Danny Dean (Danny Dean Phillips, Danny Phillips) is an American musician, singer- songwriter, guitarist, & record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist, principal songwriter & guitarist of the hardcore punk band Anti & DIY punk label New Underground Records, which he co-founded w/the late Gary Kail at the height of South Bay California's hardcore punk scene in the late 70's. He is also the guitarist & bass guitarist for the avant-garde band Mood of Defiance pioneering the 2nd generation of punk. Danny Dean achieved commercial success at the golden age of MTV w/a plethora of music videos and nationwide radio rotation to the likes of California's KROQ, w/his post-punk band Easter, notorious for lineup changes that regularly featured Mike Ness early Social Distortion & a late Brent Liles of early Social Distortion & post-Easter Agent Orange fame. He is eminent for instigating Neo-Rockabilly with his band Danny Dean & the Homewreckers & his modern 80's twist.