Leon Dewan
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Leon Dewan is an American artist, inventor, and musician. He collaborates with Brian Dewan on Dewanatron,[1] an electronic music instrument project. The son of an inventor,[2] Dewan received a degree in physics from Yale University in 1989. His musical career draws on this background in physics, and heavily incorporates electronic and experimental instruments.
Dewan resides in New Rochelle, in Westchester County, New York.[3]
Albums and collaborations
Leon Dewan has performed and recorded music with several bands spanning over a decade. Bands include Radeesh, The Happiest Guys in the World, Shaumgummi, Dangerspoon, Flaming Fire, and collaborative work with The Philistines Jr. Dewan sings and plays a variety electronic instruments including electric guitar, the Theremin, and Dewanatron[4] instruments.
- The Happiest Guys in the World (as The Happiest Guys in the World) (1996)
- The Tarquin Records All Star Holiday Extravaganza[5] (as The Happiest Guys in the World) (1997)
- Dewanatron (as Dewanatron) (2005)
Soundtracks
- Shadowbox (2007)[citation needed]
Music Videos
- Hey! Hey! It's the Vegetable Man! (as The Happiest Guys in the World)(1999) Directed by Paul Yates
The Happiest Guys in the World
Dewan performed and recorded with the band The Happiest Guys in the World from 1991 through 2001. The band's music video Hey! Hey! It's the Vegetable Man![6] was screened at the 2004 International Surrealist Film Festival.