Dendee grew up in the north London suburb of Wood Green. As a child he was very keen to pursue music and joined the Salvation Army band. During his time there he learned to play the cornet, but he really wanted to play an instrument that helped him to write songs. Mum and Dad came to the rescue and bought him his first guitar.
Dendee taught himself how to play and before long the songs began to emerge. He bought some basic recording equipment so that he could lay down his song ideas.
It wasn’t long after that he landed a publishing deal with the world's largest independent music publisher, Peer Music. At first there was great enthusiasm from both sides, but when the songs didn’t take off the partnership cooled. Life after that mainly consisted of playing in a band a few nights a week and working as an engineer at Cherry Recording Studio during the day. He still managed to dedicate some of his spare time to song writing.
In February 1994 he moved to Florida and began buying new digital recording equipment, the technology had now become affordable to have a home recording studio. He began recording all of the basic tracks that later became his first solo album, I’m a Limey Redneck in Chicago.
Dendee spent 5 years living in the Sunshine State of Florida and then moved to the windy city of Chicago. A year later he constructed his very own recording studio in the basement of his house. It was within these four walls that he mixed his first solo album which was released in the year 2000. He later went on to record and mix his second solo album, I've Got a Feeling in my Water, which was released in 2003.
Lost in Aust in is the latest album to be released by the Dendee camp. It took 4 years to complete and was released in December 2007. The wacky title reflects his mood upon his arrival in Austin, Texas.
Dendee is now planning a live show which will take place at various venues in Austin. He will be covering a lot of the songs on his 3 albums plus plenty of comedy in between. For information on dates, times and locations of his live shows check out the Dendee Events page.
