Dean Tuza is an award winning songwriter, producer, engineer & multi-instrumentalist who first caught the attention of some of the world’s most respected producers after he helped create The Rubens’ debut album.
He has won a string of awards, achieved platinum sales in Australia and New Zealand and he has worked with some of the world’s leading labels, publishers and recording artists.
His career moved to new heights after he helped unearth The Ruben’s with the Indie music community embracing the unique and modern sounds Dean helped create.
Mushroom Group founder Michael Gudinski and eminent music producer David Kahne, (who’s worked with artists such as Paul McCartney, The Strokes and Regina Spektor) praised Dean for the Ruben’s early success.
His work with rising artists has added to his growing reputation as an exciting independent A&R and record producer, helping to uncover the talents of emerging acts including MOSSY, Stella Donnelly Leroy Francis, and Moody Beach.
Over the past 18 months Dean has also worked with the likes of These New South Whales, HVNQOK, Boat Show, Kim Churchill, Thelma Plum, Publique and Den.
Most recently he established an international production team made up of a clutch of renowned producers and engineers who together have a remarkable portfolio of work. The team is made up of Grammy Award winners David Kahne and Stuart White and critically acclaimed mixing engineers David Tolomai and Tony Espie.
Dean‚Äôs career is showing no bounds. His standing as an Australian producer will continue to gain momentum this year when both MOSSY and Stella Donnelly’s highly anticipated debut LPs are released.
 
AWARDS
Dean has won several esteemed industry awards, including:
The Australian iTunes Album of the Year,
Triple J‚Äôs unearthed Artist of the Year, APRA ‘Rock Work Of The Year’ Award and several Triple J Hottest
100 positions, which also included a top 10 place.
SYNC PLACEMENTS
Dean’s writing and production work has also been used on several TV and film placements in internationally including:
Greys Anatomy
Supernatural
Revenge and
Disneys’ Lone Ranger Soundtrack.
STUDIOS
Dean Tuza is based between writing / recording studios in Toorak, Melbourne and The East Village, NYC.
Toorak-  Residential Writing Facility- Designed by Walter Berley Griffin in 1929
Artist Bedroom
6’x 8′ Platinum Vocal Booth
High end analog and digital recording
NYC-  Residential Writing Facility
Three artists bedrooms (Where The Strokes recorded debut album ‘Is this it’)
High end analog and digital recording
 
EQUIPMENT LIST
(Equipment circulates between both studios.)
SSL 4000 32 Channels with 864pt Patchbay & Aux XLR Panel & tie
Atomic Instruments PSU
Tangerine Automation Interface 32 Channel
DL Panel with DL Mult & XLR Monitor Patchbay with ties to monitoring, converters, console,
analog, summing, CLASP, and aux bay, includes DL (5) & stereo XLR patch cables (3)
XLRF (24) XLRM (4) TS (2) CAT5 (2) Panel with ties to DL & XLRF (4) TS (2) Panel
SSL 96pt Aux Patchbay DL
Switchcraft 96pt Aux Patchbay DL
Antelope Audio Eclipse 384
Antelope Audio 10M
AVID HD Native TB
AVID HD MADI
AVID Protools HDX (2)
AVID Artist Mix
Magma 3 Slot PCIe TB Chassis
SSL DeltaLink
SSL AlphaLink SX (3)
RME MADIFace XT
Lynx Aurora 8 with LT-TB & LT-HD
Cranesong HEDD192 (2)
Endless Analog CLASP 24 Channels
Apple Mac Pro 3.7GHz Quad Core  16GB RAM
Apple Mac Pro 3.7GHz Quad Core 12GB RAM
Apple MacBook Pro 16GB RAM
Apple Cinema Display
Apple Thunderbolt Display
Anchor DAW Cart (2)
Emes Mini-Owl
Triple P Pyramid
Auratone 5C (2) (pr)
Barefoot Audio Master Stack (pr)
Barefoot Audio MM27 with Anchor Stands (pr)
B&W 805D with stands (pr)
Anchor Monitor Stands (pr)
Electrocompaniet 250r
Electrocompaniet 120A
Yamaha P2200 (mono)
Oz Audio HR-4
Oz Audio HM-6
Aviom A-16D Pro
Aviom AN-16/i
Monster Power Pro 2500
Monster Power Pro 7000
API 6-Space 500 series Lunchbox with rack ears
API 2500
API 550M
API 525*
Neve 1064 (8) with 8 Channel Rack & PSU
Neve 33609J
Neve 2264ALB (2)*
Pete’s Place Mark VIII
Greiner Engineering Tools Sum.mation
Shadow Hills Equinox
Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor
Shadow Hills PSU
Shadow Hills Mono Gama
Shadow Hills Mono Optograph
Shadow Hills Dual Vandergraph
SSL XRack (2) & Mynx
SSL XR626, XR418 (2), XR618 (6), XR425 (6), XR625 (2)
Maag PreQ4
Moog The Ladder 500 (2)
Moog Analog Delay 500 (2)
Elysia Xpressor 500
Elysia Nvelope 500
Kush Audio Clariphonic
Chandler LTD Curve Bender
Chandler LTD TG2
Chandler LTD UMC
Chandler LTD PSU (2)
Millennia Media HV-3D 8 Channels with DC input option
Millennia Media NSEQ-4
Millennia Media TD-1 (2)
Retro Instruments 176
Retro Instruments STA Level
Retro Instruments 2A3
Retro Instruments Doublewide
Dramatic Audio Obsidian 500 with Dual Mono option
Alan Smart C1LA
Aphex EX BB 500 (2)
Bettermaker 502P
Drawmer DS101
Helios 500 Type 69 (2)
Little Labs Redcloud
Little Labs IBP jr
Little Labs VOG (2)
Standard Audio Level-or (4)
Valley People Dyna-Mite
Empirical Labs Distressor (3)
Empirical Labs EL500 (2)
Empirical Labs Derresser (2)
Universal Audio 1176
Universal Audio LA3A (2)
Dave Hill Designs Titan (2)
Creation Audio Labs LZ8 (2)
Creation Audio Labs MW1
Demeter Real Reverb*
Bricasti M7 (2) with M10 Remote
AMS RMX16
Lexicon PCM 41
Lexicon PCM 42
Roland Dimension D
BAE 11 Slot 500 Series Rack with Phantom & PSU (2)
BAE 6 Slot 500 Series Rack with PSU No Phantom
Undertone Audio MPEQ-1 (2)
Undertone Audio UnFairchild*
Eventide H8000FW with Remote*
Eventide DDL500 (2)
Harrison 32 EQ (7)
Thermionic Culture Vulture Mastering
SSL Matrix
Studer a827
Ampex ATR102 with 1/2″ headstock option
Equitech Son of Q
DBX 160A
Harrison 32 EQ (6)
Shadow Hills Mono Optograph*
Shadow Hills Dual Vandergraph*
SPL Transient Designer 4
Triple P Pyramid
Universal Audio 2192*
Neuman u47
Neuman 269c
Neuman U87 Pair
Neuman KM184 Pair
RCA DX77