Dean Ween
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About
Guitarist born Michael Melchiondo, Jr. and known by the nickname of "Dean Ween." He co-founded a Pennsylvania-based, experimental rock band called Ween and later formed the heavy metal and punk group Moistboyz.
Before Fame
Before releasing such albums as Chocolate & Cheese and Pure Guava, he and his Ween band opened for such notable musicians as Henry Rollins and the Butthole Surfers.
Trivia
He played guitar on Songs for the Deaf, a 2002 album by the Queens of the Stone Age.
Family Life
He was born and raised in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Associated With
He and Ween band mate Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman) met during a middle school computer class.
