The Dan K. Project is a solo effort. All songs are written, performed, arranged and recorded by myself.
Being a guitarist, the main focal point and voice of all of my songs is the guitar.
I began playing the guitar when I was around 12, but didn't play and write seriously until I was around 16.
I played in various original bands in the 80's and 90's on the east coast, specifically the NJ/NY area. In the mid 90's, I decided to quit the band scene and write strictly for my own satisfaction. This is when the Dan K. Project was born.
What you hear on this site is a very small sample of an extremely large catalog of songs.
I greatly enjoyed performing live in the 80's and 90's. I hope to perform live again sometime in the future.
Lynyrd Skynyrd made me pick the guitar up and I still love them to this day. As I got older, Zeppelin, Sabbath and Judas Preist became prominent influences in my playing, but Van Halen forever changed the way I approached the instrument.
Other main influences include Jeff Beck, Michael Schenker, and Randy Rhoads just to name a few.
Bottom line is, if you play hot guitar, whether it's jazz, blues, pop, rock, funk, soul, country, folk or whatever. If I've heard you, you've influenced my playing.
I use Gibson, Peavey and Ground Zero Custom guitars, Marshall Amps, Ibanez and Boss effects, Fender Basses, and Zoom drum machines.
I like to keep my songs short, catchy and to the point. They are not about being perfect or virtuous, but are meant to capture a moment in time.
I hope you have as much fun listening to them as I did creating them !
