About

Dean Ranel is a composer, producer, musician and DJ from Australia.
His lyrics chisel at the bone and his broad range of music contains a timeless quality.

Ranel is a five-time nominee in the Australian Independent Music Awards and his music has been broadcast internationally.

Dean is different to most recording artists as he does not release one particular style of music.
He composes and produces rock, pop, electronica, avant-garde, classical and world music styles. He is also a DJ, audio engineer, music video director, writer and producer and was the front man/creator of Australian band Friends of Man (2002 – 2012).

Chisel the bone..

“Some of the finest music to come out of Australia in over twenty five years”
Indie Initiative, AU
“There were a few moments when I closed my eyes, I could have been at the feet of the great Lou Reed”
Faster Louder, AU
“It’s The Way – an extremely vibey little track, sexy, cool and fresh sounding. This is definitely a potential hit”
Radio OCI, Spain
“Check out ‘Girls from Holland’ which for the best part we’d have sworn had Bowie doing guest vocals with Split Enz”
LosingToday, UK

“Dean Ranel has single handedly molded together an album melded with magnificence and some cutting edge contemporary pizzazz”
Cairns Barfly, AU

Deans credits include

string ensemble arranger – Contempo string ensemble
composer, engineer, producer – Media Nomads, Film Australia / SBS Television
video director, writer, producer – Lust Inhibitor (music video)
video director, writer, producer – Tullea Swimwear Australia (music video)
composer, engineer – Ricochet Productions / Sydney Theatre Company
composer, producer, engineer – Earth Friend, Friends of Man (LP)
video director, writer, producer – Tell Them That You Really Care (music video)
video director, writer, producer – I Saw You Dead (music video)
video director, writer, producer – With A Rock and Stone (music video)
recording / mixing engineer – Time On Earth, Sydney (EP)
recording / mixing engineer – The Follies, Sydney (EP)
recording / mixing engineer – Soundworks Studios, Sydney
performer, producer – 3 Is The Way (Hutchison 3G Australia)
video director, editor – Atomic Digital Media (corporate video)
writer, director, producer – The Wizards Song (music video)
composer, engineer, producer – Friends of Man, Wizards Song (single)
writer, director – The Diamond Heart (music video)
engineer, producer – 20XII Project (LP)
composer, engineer, music director – Stratus (theatre) Arts QLD Cairns
mixing/mastering engineer – Bedtime Stories with Aunty Dee JUTE/Arts QLD
composer, engineer, producer – Ready For Love? (are you) Friends of Man (single)
composer, producer, engineer – The Diamond Heart, Friends of Man (single)
composer, engineer , music director – Kick Arts Collective/Arts QLD, Cairns
video director, producer – The End of All Things (music video)
composer, producer, engineer – The Fools that Rule the World, Friends of Man (EP)
composer, producer, engineer – Light is Too Fat, Friends of Man, Sydney (EP)
producer, engineer – Lotus, Sydney (EP)
video director/producer – It’s The Way Friends of Man (music video)
composer, producer, engineer – It’s The Way (EP) Friends of Man
composer, producer, engineer – Songs for Humans, Friends of Man (LP)
composer, producer – Stockland Shopping Centres (radio)
mixing/mastering engineer – Conscious Fusion, Hot Rubber Glove (LP)
mixing/mastering engineer – Adahmo Year Of The Dragon (LP)
producer, engineer – Reef, Water, Wine (EP)
recording / mixing engineer – Juniper (EP)
producer, engineer – Bleeding Jelly Eyes (EP)
composer, engineer, producer – The One Project (LP)
dj, electronic performing artist – Julius Cosmos (LP)
composer, producer – The Pigeon Suicide, SBS Television
composer, engineer, producer – Space Lanes (EP)
composer, engineer, producer – Metatron : Return (LP)
video director, writer, producer – Century Box (music video)
composer, engineer, producer – With A Rock And Stone (LP)
video director, writer, producer – Space Lanes (music video)
video director, writer, producer – Alone (you are not) (music video)
composer, producer, engineer – Interlude 22 (EP)