In a word… multifaceted. Juno-nominated Dylan Bell is a vocalist, instrumentalist, composer/arranger, music director and producer/engineer. Dylan went to York University where he studied piano, bass, percussion and conducting. He received his BFA in music in 1995, and his B.Ed and OTC from Western University in 1997.
Dylan is a mainstay on the Canadian music scene, having sung with many of Canada’s premiere vocal ensembles such as Cadence; Hampton Avenue, winner of Jazz Report's Vocal Gro...
In a word… multifaceted. Juno-nominated Dylan Bell is a vocalist, instrumentalist, composer/arranger, music director and producer/engineer. Dylan went to York University where he studied piano, bass, percussion and conducting. He received his BFA in music in 1995, and his B.Ed and OTC from Western University in 1997.
Dylan is a mainstay on the Canadian music scene, having sung with many of Canada’s premiere vocal ensembles such as Cadence; Hampton Avenue, winner of Jazz Report's Vocal Group of the Year; the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, and the 1980s-era vocal pop group Retrocity. When he's not singing, he freelances as a keyboard player and bassist, working with varied artists from classical violinist Lara St. John, to world-music's autorickshaw, to veteran rockers Honeymoon Suite.
Behind the mixing board, Dylan has produced or engineered several award-winning albums, including a Juno co-nomination as Best Engineer for the Cadence album Twenty For One, and an upcoming album with the world-renowned Swingle Singers.
Dylan's work as a composer has garnered international recognition, as winner of the John Lennon International Songwriting Competition (Best Jazz Song, 2005), and a Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award (Best Original Song, 2006). His music can be heard in such varying contexts as the Victoria Scholars, the Canadian Chamber Choir, Cadence, and coming soon, MTV Canada.
Visit Dylan at www.dylanbell.ca
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