Just a day after completing a Sound Arts degree, Molly Dean hopped a plane and spent the next five months in Alaska convening with nature and writing new music. Molly returned to the lower 48 with restored energy and a battery of new songs and immediately jumped back on the stage. Always known for her unique, genre-defying live performances, Molly continued to captivate audiences, incorporating the RC 50 Loop station into her shows to create rich sonic tapestries. Awarded an emerging songwriter’s grant by the Grove Foundation, Molly headed to the studio to record her 3rd full-length album, set for release in 2012. Now writing for both guitar and piano, and performing with cellist Dan Zamzow (Cloud Cult, Liminal Phase), the primacy of her sultry vocals continues to drive her songs with sincerity and delicate passion. Her music has been described as a “deceptively simple” and her presence “enrapturing”- a songstress that eschews archetypal female folkisms with sexy, subtle rebellion. Molly Dean has opened for revered artists such as The Bodeans, The Honeydogs, Keri Noble, Michelle Branch, Pat Donahue, Billy McLaughlin and Daphne Willis and was recognized as KFAI’s Woman Folk Artist of the month in December 2008. Look for a new set of songs to be released in 2012...... ! ..At this phase in my musical life I am playing both piano and guitar, weaving vocal harmonies through an effects pedal in attempt to create something simple, yet intriguing and beautiful to the ear. As influences in life are ever-changing, my desire to create grows in many different directions. My second CD 'Resonate' captures where I am, musically, for now... It is a collection of observations I have made in life, whether it be through my own relationships and interactions, or my perception of others' paths. Personally, I am drawn to artists that I can grow with as they develop and continue to reinvent their sound, and I am guided by this same ideal as I create my own music.