Independent
About
Paiste Artist Since
October 2008
Nationality
United States
Main Affiliation
Independent
Website
www.danweinerdrums.com
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Biography
Dan has been making music most of his life. While attending East Carolina University's School of Music, he auditioned and was hired at age 19 to join the cast of the Off-Broadway show "STOMP". After performing in the New York company, he joined the national tour, eventually playing the lead role and becoming the Rehearsal Director. During this tour, he had the opportunity to perform on stage with Bobby McFerrin for the Presidential Millenium Celebration and appeared on several tv shows, including "Good Morning America", among many others. Dan has since moved back to NYC to continue his music career and has performed at such venues as Madison Square Garden, Town Hall, The Grand Ole Opry, Radio City Music Hall and The Meadowlands Arena. Dan recently played drums on Broadway for "The Cher Show," a biographical musical co-produced by Cher herself which premiered at the Neil Simon Theater. He also acted as the house drummer for seasons 7, 8 & 10 of NBC's "America's Got Talent" and played for the PBS special "From Broadway With Love" featuring Chita Rivera, Kelli O'Hara, Jesse Mueller, Norbert Leo Butz and Lilias White. He held the percussion chair for the Broadway show "Holler If Ya Hear Me," and has also subbed on drums in the orchestra pit for Broadway shows like "Wicked", "Spamalot" and "Little Shop Of Horrors." He plays often for Grammy Award-winning artist Tim Kubart and was grateful to contribute percussion to his winning album "Home." He has played for a number of artists including Cher, Andrea Bocelli, Tituss Burgess, Melinda Doolittle (American Idol Finalist), Stephanie Block, Kelli O’Hara, Heather Christian, Montego Glover, Lucie Arnaz, and Randy Rainbow. Also trained in music production and recording, Dan produces, engineers and mixes music for various artists. Recently, he produced, engineered and mixed a holiday record for Randy Rainbow with the title track co-written by Marc Shaiman. It reached #1 on the Billboard Comedy charts and #7 on iTunes Top Albums. Dan also recorded vocals for bounce music legend Big Freedia(the artist featured on Beyonce’s “BREAK MY SOUL”) for an upcoming track produced and written by Macy Gray. He also produced (and played drums for) "The Sedaka Sessions", where he had the honor of working with Neil Sedaka and an incredible team including engineer Roy Hendrickson (Paul McCartney, Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, etc) and Grammy Award-winning executive producer Tony McAnany. Some other audio production highlights include a national commercial for "The Grinch That Stole Christmas", a track for Coca-Cola's 125th Anniversary Celebration and mixing of promotional content for Broadway shows like "Natasha Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812," and “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”. He also had the opportunity to contribute as an engineer (as well as a background vocalist and percussionist) on the album "LISTEN", which features Hall & Oates, Carly Simon, and Duncan Sheik. Dan proudly endorses Paiste Cymbals, Evans Drumheads and ACS Custom In-Ear Monitors. *Paiste Quote: Paiste has always been a big part of my drumming life and has always represented the quintessential example of what a cymbal should sound like. The consistency of the highest quality across their entire line ensures that I can always rely on them regardless of the style and context of my performances. They also record exceptionally well in all studio circumstances and always fit right into the mix.
Setup Cymbals
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Details
Sizes: 20", 22", 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, rich, fairly bright, solid. Medium range, clean mix. Controlled and even feel. Very nice and sparkling stick sound supported by a breathy layer of wash. Perfectly balanced. A dynamic all around cymbal for many musical styles played at moderate level.
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Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20", 22"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Silvery, breathy, transparent. Fairly wide range, slightly complex and dense mix. Soft shimmering and velvety feel. A light crash cymbal with a definite retro character suited for many styles in that music genre.
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Sizes: 14", 15"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Rich, warm, full, silvery with a light touch. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Soft feel, easy to control. Lively, responsive and warm open sound. Full, precise chick sound. Versatile hi-hat for medium loud settings, perfectly suited for studio applications.
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