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Dean Williams Short Bio 2019    Born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, Dean Williams began his journey in music during his studies at his high school, Hillview College. He began playing all instruments in the school band, drums, bass, keyboards and the guitar.    He further studied and performed onstage on the trumpet and double bass.     

He has studied classic guitar with Anthony Williams, Graham Newling and Anders Kappel and completed grade 8 ABRSM certificate in classical guitar.  He completed the final level Jazz guitar certification at Berklee online with Bruce Saunders and UTT with Dave Marcellin.  He has completed both his Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) and his Masters of Arts (MA) degrees at UTT.    He has taught music theory and guitar at both BP RENEGADES and BIRDSONG and the Holistic School music academies.  Dean has lectured in Music Theory and instructed in guitar at Community College COSTAATT and works in their outreach programme.  

He worked at the UTT Academy of Performing Arts from 2014 to 2017 as adjunct instructor of contemporary and classical guitar.    Dean has toured extensively across Asia, Europe, North, Central, South America and the Caribbean.    His career of recording, touring and performing with music acts include Kitchener, Sparrow, Rose, Machel Montano, Destra, Atlantik, Xtatik, 3Canal and Kindred. Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, Sean Paul, Ray Holman, David Rudder, Bp Renegades, Ras Shorty I and the Love Circle, Isaac Blackman, Vashawn Mitchell, Luther Francois, Ronald Boo Hinkson, Michele Henderson, Michael and David Boothman, Clive Zanda, Etienne Charles, Larnell Lewis (Snarky Puppy), Jonathan Scales  and Leon Foster Thomas (Ropeadope Records).   

 He has recorded in genres including Pop, Jazz, R&B, Calypso, Soca, World Beat, Rapso, Gospel Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Calypso Jazz, Rock/Blues, Classical and Folk music.      

 Dean as a composer and producer has won the Silver Addy Award in the Caribbean Region for his suite of music composed for a major ad campaign in Trinidad.    Guardian Peter Ray Blood calls Dean the ‘eclectic jazz guitarist.’ and Guardian Tennille Alleyne praises his “masterful touch.”  Guardian Simon Lee says Dean ‘delivered a set of sensual George Benson - inflected smooth guitar, marking him as one of the young local musicians who embraces the challenge of taking his instrument to ears beyond our shores.’   

 He is a featured Jazz artist and composer on The TriniJazzProject CD 2014 debut album on Parlemuzik label.    Dean recently led his quartet to three major jazz festivals; St Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival 2016, Mt Irvine Jazz on the Beach 2015/2016 and the Jazz Artistes on the Greens Festival 2016. He has been the band leader at North Coast Jazz for 2018, 2019.   

 Dean Williams   Artist/Composer/Educator  1-868-681-3326  1-868-338-5756  [email protected]

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 Welcome to Keeping it Real Alicia Nelson Channel. Feel free to subscribe, like, comment and share my videos. Always to also comment on my super chat. I want to hear from my audience.   Today on this podcast I have Arron George, CEO of Innersanctum Entertainment Limited. In this podcast he talks about:  1. What drew him to the musical industry  2. Who is inspired by  3. What is his plans for Innnersanctum Entertainment Ltd  4. He talks about the few music he is working on 

 Welcome to Keeping it Real Alicia Nelson Channel. Feel free to subscribe, like, comment and share my videos.  On this podcast interview, I had the pleasure of interviewing Aaron George, CEO of InnerSanctum Entertainment Limited.  InnerSanctum Entertainment Ltd is a company that has its arms in lots of different categories of entertainment.  They do instrumentals and studio production. They also create advertisements. They are involved in modeling and event preparation, management etc.  InnerSanctum Entertainment Limited started officially in 2014 due to the interest in the guys in my neighborhood and I wanting to record music. At the time it was the only person with useful space that could be turned into a studio. There began InnerSanctum Studios.  They did lots of covers and demo type songs at first, then as they gained recognition they expanded to a second studio.  The space was bigger and more like an actual studio.  They did some music there that ended up on radio and the rest is history.  The company has a very strong music department, but they also have a very strong Children's events arm as well. It started some years before the first studio did and was run as a family business with Aaron George's  mother at the helm.   They also offer other amenities as well outside of the two major ones stated above. The business does Social media Optimization and event promotion and they are heading into heavy videography and photography.  They have and are currently partnering with designers to create merchandise and other network ventures.  They are headed forward with exciting ideas. They are planning a major concert to build our third iteration of InnerSanctum Studios and they are currently working on an album to assist with the funds for this venture as well.  So for the near future that’s what they are working on, expanding renovating and rebuilding the studio with a global market and international ventures in mind. 

 Welcome to Keeping it Real Alicia Nelson Channel. Today I was privileged to have a podcast interview with Kedron Issac and Andre Jack.  It was honor to have them both on my YouTube Channel. Kedron Issac a Musician, Keyboardist and Musical teacher talk about his experiences of being in music and how it has provide a balance to all aspect of his life with the help of God firstly.  Andre Jack as you would seen in my previous interview shares his views, thoughts and experiences as a successful musician, musical director and bassist. He spoke about how God has led his life and every decision he has made.  These two men have been an inspiration to my life and great friends. 

 Today on my channel I have Dr. Wayne Goodridge. A well-known lecturer at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.  He teaches in the Faculty of Science and Technology in which he is under the department of Computing and Information Technology. His main aim is to improve content and delivery of his courses through continuous learning and sharing of tacit knowledge.        

His main research goal is to convert concepts into useful products for the Caribbean Region. His research and business interests are communication networks, student management systems, decision support systems, medical applications and software engineering.  

Dr. Goodridge is involved in quite a number of projects all over Trinidad and Tobago and still continues to help students at the University to pursue after there dreams and goals. 

Today Andre Jack, Bassist, Musical Director, Tutor and Session Musician shares his experiences as a professional musician.

He spoke of his struggles and his persistence to pursue his musics. He encourage young people in music to be original and not to mimic others. He refers to it as being your own originality like Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston and Celine Dion.  That is how people know your worth.

He has a number of years of experience in music and further his Bachelors and Masters in Music.

Andre Jack has quite the talent and he has more to do.  

Today on my Channel, it was a wonderful pleasure to interview the President/ Founder of Speak out Sisters of Trinidad and Tobago, Onika Nkrumah- Lakhan.

In her interview she spoke about the Emancipation Gala that is held every year but this year Gala IV will be hosted at  Creative Centre in San Fernando.

Come and learn about Emancipation and our history as blacks in the Caribbean.

 Welcome to Keeping it Real with Alicia Nelson.  Today I interview  Dara Afiya Lyons, a Certified and Licensed Massage Therapist who studied at Trinidad and Tobago College of Therapeutic Massage and Beauty Culture Limited. She has been in this field for the past ten years. For her research paper, she did “Massage and The Aging” which focused on the importance of using massage to improve the well being of senior citizens with different conditions.  She worked with different age groups, both males and females. In her course of study,  she also learned techniques of Sports Massage. She worked with other massage therapists. In extenuating situations she has done house visits for elderly clients.   Her work experience included some fun times such as holding spa parties for both adults and children.             

In the year 2010, she did in depth Aesthetician training with Face and Body Clinic in Charlieville. Her training in Cosmetology and Nail Art continued with The Ministry of Community Development in 2012.  Aromaland Fantasy got its name from a vacation Aromatherapy course she pursued at UWI, San Fernando. Her love for essential oils extended to the love of massage. Her spa was officially opened in 2016 at Westpark Cocoyea, San Fernando. At Aromaland Fantasy, we care about your health and well being. The services we offer are massages (full, partial, chair), facials, manicures and pedicures.   Here are her  links for her business page:-  1) Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AromalandTT  2) Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/daralyons