by DARIEN DEAN | Dec 6, 2012 | MUSIC
I am very proud to have “Nowhere” from my debut album “If These Walls Could Talk,” featured in this film! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfaWDl9Qa70] Featuring an all star cast, “The Last Fall” is an incredible film that...
by DARIEN DEAN | Apr 30, 2012 | MUSIC, Thoughts
How do you celebrate an anniversary and a funeral at the same time? For the punchline to this bad joke you will have to look to 98.7 Kiss FM WRKS, who simultaneously celebrated 30 years of broadcast as a NY monument in radio while at the same time closing it’s...
by DARIEN DEAN | Mar 15, 2012 | MUSIC, Thoughts
I didn’t know anything about Kazakhstan other than I would need my passport to get there, but when an unexpected opportunity came up to do a festival called Jazzystan, I jumped at it. This musical Journey is about sharing a message with people and when you...
by DARIEN DEAN | Nov 14, 2011 | MUSIC, Thoughts
There are moments in an artist’s career that are life changing. If you read nothing else… know that while on the Capital Jazz Cruise I had quite a few of those moments. How can I best describe the cruise? … it’s like the first day of classes...
by DARIEN DEAN | Aug 25, 2011 | MUSIC
When an artist works on an album (or any large body of work for that matter), what is released to the public is usually only the tip of the iceberg. For instance Beyonce reportedly recorded 72 songs for her latest album “4,” only to wind up with 12 on...
by DARIEN DEAN | Aug 8, 2011 | MUSIC, Thoughts
It should come as no surprise that I –and probably everyone else on the planet– am a huge fan of Stevie Wonder. I came across some rare “Stevie footage” recently (see below) and was amazed at the talent and passion this man has possesed for...
