Dechen Hawk

Rocked to sleep as a child to Stevie Wonder, Dechen Hawk's music ranges from beautiful ballads to serious backbeat funk. For the past 18 years he has performed locally and nationally and shared billing with such legends as Bruce Hornsby, Leon Russell, R.E.M., Ty Burhoe, Ron Miles, and the Fun Lovin' Criminals. A 2009 graduate of Naropa University, he studied with Bill Douglas, Art Lande, and Janet Feder. Music credits for television/film/radio include the Swedish documentary "No Artificial Anything", reality TV's "What's Your Problem", the indie film "Don Juan's Diary", and KGNU radio's "Jazz & Beyond". Dechen was a finalist at the 2003 NCSC Songwriter's Competition and his newly formed neo-soul/pop-noir project 'Dechen Hawk & A Murder of Prose' highlights the songwriter's talents. Dechen Hawk also has residency, hosting the illustrious monday night open mic at Johnny's Cigar Bar. And he's the booking manager for the renowned Laughing Goat Artisan Coffee Shop, Bar & Venue. "...I knew he was a bad cat when he hopped up on stage from the audience instead of the traditional backstage entrance..., his vocals rivaling Jason Mraz[.]... it was a highlight of the night on the big stage." - Mary Panton, Elephant Journal "...Hawk['s]... contemplative practices—sitting meditation and yoga—are woven into his music making." - ANDREA MILLER, SHAMBHALA SUN "...multi-instrumentalist Dechen Hawk['s]... soulful music is strikingly similar to “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” and other remarkable Buckley tunes." - ADAM PERRY, THE BOULDER WEEKLY (NOV 12, 2009) "The shrillness of Hawk's call pierces the state of unawareness and asks you to speak the truth." - ASIA WONG, ELEPHANT MAGAZINE "Songwriter with an edge" - INDEPENDENT WEEKLY, NC