Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland Dan now lives and plays in New York and is a regular fixture on the NY live scene. He plays his own, with his band Sonovagun and with other bands including Joy Zipper and the Invisible Swords Men.
Dan has been singing, playing and writing music since an early age. He started his career as singer and songwriter in critically acclaimed Belfast band Watercress and penned many of their most popular songs including “Candlemaker”, which reached number 1 in the Irish indie charts and “Stars Shine On”, which also topped the same chart. He has played with Watercress, solo and with Joy Zipper all across the globe supporting bands such as, Air, The Levellers, The Darkness, Duran Duran, Ian Dury and Turin Brakes to name but a few.