MIKE DEAN

Michael George Dean (born: ) is an American record producer known for his production and collaborations with several artists, most notably Kanye West.
==Career==
Dean started doing collaborations with numerous Texan artists, including the singer Selena, for whom Dean served as musical director and producer. Dean first became widely known for pioneering the Dirty South sound in the 1990s, particularly in work for artists from Rap-A-Lot Records.
He went on to mix, produce, and master widely throughout American hip hop. He has become known for producing work with Kanye West. After initially contributing to the mixing of West's albums The College Dropout and Late Registration, Dean contributed as producer on West's Graduation, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Yeezus, The Life of Pablo, Ye, and Donda albums. He also co-produced with West on his collaboration album with Jay-Z, Watch the Throne.
Since 2022, Dean has had several further collaborations with The Weeknd, who Dean has worked with on his 2015 album Beauty Behind the Madness, as well as his single "Where You Belong" for the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack. He also co-wrote and produced the Weeknd's single "Double Fantasy" featuring Future for the soundtrack of the Weeknd's HBO series The Idol, which Dean is part of the starring cast of, and premiered on June 4, 2023.
==Channel==
Dean created his channel on March 18, 2008, and he uploaded his first video on the same day. He uploaded music videos and audio to his channel.
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