OVERVIEW
Born in Croydon and coming from a musical family, by the age of 4 Dan was playing the drums. By 11 he was playing every Sunday in the church band and was in his first band at age 14 with touring musicians that worked with Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Kevin Prosch. By 16, Dan was touring Europe as a session drummer with artists such as Daniel and Natasha Beddingfield.
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Image: Published by Kerrang! Magazine © 2006 |
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Image: SheilaRock © 2007 |
In 2005, at the age of 18, Dan started the band Mordecai, performing as the lead singer. 3 years later he began playing the guitar. Mordecai enjoyed success for over a decade, playing shows throughout the UK, Europe and the USA. Mordecai also played Glastonbury, Sonisphere and Download. Dan has recorded in world famous studios such as Metropolis in Philadelphia, Outhouse in Reading and both British Grove and Abbey Road in London. In 2016, not long after their last release, Mordecai went on indefinite hiatus.
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Image: Ink Photography © 2013 |
TOUR MANAGEMENT BUSINESS
During his time in Mordecai, Dan also began working with a London band called Godsized as their backline technician. Working with Godsized for 9 years, Dan travelled Europe as a Technician and Tour Manager before starting his own company ‘Redbeard Group’ which specializes in tour support and artist development. Under the Redbeard brand, Dan has worked with artists such as Feeder, Seal and The Brand New Heavies as well as Tour Managing for The Rocket Dolls, Cradle of Filth and JLS. Dan has worked and performed at over 1000 shows around the world and has over 500 hours in the studio throughout his career.
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| image (c) Redbeard Management |
TRAINING & NEW BAND, CAINE
In 2018, just after a US tour, Dan started a Masters Degree in Music Industry Innovation and Enterprise at Waterbear in Brighton where he specialised in music business and performance-based mental health. On graduating from his degree, Dan started a new four-piece band named Caine. Caine are London-based band, mixing metal, pop rock and hip-hop. Dan plays the guitar and sings backing vocals and is the principal songwriter in the band. Caine are currently being considered for a Grammy Award for their latest single ‘Another Light’ in 5 categories: Song of the Year, Best Rock Song, Best Metal Performance, Best Record and Producer of the Year.
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| image from personal collection |
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Dan is endorsed by: Blackstar Amplification, Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Newtone Strings, Horizon Devices, Jim Dunlop and BOSS/Roland
Another Light Lyric video
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