Dean is a versatile trumpet player living in Dubai. He graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, where he completed a Bachelor of Music Performance on the trumpet. Before moving to Dubai in 2012, Dean could be seen regularly performing around Melbourne and Victoria in many musical theatre pit orchestras, as well as big bands, jazz groups, tribute bands, rock bands, corporate function bands and classical orchestras. Since moving to Dubai, Dean has been busy performing in the UAE, playing with The Swing Revue, Abu Dhabi Big Band, Abu Dhabi Little Big Band, the UAE National Symphony Orchestra, as well as performing in weekly residencies and collaborating with other musicians in bands, quintets and jazz groups.