IAN DINNING IS A MUSICIAN HAILING FROM THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF CHICAGO.

HE HAS SPENT MORE THAN A DECADE PERFORMING MUSIC WHETHER IT BE IN A ROCK BAND, ORCHESTRA, CHOIR, OR JAZZ BAND. HIS FIRST TWO INSTRUMENTS WERE CELLO AND BASS, BUT HE HAS ALSO TAUGHT HIMSELF GUITAR, DRUMS, UKULELE, AND MANDOLIN.

HIS FIRST RELEASE “STRANGER DANGER” DROPPED ON SOUNDCLOUD LATE MAY 2019. RECORDED IN HIS PARENT’S BASEMENT WITH NOTHING BUT THE KNOWLEDGE OBTAINED FROM A JUCO RECORDING CLASS AND SOME BASIC EQUIPMENT.

IN 2022, HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE FEATURED ON “LONELY ROAD”, A TRACK FROM CHICAGOLAND MC SKYWALKER. THE RECORDING TOOK PLACE AT DB RECORDS IN CAMPTON HILLS, IL. THIS WAS A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE FOR IAN AS HE WAS ABLE TO RECORD ON A MICROPHONE THAT HAS BEEN USED BY TONS OF INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS SUCH AS MAC MILLER AND JOEY BADA$$.

IAN IS CURRENTLY WORKING HARD TO FINISH AND RELEASE HIS FIRST FULL LENGTH ALBUM “A WEAK END TO THE WEEKEND”. ORIGINALLY INTENDED ONLY TO BE HEARD BY HIMSELF OR LOST LOVE. THINGS CHANGED AFTER ALL THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM ATTENDEES OF THE FIRST ANNUAL “ARTIST HARVEST”, PUT ON BY CHICAGOLAND MC DOUBLE ONTENDRE. SUPPORT LOCAL MUSICIANS!!!

LIFE IS INDESCRIBABLE, UNPREDICTABLE, AND PRECIOUS. IT’S ALSO TOO SHORT TO NOT BE DOING WHAT YOU DREAM OF. IF HE COULD LEAVE YOU WITH ONE BIT OF ADVICE IT’D BE:

“TIME IS FLEETING… LIVE FREE OR DIE TRYING”

SEE YOU IN PARADISE!