Dean Michaels is also a singer, guitarist, and songwriter. For over a decade, Dean toured with Washington D.C. - based band, Novarium, releasing one album, one EP, and two videos worldwide through DI Records. Their rendition of the Type O Negative classic, “Christian Woman”, has been a featured staple of Sirius XM Liquid Metal’s “Corridor of Covers.” 

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In 2019, Dean was asked by American doom metal band, While Heaven Wept (Nuclear Blast Records), to fill the second guitar slot live at ProgPower USA; a power metal festival held annually in Atlanta, Georgia.

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More recently, Dean has lent his live and recorded guitar skills to Golden Robot Records artist, ANDY HENSON, and Los Angeles-based international touring act, ILLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR. 

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Along the way, Dean earned the endorsements of such companies as ESP guitars and Sinister Guitar Picks.