Dean Ween

Ween worked across musician and guitarist. The registers place that work in alternative rock. This article rests on 30 catalogued compositions, 1 issued recordings and 13 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

• Name — Dean Ween • Other Names — * Deaner • Mickey Moist • Mickey Melchiondo • Birth Name — Michael Melchiondo Jr. • Born — 25 September 1970 • Birthplace — Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. • Occupation — * Singer • musician • songwriter • record producer • Years Active — 1984–present • Spouse — Ellen Melchiondo (1996–present) • Children — 1

In 1984, Melchiondo met Aaron Freeman in a junior high school typing class, in their hometown of New Hope, Pennsylvania. The two adopted the fictitious surname Ween after the demon-god Boognish appeared to them, with Melchiondo taking up the name Dean Ween and Freeman the name Gene Ween. In 1991, Melchiondo formed the punk rock duo Moistboyz with Guy Heller. Moistboyz have released five eponymous studio recordings. Melchiondo made contributions to two projects by his friend Josh Homme: The Desert Sessions and Queens of the Stone Age. On the 2002 Queens of the Stone Age album Songs for the Deaf, Melchiondo played guitar on "No One Knows", "Mosquito Song", "Gonna Leave You", and "Six Shooter". In 2009 Melchiondo received his captain's license and regularly leads fishing trips off the Jersey Shore as Mickey's Guide Service. In 2012, in the wake of Ween's breakup, Melchiondo formed The Dean Ween Group. In August 2016, the Dean Ween Group's debut album, The Deaner Album, was announced with the release of the first track entitled "Mercedes Benz". On October 7, 2016, Melchiondo's first-ever solo music video was released for the song "Exercise Man", the music video was directed by Monica Hampton. "The Deaner Album" was subsequently released on October 21, 2016, through ATO Records. Melchiondo's second solo album under The Dean Ween Group moniker, rock2, was released on March 16, 2018.

• Year — Title — Label • 1993 — En Esch – Cheesy — TVT Records • 1995 — Frente! - Lonely — White • 1995 — Kostars – Klassics With a 'K — Grand Royal • 1996 — Yoko Ono – Rising Mixes — Capitol Records • Ben Vaughn – Instrumental Stylings — Bar None Records • 1998 — Hub – Hub — Slash Records • 1999 — Ben – Wool — Ben Chatrer • 2001 — Pigface – Preaching to the Perverted — Invisible Records • 2002 — Ben – I Am a Monster — Ben Chatrer • Rollins Band – Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three — Sanctuary Records • Queens of the Stone Age – Songs for the Deaf — Interscope Records • 2003 — Desert Sessions – Volumes 9 & 10 — Ipecac Recordings/Rekords Rekords • 2005 — Chris Harford – Looking Out For Number 6 — Chocodog Records • 2011 — Ben – Bath — Ben Chatrer • 2014 — Nick Oliveri's Uncontrollable – Leave Me Alone — Schnitzel Records • 2019 — Solid Bronze- "The Fruit Basket" • 2020 — Ben Chatrer - What Have I Done!/ I Am A Monster — Captured Tracks • 2022 — Thoughts & Prayers - “Humboldt County” Featuring (Jess Margera) — Filthy Note

Dean Ween was born on 25 September 1970 in New Hope. Ween held the nationality of United States. Ween was educated at Chaminade College Preparatory School. Ween worked as musician and guitarist. The fields Ween worked in include alternative rock. Ween played the guitar. Ween worked in English.