Dean DeLeo
Dean DeLeo
Born	September 23, 1961
Alias(es)	Dean De Leo
Genre(s)	Rock Psychedelic rock Grunge Alternative
Affiliation(s)	Stone Temple Pilots Talk Show Army of Anyone
Notable guitars	Gibson Les Paul Fender Telecaster
Years active	1987- Present
Official site	[1]

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He is also known for his role in the band Talk Show, a short-lived project, and is currently the guitarist for the newly formed band Army of Anyone, which features his younger brother Robert DeLeo, Filter frontman Richard Patrick, and session drummer Ray Luzier. Their debut album was released on November 14, 2006. A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Army of Anyone is a new band formed by Filter frontman Richard Patrick with former band members of rock band Stone Temple Pilots. ... Robert Emile DeLeo (born February 2, 1966 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American bass player and musician who has played for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and currently for the band Army of Anyone . ... Filter is an industrial rock group formed in 1993 by Richard Patrick (former live guitarist for Nine Inch Nails) and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. ... Richard Patrick is an American musician, born May 10, 1968. ... Ray Luzier (pronounced Lose-Ear) is an American drummer musician. ... Army of Anyone is the debut album from American rock band Army of Anyone. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining until the end of the year. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Stone Temple Pilots

Dean's younger brother Robert met future vocalist Scott Weiland in a Black Flag concert that represented a punk rock interlude whose ideological framework would soon be abandoned. Robert soon after introduced Dean to Scott and an idea of forming a band was brought up. Dean was a guitarist, and Robert managed to convince him to join. They eventually hooked up with drummer Eric Kretz, and the band was formed. They took the name Mighty Joe Young, inspired by the monkey movie of the same name. They played gigs in many bars around the Hollywood area, and eventually landed a record deal with Atlantic Records in 1992. However, they were forced to change their name, for the name "Mighty Joe Young" like much of his material, had already been exploited. Scott decided on the name "Stone Temple Pilots"; although he states that it has no real meaning, he just liked the initials "STP". Robert Emile DeLeo (born February 2, 1966 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American bass player and musician who has played for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and currently for the band Army of Anyone . ... Scott Weiland (born October 27, 1967 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American musician, lyricist and vocalist. ... Black Flag may refer to: Black Flag (insecticide), a brand of insecticide made by the Fountainhead Group Czarny Sztandar (1903), a Białystok anarchist organisation Chernoe Znamja (1905), a Geneva anarchist newspaper Black Flag (band), a hardcore punk band Black Flag (newspaper), an anarchist newspaper Black Flag Army, a bandit... Eric Kretz (Born June 7, 1966) is an American drums player musician who played mostly for Stone Temple Pilots. ... The original Mighty Joe Young movie poster. ... ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

The band exploded with the release of their debut album Core, which sold over 8 million copies . The record sales propelled with the release of the singles Sex Type Thing and Plush, and helped establish STP as a main contender in the newly mainstream music that began to be known as Grunge. However, they were ripped by critics for jumping on the bandwagon and profiting from the Grunge mania. Many confused STP with Seattle bands experiencing national coorporate attention during the same period. STP rode this wave. With their sophomore album "Purple", they challenged critics and became a genuine commercial rock act. Stone Temple Pilots went on to record 5 studio albums and managed to sell over 30 million copies worldwide. Core was the first album released by Stone Temple Pilots on September 29, 1992, by Atlantic Records. ... Plush is a song by Stone Temple Pilots from their 1992 album Core, and is arguably their most successful single ever. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...

Dean's crunchy guitar playing became a trademark of STP, and his playing and numerous solos helped the band find new audiences. He is known for his sounds, large ego, lust for money, and most noticeably his commercial rock with superficial elements of psychedelic rock and jazz (which can be seen on STP's later albums). Some of the sounds he makes he produces with effects.

Talk Show and Army of Anyone

The band had many troubles however, mostly stemming from Scott Weiland's continuous problems with drug addiction. The band was forced to cancel most of the tours after the 1995 year, as Weiland popped in and out of rehab. The DeLeos and Eric Kretz eventually formed a new band, Talk Show which released one album. STP soon reunited, released two more albums, and soon disbanded. Weiland became the lead singer of the new formed band Velvet Revolver, Eric Kretz opened a studio in California, and the DeLeo brothers began to work with Richard Patrick, lead singer of the band Filter to compose songs for Filter's fourth album. The end result was a song that the three liked, so they contacted Ray Luzier, a famed session drummer, and the new band was formed. The band announced their debut album is to be released on November 14, 2006. Scott Weiland (born October 27, 1967 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American musician, lyricist and vocalist. ... Eric Kretz (Born June 7, 1966) is an American drums player musician who played mostly for Stone Temple Pilots. ... Talk Show was an American alternative/hard rock band consisting of Dave Coutts (vocals), Dean DeLeo (guitar), Robert DeLeo (bass), and Eric Kretz (drums). ... Velvet Revolver (abbrieviated to VR) is a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup with three former members of Guns N Roses — Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum (who also played with rock band The Cult) — plus Scott Weiland, the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner of the... Eric Kretz (Born June 7, 1966) is an American drums player musician who played mostly for Stone Temple Pilots. ... Richard Patrick is an American musician, born May 10, 1968. ... Filter is an industrial rock group formed in 1993 by Richard Patrick (former live guitarist for Nine Inch Nails) and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. ... Ray Luzier (pronounced Lose-Ear) is an American drummer musician. ...

Equipment

Dean owns numerous guitars, and he is an avid collector of vintage guitars. Some of his more notable guitars include;

• Three 1978 Les Paul Standards
• 1960's Fender Telecaster
• Another Telecaster (Sunburst) tuned to D A D F A D F
• A PRS hollowbody electric by PRS Guitars
• A Gibson J-45
• Gibson J-100 XT

Dean's live equipment has been described as "simple yet effective", and allows him to replicate the sounds he gets in studios. His primarily uses a modified Dunlop Cry Baby and a BOSS CE-1 stereo chorus pedal. His effects are handled via a Rockman MIDI Octopus pedal. Les Paul (born June 9, 1915) is an American jazz guitarist and as one of the most important figures in the development of modern electric instruments and recording techniques. ... The Fender Telecaster, also known as a Tele, is a typically dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender. ... The Fender Telecaster, also known as a Tele, is a typically dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender. ... PRS Dragon III PRS Guitars is an American company, based in Stevensville, Maryland, that mostly makes high-quality, high-priced guitars. ... The Gibson J-45 is an acoustic guitar model manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. ... The Jim Dunlop Cry Baby (also known as the Crybaby) is a highly popular wah-wah pedal, manufactured by Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. ... A typical compact effects pedal. ...

His amp set up includes a Demeter TGP-3 three-channel preamp, a Rocktron Intelliverb and a VHT Classic stereo tube power amp that runs 50 watts per side into two Marshall 4x12 cabinets.

Trivia

• Is the older brother of Robert DeLeo.
• Dean is affiliated with Laughter Train, a Seattle band.
• He has played for Alanis Morissette on her Under Rug Swept album.
• Also played guitar for the newly released Chicago album; Chicago XXX.
• Co-produced Alien Ant Farm's second album truANT with his brother Robert.

Robert Emile DeLeo (born February 2, 1966 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American bass player and musician who has played for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and currently for the band Army of Anyone . ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Under Rug Swept is singer/songwriter Alanis Morissettes third American studio album. ... Chicago is a rock band that was formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. ... Chicago XXX is the latest studio album by the American rock/pop band Chicago, released on March 21, 2006. ... Alien Ant Farm was formed in the southern California city of Riverside, CA in 1996 as an alternative rock group. ... truANT is the second CD Alien Ant Farm released on August 8, 2003. ...

References

• http://www.musictoyz.com/articles/chopdean.php