CMA Award-winning fiddle, mandolin, and banjo player. Recording and/or live performance credits include Dierks Bentley, John Fogerty, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, and more.
I am a professional session/touring multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, TN. I have more than twenty years experience and have toured and/or recorded with a wide array of artists. For the past thirteen years, I have been a member of Dierks Bentley's band, playing fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, and serving as bandleader. My fiddle and/or banjo playing can be heard on several Dierks Bentley albums including Riser, The Mountain, and his latest release, Gravel and Gold.
In 2016 and again in 2022, I was honored to be named the CMA Touring Musician of the Year. Although my background is rooted in country and Americana music, I'm open to any and all styles. I'm looking forward to working on your next project!
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176 Reviews - 37 Repeat Clients
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Dan's work added depth and nuance to my song -- he provided an outstanding fiddle track that captured just the right vibe. It goes to show what you get when you work with the best in the business. Highly recommended and looking forward to working with him again very soon!
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Dan is an incredibly talented player with a great ear for melody. I’ve hired him for both fiddle and mandolin parts and I’ve always been thrilled with the final result!
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Dan did absolutely amazing! He sounded incredible and brought the perfect vibe to the track
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Absolute pro and a brilliant player. Added much needed warmth and feel to the tracks intuitively.
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Dan is truly a master of his craft. I've worked with him many times, and yet again he provided an absolute world-class track this time. But it's more than the technique, notes, and tone...it's the feeling and ambiance he's able to capture that gives him such musical prowess. Those intangibles can't be taught (or forced).
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I always love working with Dan. He delivers that specific Nashville sound that I like so much!
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Dan is a fantastic musician and working with him was truely enjoyable. Looking forward to our next common project.
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Exquisite as always
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Dan is always fantastic - quick to communicate, and great quality audio every time.
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Dan is a fantastic musician. Serves the song so well. Just an all around-tasteful player. His fiddle parts really added a ton of ear candy and melodic goodness that lifted the song tremendously. On top of that, super timely, and the parts he send are recorded/engineered very well. 10/10 recommend grabbing Dan for your next project!
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Dan is always great to work with, he’s extremely talented and friendly.
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Amazing musician! Great performance and sound. Very good communication, highly recommended.
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Dan is incredibly talented, and the music he creates with his instruments is truly remarkable. He showed exceptional patience with me, and I wholeheartedly recommend Dan for any string-related needs!
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Thanks so much for playing on my song I’m so grateful.
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Dan is great to work with! Clear communication made this an easy process!
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Great getting to work with Dan on a track! He's the man!
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It's an honor to have a season professional like Dan play on my song. It just doesn't get any better!
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Dan was amazing to work with, he was very prompt and delivered a product in excellent recording quality. Very happy, looking forward to working with him on the next one.
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Dan did a great job! Quick and easy to deal with!
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Dan did a great job - quick turnaround and excellent work. He made some nice additions while staying true to the track.