Toyota Star Maker 2009 will be held Sunday 18th January from 12.30pm at Toyota Country Theatre at TRECC (Tamworth Regional Entertainment & Conference Centre). “Witness 10 of Australia’s best battling it out for the judges and a gala performance by reigning Toyota Star Maker Talia Wittmann and other previous winners.
Tickets for the Toyota Star Maker Grand Final presentation are available through Tourism Tamworth 02 6767 5300 or on-line at visittamworth.com.
My Influences are Adam Harvey, Garth Brooks, Col Finley &
Allan Jackson!!
They have great passion for there Music. Write from the heart
& take time out to help up-coming Young Artist's in the Business.
Sounds Like
Dean Johnston with a Deep Timbered Voice way beyond his years!!!
Talented Singer/Songwriter/ Musician/ Multi Award Winner Dean Johnston made his mark in Tamworth with a spot on the "Young Stars" at the "Pub". Performances with the "Future Stars" at LBS Records, Special Guest Artist for Col Finley at the Services Club, Special Guest at West Diggers after presenting the Award for "Best Bush Ballad" to Graham Rodgers at the ACMLA Awards.
He has performed with Artist such as Col Finley, Adam Harvey, Tracy Coster, Catherine Britt, Rob Wilson, Ian Betridge, Smokey Dawson, Lorrie Minson, Nikki Gillis, Brooke Leal, Donella Plane, Rob Breeze, Kirsty Lee Akers, Sharnee Fenwick, Jessica Bell, Bill Chambers, Staye, Amos Morris, Aaron Bolton, Southbound, Friends in Low Places, Hank Sasaki, Cyclone Tracey & The Hurricanes (WA), Kingsley Day, Angela Haden, Kerry Kennedy & Double Barrels
Performed a Duo with Adam Harvey at Mingara/Central Coast, Tuggerah RSL/Christmas Carol's.
Opened up Sandy Hollow B & S Ball for Sunny Cowgirls & Col Finley in 2006
Opened up the Rodeo at NAB Arena Sydney Royal Easter Show 2007
Guest Artist for Telstra at Royal Easter Show Sydney 2007
He started Singing & Drumming at the age of 4 years playing at Hundreds of Venues all over NSW, QLD and WA. While Winning many Talent Quest's in Vocal, Instrumental & Songwriting.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THIS YOUNG MAN AT JUST 19 yrs:
Winner of Mud Bulls & Music (Senior Section and Overall) 2006 & Guest Artist for 2007 Jimna/ Kilcoy Queensland
Dean entered "Battle of the Bands" winning Second 2007 and Third in 2006 with his lead player Steve McCauley winning the Tomkins Lead Guitar
Semi Finalist International Songwriting Competition Nashville 2007
Winner of Gloucester Songwriters Award NSW (with Original song "Life of the Out-back")
Finalist in ABC Music Awards for Original Music & People's Choice Awards
Winner (1st Runner up) APRA/AMCOS Songwriter Award for Mats' 2006
Semi Finalist Search for a Star 2006
Telstra Road to Tamworth Heat Winner & Finalist 2006
Winner Junior Songwriter (1st place) Boyup Brook WA 2006
Performed in Albany, Boyup Brook, WA 2006
Winner Gifted & Talented Program 2001 Maitland
3rd HVCMA Instrumental 2002
Winner Parks Open Instrumental 2002
1st Junior Duo with Sharnee Fenwick 2002
Award Duo HVCMA 2003
Award Gospel Duo HVCMA 2003
Winner Open Instrumental Manilla 2003
Open Country Duo 2004 Mendooran
Maton Talent Search Winner (Country Rock) 2004
Mendooran Country Rock winner 2004
1st Place Heat Winner/Final & Overall Loco Tamworth 2004
1st Place Heat Winner/Final & Overall Loco Tamworth 2005
Winner Gloucester Songwriter 2003
Winner Audition for Hey Hey its Country Wallsend
Winner Canley Vale RSL Under 18's (Singer of the Year)
1st place State Champion Martial Art's NSW
1st place (Vocalist) Ettalong Beach Hotel
Heat Winner with Kirsty Lee Akers (Ettalong Beach) Hotel
Heat Winner Lake Munmorah
Heat Winner Mats' Awards 2006
Area Finalist MATS Awards 2006
Junior Vocal HVCMA 2006
Junior Vocal HVCMA 2006
Support Act for the Amazing Felicity Urquhart 2007
Support Act for Col Finley 2007
Filmed for the Sydney Weekender Program Port Stephens (Nelson Bay) 2007
Guest Artist for Telstra Road to Tamworth Winners on Parade
Guest Artist for Australia's Biggest Convoy
Morpeth Medicine Ride
Horse Shoe Bend Round-up Hexham
Dean & Band Show (Christmas in July) Mayfield RSL & many more
Sea Breeze Hotel Nelson Bay 2007 – with comment's from staff that Dean & his band were the best that has ever performed there
MY NEW SINGLE!...'MY COWBOY!' A SNEAK PREVIEW ONLY UP FOR 1 WEEK. PLEEEEASE GO TAKE A LISTEN AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT! :D :D :D God Bless, Mishavonna Phil 4:13
Time goes by so fast. People come and go, in and out of or lives. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you. Thanks for being my Friend!
It was great meeting you in Nashville a few weeks ago! I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to see you perform again later in the week! Hope you & your family had a good time! :)
My debut video clip "CRAWL" is now on The Country Music Channel's Top
30 (CMC Foxtel), would love it if you would help me climb up the charts
by requesting 'Crawl' on CMC at http://www.countrymusicchannel.com.au/cmc/Requests.aspx.
Would love you to check it out and let me know what you think!
Greetings Dean, please watch my Scarred For Life child abuse music video and please leave a comment on youtube. Please ask all of your friends to watch it so we can get a million viewers! Thank you from my heart for your support. Jimmy Browder jimmy@grip33.org
Looks like a busy one for you too. Did you go to Nashville for the CMA Music Festival last year too? I thought I recalled seeing that. I hope you have an amazing time - which I'm more than sure you will. Take heaps of pics to show me when you get back!
Hi Dean, just saying hello. Hope everything is going well for you. Saw you at Col's show in Tamworth. Maybe see you around somewhere soon. See ya Donna.
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