UPDATE - December 14th, 2011
Backstage‘s Clifford Lee Johnson III writes:
Playwright-lyricist Anita Velez-Mitchell and composers Dean Landon and Anika Paris (Paris also contributes some additional lyrics) use a “Romeo and Juliet” love affair between a Taino man and the daughter of a conquistador to depict the tragic consequences of that cultural collision, which they achieve with passion and clarity. Director Lorca Peress makes the scenes involving the central characters crisp and pointed…The most successful element in “Temple of the Souls” is its score, which is filled with accessible melodies in an Andrew Lloyd Webber vein. “I’m Not Dreaming,” a duet sung by Amada and Guario, is as achingly tender a ballad as I’ve heard all year. MultiStages can be proud for having introduced us to this songwriting team. I hope we hear more from them. ~ Clifford Lee Johnson
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Dean Landon is a double platinum and gold award winning songwriter and producer. Noted for his work with Roch Voisine, his single "By Myself" from the Higher CD was a hit on the Canadian charts. Landon has a successful history working with Voisine, including a double platinum selling CD Kissing Rain, co-writing "With These Eyes", "Love Never Dies" and "Cross My Heart and Soul", and was awarded a gold CD for Chaque Feu, writing "Un Simple Gars". By popular demand, With These Eyes was re-released in French, entitled "Ne Viens Pas".
Roch Voisine releases a new CD "Confidences". Dean Landon & Anika Paris wrote a song for the album entitled "Attends Toi Au Meilleur"
ROCH VOISINE - Confidences
Dean has also worked with platinum award singer/songwriter Anika Paris, producing and co-writing songs for her debut album On Gardner Street, including the first single "It's About". The second single "I'm No Ordinary Girl", was featured in the Miramax movie Bounce, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck, and on the gold selling Arista soundtrack. Another song from the album, N Love N Love was featured in the sci-fi movie thriller, The Calling. Anika Paris has a new CD, co-written and produced by Landon and is available on iTunes. The album is titled Already Coming Back. Dean's music can also be heard in a John Turturro movie, Fear X. Dean and Anika have also written over fifty songs for Warner Chappell UK.
Wise Girls, a movie starring Mariah Carey and Morina Sorvino, features Dean's production on two songs; Chocolate and Wine (performed by artist Anika Paris), and Make It Go Away (performed by artist Tayrn), which he co-produced with his twin brother Chris.
Dean has also worked on several projects with producers Guy Roche, Richie Zito, Narada Michael Walden and Jose Quintana, to name a few. He has also written music for artists on BMG, Arista Records, Universal, Warner Bro's and Sony.
Currently a staff writer for Warner Bros., Dean's music can also be heard on American Idol, Oprah Winfrey Network, CNN, Extra, Ellen Degeneres, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Bonnie Hunt Show, Tyra, TMZ, High School Reunion and more.
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Making Your Mark In Music by: Anika Paris
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Temple Of The Souls - 2011 Trailer
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Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil - 2011 Trailer
CAST: Hayden Panettiere, Glenn Close, Joan Cusack, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, David Alan Grier, Andy Dick, Brad Garrett, Martin Short, Patrick Warburton, Cheeck and Chong.
DIRECTOR: Mike Disa
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REGAN - Blending the Midwest Charm of Taylor Swift with the confident edge of Kelly Clarkson, Regan navigates a range of emotions on "My Kinda Beautiful".
Originally from Bettendorf, Iowa, a demo version of EP opener, “Superstar,” written by Dean Landon and Kim Kline, caught the ear of No. 4 Entertainment in Hollywood, who subsequently featured Regan on their artist development episodic series, “Crash Course to Stardom.” Culminating with a live showcase at Universal City Walk, her performance on the series drew some of music’s hottest producers to her studio project.