Musiqtone.com Bio: Winfield Dean is the newest staff writer for the flagship Midwest Region of Musiqtone.com. Winfield is the first Purdue student to join the staff in nearly six years.
Personal Bio:Winfield was born on June 7, 1990 in Atlanta, GA. When she was 10, her family moved to Saint Simons Island, GA to get out of the big city. Having lived in Georgia her entire life, she decided to get away and broaden her horizons when it came to choosing a college. She is now a senior at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN majoring in sociology and has a minor in studio art and design. Music is something that Winfield has always been passionate about. Growing up, her father refused to play little kid Disney songs in the car, so she was brought up listening to Fleetwood Mac, ACDC, The Rolling Stones, and other classic rock bands. In middle school her music preference changed to country. She listened to Johnny Cash, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, etc. High school changed her music tastes as well. Winfield started listening to bands like blink-182, The Academy Is…, and Bayside.
Winfield continues to listen to all of the bands and musicians that she grew up listening to and is constantly searching for new artists to add to her music collection. Her current favorites are Paramore, All Time Low, the Summer Set, We are the In Crowd, and the Cab. Outside of music she is a volunteer at the Lafayette Crisis Center and supports the non-profit organization To Write Love On Her Arms through a street team. She hopes to work in the music industry when she graduates from college in May 2012. Her dream is to go on tour as a tour manager or merch girl with a band.