Breaking News, Dan has just won Albun of the year and the prestigious Artist of the year 2025 new music awards. He was up for song of the year, album of the year, folk song of the year, artist of the year and folk Artist of the Year.
Dan is a multi talented artist who writes and plays all instruments on his current project.
In 1996 Dan performed original music on the Toronto television shows Breakfast TV and Lunch TV. One of the songs performed was co written with his band The Barrel of Monkeys as a theme song for Muchmusic and a TV museum located in Toronto. Dan built a following through relentless touring and dedication to his songwriting. He moved on to his next band First Tripp in 1997 which became well know in southern Ontario on the strength of there ferocious live shows eventually opening on a regular basis for such bands as Three Days Grace.
Throughout the 2000's Dan has been performing live acoustic shows showcasing originally written songs which have finished in the top 10 of world wide song writing contests. He is currently writing strong new songs which can be found on all streaming sites worldwide with exceptional videos to complete his visions for this new material which can be found on his YouTube channel.
Dan's song Villains and Heroes reached #1 on the top 40 chart on ptbo indie rock radio. Sauble Beach Tan reached #1 on Sept 1/24. The Stars Tonight hit #1 Dec 1/25. June 1/25 All My leaves went #1 for a 5th week! 4 weeks in a row!