The Light features Darnell Alexander on vocals, John Raymond on guitar, Jay Thomas on trumpet and was co-written and co-produced with Erik Hall Don't You Worry features Missi Hale on vocals. Who I am features artist/vocalist Jordan Wright, produced by Kent Hooper, written by Scott Krippayne, and me.The same way features Melissa Goyette on vocals and was written by Melissa and mwah. Remmington Smooth and Olelado are me.
Musicians and writers on other tunes that turn up on this particular myspace website include: Darnell Alexander Darren Motamedy Jay Thomas Erik Hall John Raymond Dave Heath Dan Mohler Jere Knudtsen Scott Krippayne Karla Cruz Class Emanuel Del Cassell Josh Rice Michael Wastman Trish Nielsen Missi Hale Alan Glass Maryanne Morgan Michael Puryear Sarah Lenore Melissa Goyette
FYI... Gracies Cafe is an emerging church cafe that happens every Sunday night in the Seattle area. Regular band members include: Dave Heath, Dan Mohler, Kelsey Krippaehne, Evi Stratton, - also joined by Craig Cootsona, John Marx (sax), and Lisa Feiertag (violin) when they are in town;-)
Also, if you are at all in the market for royalty free music you can check out some of my stuff at a cool company that I work with: RoyaltyFreeMusicRevolution.com
Influences
Dobie Gillis, Pepe La Pue, Napoleon Dynamite, Laguna Beach, Dr. M. Scott Peck, Crystal, Tessa, Kelsey, Karin, Pac man, sideways smiley face and Winky guy :-) ;-)..., spell check, Dr. David Penner, Quincy Jones, You, Tom Waits, Lowly worm, Mose, allergies, Jack Kerouac, tHe GuY wHo DiScOvErEd AnTiBiOtIcS, Dr. Suess, Paul Klee, Boobiesoboobie, The Beatles, Kandinsky and Van Gogh, Luke and Laura, Tweek, Mitch Headburg, Bobby and Sissy, Jobs and Gates, Ricochet Rabbit, the way the earth revolves around the sun and how they both dangle mysteriously in the vast nothingness of what we refer to as space without flinching an inch (most influencial - 'tya) my own weakness for Pop-Tarts...pizza...doritos...and cheesecake, Love, Fear, Guy Finley, Oswald Chambers, Rent, Rick Warren, Partially Hydrogenated (fill in the blank), Al Jarreau, Functional-Disfunctionalism, any one of those pesky voices inside my head (your pick) but mostly - Jesus.
Sounds Like
The Village People, Slim Whitman, Yoko Ono, K-Fed and Rosanne Barr's rendition of the usa national anthem...Also I have a vocal style close to Steve Martin's rendition of "the thermos song."
I'm a musician, singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, blah-blah-blah etc... Living in Seattle. I spend most of my working hours at whatever local Starbucks (cheap office rates), or in my Honda (great cell service and even cheaper office rates)..., behind a piano/in front of a mic, on the side of some mountain near the Alpine Lakes (wonderful black bear and squirrel company), or on the lazy ocean sands of Figi. (OK - I made up the Figi part) I am 6' 4" but most of my photos here are only 3" tall.
I've been hanging around a lot lately in Nashville and LA writing songs as well as running the "cognitive behavioral therapy" non-profit web site JoePanic.com ... I also recently became the proud owner of a seniors packing biz called "Just like daughters" see: Just like daughters Yay!
In the foreseeable future I'll be working on various Pop, Country and Neo-Soul projects as well as producing a slug of underscore tracks for TV and film. Claim to fame: Over a million downloads of my jazz stuff on the old mp3.com (ok, so it didn't really make me very famous - nevermind - whatever;-) - Better claim to fame: Related to that guy (my bro Scott Krippayne) who co-wrote the American Idol song "This is my now." Let's see... what else..., I released 3 indie jazz CD's in the 90's.... Yeah, they sold well... NOT..., doh! Currently, multiple cuts spinning on TV shows including: ABC Soap One life to live, ABC Family's Lincoln Heights, "Best of IT," "SOAP," Chris Rock's "Good Hair" (HBO), "Faith is now," RCTV, Mac Show Live, Viva la bam, Pro 7 "TV Total" (Germany), Muzak, etc... Recent cuts include: Billboard Top 10 (European album charts)
with Stefanie Heinzmann - Universal (German and Swiss Gold Record Certification)...and..., American Idol's Sarah Burgess (PME Records)
Stefanie Heinzmann's Masterplan CD reaches NUMBER 8 on BB Euro-Albums chart (Dean's song "Do your thing")
Hear dean's music on these shows...,
PARTIAL RECORDING RESUME:
* MUSIC BIZ COMPANIES (worked with, worked for, or signed stuff with..)
BMG, EMI, Zomba, Universal Music, Muy Bueno Music Group, Polydor, Neon Sky, SpringHill, Music Blitz Records, MCA, MDR Records, Muzak, PME Records, HBO, Chris Rock Entertainment, Purple Honda Music, Graffiti Music, Premier Tracks, Discovery House Music, Augsburg Fortress Publishers, Real Inc., Prolific Arts Inc., Crucial Music, Private Wavs, Micro Maven Publishing, Transition Music, J2R music, Essential Music, SongCastle music, NOMA music, Songs with Vision, RCN Entertainment, MP3.com Inc., Trusonic Inc., Westco Marketing Inc., NorMarCo. Inc., Key Images Inc., Frederick & Charleston Music, Tornado Watch Music, ETNC, Intermusic, Supremium, Track Record, The Paramount, Chip Wilson and Assoc., Michael Phillips Music, AudibleFaith.com Inc.
* JINGLES (worked on or wrote)
Toyota, B&O Tires, Dahnken Stores, James Jeans, AMC, Alpental Ski Resort, Cascade Airways, Mr. Rags, Western Floors, Sisters Four Botique, Pattisions North, Brewery City Pizza, Fairwood Shopping Center, Chalon International, Benehanna, Electracraft, Statesman Furniture, Detrays Homes, KEZE Radio, Societies Child, Appleway Mobile Homes, Burchetts, Long Beach Plaza, Universal Frontiers, The Breadboard, Olympia Auto Center and tons more....
Dean speaking at the 2008 Taxi seminar in Nashville
Below: The main reason I am not a singer or an entertainer ;-)
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REVIEWS OF SOME OF MY JAZZ CDs
"With a vocal style somewhere between Michael Franks and Tom Waits and a band that plays jazz like you read about, Dean Krippaehne is the captain of a tight musical ship. Today, popular jazz does not always accept traditional jazz-style vocalists into its world of acid and groove, but it is difficult to deny this talented artist anything. He is fantastic."
- Riffage.com
"Witty and literate lyrics coupled with bluesy jazz. This Seattle songwriter has a pleasant voice and impeccable phrasing. Guaranteed even to make your sourpuss Aunt Agnes smile".
- Nick Dedina, Real.com
"Dean Krippaehne offers no-nonsense swing and slow blue treatments of several classics"
- Mark Sabbatini - ALL ABOUT JAZZ (magazine)
"Blues and cool-jazz vocalist Dean Krippaehne has been working his groove since the 1980s, his smooth baritone a captivating topping to the organic arrangements that build, shift, and swing underneath. His laid-back holiday songs are a refreshing change of pace from standard shopping-mall fare and make for fine listening all year round."
- Editor, Music.Download.com
"Dean is one those rare musicians that really does have it all...Songwriting and lyrical skills to blow your mind and one of the smoothest most expressive voices it has ever been my pleasure to listen to."
- Lisa, FreeRadioWorld.com
"Eben habe ich dann noch eine neue Seite im Inet gefunden. Garageband heisst sie und bietet unabhängigen Künstlern eine Bühne für ihre Musik. Nach einer kurzen Suche fand ich auch gleich etwas, das den Lauschern gefiel. Kein Hardcorde Metal, sondern feiner Jazz mit nettem Thema. Der Coffee Song von Dean Krippaehne wird demnächst öfter in meiner Playlist auftauchen. Da die Musik zur Abwechselung kostenfrei im Netz steht, habe ich sie auch zur Unterstützung des Künstlers auf den Mindtime Server gepackt und bin gespannt, obs euch Koffein-Junkies da draussen gefallen wird. Hört mal rein!"
- Rob Vegas, MindTime The Online Show '06
Hey! Thanks for adding me.. I wanted to let you know that I just wrote and recorded two new songs called "Austin" & "Picture Un-Perfect"--they're up on my page now!! Check them out if ya get bored.
Talk to you soon!!
<3 Christen
Hey Dean! Just wanted to let you know that my CD "Entranced" is available on CD Baby now and some of the tracks are on my site as well. It's with Maurice Brown (tr), Daniela Schachter (pn), Marco Panascia (bs), Greg Hutchinson (dr).
Hey, I’m on a US pre-release tour and I’m in Seattle right now, playing the following gigs:
March 20, 7 pm, Blu Cafe SHORELINE (19350 Firlands Way N)
March 22, 6 pm, Urban Pipeline Cafe SEATTLE (602 Valley St.)
It would be great to see you there! Greetings from your Swiss brother,
Vlada
http://www. vladamusic. com
Dean, I just read your news. Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! Wow, little did I know that when I had the pleasure of meeting you that day at the TAXI convention that I was speaking with a world class composer and musician. I just know that 2009 is going to be a great year. God Bless
HELLO PLEASE!
I know it's been a good long while, and I'm sorry- but I wanted to check in and see what in the world was going on with you! :)
I got married this summer, moved cities, and played a lot of camps! I am also trying to collect a list of everyone's favorite local Christian Radio Stations... Do you mind messaging me yours? I am trying to send them my CD's to see if in fact, they just MIGHT, play a little indie artist not signed on a major label...
What do you think?
Wanna help?
I would greatly appreciate your kindness: as my grandmother says....
:)
Happy Wednesday Friends!!!
abbi
PS If you don't already have the CD, you can get it on iTunes or www. cdbaby. com/abbiwalker or literally any other MP3 digital music selling site.
As a kid, I knew I wanted to be either a cartoonist or an astronaut. The latter was never much of a possibility, as I don’t even like riding in elevators.
~ Bill Watterson
Thank you so much for adding us to your friends list.
When you get the chance to listen to some of our songs, please leave a comment and let us know which ones you like best.
Hey Dean! Thank you SO much for the wonderful comment--you are so kind. Wishing you a VERY Happy Thanksgiving & I look forward to keeping in touch :) And please stop by anytime!
There is this contest thing and I just wanted to ask you to help me a bit :-) I usually don't take things like this too seriously, but this seems like fun and who knows what it is good for: Please vote for us on www. kultband. at and help us to win a professional video shooting! :-)
hey, did u listen to the cd I gave to sk last thurs night(9-25)..the cd is from jeff/cicly..maybe they can come to seattle to perform @ Gracie's cafe in the future...contact their producer jacob yang..I wrote down his number on the paper..I also should mention that (maybe u heard from sk) jeff/cicly uncle is Lee Her..Lee knows Sara Groves..Lee & Sara are on the same record label
