Dean Brody Biography

Dean Brody photo courtesy of Broken Bow Records.

Growing up in the country, at the edge of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Dean Brody started at a very young age to appreciate the rural way of life. He spent a significant part of his childhood involved in country fairs, 4-H, fishing, hunting and splitting firewood, and in his spare time began playing guitar and writing songs.

At the age of 16, Dean did what most other boys did around town and started working at the local sawmill after school and on weekends, eventually becoming a full time employee. But after years of working and writing on the side, Dean knew that to move forward with music he had to move on to Nashville. In March of 2004, he loaded up a U-haul, hit the I-15 into Montana and began the 2,500 mile trek to Tennessee.

After two years with a Music Row publishing company, Dean got the news that his contract and U.S. work permit would not be renewed. He and his family moved back to Canada. A year later, after pursuing deals and watching doors slowly close, Dean started looking for work at the local mines.

"It was a sobering time in our lives, having tried so hard - and come so close," Dean says, "But we knew I had to find a solid job to look after our family."

Dean and his wife drove up to a mining town to find a place to live and made the decision to move - letting the dream of a career in country music go. The following day Dean made the call to friend and producer Matt Rovey to give him the news, but Matt had some news of his own... producer Keith Stegall (Alan Jackson and George Jones) wanted to sign him to Broken Bow Records! Dean once again hit the I-15 into Montana and moved his family back to Nashville. Dean (with Matt Rovey producing) just finished up his debut album for BBR. Dean wrote nine of the eleven songs on his debut album, including the first single, "Brothers."

Dean was involved in a freak water skiing accident in July 2008 that required surgery and a titanium plate had to be inserted into his cheek. Dean Brody could very well be country music’s first TITANIUM artist!