Dean Ford

Pop acumen is not as easily achieved as many may believe. Is "Eight Days a Week" a simple song? Of course. Is the mastery the Fab Four had over the Ed Sullivan audience a simple thing? Of course not. According to clubs that book national acts, Dean Ford has that same gift in spades. Ford's sharp tool of a voice, angst-ridden lyrics and anthemic production have yielded a product that folks are starting to crave. In conversation, Ford is a little reserved, but thoughtful and undoubtedly ambit...

Pop acumen is not as easily achieved as many may believe. Is "Eight Days a Week" a simple song? Of course. Is the mastery the Fab Four had over the Ed Sullivan audience a simple thing? Of course not. According to clubs that book national acts, Dean Ford has that same gift in spades. Ford's sharp tool of a voice, angst-ridden lyrics and anthemic production have yielded a product that folks are starting to crave. In conversation, Ford is a little reserved, but thoughtful and undoubtedly ambitious. He's got as good a shot as anybody in Portland Maine to get some traction in a national market. It's hard not to root for him. So go ahead, embrace the Jonas Brothers jangle; there's more going on there than you think.