His performances on the bass, piano, and laptop range from the Academy of Ancient Music to the London Sinfonietta; his improvising collaborations, from Ted Curson to Evan Parker. Dean’s work is available on 50 commercial recordings and many multimedia and installation pieces (with Keith Armstrong, Will Luers, Hazel Smith, and others). His creative work centers on keyboard/ensemble improvisation and computer music composition. These merge in his solo MultiPiano Event (live grand piano, real-time audio processing, generative piano, and electroacoustic sound). He founded the ensemble austraLYSIS, which has performed in 30 countries, and has previously been a research biochemist, foundation director of the Heart Research Institute, and vice-chancellor and president of the University of Canberra.