A part of who I am is a musician. This is a place to share what's up in the reality that's been created around that music.

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Live Looping Artist

James Dean is a live looping artist offering relaxing multi-instrumental arrangements in varied genres including Smooth Jazz, Soft Rock, Funk, Reggae, R&B and more.

Through the use of a technique known as “Live Looping” James is able to build entire songs live on stage by recording each instrument as he performs, then “looping” the instruments back while layering the next instrumental parts in as the song builds. The end result is a full band sound performed completely live (without the use of any pre-recorded tracks).

Listeners are invited on a musical journey as the entire song is built in front of them piece by piece. In James’ own words, “It’s like painting with sound.”. The new millennium version of a “one-man band”.

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Catch James Dean live and experience music built in real time. Each performance features relaxing, multi-instrumental arrangements created on stage through live looping—layer by layer, completely live, with no backing tracks.

Check back often for upcoming dates and locations, and enjoy a one-of-a-kind musical experience every time.

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Skip to 2:04 to bypass loop setup. A take on the classic from the early 60's inspired by a seventeen-year-old girl living on Montenegro Street in Ipanema, a fashionable neighborhood located in the southern region of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Daily, she would stroll past the Veloso bar-café where the composers would frequent and subsequently write the song. It is believed to be the second most recorded pop song in history. https://youtu.be/GtoSScViTbg?si=NNe6XsA9xuJyBtkf Recorded live from start to finish at R Wine Bar, Sioux Falls, SD https://www.rwinebar.com/ Website: https://www.jamesdeanacoustic.com/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jamesdeanacoustic X: https://twitter.com/jdean_acoustic Equipment: 2002 Gibson J-150 Jumbo Acoustic/Electric Guitar LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI Boomerang III Phrase Sampler NUX Loop Core TC Electronic Flashback Mini TC Electronic HOF Mini TC Electronic Spark Mini TC Electronic Pipeline Tremolo Fulltone Clyde Wah MXR M290 Mini Phase 95 Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Mooer Slow Engine Wampler Mini Ego Compressor OMEC Teleport MIDI Interface One Control Iguana Tail Loop 2 Switcher KAT KTMP1 Multipad Drum & Percussion Pad Apple iPad Pro - Garageband IK Multimedia SampleTank iOS
The Girl From Ipanema (Instrumental) | James Dean Acoustic | Live Looping
An instrumental take on a Christmas classic dating back to 1945. Skip to 0:44​ to bypass loop setup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pc4wrPGnOs&list=RD5pc4wrPGnOs&start_radio=1 Recorded live from start to finish at Willa B's, Yankton, SD https://www.willabs.net/ Website: https://www.jamesdeanacoustic.com/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jamesdeanacoustic X: https://twitter.com/jdean_acoustic Equipment: 2002 Gibson J-150 Jumbo Acoustic/Electric Guitar LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI Boomerang III Phrase Sampler NUX Loop Core TC Electronic Flashback Mini TC Electronic HOF Mini TC Electronic Spark Mini TC Electronic Pipeline Tremolo Fulltone Clyde Wah MXR M290 Mini Phase 95 Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Mooer Slow Engine Wampler Mini Ego Compressor OMEC Teleport MIDI Interface One Control Iguana Tail Loop 2 Switcher KAT KTMP1 Multipad Drum & Percussion Pad Apple iPad Pro - Garageband IK Multimedia SampleTank iOS
Let It Snow (Instrumental) | James Dean Acoustic | Live Looping
Skip to 2:47 to bypass loop setup. An instrumental take on the 1978 single inspired by a performance of a jazz band playing in the corner of an almost empty pub in South London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvlOF7Kyi2k Recorded live from start to finish at The Copper Room Lounge, Yankton, SD https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Copper-Room/61565014958841/ Website: https://www.jamesdeanacoustic.com/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jamesdeanacoustic X: https://twitter.com/jdean_acoustic Equipment: 2002 Gibson J-150 Jumbo Acoustic/Electric Guitar LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI Boomerang III Phrase Sampler NUX Loop Core TC Electronic Flashback Mini TC Electronic HOF Mini TC Electronic Spark Mini TC Electronic Pipeline Tremolo Fulltone Clyde Wah MXR M290 Mini Phase 95 Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Mooer Slow Engine Wampler Mini Ego Compressor OMEC Teleport MIDI Interface One Control Iguana Tail Loop 2 Switcher KAT KTMP1 Multipad Drum & Percussion Pad Apple iPad Pro - Garageband IK Multimedia SampleTank iOS
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (Instrumental)| James Dean Acoustic | Live Looping
Skip to 1:47 to bypass loop setup An instrumental take on a hit single from 1974 inspired by the Delta blues and the deep south. https://youtu.be/m4oZCtfmh44?si=Ux6sqQiRqLB2Ryfw Recorded live from start to finish at R Wine Bar, Sioux Falls, SD https://www.rwinebar.com/ Website: https://www.jamesdeanacoustic.com/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jamesdeanacoustic X: https://twitter.com/jdean_acoustic Equipment: 2002 Gibson J-150 Jumbo Acoustic/Electric Guitar LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI Boomerang III Phrase Sampler NUX Loop Core TC Electronic Flashback Mini TC Electronic HOF Mini TC Electronic Spark Mini TC Electronic Pipeline Tremolo Fulltone Clyde Wah MXR M290 Mini Phase 95 Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Mooer Slow Engine Wampler Mini Ego Compressor OMEC Teleport MIDI Interface One Control Iguana Tail Loop 2 Switcher KAT KTMP1 Multipad Drum & Percussion Pad Apple iPad Pro - Garageband IK Multimedia SampleTank iOS
The Doobie Brothers - Black Water (Instrumental) | James Dean Acoustic | Live Looping
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Specialized in providing fully orchestrated live instrumental music. Performing original music as well as interpretations of popular songs in various genres. From laidback to upbeat, the perfect compliment to any public or private event including weddings, parties and corporate events.

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