The Deaf Professional Artists Network (D-PAN), is a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit organization based in

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, founded by

Sean Forbes Sean Forbes (born February 5, 1982) is a deaf American hip-hop artist."S ...

and Joel Martin D-PAN creates

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s featuring deaf and

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performers. D-PAN is dedicated to promoting professional development and access to the entertainment, visual and media arts fields for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Their first video for " Where'd You Go" by

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, with Sean Forbes and Rosina Switras, got hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. On October 28, 2011, D-PAN released their first new ASL music video in a couple years, "We're Going to be Friends" by the White Stripes. After an announcement on the White Stripes Facebook page, the video went viral, making the front page of

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'' show on November 3, 2011. The D-PAN staff consists of Joel Martin (co-founder), Scott Guy (executive director), Sean Forbes (co-founder and cief creative officer), Adrean Mangiardi (director of film) and Mark Levin (Tour, Event, Merchandise and Social Media Manager). The D-PAN DVD compilation called ''It's Everybody's Music, volume 1'' sold more than 10,000 copies. It includes: * John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change" *

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's "Beautiful" * Eminem's "Lose Yourself" performed by Sponge * Mini – Documentary "Signing Songs: Making of D-PAN Music Videos" * And more music videos from community performers. D-PAN also produced a DVD titled ''Wee Hands Vol.1''. In 2013 D-PAN released a DVD of their popular series ''It's Everybody's Music Volume Two'', it includes: *

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Sean Forbes Sean Forbes (born February 5, 1982) is a deaf American hip-hop artist."S ...

"Watch These Hands" *

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"You Bought The Sunshine" * Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" *

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& Damon Timm "Parents, Nothing More" * 4 Behind the Scene Documentaries of the making of each video

References

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External links

Official siteYouTube – D-PAN: Waiting on the World to Change– D-PAN: Beautiful– D-PAN: 'We're Going to be Friends
Charities based in Michigan Deaf culture Organizations based in Detroit Deafness arts organizations Disability organizations based in the United States