Dean tended to gravitate towards drummers with greater technical ability thinking outside of the box. With over 30 years of drumming in original and cover bands (See list below).
Culminating a variety of styles and influences together and yet still making the songs sound very cohesive.
Dean is more of a musical contributor on the drums within a song when designing and arranging rhythms, rather than just your standard "lay down the basics".
Original Bands:
Oceans & Enemies (Hard Rock)
Scarlet Friday (Jazz/Fusion/Rock)
FUSN (Jazz/Blues/Rock/Fusion)
Cover Bands:
Vital Signs (Rush tribute band)
Busted Stuff (Dave Matthews tribute band)
Maiden Seattle (Iron Maiden tribute band)