Dennie Middleton, a veteran of Michigan's entertainment scene, most likely started taking music seriously while in the womb according to his parents............ but also as a member of Larry Averys  Golden Garter Review, a college showcase band at Dills Saloon in Traverse City Michigan.  He spent a year in L.A. playing "pay to play " rock shows in Hollywood and doing background acting for NBC and ABC. 

  In May of 1983 he co-founded the worlds first ROCK N ROLL COMEDY DUET THE BIMINI BROTHERS   A 3 hour tour/show of gut laughs, sick and wrong humor, parody and flat out butchering of conservative american values......(The other, taller Bimini Brother is life time BFF? and fellow Sparta Michigan native, Nick Lewis.)   About this time Den also began his studio career singing jingles ( and recording actual, serious, thoughtful original music).  Middletons hook filled Pop Rock song writing  has brought he and bandmates to Capitol Records in Hollywood. He has released 2 CD's in the past 8 years and is in the studio working on a new CD of his serious original music featuring "Calling All Gods. The CD will consist of studio works that Middleton has written and recorded over his career. *Sorry Bim Heads,there will not be any dumb ass comedy songs on this one gang*  Some tracks will be "unplugged studio demos" of his original music and first cut versions of familiar songs many of you know but have not heard before, pretty cool stuff has been found in the vaults at River City Studios. Stay tuned. The very appropriate target name of this release will be: THERE'S ANOTHER SIDE.
 

  Middleton and his rock band THE HYPE and has shared the concert stage with basically every Classic Rock format band you hear on FM radio today, BTO, 3 DOG NIGHT, BOSTON, DEVO, MEATLOAF, B.O.C, ALICE COOPER EDDIE MONEY, LOVERBOY, THE KINKS, MARSHAL TUCKER, BLACKFOOT......ETC................ For the past ten years, or so, Dennie has been doing a solo music / comedy show, and doing the "Big Deck" circuit with drummer pal B-Radley Franck. (Some of Middletons original comedy / parody has aired on morning radio nationally.)    Dennie was the Entertainment Director at THE BOB, a popular Grand Rapids nightspot, for two years and is a featured performer at many clubs in West Michigan.  You can find Dennie about 4 nights a week around the mighty city of Van Rapids and during the summer months at The Kirby in Grand Haven and other 3rd coast clubs. But just a friendly reminder.....if you ever request PIANO MAN he will have your asses kicked out of the bar, finish your beer, follow you home ...........then kill your favorite pet. Have a nice day ?