Ira Dean

Back in 2000, Trick Pony exploded right out of the starting gate with their highly acclaimed and platinum selling self-titled CD.

Huge hits co-written by Dean like “Pour Me,” and the Grammy nominated “Just What I Do,” established Ira Dean as not only the wild man with headlights in his chrome stand-up bass, but as a brand-new singer songwriting force and studio musician in country music. The trio won both the American Music Awards' “Top New Artist” and the Country Music Association's “Artist of the Year”. The second CD, On A Mission ,which Ira co-wrote 7 cuts including the hit single “ON A MISSION” brought five more Academy of Country Music nominations including “Album of the Year” and “Vocal Group of the Year”.

Now a few years and more than 50 cuts later ,Ira is happy being “A POWER OF 1” . Ira has had songs recorded by Ronnie Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Joe Nichols, Chris Young, Trace Adkins, Colt Ford, ex- pony Heidi Newfield, Jake Owen, Gary Allan, Including his hit single “FEELING LIKE THAT”, 7 songs cut by Montgomery Gentry, Including their Hit single “ONE IN EVERY CROWD” , and Single "I'LL KEEP THE KIDS"

AND AARON LEWIS'S number 1 hit AM I THE ONLY ONE, which is 1 of only 9 songs to debut in billboard since 1958 to name a few.

Ira has recorded with such greats as Hank Williams Jr.,Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson , Alison Krauss, Darius Rucker, Emmy Lou Harris, Mel Tillis, Jamey Jonson,

Edwin McCain , Montgomery Gentry, Blake Shelton, Uncle Kracker, Ronnie Milsap, Lee Roy Parnell and many more.