About Me – Dylan Bell

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In a word: multifaceted. Juno-nominated Dylan Bell’s musical curiosity has kept him effortlessly crossing and blurring musical boundaries.

Since he first discovered his parents’ eclectic Beethoven-to-Bob Dylan record collection, Dylan’s musical curiosity has kept him effortlessly crossing and blurring musical boundaries. Dylan is a mainstay on the Canadian music scene, having sung with many of Canada’s premier a cappella vocal ensembles such as Hampton Avenue, The Watch, FreePlay, and Retrocity. When he’s not singing, he freelances as a keyboard player, bassist, Stickist and guitarist, performing with varied artists as well as studio and theatrical work.

Behind the mixing board, Dylan has produced or engineered several award-winning albums, including a Juno co-nomination as Best Engineer for the Cadence album Twenty For One, the album Ferris Wheels with the world-renowned Swingles from the UK, and the The Nylons final Juno-nominated album, Skin Tight.

Dylan’s work as a composer and arranger has garnered international recognition, as winner of the John Lennon International Songwriting Competition and a Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award. When it comes to vocal arranging, Dylan wrote the book… literally. His major work “A Cappella Arranging” (co-written with Deke Sharon) was published by Hal Leonard Music in 2013 to international acclaim, and their followup book “A Cappella 2.0: The Next Level” was published in 2024. His choral compositions can be heard in such varying contexts as the Victoria Scholars, the Canadian Chamber Choir, and Cadence. Dylan is also in demand worldwide as an instrumental teacher and vocal/choral clinician. Visit Dylan at www.dylanbell.ca.

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In a word: multifaceted. Juno-nominated Dylan Bell is a vocalist, instrumentalist (piano, bass, guitar, Stick, percussion), composer/arranger, music director, producer/engineer, educator, and author. Dylan’s musical curiosity has kept him effortlessly crossing and blurring musical boundaries with Canada’s premier vocal ensembles Hampton Avenue, The Watch, FreePlay, and Retrocity. When he’s not singing, he freelances as a multi-instrumentalist. Behind the mixing board, Dylan has produced or engineered several award-winning albums, including a Juno co-nomination as Best Engineer for the Cadence album Twenty For One, the album Ferris Wheels with the world-renowned Swingles from the UK, and the The Nylons’ final Juno-nominated album, Skin Tight. When it comes to vocal arranging, Dylan wrote the book… literally. His major works “A Cappella Arranging” and followup book “A Cappella Arranging 2.0” (with Deke Sharon) were published to international acclaim. His choral compositions and arrangements are performed worldwide from Adelaide to Zurich. Visit Dylan at www.dylanbell.ca.