Dean Roumanis and Paul Neri: Acoustic Suburbanites

Wes Brown and Dean Roumanis from a performance with Louis Guarino, Jr.

Dean, you are missed.

July 30, 2006

Dean Roumanis, Chief Operating Officer and part owner of Krell Industries, passed away on Sunday at the age of 52 after suffering a heart attack. Roumanis worked at Krell for 20 years, nurturing it into a major force in high end CE manufacturing. He was also an accomplished musician and recording engineer, playing double bass in the jazz group Acoustic Suburbanites, and founding Roumanis Recording, through which he made albums with such luminaries as Dr. John.

Said Krell CEO Dan D’Agostino, “Dean brought that positive outlook to Krell. He dealt with challenges with forethought and vision, and a highly developed sense of integrity and compassion. A fine recording engineer and musician in his own right, he was the kind of man you wanted to be around. Family man, lover of life, connoisseur of music and high-end audio, we will miss him immensely.”

Roumanis is survived by his wife Sally, son Nate and daughter Leah.

Friday, August 4, 2006 - David Thomas, Dealerscope magazine

Dean Roumanis,COOand part owner of Krell Industries, passed away Sunday at the age of 52 of a heart attack.

Roumanis began his career at Krell in 1986 and was pivotal in planning and implementing new methodologies and disciplines in manufacturing, the company said.

Roumanis played double bass in the contemporary Jazz band Acoustic Suburbanites, which that released the album Watercolors in the spring of 2005. Dean was also an accomplished piano and drum player.

Early in his career Dean was an analog recording engineer and founder of Roumanis Recording. He recorded albums for such artists as pianist Richie Bierach, bassist George Mraz, saxophonists Roscoe Mitchell and Gerald Oshita, and legendary pianist Dr. John. [also bassist Mark Dresser and saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom.]

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