Born in Birtley, Co-Durham on october 5th 1955, before moving  south to the bustling metropolis of Doncaster at the age of two. Dennis started playing the guitar when he was 17.He dabbled with saxophone and clarinet then later moved onto piano. Forming and experimenting in many original bands.
 
He remembers his early musical influences,his parents Elvis and Perry Como records echoing around the house until the 70s unleashed David Bowie and Mick Ronson, Dave Gilmore,Kate Bush,Roxy music and Bolan.Becoming more and more interested in wanting to experiment with the juxtaposition of melody and arrangements that were as far away as possible from the sugary diet of banal repetition that was and still is,currently fed to the populace.His interest in the act of creating music that takes you somewhere is both tactile and enigmatic.