About

Dean Ranel

Dean Ranel is a composer, producer, musician, DJ, writer, director and researcher from the southern lands of Terra, past the outer rim of Orion, on the edge of the milky way galaxy.
In an overly saturated and transient market, Dean is a music artist whose musical ability goes beyond the simple millennial song; his lyrics chisel at the bone and his broad range of music contains a timeless quality.

From songs of departed gods, to the eerie soundscapes of central Europe, to political protests in Sydney, Ranel twists musical tales of myth, truth, time, satire and hope, bringing his own sound and style into the cosmos.

Dean composes and produces rock, pop, electronica, avant-garde, classical and world music styles. He is also an audio engineer, music video and film director, writer and producer and was the front man/creator of Australian band Friends of Man (2003 – 2012).

Ranel does not support most social media networks as a means for accessing, communicating with him or his music, and recommends that people go to either..
Bandcamp – www.deanranel.bandcamp.com
or GAB – https://gab.com/deanranel
or Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/user/friendsofman

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)
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
recording / mixing engineer – The Follies, Sydney
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) (Single) Friends of Man
composer, producer, engineer – The Diamond Heart (single) Friends of Man
composer, engineer , music director – Kick Arts Collective/Arts QLD, Cairns
video director, producer – The End of All Things (music video)
composer, engineer – Ricochet Productions / Sydney Theatre Company
composer, producer, engineer – Earth Friend (LP) Friends of Man, Sydney
composer, producer, engineer – The Fools that Rule the World (EP) Friends of Man
composer, producer, engineer – Light is Too Fat (EP) Friends of Man, Sydney
producer, engineer – Lotus (EP), Sydney
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 (LP) Friends of Man
composer, producer – Stockland Shopping Centres (radio)
mixing/mastering engineer – Conscious Fusion (LP) Hot Rubber Glove
mixing/mastering engineer – Adahmo (LP) Year Of The Dragon
producer, engineer – Reef, Water, Wine (EP)
recording / mixing engineer – Juniper
producer, engineer – Bleeding Jelly Eyes; (EP)
composer, engineer, producer – The One Project (LP)
dj, electronic performing artist – Julius Cosmos
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)