Carl Dees began his career and musical education at the young age of twelve. As a classically trained vocalist and self taught musician he performed with several bands in the North West, including Portland/Seattle recording artists Tickled Plaid. After an indi-album release and several years of performance competition at the state and national level, he attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle on scholarship. He then went on to spend 3 years working for Disney Cruise Line as a lead vocalist for their hit show band Shockwave and toured with the same group with performances from Atlantic City to Bangkok Thailand. Once back in the US, Carl was a staple in Northwest dueling pianos from 2002 until 2013. He then went 'back to his roots' and has been a featured Dueling Pianist in the greater Phoenix, AZ area since 2013. Carl brings invaluable enthusiasm, vocal talent, and charisma to any team of musical performers.
In addition to his Dueling Piano Shows, Carl has taken some time over the past 5 years to go back to his first musical passion - writing and recording original music. Carl is looking forward to a full album release later in 2020.
EDUCATION
1995-1999 Graduate Lake Oswego High School, OR
1999-2000 Cornish College of the Arts, WA
Long term gigs .
-Boogie Woogies /Wallbangers (Dueling Piano Player) 2002-2005
-Disney Cruise Line (Front Man & Dueling Piano Player) 2002-2005
-Longhorn Dueling Ivoryz Saloon, WA (Entertainment Director & Lead Dueling Piano Player) 2005-2010
-Chopstix, WA (Dueling Piano Player) 2010
-Piano Bash, WA (Entertainment Director & Dueling Piano Player) 2010-2012
- The Shout House, Glendale AZ 2013-2015
- Bridge Sound Entertainment (Dueling Piano Player) Various Venues, AZ 2015-2018
- The Tavern, Scottsdale AZ 2018-Present
