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dean sharp
drummersoundscapistREmixerlooperproducer
845.464.0515
sharperc@earthlink.net
Tours/Sideman/Live Work (selected)
Moby, David Torn, Rachael Sage, Jane Siberry, Brad Mehldau, Liz Gorill (kazzrie jaxon), Cameron Brown,
Joe Lovano, Hugh Brodie, Michael Bisio, Shunzo Ono, Steve Swallow, Marc Ribot, Avram Fefer, Todd
Sickafoose, Russ Johnson, Michael Bisio, Tony Levin, Elliott Sharp, Mario Pavone, Hermeto Pascoal, Greg
Brown, Jill Sobule, John Hall, Rick Danko, Ellis Paul, Fish Love That, Curtis Bahn, Louise Taylor,
Christina Wheeler’s Blowout, Zoe B Zak, White Boys on Swing, Francis Dunnery, Scott Weiss Band, Lunchmeat, Donna Lewis, Stephen Vitiello, Defiant Ones (Bad Brains), Nona Hendryx, MACHAN, Leslie Ritter,
Happy Rhodes, Artie Traum, Robbie Dupree, Josh Colow, Gwen Laster/Damon Banks, Eugene Ruffolo,
Daryl Hall, Billy Ocean, Saphire, Latoya Jackson, Brenda Starr, PUC, ARI UP
Discography (•....denotes production/writing credits)
Bond Berglund - “Unearth” - Pathfinder Records •
Elliott Sharp/ David Fulton “State of the Union” - Atavistic •
“Real Estate” - Ear Rational Records
Dawntown(CharlElie Cotour) - Crysalis Records/ France •
Lunchmeat - “Woodstock ‘94 Vol.II” - A&M Records
Happy Rhodes - “The Keep” - Aural Gratification Records
Artie Traum “The View from Here” - Shanachie Records
“Meetings With Remarkable Friends” - Narada Records
“The Last Romantic” - Narada Records
“South of Lafayette” - Roaring Stream Music
Eric Garrison - “Looking For Egypt” - China Moon Music
Robbie Dupree - “Smoke and Mirrors” - Miramar Records
Mellissa Holland - “Moving Away” - M Rose Music
Louise Taylor “Ride” - Signature Sounds
“Written in Red” - Signature Sounds
“Wonderland” - Signature Sounds •
“Velvet Town” - Signature Sounds •
Ben Murray/Siobhan Quinn - “Two Rivers” - Rosewood Records
Anne Hills “Tribute to Phil Ochs” - Sliced Bread/ Polygram Records
“Bittersweet Street” - Redwing Records
Peter Spink “All There Is” - News Records
“Road Show” - News Records •
Leslie Ritter/ Scott Petito - “In The Silence” - Hudson Valley Records
Donna Lewis “Now, in a Minute” - Atlantic Records •
“Without Love” B sides (live at Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, NY)
Jane Siberry “Amazing Grace” (various artists)- Island Records
“Open Letter to Allen Rock; Songs for Leonard Peltier” (compilation) Warner Music/ Canada
“Lounge....Mountain Stage Live” (compilation) - Blue Plate Music
“Child” - Sheba Records
“Lips” - Sheba Records
“Trees” - Sheba Records
“Love Is Everything: The Anthology” - Sheba Records
Kinny Starr - “Tidy” - Mercury Records •
Josh Colow - “For Your Pleasure” - EMI Records/ New Music International (Italy)
John Smith “Hole in the Clouds” - Blue Pine Music
“To The Four Directions” - Blue Pine Music
Jack Donahue - “Lighthouse” - LML Records
Michael Franks - “Jazz Noel” (compilation) - Windham Hill Records
Eugene Ruffolo - “When We Were Kings” - Continental/ Song City Records
Peter Gallway “Redemption” - Gadfly Records
“Freedom Is” - Gadfly Records
“Harlem Nocturne” - Gadfly Records
Diane Zeigler - “These Are The Roots” - Philo/ Rounder Records
Ken Batts - “Grow Wild and High” - Signature Sounds •
Angelyna Martinez - “Labor of Love” - Mexiscott Music
Jerree Small - “Mobius” - Righteous Babe Records •
Stoneboat “Stoneboat” - Sony 550 •
“Saturnine” - Minor Bird Records
M2M “The Big Room” - Atlantic Records
B sides (Asia, Australia, Europe) - Atlantic Records
Lennie Galant - “Lifetime” - Force Ten Records./ Sony Canada
Carter Burwell - “3 Kings” (soundtrack) - Warner Bros.Film/Records
Cliff Eberhardt - “School For Love” - Redhouse Records
Stephen Vitiello - “Scratchy Marimba Meets the Low Pass Shrew” - Sulpher Records/ Beggars Banquet •
VitielloMooReSharp - “O” - New Albion Records
Earmight - “Monk(squared)” - Sawdust Records •
“Cashing Out....an avante gardist’s tribute to Johnny Cash” - Sawdust Records •
NAIL - “Galvanized” - 75 Ark •
Trio LocO “Live at The Deep Listening Space” - Deep Listening Records•
“Jass” - Soluna Records •
Steve Gorn/Dean Sharp/ZoeBZak - “Conference of The Birds” - Sister Z Records •
ZoeBZak - “In The Direction” - Sister Z Records •
David Torn/ Splattercell “OAH” - CellDivision/ Screwgun Records•
“Remiksis” (w/ NIN, Automator, Ryuichi Sakamoto, others) - CellDivision/ Screwgun Records •
Holly Figueroa - “Live in NYC” - Cake Records
Richard McGraw - “Song and Void” - NonUtopian Records
Ben Saddock - “You Are The Beneficiary of Us” - How About That Records
Rachael Sage “Illusion’s Carnival” - MPress Records
“Public Record” - MPress Records
“Blistering Sun” - MPress Records
“Chandelier” - MPress Records
Fish Love That - “Fish Love That” - Deep Listening
Sandwich - “Bagged, live...” - Intakt Records •
Michael Bisio - “Collar City Creatology” - CDBaby (downlaod only) •
Musician/Programmer/Tech Consultant
Garrett Prods. (Grover Washington, Nancy Wilson), Nile Rodgers, Russ Kunkell/Carly Simon,
Clubhouse Studio, Make Believe Ballroom (Karen Mantler, Amy Fradon), Chris Boti, Capitol Recs,
Ani Difranco, T Bone Wolk
Band Leader/Musical Director
ZoeBZak, Louise Taylor, sharpEND, Sandwich, Trio LocO, Stoneboat, SONic 150, Earmight,
WBoS (white boys on swing), ARI UP, Donna Lewis, Jill Sobule, laToya Jackson, Saphire
1:2:1 (solo/duo/solo....sharp held a month long residence in Deep Listening’s New Vanguard Series)
“...what dreams these....” 5 works based on biblical readings for Deep Listening’s DREAM FEST
Television/Radio (selected)
Billy Ocean & various artists - Sport Aid/Live Aid (Trinidad/London)
ABC Sports - Winter Olympics Themes (‘89 - ‘94)
Nona Hendryx - Arsenio Hall Show, Michelob’s Sunday Night, Hit Studio International (London/Tokyo)
John Cale - work on numerous film scores
Moby - MTV News Special (interviews & Lollapalooza ‘95 coverage), Feile TV Special (Ireland)
Jane Siberry - Mountain Stage live concert & recording, World Cafe interview/live concert & recording
Jill Sobule - The Conan O’Brien Show, The RuPaul Show/ VH-1, “Morning Becomes Eclectic” KCRW
Los Angeles
MIMI (Mimi Goese & band) - “Morning Becomes Eclectic” KCRW Los Angeles, MuchMusic Portugal,
“The Gift” video documentary
Patty Larkin, Artie Traum, John Hall ( & others) - PBS Christmas Specials (‘00-’04)
Steve Gorn,Dean Sharp, ZoeBZak (Conference of the Birds) - WAMC’s Dancing on the Air •
Earth Shuttle Kids (‘95 - ‘99)
Make A Wish Foundation (‘98 - 2001 national campaign)
Rachael Sage - Sirius Satellite Radio, OUt Q Radio, Clear Channel Radio
numerous EPK documentaries, “Wildflower” video (Blistering Sun)
Nickelodeon, Sony Video, Avis, TMC, MTV, Disney Film
Dance/Video/Film/Composition (selected)
Carter Burwell - “3 Kings” - percussion feature - Warner Films
Karole Armitage (choreographer/videography) - source music for various dance pieces
Nam June Paik - “Tiger Lives” (Electronic Rituals for the 21st Century)
Dean Sharp, ZoeBZak w/ Stephanie Winters - “from Hudu to Kush” - Jewish Heritage Foundation
Ursula Hodel (choreographer/performance artist)- “Picasso’s Model”....performances and video
Art After Science “Venician Kiss”, “Everyday Events” - Helsinki Museum of Contemporary Art
- London Art Fair
- Valencia Electronic Arts Festival
Maria Simpson/Bard College Dance Dept - musician/composer in residence
Salena Braun (choreographer) - “The Doll’s Cage” - Fisher PAC, Bard College
“Dream Catcher” - Fisher PAC, Bard College
Susan Osberg (choreographer/dancer) - “Rhinoceros” - Beacon Studios/salon performances
- Dance Across Borders Festival/ Goteburg, Sweden
- “Broken Words” - DVD....DCAC grant
Gun Lund (choreographer/dancer) - Dance Across Borders Festival/ Goteburg, Sweden
Alexander Leslie Thompson (choreographer/composer/playwright) - “Still Seeing the Beautiful Light” Old Gym, Bard College
Leah Cox/Bill T Jones Company (choreographer) - assorted works and improvisations Bard College residency....’09 - ‘11
Benjamin Wolk (choreographer/dancer) - “Building a House to Live In” - Fisher PAC, Bard College
Education/ Private Studies
Sarah Lawrence College - major studies in music for theater/film/dance and electronic music....
work with Wilford Leech (Public Theater), John Braswell (The Kitchen)
Creative Music Studio - studies in percussion, improvisation and contemporary form with teachers such as
Jack DeJohnette, NANA Vasconcelos, Colin Walcot, Karl Berger
Elvin Jones - private studies....drumset
Tony Williams - private studies....drumset & composition
Bob Moses - private studies....drumset
Barry Altschul - private studies....drumset
Michael Carvin - private studies....drumset & composition
Montego Joe - private studies....percussion
Endorsements/ Affiliations
FIDOCK Handcrafted Drums - acoustic drums & advanced design
AGOP istanbul - turkish cymbals & sounds
XITS amplifiers - amazing english inspired PTP tube amps
RICE custom guitars - beautiful handcrafted bodies and necks, great design
DAKING Audio - studio gear and custom components
AEA audio/microphones - studio ribbon mics, preamps
Keplinger - stainless steel, brass & bronze creations, custom snare drums
ProMark - sticks, brushes, sound accessories
Redco cables & electronics - cables and studio gear
XL Specialities - cases