Biography
***Dean Fields chosen as support act for Rosanne Cash this summer!!
HIGHLIGHTS
•FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES:
Rites of Spring (Nashville TN), Riverbluff Music Festival (TN), NeMO (Boston MA), Atlantis (Atlanta GA), Dewey Beach (DE), 2NMC (Nashville TN), NACA Northeast (MA), NACA Midatlantic (MD), MusicPlayerLive (NYC, NY), Seaside Music Festival (NJ), Black Potatoe Fest (NJ)
•HEADLINE ARTISTS:
Dean has shared the stage with Rosanne Cash, John Hiatt, Bruce Hornsby, Hootie and the Blowfish, Julie Roberts, Cake, Sarah Borges, Colin Hay, Ingram Hill, Yonder Mountian String Band, Josh Kelley, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Aqualung, Cary Brothers, Tracy Bonham, John Hiatt, Catie Curtis, Vienna Teng, Carbonleaf, Angie Aparo, Pat McGee Band, Virginia Coalition, Rusted Root, Madeleine Peyroux, Richard Julian, and many others.
•STARBUCKS EMERGING ARTISTS: Selected as a finalist for the Starbucks Emerging Artist competition along with Mieka Pauley and Sarah Borges.
•BMI SONGWRITER SHOWCASES in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, and the BMI Brunch at SXSW 2005 in Austin!
•INDEPENDENT MUSIC WORLD SERIES Southeast Region finalist. Dean was chosen from over 1,200 acts –the only Singer-Songwriter invited to perform in the finals. The event was held in front of industry judges and a sold out crowd in Nashville TN.
•TOP ONLINE SALES ON CDBABY: Debut CD ‘Imitations’ spent several weeks ranked as one of the top selling albums on CDBaby, the internet’s largest independent music distributor.
•DEAN FIELDS ON MTV: Songs from “Imitations’ have been heard on MTV’s Real World, Road Rules, and Sorority Life.
800 shows, 5 years, and 150,000 miles have passed since Dean Fields went on the road to pursue a career in music. Now, he hits the road again to promote his most recent release "Everything Just Happened the Way that it Happened." These 11 songs chronicle the scenes and episodes experienced and witnessed during his life on the road. During that time his address changed from Miami to Nashville to Boston until most recently returning to his hometown of Richmond, VA.
His recent homecoming has found Fields selling out shows in Richmond VA, as well as nearby Washington DC. “Dean Fields writes lyrics like Leonard Cohen and sings like Jeff Buckley. It’s no surprise that there’s a serious buzz on this Virginia singer-songwriter.” (Free Times) While continuing to feed his passion for music, Dean is fueled by a single-minded love to perform, sharing the stage with KT Tunstall, Auqualung, Hootie and the Blowfish, John Hiatt, Cake, Bruce Hornsby, Rusted root, Madeleine Peyroux, Carbon Leaf, among others. In addition, Fields’ maturity as a writer and performer is brought to the fore by some of the region’s finest musicians. The band features members of Mandy Moore, Sparklehorse, Agents of Good Roots, KD Lang, Carbonleaf and Modern Groove Syndicate. .
"Everything Just Happened the Way that it Happened," Dean’s latest release, was written mostly in bars, venues, and hotels while on tour since hitting the road in 2003. The album’s 11 songs capture the raw honest expression of a young artist on the rise and the experiences that come with it: the teetering balance of hope and hopelessness in life’s pursuits; relationships and break-ups; along with the physical and emotional ups and downs of being on the road. This album is a reflection of his maturity as an artist and heartfelt reflections of his experiences while pursuing his dream. “It’s about being at peace with the decisions we make and the benefits and consequences that come with them” states Fields. Prior to his release of "Everything Just Happened the Way that it Happened," Fields released “Songs on the Mend,” a solo acoustic album and his debut album “Imitations,” produced by Alan Weatherhead, independently selling over 5000 copies.
Dean began his career in 2001 while living in Miami. After being inspired by the abrupt break-up of a long-term love interest, Fields began to document his pain and sadness the only way he knew how….he wrote about it. “I was living in this beautiful place with gorgeous people and amazing nightlife, and where was I? Holed up in a corner room depressed and writing songs.” Upon receiving the distinction of “Best of Miami” and performing at the premier Billboard Live, the singer-songwriter made the decision to leave Miami and dedicate himself to developing his craft and performing live. “I just woke up one day and said, ‘screw this all I want to do is play music.’ And off I went.” Influenced by great songwriters like Jim Croce, James Taylor and Lucinda Williams, Fields has blended a mix of folk-alternative Americana to create a sound only unique to him. His natural and melancholy voice stands out from the mix. “He sings with the tender high tenor of Tim Buckley and the plain spoken poetry of Jim Croce.”(Miami Herald) Fields is truly in his element on stage. His live performances showcase his unassuming yet candid personality; an ‘ah shucks’ sort of charisma audiences are drawn to. They cant help but watch, and listen, and be a part of the experiences unfolding in song.
In addition to releasing two albums since taking to the road in 2003 Fields has been showcasing his talents at BMI songwriter showcases in Nashville, Los Angeles, New York and at the BMI Brunch at SXSW. He was also the Southeast Region finalist in the independent music world series in 2004, chosen over a group of 1200 acts and has had his music featured on MTV’s Real World, Road Rules and Sorority Life.
Fields continues to win over critics and audiences everywhere, and has even received an enthusiastic thumbs up from recording artist David Gray “Go so you can say you saw him when.”
Songs on the Mend, the latest solo acoustic release was written in bars, venues, and hotels while on tour performing over 700 shows since hitting the road in 2003. The 10 songs capture the raw honest expression of a young artist on the rise. Columbia’s Free Times agrees, "Dean Fields writes lyrics like Leonard Cohen and sings like Jeff Buckley. It’s no surprise that there’s a serious buzz on this Virginia singer-songwriter"
Fields is fueled by a single-minded passion to play sharing the stage with Bruce Hornsby, Hootie and the Blowfish, KT Tunstall, Julie Roberts, Cake, Ingram Hill, Yonder Mountian String Band, Josh Kelley, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, John Hiatt, Aqualung, Cary Brothers, Tracy Bonham, Lisa Loeb, Pat McGee Band, Carbonleaf, Angie Aparo, Virginia Coalition, Rusted Root, Madeleine Peyroux, and many others. His debut album Imitations garnered rave reviews and is one of CDBaby’s top selling albums. His music is being featured on MTV’s Real World, Road Rules and Sorority Life.
Dean Fields is on the rise. Currently, he is recording his third album with his backing band comprised of members of Carbonleaf, Modern Groove Syndicate, and Mandy Moore's band.
Instrumentation
Dean Fields: Vocal, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica
Band Lineup:
Curtis Fye: Upright and Electric Bass, bg vocal
Daniel Clark: Drums, Piano, bg vocal
Trey Pollard: Guitars, bg vocal
Emily Easterly: bg vocal
Discography
"Songs on the Mend"
Engineered: Rich Leissler
EL Records Studios (New York, NY)
"imitations"
Engineered by Alan Weatherhead (Sparklehorse) Produced by Aland Weatherhead and Dean Fields
Sound of Music Studios (Richmond VA)
Links
| http://www.deanfields.com |