Deano

Deano is a male folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Devon, originally from Kidlington, Devon. He is active as a solo artist and is known for working across folk material while also being associated with techno, industrial and EBM tags.

Background and approach

He has a background in web design, design and video, and he has been looping for a long time. His work is shaped by an interest in internet culture, sharing and collaboration, with an emphasis on using familiar loops and reworking them rather than treating them as fixed material.

Release style

His first release centres on taking ordinary loops and developing them further by singing over them and putting them online. The title of that release is Never Use This (apple or whatever) Loop. His approach presents reuse and reworking as a creative method, with a focus on making use of material that has become clichéd rather than avoiding it.

Themes

Deano presents his work as part of a community-minded approach to making music, with an emphasis on sharing and creating from existing digital material.