Dean is a 2x Grammy nominated Mixing Engineer, Tracking Engineer, Editor and Mastering Engineer based in New York, New York.
Dean started his career in the music industry as a Drummer playing for over 15 years. Following his lifetime passion for audio he went to study Music Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music. During his time at Berklee Dean was working on several high profile records including Tia Fuller’s ‘Diamond Cut’ that was later nominated for “Best Instrumental Jazz Record”. Being a musician helps him connect and align with every client on a personal level to help bring the music to the highest level. Working with both Grammy award wining musicians and upcoming local bands Dean has the experience and knowledge to bring every project to life.
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Credits
- Terri Lyne Carrington
- Ralph Peterson Jr
- Aaron Parks
- Tia Fuller
- Matthew Stevens
- Bill Pierce
- Bobby Watson
- Brian Lynch
- Esperanza Spalding
- Derrick Hodge
- Mark Kibble
- Maimouna Youssef
- Debo Ray
- Nicholas Payton
- Kassa Overall
- Malcolm Jamal Warner
- Rapsody
- Jack DeJohnette
- Dave Holland
- Bill Stewart
- Sam Yahel
- Kadawa
- Steve Davis
- Kevin Eubanks
- Lonnie Plaxico
- Anthony Wonsey
- Robin Eubanks
- Zaccai Curtis
- Craig Handy
- Phillip Harper
- Melissa Slocum
- Essiet Essiet
- Jean Toussaint
- Joanne Brackeen
- Peter Washington
- Barns Courtney
- Barns Courtney
- Ralph Peterson
- Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy
- Ralph Peterson
- Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy
- Ralph Peterson
- Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy
- Ralph Peterson
- Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy
- Ralph Peterson
- Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy
- Terri Lyne Carrington
- Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science
- Terri Lyne Carrington
- Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science
- Terri Lyne Carrington
- Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science
- Tia Fuller
5 Reviews
Endorse Dean AlbakDean's dedication to quality of sound, groove, dynamics & the story that music convey is just some of the few reasons why I keep calling Dean for my own projects. He's phenomenal in what he does professionally and working with I'm is a real pleasure, vibewise as well. He always has a big smile on his face and a warm attitude that will comfort you in challenging times in the studio. I highly recommend hiring him for any of your creative projects! Dean Albek will make them bloom!
Dean's dedication for quality of sound, groove, dynamics & the story that music convey is just some of few reasons of why I keep calling Dean's for own projects. He's phenomenal in what he does professionally and working with I'm is a real pleasure, vibewise. He always has a big smile of his face and warm attitude that will comfort you in challenging times in the studio. I highly recommend hiring for any your creative projects! Dean Albek will make them bloom!
Dean is a bona fide professional. His technical knowledge as an engineer wowed me again and again while we worked together.
I was never worried about the status of my project. Dean is an excellent craftsman and diligent in his work. His estimates were accurate and his prices were fair.
I would highly recommend Dean to all of my musician friends. My record sounds fantastic and I am very happy.
Dean is a true professional with technical proficiency and deep understanding of the platform. Working with him has been a great experience as his work ethic will make sure you get nothing but the best results. Dean is flexible in his work style - he'll direct you to where he thinks things sound best, and will follow you wherever you go as well. Which in this work environment is very important.
Above a professional Dean is also a musician which makes his choices backed up with musical knowledge and intuition making him an obvious choice for edits in the realm of Jazz and creative music.I'd highly recommend to have Dean involved in your project! We got to work together on the editing of my band's album, and it's been a really fruitful experience.
Dean has an amazing ear for both the subtleties and the big picture of the music. He has a wide-range of technical tools and creative capabilities and uses them in a musical and tasteful way. His input helped push our project to new places, and working with him has always been easy, as he is very communicative, organized, flexible, open minded and also fun to be around.
Check his work out and consider having him involved!!
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- Universal Audio Hardware & Software
- Plugin Alliance
- Soundtoys
- Melodyn
- Acustica Audio Plug-ins
- Wave Plug-ins
- Sound-Radix Plug-ins
- Soundtheory Plug-ins
- Slate Digital & Trigger
- Logic Pro X
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