Durham, Ontario-based Dean McTaggart has been on the top end of Canada’s song writing community for the past decade, McTaggart's music career was launched in 1981 as the lead singer/songwriter of the Canadian pop/rock group The Arrows. An independent record release co-produced by Daniel Lanois was followed by a record deal with A&M Records. Writing/ performing success followed for The Arrows with two albums released in 1984/85. The 5 years of solid touring in North America and Europe included opening concerts for the likes of Chris DeBurg. After teaming up with David Tyson in the 90’s, Dean hit his stride as a songwriter penning hits for international stars Wynonna Judd, Tina Arena, Terri Clark, Amanda Marshall, Kellie Coffey, Mila Mason and Anne Murray. Dean has won numerous SOCAN and ASCAP Awards for songwriting and has 2 Juno Award nominations for Songwriter Of Year.

In 2002 he released his first solo album, 'Full Moon Howl' which included his own versions of hit songs Birmingham, and Last Exit To Eden. A second solo album has just been released entitled 'Shed My Sin'. It includes 9 new songs plus a haunting version of his classic Dark Horse. "I come from a Pop/ Rock background so most of the songs I have had the most luck with started as Pop cuts', states Dean. "I always have tried to make the lyric "matter" which in my opinion is sometimes lacking in Pop tunes. I think that is why I've been lucky enough to have a lot of my songs cross over to the Country market as well for as we all know it's the lyric that will make or break a Country song".

- Dean has just received 2 SOCAN Classic Awards for his hits Darkhorse and Trust Me (This is Love)
recorded by Amanda Marshall, Anne Murray, and Tina Arena. Also his song Love's Funny That Way was recently  recorded by Kathie Baillie of Baillie and the Boys fame and it's on the Grammy entry list as Best Female Country Performance and Best Country Album...Dean's co/write of Sinner's and Saints Collide is on his friend Danny Brooks recent release on Rockin Camel Records...This record was produced by legendary Johnny Sandlin who worked with the Allman Brothers, Elvin Bishop, and Bonnie Bramlett to name a few. Plus,great version of Dean's Last Exit to Eden on Canadian Country star Amber Schneider's new CD 'Fearless'.

Dean is currently busy writing, producing, and playing live whenever he gets the chance...either in solo songwriter situations or with his band. Have fun surfing the site download some tracks from 'Shed My Sin' and don't forget to sign his guestbook. -all the best, McT