Dean Tidey, Rock School Instructor
A native of the UK, Dean Tidey is a musician, songwriter and producer currently living in Tampa. He has played guitar for the acclaimed UK band Feeder, touring the world and also on support tours with The Rolling Stones, U2, Coldplay and REM.
Tidey is signed to a publishing deal with Sir George Martin (GMM Ltd) which has seen him play as part of the group that inducted George Martin into the UK Music Hall of Fame. He has also released albums with his two other bands: Velvet Jones and Sandstone Veterans. In 2002 Sandstone Veterans were invited to play at the Havana Film Festival in Cuba and were then invited back in 2004 to become the first Western rock band to tour Cuba. Dean has written, recorded and performed with many other artists including Alex Lloyd, Emm Gryner, Ozzy Osbourne, Kim Richey, Giles Martin, Cesare Cremonini, Diane Tell, Howie B, The Alice Band, ManOrMouse? and many others. Since moving to Tampa, Dean has been working more as a producer and has recently finished working on the John Wesley album, “The Lilypad Suite.”