Deakin (Josh Dibb) is an artist, composer, mixer & producer. As a founding member of the seminalband Animal Collective, he has written & played on the bands studio albums Ark, Campfire Songs,Feels, Strawberry Jam, CHz, Time Skiffs, Isn’t It Now?, and many EPS, live & visual albums. Hereleased his debut solo album, Sleep Cycle in 2016 and has collaborated with a long list of artists.As a composer he has scored the films Crestone, The Inspection (Premiered at the TorontoInternational Film Festival) and most recently OBEX (Premiered at Sundance). As a mixer &producer, he has produced records for Avey Tare, Tickley Feather, Herald, and most recently thecritically acclaimed album Sinister Grift by Panda Bear. He resides in Baltimore where he is currentlywriting his next solo album.