Donald Dean

Cut To The Bone

at the present i am going under the name of the band i formed although at the moment all the music you can hear on my page is actually all me as in im playing all the instruments i have been making cds for awhile now under my own name a fusion of soul rock jazz latin as i say playing all the inst myself but recently i put together a band i wanted to strip my music back and play a rock/funk/latin groove so we got together a great 3 piece band guitar bass drums the guitarist and i handled the vocals everything was going great really had a great groove started recording the cd but as is life intervened and the band split as i had written a load of new songs a gig full in fact just for the band i decided to go ahead and record 2 cds the set list in fact the first one i have already put out a compilation of live and studio recordings and am at moment recording the 2cnd cd and am i must say making some of the best music i have ever made when this cd is done om not sure in which direction i will go so for now i am don dean and Cut To The Bone is the name of the group though not to do with music but as a way of filling out my profile im also an artist in traditional/digital/photography and mixed media my artwork tends as my music to be a platform for expressing myself with the traditional art its mostly showing the connection between all living things or strait out animal painting the digital and mixed media are more experimental so all the images on site example cd covers are by me

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

without sounding melodramatic or corny but music is why i get up in yhe morning

What is your music dream?

dont believe in dreaming i believe in doing

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

really are you serious what is this miss world or something

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Hey Joe

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

to many to mention here but here are a few Hendrix Stevie ray Vaughn Stevie Wonder Gil scott Heron Ian Anderson Pink Floyd Red Hot Chilli Peppers Zero 7 Pat Matheeny David Sanbourn Jeff Beck Crusaders Weather Report Jaco Pastouriose Dave Wekle ect ect ect

What inspires you to make music?

its not inspiration its who i am

What is the message you want to send with your music?

just think and think for your self travel your own rd

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

in the studio or live its all the same so long as im making music

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

depend on what area of music your talking about music today has lost a lot of the relevance it yous to have instead of being a voice to question its now just just a voice of comerciality pop was always bout money but now all kids want is the right label right phone an rap bout all their goodys

What do you think of Drooble?

dont know yet

What frustrates you most as a musician?

in my area the lack of desire to work on origional music round here they just want to play 70s rock blues but most of all the growth of cover bands

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

not really not much round here that im in to

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

same as always work hard practice put yourself out there always be ready for the lucky break and use your voice

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

well how do i know who youve heard of but okay Dean Newton local guitarist Randolph Matthews vocalist probly have heard of her but Christine and the Queens