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Joshua Caleb Dibb (born January 6, 1978), also known by his moniker Deakin, is an American musician who co-founded the
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band
Animal Collective Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is cha ...
. He is the most infrequent member of the collective appearing on only nine of the group's fourteen studio albums. In 2016, he made his solo debut with the album ''
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''. He also occasionally works as a carpenter during musical down time.


Biography

Dibb was born on January 6, 1978, in
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, California to Jessica B Mendlovitz and David C Dibb, who married in 1977. He began writing and recording music with childhood friend
Noah Lennox Noah Benjamin Lennox (born July 17, 1978), also known by his moniker Panda Bear, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and co-founding member of the band Animal Collective. In addition to his work with that group, Len ...
(
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) in 1991. While at The Park School of Baltimore, Josh met David Portner (
Avey Tare David Michael Portner (born April 24, 1979), also known by his moniker Avey Tare, is a musician and songwriter who co-founded the American experimental pop band Animal Collective. He has released four solo albums, as well as four collaborative alb ...
) and Brian Weitz (
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) when they asked him to join their band, Automine. Josh introduced Noah to Dave and Brian and over the next few years the four spent time playing music together and sharing tapes of music they made individually. After high school, Panda Bear and Deakin went to Boston, where Deakin attended
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. Avey Tare and Geologist moved to New York City to attend
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and
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respectively. After months of playing the band finally settled on the name "Animal Collective". After touring with the group from 2004 to the end of 2006 and recording two albums, Feels and
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, the
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EP and the visual album ODDSAC he decided to take a break from the increasingly rigorous touring schedule. After not participating in the recording of the album ''
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'', he rejoined the band live on April 10, 2011, in
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, California after a three-year absence. On January 1, 2010, he played his first solo show as Deakin at
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in Baltimore, MD where he grew up. In December 2009, Deakin raised $25,985 through the
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platform to travel to
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to play at the music festival
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outside of
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in January 2010 and to record an album in early 2010. After playing the music festival, Deakin played five shows in Europe, including a few shows opening for Panda Bear. On January 7, 2016, Dibb sent backers of his Kickstarter campaign an announcement that his long awaited solo album was complete. The album, titled ''
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'', was released on
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on April 6, 2016. "Just Am" was the first track shared from the album, accompanied by a music video.


Tour history


with Animal Collective

* 2002 * Spring 2004 – Fall 2006 * Spring 2011 – December 2013 * October 2019 * 2021–2022


Discography


Albums

;Solo album * ''
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'' (2016) ;Appearances as a member of
Animal Collective Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is cha ...
*'' Campfire Songs'' (2003) *''
Here Comes the Indian ''Here Comes the Indian'', later reissued as ''Ark'', is the first album by the American experimental pop band Animal Collective under that name, which released June 17, 2003 on Paw Tracks. It is the first release by the group on which all four m ...
'' (2003) *'' Feels'' (2005) *''
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'' (2007) *'' ODDSAC'' (2010) * *''
Centipede Hz ''Centipede Hz'' is the ninth studio album by American experimental pop group Animal Collective, released on September 4, 2012, on Domino Records. The album marks the return of band member Deakin, who sat out of the recording and touring of the ...
'' (2012) *'' Tangerine Reef'' (2018) * *'' Time Skiffs'' (2022) *'' Isn't It Now?'' (2023) " * " indicates visual album


Singles

;Splits *"Wastered" (w/
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) (2004) –
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Remixes

*"Little Bird" (Remix of
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), released on "
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" UK 7-inch Picture disk and on Digital EP (June 30, 2008,
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) *" Mirando" (Remix of
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), released on " Mirando" single (February 3, 2009,
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) *"Boundary Waters" (Remix of Palms), released on "Boundary Waters Remixed" 12" (September 2009, Rare Book Room Records) *"Love Like A Sunset (Deakins Jam)" (Remix of Phoenix), released digitally in 2009 (
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) *"Welt Am Draht" (Remix of
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) *"Go!" (Remix of M83) (2017, M83 Recording Inc.) *"Extra Kings" (Remix of
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) (2021, Modular Records) *There's No Goodby (
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) *Little Bird (
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Remix) (
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) *Boundary Waters ( Palms) *I want you (
Animal Collective Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is cha ...
Remix) ( Beat Spacek) *Liquid Lights (Deakin Remix) (
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remix) (
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) *Ms. Secret (Deakin remix) (
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) *Don't Think Twice It's Alright (
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made with
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) (
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) *Decadence (
Animal Collective Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is cha ...
) ( Heavenstamp)


Film Score Work

* Crestone (2020) (Marnie Ellen Hertzler) - composed with
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* The Inspection (2022) ( Elegance Bratton) - composed with
Brian Weitz Brian Ross Weitz (born March 26, 1979), also known by his stage name Geologist, is a musician best known as a member of the experimental pop group Animal Collective. He provides electronic sound manipulations and sampling (music), samples for th ...
and
David Portner David Michael Portner (born April 24, 1979), also known by his moniker Avey Tare, is a musician and songwriter who co-founded the American experimental pop band Animal Collective. He has released four solo albums, as well as four collaborative alb ...
* Jetty (2023) ( Sam Fleischner) - composed with
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*
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(2023) (Albert Birney) - solo composition


Mixing and Production

*
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) - Recorded *
Sinister Grift ''Sinister Grift'' is the eighth studio album by American musician Panda Bear, released on February 28, 2025 on Domino Recording Company. Primarily a collaboration between Panda Bear and his Animal Collective bandmate Deakin, the album was co-pr ...
(
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) - Co produced with
Noah Lennox Noah Benjamin Lennox (born July 17, 1978), also known by his moniker Panda Bear, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and co-founding member of the band Animal Collective. In addition to his work with that group, Len ...
, engineered and mixed by Deakin * Down There (
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) - Tracked and mixed *
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Avey Tare David Michael Portner (born April 24, 1979), also known by his moniker Avey Tare, is a musician and songwriter who co-founded the American experimental pop band Animal Collective. He has released four solo albums, as well as four collaborative alb ...
) - Tracked, mixed and co-produced * Conference of Birds/Birds In Disguise (
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) - Mixed * Shadow Temple ( Prince Rama) - Recorded and mixed * 123 (Tickley Feather) - Co-production with
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and Tickley Feather, recorded and mixed by Deakin *
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Animal Collective Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is cha ...
) - Mixed * Tangerine Reef (
Animal Collective Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is cha ...
) - Mixed with
Brian Weitz Brian Ross Weitz (born March 26, 1979), also known by his stage name Geologist, is a musician best known as a member of the experimental pop group Animal Collective. He provides electronic sound manipulations and sampling (music), samples for th ...
* Crestone OST (
Animal Collective Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is cha ...
) - Co-Production and Mixing with
Brian Weitz Brian Ross Weitz (born March 26, 1979), also known by his stage name Geologist, is a musician best known as a member of the experimental pop group Animal Collective. He provides electronic sound manipulations and sampling (music), samples for th ...
* A Night at Mr. Raindrops Holistic Pharmacy (
Animal Collective Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is cha ...
) - Mixed * The Inspection OST (
Animal Collective Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is cha ...
) - Co-produced, co-engineered and mixed * Linear B (Herald) - Co-produced with
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, mixed *
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(Deakin) - Produced, recorded and mixed * End Times (Queens) - Recorded


Miscellaneous

*"In The City That Reads" on
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's album ''Invoke'' (June 25, 2002,
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), credited as ''Avey Tare, Deaken, Geologist, Panda Bear'' *"Seeing Twinkles" on the sampler ''Music for Plants'' (June 2005, PerfectIfOn), under the name ''Deaken and Geologist'' *"Country Report" on the cassette tape '' Keep + Animal Collective'' (March 2011, Keep)


References


External links


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