
Appreciated.
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