Dean Grant discovered France and its musical culture through the eyes of a young man in his early twenties. While living in the nearness of Avignon, he became a private student of Michel Cassez (also known as Gaston, a nickname that Claude François gave him when Cassez was his conductor), one of the last great singers of Les Compagnons de la Chanson.
While still being in his twenties, Dean Grant had already met a significant number of influencers. In this process he learned from the best like producer
Mick Lanaro (Gilbert Bécaud, Johnny Hallyday), producer and arranger Jean-Yves d’Angelo (Julien Clerc, Patrick Bruel) conductor Michel Cassez (Claude François), auteur Pierre Grillet (Alain Souchon, Alain Bashung) and auteur Pierre Grosz (Dalida, Sacha Distel).
These experiences made such an impression on him, that after his music study it became impossible for him to turn his back to this rich culture; he drowned himself in knowledge about music from France, on such a level that it made him an expert on the subject over the years.
“There are such great singers in the world, and the majority of them have wonderful voices, but let’s be honest, has there been an equal singer who lived
his words more than Gilbert Bécaud did? I doubt that,” adding: “I believe it’s no coincidence that Bécaud was from France.” Dean Grant honors the very best singers from France, melting their style with the musical culture is which he grew up himself; funded by Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole, resulting in a unique and powerful
international sound.