Dean Haitani

With his unique finger style and soulful earthy vocals, Dean Haitani is an accomplished guitarist/singer/songwriter. His distinctive sounds comes from the influence of his guitar hero Mark Knopfler and his ability to cross many musical genres. Dean’s has honed the craft of both acoustic & electric guitar and his dynamic live performance comprises of foot percussion, a variety of guitars (running octave, delay, distortion, phaser & wah effects) vocals & harmonica. Over the last 30 years Dean has toured the US, UK,NZ & Europe. Dean has over 20 years in the industry, touring nationally and internationally (UK, Europe and USA) and most recently promoting his latest album “Red Dust” produced by Nicky Bomba and which reached #1 on the Blues & Roots Airplay Charts. Haitani has played many festivals [in 2019 Marysville Blues & Jazz, Bendigo Blues & Roots, Australian Blues Festival, & Yack Folk Festival] as well as supporting artists such as James Morrison, Ian Moss, Glenn Shorrock, and The Black Sorrows.