Dean Sinclair is a freelance musician serving the Chicagoland area. He has been playing drums and percussion for eighteen years and started his teaching career while in high school.

He has performed in symphonic orchestras, jazz big bands/combos, marching bands, pit orchestras, and percussion ensembles- but his true love of drumming comes in the form of drumset performing rock/pop music.

You can find Dean consistently performing around the Midwest with August Hotel, Capital Soiree, and the Mackenzie O'Brien Band, and he is set to release solo music in 2020.

He is a graduate of McHenry Community High School and Hillsdale College, where he studied with Stacey Jones-Garrison and Larry Ochiltree.

FUN FACTS:

Favorite Band: Counting Crows

Favorite Drummer: Jason McGerr (Death Cab for Cutie)

Most Memorable Concert Moment: The Cure performing "Just Like Heaven" at Lollapalooza 2013

Favorite Venue to Play: Schubas Tavern in Chicago, IL. Amazing sound and the room feels like home

Strangest Venue Ever Played: Inside a Jewel-Osco in Naperville, IL while people were grocery shopping

Favorite Musical Quote: "You can have a good drummer in a bad band, but you can't have a bad drummer in a good band" - Unknown