Dean Roberts


Dean Roberts was a New Zealand musician and composer who worked with electroacoustic music, minimalism, free improvisation, song cycles and prog rock. During the mid-1990s he was a member of the trio Thela with Rosy Parlane and Dion Workman. After Thela disbanded, Roberts recorded three solo albums under the name White Winged Moth, followed by a series of releases under his own name.
Along with Martin Brandlmayr and Werner Dafeldecker Roberts was a member of experimental trio Autistic Daughters when he lived in Italy.
He also recorded with Eugene Chadbourne and Thurston Moore.
He graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts' Intermedia department and later taught time-based arts there.
Roberts died on 10 August 2024, at the age of 49.

Solo discography

White Winged Moth

Dean Roberts