About Dean Christopher "Dean" Dean is a touring musician, author, and music educator based in New Jersey. He is currently the touring bassist for Prong, the legendary band led by Tommy Victor (ex-Danzig). Over 30 years, Dean has toured the United States and Canada with bands including Nita Strauss, Michale Graves (Misfits), Darkness Descends, Darrow Chemical Company, and Alyxx.

Beyond the stage, Dean is a dedicated guitar and bass instructor with decades of teaching experience. His philosophy is simple: theory should unlock creativity, not cage it. That belief led to the creation of Dead Sea Scales™ — a complete system that maps all 42 guitar modes through a concept called The 5 Missing Notes™.The system started as a lesson tool Dean built for his students. It was originally called "Music by Numbers" before a session with a student gave it its final name. The book, Dead Sea Scales: The 5 Missing Notes, is available on Amazon. The free interactive tool at deadseascales.com lets any guitarist explore every mode, interval, and scale on a live fretboard with real-time audio.Dean also co-hosted the Bass Café with Holly and Dean podcast, authored a philosophical framework called Acceptual Sciences (P1+P2=P3), and released his debut album Life Lessons in 2017.He is also the author of the upcoming books: Dead Sea Chords, Dead Sea Bass, Dead Sea Keys, and Book of Dean I & II. Inquiries: deadseascales@gmail.com