Dez Maree is a seasoned musician and songwriter.

He has his own private studio and is expert level in AVID—Pro Tools.

Dez enjoys composing and producing in different genres. He is well suited for Pop or Rock Band, Orchestra, Folk, and Ballad formats. Dez has been in numerous club bands and has been a freelance bass player and backup singer for acts such as Big Joe Turner, The Ikettes, Chuck Berry, Ronnie Dove, Rufus Thomas, and more.

Dez dabbled in performing and recording in the Southern California area - but found work as an assistant producer for the Robert Fitzpatrick Organization in the live concert entertainment division. He was an assistant producer to Robert Fitzpatrick who was a Lawyer, Manager, Film Actor, and Producer in Los Angeles. While at RFO, Dean worked with greats like Stephen Stills, Jefferson Starship, Alice Cooper, The Police, Steppenwolf, Rick Derringer, Joe Cocker, and many more.

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Dez is a graduate of Indiana University where he received highest distinction honors in Liberal Arts/English. One of his favorite studies was French Cinema where he was exposed to the European point of view of Noire Films and the direction techniques of the great Alfred Hitchcock and Jean-Pierre Melville.

Another favorite was his study in Literature where he was exposed to Daniel Defoe, Jane Austen, Herman Melville, Charles Dickens, and Ernest Hemmingway along with the poetry of Poe, Dickinson, Blake, Thomas, and Longfellow.

“My heart has always been in creating original music and lyrics”- Dez Maree