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NEWS...
Sept 7 - 09. Just got some music on the new CW show "Vampire Diaries." The song was recorded by the amazing power-pop-punk band Quickie. Also, just placed another handful of smooth on Muzak and "Don't you worry" is still #1 on Garageband's RnB charts... Recently signed to do five years worth of music for Harpo Productions - yay! And still trying to recover from my crazy-cool time hangin' in Nashville last week. This fall I'll mostly be in the studio (over 50 tracks due before the first of the year) but will take a brief road trip to hang at the Taxi Rally in Nov. All is well :-)
July 17 - 09. Wow is it hot in Seattle. 88 degrees as I type this. Better stay in the AC studio and keep recording :-) It's been almost two months since I updated here (?) Well, a handful of Muzak placements happened last month, some negotiations with new music libraries, "Don't you worry" is still #1 on garageband's RnB charts (four months in a row now)..., writing and recording with some cool new artists and trying to enjoy some summer before it fades into the autumn drizzles. If you're bouncing around facebook or twitter hit me up (facebook.com/deankrippaehne)... I'll be hanging out in Seattle until my next Nashville trip at the end of the Summer and LA in Nov. --- that's about it. Love!
May 21 - 09. Just got back from Nashville. Great week of writing, friends and biz. Thanks to Ted, Barry, Chuck, Patrick, Jimi, Laura, Chip, Mike, Pete, Donny, Michael and the staff at Longhorn for making it a wonderful adventure. No thanks to the guy on the plane ride home who decided to give his cough to the other passengers - heh - **cough** What's up now? Lot's of song demo-ing coming up this month as well as multiple library track productions. Also, "Don't you worry" has been # 1 RnB at Garageband for eight weeks now, and was just released as a single by Sarah Burgess in Japan. Yay!
April 17 - 09. My Taxes are done - whew! What have I been up to... Recording Smooth Jazz and pop tracks for Muzak, Recording Alt. Rock tracks for ESPN and FOX Sports, Writing pop and country songs..., and trying to get the digital pops and clicks out of my studio - heh. "Don't you worry" sung by the amazing Missi Hale has been #1 (RnB) at Garageband for the last 4 weeks strait... That's about it.
March 7 - 09 Business music provider TruSonic Inc. has just signed 65..., yes, 65 of my songs. Whoohoo. A bunch of dean music coming to a store near you. Also, Stefanie Heinzmann's CD just went Platinum in Europe! That's all for now :-)
Feb. 13 - 09... It's all good :-) Spending a lot of time in the studio writing and recording many tracks for various projects. Muzak just accepted a few more of my smooth jazz tracks - Yay. Also, I just got word that I have a song in the new Chris Rock Film/doc called "Good Hair." It won a couple of awards at Sundance and I hear it is pretty funny in true Chris Rock fashion. In addition I just found out that Stefanie Heinzmann's CD will be released in the US in March. Coolness - the CD includes my song "Do your thing." OK, back to work :-)
Dec. 17 - 08.... Merry Christmas season :-) What's up.... I finally joined the rest of the world and got an account on Facebook.com - hit me up. Working on finishing up a jazz piano trio CD for a music library and also cutting some song demos. "Don't you worry" hit # 1 on GarageBand.com again (RnB). I made it sledding down my hill last week..., about 20 runs without hurting myself. It has been a great year this last year - hoping 09 is as good and hoping your 09 is filled with peace and joy as well.
Nov. 14 - 08 - Just got back to Seattle from the Taxi Road Rally at LA's Westin. Wow! Great people, great time, cool music. So many new music friends from around the world were made - I wouldn't know where to start in naming them. What the hell, I'll try... Sharif, Chuck, Dave, Hangin' my my bro Scott, Laskow, Jimi, Cooper & Dave, Nick, Vikki, Kathy, Rachel, Ryan, Ken, Retha, Nick, Happy, Raags, Nomi, Matt, Andy, Daniel, Richard, Derrik, Eva, Ted, Bobby, Jeremy, Mazz, Brett, Darrel, Johnathan, Erin, David, Craig, I.C., Derek, Rich, Vicky, Dave T., Raphael, Big Blue, CK, Allen, Kelly, Anne, Casey, Jeff, Ern, Steve, Debra, Ariel, Sherrill, Tanvi, Scott, Fett, Liz, Laura, Cathy... OK, I've forgotten many - sorry. You guys ROCK!!!!! Now it's back to the studio and writing table - many more songs to produce - many deadlines to meet. Peace. Oh, forgot to tell you of recent music on "Lincoln Heights" and "Biggest Loser."
Sept. 17 - 08 - Back home from another coolness trip to the southland music city (Nashville). Bunch of great folks making me feel welcome - good time thanks you's to: Michael, Jimi, Scott, Nick, Scott, Chris, Tony, Craig, Devin, Jesse, Joanne and Nate! As soon as I get my northwest bearings stabilized I'll be back in the Studio working on Salsa tracks and a few new pop and country demos. Anyone heading to the early Nov. Taxi Road Rally - I'll see you there. Summer's starting to fade - I'd better go chop some wood for the long, deep gray :-)
Sept. 1 - 08 - Just signed a bunch of 70's sounding instrumental tracks with Prolific Arts Music Library and also just got some smooth jazz placed on Muzak. (Yay - $$$) A brand new artist recorded "Don't you worry" at Capitol a couple weeks ago with some heavy cats from Prince's band playin' as well as musicians from the Christina Aguilera and Lauren Hill bands... Grammy winning producer at the helm (I'll name him when I get the OK) I'm pretty excited to hear the final mix and hoping it gets released. I'll post here as soon as I find out.
JULY 26 - 08 - Sorry I haven't posted for a bit. Took a vacation to the midwest to hang with friends - great time! Currently, I'm trying to enjoy the Seattle outdoors before the fall greyness settles back in :-) Just delivered a thrid CD to major music library - this one was of comedy/novelty instrumentals - Starting to write and record #4 CD for same company. (It's good to have work) Also, writing and recording pop, soul and country demos and doing some guitar type studio work for other songwriters. What else, um - enjoy life.
May 24 - 08 Back in Seattle after a week in Nashville. So many people took me under their wing and made me feel at home down there - I am blessed. Spoke at a couple of Seminars for Taxi - one at Studio 515 (great studio - great people) and the other at Loews Vanderbilt. Thanks to Michael Laskow for including me and for his coolness. Also, involved in the Taxi thing was Jimi Heath (THE sweetest person ever) and Fett (I finally got to thank him face to face for helping me learn how to engineer.) Lots of writing stuff with some great song-writers, Brian Oaks, Kim Walling, Nick Gaultney, Michael Puryer, Reggie Shaw... and a bunch of new folks that I met and will be writing with at the end of the summer. Got to hang with the "dots" and other Taxi members which was awesome and, what else, I ate a bunch of ribs. Back in the studio now, producing and writing... keep your ears open.
April 23 - 08 Lots of stuff. Recording, writing, producing with lots of cool folks around the world - feeling very lucky. Got a song ("do your thing") on Stefanie Heinzman's debut CD ("Masterplan") and the Universal Music disc has already hit # 8 on Billboard's Euro Charts - whoohoo! Also landed a cut ("don't you worry") on the Sarah Burgess (American Idol) debut CD (PME Records). Continued spins are a-rollin' on "One life to live" and are help paying the bills. Did I mention that I am currently feeling quite fortunate. I will be joining Taxi's Michael Laskow on my upcoming Nashville trip to speak at a small gathering at Studio 515 and also at a Taxi music seminar at Loews Vanderbilt in a few weeks. Stoked about that! Been working too, on smooth jazz tunes for Muzak - six are in the can - so to speak. That's all for now. I'll post more after visiting TwangTown.
Mar 12 - 2008 Recording, writing, recording! I've recorded about 20 new library tracks in the last couple of months and have just started on a new smooth-jazz project (The first since the pH7 project back in the 90's). Universal Music artist Stefanie Heinzmann recorded "Do Your Thing" on her Masterplan CD (Europe). Her first single hit # 3 in Germany and # 13 overall in Europe so I'm pretty stoked about it all. Yay! Also, still digging into the Country stuff (Back to Nashville in May) and working with some amazing folks in that genre. Teen Country Artist Jordan Wright cut both "Retail Therapy" and "Who I am" on her debut release. Check it out on itunes.
Jan 2 - 2008 Happy New Year! Just had the best Christmas season ever hanging with friends and family, doing a few shows, keeping a low-pro. The new year already finds me back in the studio mixing some songs with the amazing Missi (Hale) vocals on them. Also, just finished a couple of neo-soul tunes with my new European compadres Alan Glass, Maryanne Morgan and Kristina Kristofferson. I posted one of the songs "Love you better" on myspace in case you want to check it all out. Lots of demos in the pipeline with new writing partners and I'm working on another CD (pop/rock) for Prolific Arts - hope to have it done by March because that's when I'll be starting my third PA CD. Currently, I'm looking at 39 songs that need to be recorded by mid summer.... Not complaining.., It's good to have work if you're a musician.
Nov. 13 - 07... Just got back from the Taxi Road Rally in LA. Another very cool hang, network and learning gig. Great stuff. I want to give huge thanks and hugs to all of the people who I met, and hung out with - you guys rock!!!: Elan, Mark, Fett, Dicki, Scott, Michelle, Pat, David, Kim, Harriot, Ed, Steven, Navin, Michael, Dex, Melissa, Elliot, Tam, Chad, Bronwyn, Liz, Dan, Chris, Tommy, Bruno, Alison, Ragani, Sunset, Shayne, Lonno, Bob and Nomi. Can't wait for next year.
Nov. 3 - 07... Just finished the Neo-Soul-Instrumental CD for Prolific Arts Inc. and was able to deliver by the Oct. 26th deadline - Yay! Already starting to lay grooves for a new Film/TV CD. This one will be a little more strait ahead pop. Writing some stuff with London based Alan Glass (George Benson, Aretha, Earth, Wind & Fire, etc...) and looking forward to seeing what kinds of grooves we come up with. A big thanks to Ted at JazzLynx for spinning my old pH7 project (w/Erik Hall) on the syndicated Cafe Jazz. Listen for us on CJRT (Foxy 88.5 FM) Toronto, Canada; KHBL 96.9 Hannibal, Missouri; KCCK - 88.3 FM Cedar Rapids, Iowa; LG73Internet Radio, Vancouver, Canada; The Source (Internet radio) Portland, Oregon as well as the UK internet stations: Classic Tracks Radio, Generation Mix and TYNE FM. You can also still hear that project spinning on the Australian Smooth Jazz Network (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra)and on WJZK and WZAK in Columbus Ohio. As long as we're at it let's give big shout outs to: KASU-FM Arkansas, WICR New York, KZSC Santa Cruz, KHAT Oregon, WGLT Illinois, KZSU Stanford, KGNU Boulder, KSKA Alaska, KKMO Tacoma, 101FM Brisbane, Australia, Sky digital radio 879 (UK), Genesis radio 91.6 fm (UK), Rat Pack Radio, All that Jazz - Netherlands, Le Jazz Affair, Radio Free Jazz and Radionotte 93.5 FM West Sardinia, Italy and the hundreds of internet stations and podcasts that play us - thank you so very much for supporing our jazz stuff.
Sept. 26 - 07 A couple things - Thanks to Daniel Kirkley for bringing his coolness to Gracies Cafe for a show on the 9th - outstanding! - also at the gig was guitarist Brian Oaks playing some truly crazy-great stuff. I just returned from a week of writing in Nashville - I love everyone down there - thanks to Nick, Kim, Michael, Chad, Kari, Sarah, Tom, Brian, Phil, Liz and Cheri for making me feel at home.
Sept. 5 - 07
Cool stuff and lots of news that I can't share quite yet per song placements with artists in the US and abroad. Here's some hints - Christmas song placement, Eurovision song, American Idol contestant song, Canadian TV show song, etc... Stay tuned. Currently working on tunes, tunes, tunes..., also writing and producing a soul/istrumental CD for Prolific Arts Inc. due Oct. 26th so I'll have my brains in the studio for the next month or so. Rock on!
July 11 - 07
Just finished recording some new neo-soul tracks with the amazing vocalist Missi Hale - tunes will be posted in the next couple of weeks on myspace. Also, I had the pleasure of recording with vocalist Douglas Johnson recently - very smooth, very cool. Couple of tunes being cut in Nashville for a new country artist soon TBA and it looks like a Quickie cut "Ordinary Day" just secured a spot on a new compilation CD by Latchkey records. Currently Missi Hale is the #1 all time female RnB vocalist on Garageband.com singing our song "Don't you worry." Yessssss:-) Speaking of "Don't you worry" - that song is slated to be released by a soul artist in Europe - I'll give you her name soon - don't wanna jinx it yet by letting the cat out of the bag too early. I'm going to be spending most of the rest of the summer concentrating on writing new stuff and producing only a few tracks. Peace.
May 25 - 07 - Yup.., my brother's song "This is my now" was just selected as the new American Idol winner's "song." Scott (Krippayne), along with Jeff Peabody done went and wrote themselves a hit. Congrats - Luckyyyyyyy (Napoleon D. voice :-) Other stuff - I just signed 40 songs (count em..., 40)to Noma Music for film and TV placement and am continuing to write and produce new tracks (even as I type this... go ahead - call me mr. multitask).
May 11 - '07 - Well, what have I been up too. A bunch! Writing and recording lots of tracks for film and TV as well as working on new country stuff with some old friends and some new friends. Still playing the Gracies Cafe gig every Sunday in Seattle. Just got back from yet another trip to TwangTown (NashVegas)- great to hang and work with Kim, Michael, Nick, Dylan, Freeman, Dwayne, Mark - Y'all groove.
Feb. 20 - '07 - Back from Nashville - thanks to Pat, Chad, Dan, Kim, Michael, Nick, Pete, Herky, the Shoals, Don and Vince Gill for making the trip rock. Also, recorded some new neo-soul stuff with sensational vocalist Missi Hale - new tracks posted on myspace :-) That's all for now.
Dec. 20 - '06 - "Tra-la-la-la-laaah-la-la-la-la" Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Nov. 13 - Taxi Road Rally !!!!! Just got back from four days of music mania at the Hollywood Renaissance in L.A. Great stuff, music, old friends, new friends... Thanks to: Elliott, Melissa, Mark, Michael, Sir Jac, Justin, Margaret, Pete, Danny, Greg, Elaine, James, Ronan, Liz, Robert, Joanne, James, David, Debroh and all the musicians and Taxi staff for making it a great hang! What else..., Just signed three new tunes with Private Wavs for flim/TV. Back in the studio again tweakin' on stuff.
Oct 20 - After a near-disasterous studio hard drive crash (those things actually die once in a while)I'm back up and running. Recording with sensational vocalist Trish Nielson on some new grooves - a couple more soul tunes got picked up by TruSonic to be playing in a retail store near you! What else..., going to hang out with the Taxi folks in LA Nov. 8 - 12 at the Hollywood Rennisance (sp) - hope to see y'all there.
Sept 15 - And the music engine just keeps a-spinnin' full throttle baby - Thanks to contemporary Christian recording artist Daniel Kirkley (Centricity Records) for putting on a great show at the cafe last Sunday night - dude, you rock! Just finished some tracks for a new Quickie tune "the more you hurt me" - and have been recording with vocalist Michael Wastman on more Neo-Soul stuff for TV. Dunno yet if NashVegas will happen in Oct. but I'll be hanging out at the LA Taxi Road Rally in early Nov. - hope to see y'all there. Also, thanks to all those downloaders at CNET for making Dean Krippaehne the #1 jazz artist (download.com) in Aug/Sept.
Aug. 9 - Big thanks to Kim Walling for bringing her artistry to the cafe gig (July 17th)- nothing but coolness! Just finished cutting more demos for BMG and EMI publishing co's. Also, signed a co-written "Quickie" tune with LA film and TV publisher Crucial Music. Got a chance to do some keys for Seattle producer Daniel Christopherson on his Elle Scott project - cool cat and cool songs! Up to my ears in more Neo-Soul, Pop and Jazz in the studio scene. Other than that I'm trying to put twenty-thousand vertical feet on my hiking legs before the November snows hit, so if you call and I'm not here - I'm up there.
* July 6 - Recently signed five AC songs to TruSonic Inc. (atmosphere music for Comp USA, Petco, Mervyns, Guitar Center, Spencers, AMC theaters, Subway, etc...). Currently taking a break and enjoying time embracing hot sun, warm water and cool drink with family and friends.
* June 16 (2006) - Just signed 4 new Neo-Soul tunes with Private Wavs/Tornado Watch music for film and TV - also signed two new songs with LA film/TV publisher Crucial Music. Working on more punk tunes for Quickie and just starting new RnB productions for TV stuff hopefully to be completed sometime in August. Someday I'll finish my new jazz cd - I promise.
* May 18, 06 - Dean's song and recording of "Hushabye Eyes" has just been included in AIAC Records "Dreamtime Lullibies" (Children's CD series) - release date August '06!
* May 6 - Just got back from a cool sprint through NashVegas. Many thanks to Dan, Pat, Kim, Stacy, Jason, Amy and the folks at the Bluebird for making it such an eventful week. And special kudos to Pat for letting me come to the Carrie Underwood thing at ascap - I almost got nervous;-)
* April 10 - Slammin' cool shows with the Green River Music Company reunion last Friday and Saturday nights :-) I had more fun than should be legal. Great to see old friends and make many new ones. I hope we can do it again and again. Finished a couple new tunes with the amazing Trish Nielsen on vocals - I will post them somewhere shortly.
* March 9 - Many, many thanks to Kelly Minter for her awesome performance and warm presence at the "cafe" on Sunday night - if you haven't heard Kelly's music (or read her book) I encourage you to check it out here: KellyMinter.com Kelly, anytime you are traveling from Nashville to Seattle - consider us your second home! Also, Dan Mohler was in the studio laying down his increadible bass-work for the new DK jazz CD - AND the new Quickie CD is in final stages of production for a hopeful '06 release. K - godda go..., working on tracks for EMI publishing and trying to finish up seven new songs/productions for some TV stuff.
* Feb. 15 - Dean will be reuniting with the Green River Music Company (Big Band stuff) for two shows in early April - if you're in the Seattle area check it on out. Also on the books is a 90 min interview with "Late night blues and jazz hangout" podcast with Bucky Buck in Perth (Australia) and Dennis Hays in NY - should be a fun night - I'll keep everyone posted here and on myspace per details. Looking to be in Nashville again in late April or early May. Peace.
* Jan. 16, 2006 - Happy New Year! Started the new '06 out right by signing 5 new songs to TV and Film music publisher Private Wavs (One of the tracks "Bring it on back" is posted on myspace) and also hit week numero-five as the #1 Cool Jazz artist on CNET. In the studio this week recording tracks for upcoming Jazz CD as well as laying tracks on a handful of new film and TV recordings. Hoping to release the new Jazz CD sometime soon. I know I've been saying that for a while - but I really, really mean it this time :-)
* Dec. 27 - Yes, it is more than just a rumor. Dean is the #1 Cool Jazz artist on CNET's Download Music charts for the second week in a row! God bless those Christmas songs and people's everlasting need for some holiday sentimentality. More Chart news - thanks to the team ArtistLaunch for featuring "When santa gets his sleigh back" in their big Xmas promo this year and to all of the stations playing tracks from the Christmas CD !!!!
* Dec. 23 - Just finished cutting five new neo-soul tracks with amazing vocalists Josh Rice and Michael Wastman. These cats can groove. Hope to be posting the mixes soon. Also finished mixes of Joey Jewell's upcoming CD. Merry Christmas and here's to hits in '06!
* Nov 28 - Yay - Many thanks to Centricity Recording artist Missi Hale for bringing her cool to Gracies Cafe last night and also to guest artists Caitlin Evenson and Stan Fletcher for sharing their groove on stage with all of us. Great night, great people to hang with. Currently finishing up new productions for - yup - "One life to live." Also new interview for radionotte (Italy) is on their web site - I'll get a link up soon --- other than that, just tweakin' some jazz stuff for the new CD and countrifyin' with some other folks. Hope your turkey was tame:-)
* Oct. 1 - Signed jazz song "But for the love of you" with L.A. Film/TV library InterMusic. Showing up in your living room shortly.
* Sept. 10 - After thirty-seven weeks at #1 Dean's praise song "The Heart of Worship" relinquishes its top-spot chart position at Sharesong.org and 4praise. 'Twas a bloody good run;-)
* Aug. 29 - ABC TV's soap One Life to Life is currently, regularly playing two Dean Krippaehne/Erik Hall songs: "The Light" and "Closer to You." (Since sometime in July) Big, BIG thanks to Tornado Watch Music for the placements :-)
* July 13 - After a wonderful vacation with friends in Lake Chelan (WA), Dean is currently back in the studio recording vocals for a new Joey Jewell CD as well as writing tons of new material and finishing up a couple of art projects. Also gearing up for That 70's Night at Gracies Cafe (Aug. 14) and welcoming guest artist Kim Walling to the Cafe on Aug. 21st. Muchos congrats to Sarah Lenore on the release of her CD this month - check out her cool sounds at Sarahlenore.com.....
* June 13 - 18, 2005 - Yup, Nashville again - just can't get enough of that town. Pat, Chad, Dylan, Barbara, Shannon, Jessica, Dianna, Kim, Steve, Scott, Tim, Dusty, Jacob, Jamie, Phil, Todd, Keith, Travis, Holly, Shelia and everyone else - thanks for welcoming me - y'all rock!
* May 23, 2005 - Dean signs a new song deal with LA publisher/library Transition Music Corp.
* May 16 - 21, 2005 - Laguna Beach!!!!
* April 10, 2005 - Song "The Heart of Worship" #1 at 4praise.com/sharesong.com/freepraiseandworship.com with over 1000 votes.
* Mar. 20, 2005 - Gracies Cafe's CD "the heart of worship" including sheet music released for digital distribution by AudibleFaith.com.
* Mar. 10, 2005 - Dean's song "Cool, cool Christmas" signed by L.A. Christmas publisher Justin Wilde and Songcastle music.
* Dec. 22, 2004 - Augsburg Fortress releases it's childrens SPLASH! CD series which includes two of deans tunes: "Pretty O'Lydia" and "Hushabye Eyes."
* Dec. 20, 2004 - "Jolly old saint Nicholas" and "Cool cool Christmas" - Reach #1 indie-music on Amazon.com. Dean's version of "Silent Night" reaches #2 on the Contemporary Blues charts (Amazon). On 12/20/04 Dean reaches the #5 position of most downloaded Jazz artists on CNETS music.download.com :-)
* Oct. 10, 2004 - 4 new Christmas Jazz songs signed to TruSonic (TruSonic "atmosphere music" clients include: Petco Pet Supplies, Spencer Gifts, Comp USA, AMC Theatres, IGA Grocery Stores etc...)
* June 5, 2004 - Dean is currently in the studio recording a new jazz CD and also working on tracks for a new Augsburg-Fortress Publishing Childrens CD.
* May 28, 2004 - Read dean's interview (May, 2004) with FreeWorldRadio at:
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