Dean Omori
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| Born | Dean Francis Bedwell 5 July 1968 |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Rachel Omori |
| Children | Two |
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| Label | The Art Of Protest |
| Website | www |
Dean Omori (born Dean Francis Bedwell, 5 July 1968) is an English singer-songwriter, poet and producer. Omori is the Japanese word for "big forest".
His work addresses human rights, war, environment, prejudice and philosophical issues. Omori is the founder of The Art of Protest, an organisation set up to encourage protest through art and music.[1]
Music and film
In 2006, Omori wrote the songs that would eventually make up his first album Ten War Songs. In the following years wrote, performed and produced 14 albums and began making short films to accompany his music. In 2008 the World Wide Fund for nature (WWF) awarded him best film and music for How Can You Sleep.[2]
In 2010, Omori was discovered by Malcolm Holmes of OMD and signed to the label Fin Music. His music and film Censorship Burns The Books Nobody Reads was used by Freemuse to help support their cause, highlighting the persecution of artists and musicians around the world.[3]
In 2011, he was invited to write the music celebrating Amnesty International's 50th year, which was released in May and has toured supporting their cause. In 2016, his album 'Got Daddy Gone' was written for War Child to draw attention to the ongoing war in Syria.
In 2013, he left his record company to independently release a new album Sean Penn. After the split he has remained an independent artist with full control to write, perform, produce and record all of his material.
Albums
- Tough Day Without FLowers - 2025 [4]
- 25,00 Mile Song - 2024 [5]
- Street - 2023 [6]
- Post Original - 2022 [7]
- Whole Cowardly Bundle of Art - 2021
- 11th Commandment - 2020 [8]
- Just is - 2019 [9]
- Witness and Testify - 2018 [10]
- Music for an Unknown Revolution - 2017 [11]
- Got Daddy Gone - 2016 [12]
- The Heroin View - 2015 [13]
- Holocaust and the Whale - 2014 [14]
- Sean Penn - 2013 [15]
- I Can Save the World - 2012 [16]
- Words of Freedom - 2011 [17]
- List of My Demands - 2010 [18]
- The Immortal Death of Samuel Escobar - 2009 [19]
- I Want to be Pregnant - 2008 [20]
- Squaw - 2007 [21]
- Ten War Songs - 2006 [22]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". www.theartofprotest.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Musician Wins WWF Contest". Greenmuze.com. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Dean Omori". Freemuse. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Tough Day Without Flowers". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "25,000 Mile Song". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Street". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Post Original". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "11th Commandment". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Just Is". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Witness and Testify". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Music for an Unknown Revolution". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Got Daddy Gone". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "The Heroin View". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Holocaust and the Whale". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Sean Penn". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "I Can Save the World". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Words of Freedom". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "List of My Demands". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "The Immortal Death of Samuel Escobar". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "I Want to be Pregnant". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Squaw". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Ten War Songs". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
External links
- Award winning singer songwriter releases 11th album EDP. Award-winning singer-songwriter releases 11th album.
- On Going History Of Protest, 16 July 2020
- Dean Omori, Songwriter & Film-maker
- connect2earth Prize Awarded: Winner addresses decision makers at IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Barcelona: WWF International, 6 October 2008, archived from the original on 2 April 2012, retrieved 13 September 2011
- connect2earth Prize Awarded: Winner addresses decision makers at IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Barcelona: WWF International, 6 October 2008, archived from the original on 2 April 2012, retrieved 13 September 2011
- DEAN OMORI (United Kingdom): Censorship Burns the Books Nobody Read, Freemuse, 28 September 2009, archived from the original on 25 March 2012, retrieved 13 September 2011
- GreenMuze Staff (7 January 2009), Musician Wins WWF Contest, archived from the original on 2 April 2012, retrieved 13 September 2011
- "Dean omori - SEND IT video", NME
- Anti-war songs by Dean Omori, Antiwar Songs, retrieved 31 March 2015
- Wymondham Film Festival, 22 October 2010, archived from the original on 4 December 2010
- Movies, Unlikely Stories, archived from the original on 20 September 2011, retrieved 13 September 2011
- "Remise du prix connect2earth" (Press release). IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. 6 October 2008.