Dean L. Gitter (September 21, 1935 – November 21, 2018) was an entrepreneur, musician, and real estate developer in the Catskills in New York State.
Under the pseudonym of Dean Laurence, he produced Sam Gary's only album for the Esquire (UK) and Transition (US) labels.
[6][7] Other business ventures included starting a Kingston-based regional TV station (WTZA), co-founding the Big Indian Spring Water Company, and running Catskill Corners, including the Emerson in Mount Tremper, New York.
[10][11] He later taught meditation in Big Indian, New York, where his spiritual teacher was Albert Rudolph.
[citation needed] In 2016, Gitter retired from the company and relocated to Taos County in Northern New Mexico,[12] where he owned a farm, raised horses, and recorded music.