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Moira Martingale, The French House Party, Domaine St. Raymond, 11150 Pexiora, Languedoc, France. Tel: +33 4 68 94 98 16 [email protected] The 2014 Dean Friedman singer/songwriter workshop will be July 25 - 28. See The French House Party for a complete and detailed 2014 schedule of workshops. Transportation is provided for guests arriving by air or train from either Toulouse or Carcassonne. video game, Eat-a-Bug. Picked up by Nickelodeon TV, it launched a career in virtual reality. With Internet stability by the late 1990s, Dean was able to restart his music career by creating his own label, Real Life Records. Besides writing and recording, he maintains a busy touring schedule – Dean performed at a public concert held on the lawn of Domaine St. Raymond – especially during the summer months in Europe and the United Kingdom. After the workshop at the French House Party, he and his wife Alison – zoologist, college instructor and award winning nature photographer – were headed for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the world premiere of his children’s musical "Smelly Feet." Dean quoted Miles Davis to make a musical point, but it could sum up his own career, “There are no wrong notes in jazz; it’s what comes next that’s important.” French House Party residential workshops attract an eclectic and international clientele with many repeat wVW7G2