Artist description Dean has pounded out a wide aray of tracks, covering a vast spectrum of styles and genres. His forte however in elemental modern rock and euro-pop styles.

Music Style All over the map, no, we realy mean it!

Musical Influences Thomas Dolby, Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears, Simple Minds, The Fixx

Artist History Dean started his musical endeavors in 1980. After five years of learning a plethora of instruments including guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and the like, he hooked up with two musicians and midi gurus (Perry Manole and Mike Cohn) in San Jose California and formed Apex Curve. After the non-release of their eventualy criticly aclaimed CD Territory due to the death of the record labels owner, As Dean put it, "we were all just spent". "We hung in there for a while, but like all good things, it eventualy ended". Dean stayed firmly attatched to songwriting and recording, and has worked with many artists writing, recording, and producing.

Group Members Dean Nickel

Instruments sequencer, keys, guitar, bass, drums, vocals

Albums Territory (Apex Curve), Lost, Next to nothing, The Gray Road Diary

Location Scottsdale, Arizona - USA

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