I love music. I always have. For as far back as I can remember, all the way back to Austin, TX, where I was born, where my mama used to rock me to sleep to Stevie Wonder. It wasn’t so…
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Dec 15 2020
Welcome
Welcome to my online home and community!
I'm glad you're here. Take a look around. Make yourself at home. Stay awhile. Enjoy the music, the videos, the stories, the articles. Plug in any way that inspires you. I invite you to join me in creating a dignified world, engaging in courageous play, healing and emotionally moving ourselves and others.
Store
Introducing the new line of DECHEN HAWK | INDIE SOUL BALLADEER merchandise!
It brings me tremendous joy to see my fellow artists repping my gear. I'm humbled and honored to be in the company of such powerful creative people.
Dancer Lucy Mae Sunday rocking some Leggings - photo & painting by Robert Mann
Songwriter Dave Tamkin rocking a Premium Tee
Dancer Lucy Mae Sunday rocking some Leggings - photo & painting by Robert Mann
Drummer Brian McRae rocking a Premium Tee
Dancer Lucy Mae Sunday rocking some Leggings - photo & painting by Robert Mann
Guitarist Jesse Hunter rocking a Premium Hoodie
Alex Kazet rocking a Premium Hoodie
Dancer Lucy Mae Sunday rocking some Leggings - photo & painting by Robert Mann
Start your day right with your favorite hot beverage in your Dechen Hawk Mug!
Something For Everyone
I've curated a great selection of items. Hopefully, there's something for everyone. Please take a look, grab a few items, and let me know what you think. Be sure to take a pic of you with your new gear and tag me on social media. And let me know if you don't see what you're looking for and I'll see if I can add it to the collection.
Videos
SIGHT & SOUND
I've had the honor to work with some wonderfully creative storytellers, videographers, and sound technicians. I love the art form of bringing audio to life by pairing it with the visual realm while telling a compelling story. Enjoy this collection I've put together. You can find more videos on my YouTube channel.
Shows
Experience The Magic In Person!
Music moves me to my core. It inspires me, takes me to the deepest parts of myself, picks me up when I'm down, and moves me on an emotional level that nothing else can. It is the voice of my spirit, my essence, my soul. What really lights me up is being fully alive and engaged in the present moment taking risks and following my intuition for the sake of love and joy and beauty. It's a spiritual experience. This is what playing music is for me and what you can expect to experience when you come to one of my shows. I hope to share this experience with you someday soon.
News
Voyage Denver Magazine
Interview with Dechen Hawk
I had fun talking with Eric Garcia of Voyage Denver Magazine. Their questions gave me the opportunity to reflect and take stock of my current situation and aspirations. I'd be honored if you'd take the time to check it out.
Click the link below to read the full interview.
Reimagined
Thinking outside the impact zone
My word for the coming year is REIMAGINED! I’m reimagining my music, sound, style, and approach. It’s time to think outside the impact zone, to create powerful and lasting change that ripples out. I am reimagining myself, and my approach to life, art, touring, and success. I invite you to reimagine how you impact your world. Be on the lookout for new exciting offerings from my collaborators and me.
FOX21 show Loving Living Local
Interview with and Live performances by Dechen Hawk
NOVA hosts the FOX21 Loving Living Local show Feat. Dechen Hawk. Enjoy two brief interviews and live performances by Dechen Hawk on the piano and guitar singing his original songs, 'I Want you Around' & 'Patience' respectively.
XS10 Magazine
Interview with Dechen Hawk
I had a great time talking with David R. Navarro over at Times Ten Magazine. They had fun and thoughtful questions that really made me think about my answers. I'm proud of this interview and I'd be honored if you'd take the time to read it.
Click the link below to read the full interview.
Tune Up with Brian McRae & Dechen Hawk
feat. Dan Hochman from the Wrecking Room Stage
Watch the behind-the-scenes process of taking a song from its simplest form to a finished studio recording. This is “Tune Up" a live stream show with Brian McRae & Dechen Hawk featuring Dan Hochman. Watch as I produce and record one of Dan Hochman’s new unreleased songs, "Distance", live with the help of Brian McRae on drums, Jesse Hunter on guitar, Philip Lotterhos on keys, and Connor Groscurth on bass. I had such a blast making this video and transforming Dan's song. I hope you enjoy watching the process as much as I enjoyed creating it.
Blog
Aug 27 2020
The Devil's Thumb
Going stir-crazy? I’ve been going stir-crazy for sure. Life was not meant to be lived inside nor in isolation. I spend more time alone and in front of a computer than I’d like to admit. I’ve had to pivot and…
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Jul 1 2020
Unity: The Strength of a People
Given the current state of affairs, the prevalent social injustice and racial inequality in this country, I think it's important to speak up. And so, I would like to share my thoughts to promote and create unity. I stand with…
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Jul 1 2020
20 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO WATCH IN 2020
Jul 1 2020
Life in the Time of Corona
First and foremost, I hope everyone is safe and healthy. I feel for all those that are scared and hurting. Let's remember to be good to each other. We're in this together. I believe it's important that we stay connected…
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Like Stevie Wonder and Jeff Buckley thrown in a blender, Indie Soul Balladeer Dechen Hawk creates music that ranges from beautiful ballads to gritty throwback funk and soul. He believes conscious music has the power to heal and transform humanity for the better. Hawk's call pierces the state of unawareness and asks you to speak the truth.
Though musical his whole life, it wasn’t until the death of his father when he was 14, and the search for a way to express that loss, that Hawk found his calling as a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His desire to create and express the joy and fragility of life has kept him busy for the past 25 years performing locally and internationally.
His work creates community by bringing people together from all walks of life to do something they all have in common and enjoy.