Dean Talks New Music, Collaborations & Success So Far After New York Debut: Interview
Since his teen years, Dean's been cutting his teeth as a singer (initially hustling and performing on the indie scene with the likes of Keith Ape) and songwriter (crafting pop gems for EXO, VIXX, Lee Hi and more) but now, at age 23, it seems the time is finally right for the Korean R&B-pop singer to take over on his own terms.
Dean (stylized DΞΔN) held his debut New York City concert at the top of the month at Flash Factory, marking his latest accomplishment in the past 12 months: The dude made a splash at SXSW (performing buzzy stages like at the Spotify House, Hypetrack Stage and headlining K-Pop Night Out), recorded with a slew of exciting names (Anderson .Paak and Block B's Zico, to name a few) and released his debut EP (the forward-thinking 130 Mood : TRBL charted respectably in Korea and America).
Following the concert, Fuse got to chat with the KCON 2016 performer about where he's at right now, what's coming and tips for his fellow hustling artists.
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