About
Music
Chicago producer Dean Dunakin began playing the trumpet at an early age, ensuring his sound would forever be rooted in clear notes of jazz and blues. Like most artists, though, Dean’s interests aren’t dormant in one realm of creativity. As the digital age began, the bleeps and clicks of the Apple IIe called to Dean, stirring his gift for hearing rhythm and bass where others only find noise. This fascination, along with a growing affinity for computers through a degree in digital painting, led to a natural adoption of the computer as his instrument of choice. Drawing from his classical and jazz training, and Chicago’s own rich musical history, Dean brings a unprecedented sophistication to his music, composing tracks that offer something different to every ear.
Web Design
Dean is a usability-oriented web designer, most highly valuing clarity and ease-of-use for the end-user. Originally educated as a fine artist, his interest in digital painting and computers led him to a career in digital design. Since the mid-nineties, he has worked freelance and fulltime for clients in and out of the music industry including art.com and Blick Art Materials, and has worked with the MediaSpan Group since 2005.
Clients
Music
Styx, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, Chicago Children’s Choir, The Dymaxion Quartet, The Fell Follow, Number Nine, Beatserv, Flagrant^ Records, Cecil McBee, i:scintilla, Javier Arau, The Atomica Project, Bounte, THAC0, IFEPA
Radio Stations
major networks including ABC, Citadel, GCap, Clearchannel, Chrysalis, Bustos, and many independent stations
Corporate
MediaSpan, Blick Art Materials, art.com
News Publications
Inside Radio, Las Vegas Downtown News, Mile High Sports