Dean Roberts (24 March 1975 – 10 August 2024) was a New Zealand musician and composer who worked with electroacoustic music, minimalism, free improvisation, song cycles and prog rock.
[1] During the mid-1990s he was a member of the trio Thela with Rosy Parlane and Dion Workman.
After Thela disbanded, Roberts recorded three solo albums under the name White Winged Moth, followed by a series of releases under his own name.
Along with Martin Brandlmayr and Werner Dafeldecker Roberts was a member of experimental trio Autistic Daughters when he lived in Italy.
[2][3] He also recorded with Eugene Chadbourne and Thurston Moore.