Disturbed Earth was launched by Dean Richards in June 2006.

The sounds produced are played and performed on prepared instruments live in one take, and then edited for the right performance. The prepared instrumentation are guitar, binaural and monaural field recordings/Foley techniques, percussion, piano and pedal harmonium.

History and a few highlights.

Dean, while still in high school in the early 1970's,experimented with tape manipulation, that included looping, splicing, field recordings,and processing them through effects that were available at the time...a crude form of what is now called sound design.This was also the time of his first review in "Rolling Stone" as a guitarist.

1976-79:

• Straight from high school Dean managed an import record store that sold progressive rock, Krautrock and electronic music. While working there he joined the band Whirlywirld playing guitar and effects releasing two E.P.'s "Window To The World" and "Eyebrows Still Shaved".

1979-82:

• Dean formed a new band called "Equal Local", releasing two E.P.'s "Madagascar" and "Yank" as well as a compilation of live performances "How Did We Miss These".
• Cannes Film Festival Award: 1981 Winner Best Short Film "Mass Movement"
• Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Dance Production "Terra Sect" wrote and conducted.
• The Fourth International Bienalle Audio: Wrote and Performed 2 compositions.

1982-85:

• Formed a 23 piece big band, playing original compositions called "Hot Half Hour" released a 4 song E.P.
• Assistant Director/Chief Engineer/Trainer for the Australian National Program Service (produced & engineered talk/news/music programs throughout Australian,Asian and American Public Radio Stations.
• Recorded two Soundtracks "Run For Their Lives and "On The Brink" for the United Nations American Red Cross famine relief in Ethiopia.
• Played guitar on the soundtrack "Dogs In Space" (Win/Lose and Rooms For The Memory) with Michael Hutchense.
• Co wrote 3 songs for the Stephen Cummings release "This Wonderful Life"
• Landed worldwide songwriting/publishing deals with Polygram and E.M.I. which included song submissions and recordings for the Eurythmics.

1985-97:

• Director of Music - Australian Fashion Design Council writing,performing and engineering many fashion shows including the haute couture designs of Vanessa Leyonhjelm in New York, Chicago and Dallas.
• Department Director/Lecturer Of Songwriting - Australian College Of Entertainers
• Co- wrote songs on three more Stephen Cummings C.D.'s "A New Kind Of Blue receiving the A.R.I.A (Australian Record Industry Award), 1990 Winner Best Adult Rock. "Good Humour" receiving 1991 Winner Best Alternative Album.

1997-2007:

• Worked with a Florida music store called Music Showcase as their District Music Education Sales Manager.

"Disturbed Earth" is a part of the music that has no set genre...yet.

stillEarth is a collaboration between Dean Richards and Peter James.

For more information:

Disturbed Earth on myspace
stillEarth on myspace