The Genesis: Growing up on the oceanfront shores of Kansas, there were really only three things Dan enjoyed doing; deep-sea fishing and drumming. An unfortunate tuna mishap sidelined Dan from his two passions, leaving only the call of the skins. It was at this point that his love of tropical breezes took him to a small town in Canada, where he met the legendary Noel Puerte. Setting out on a two-man rickshaw, Noel and Dan took on the Laplands, drumming everywhere until people kindly asked them to stop. When they had logged over 14 miles, Dan heeded a call to return stateside. On a final tour of Montgomery County, Maryland, he decided to stay in the area and join any band called Chance Gardener. Six years later, his dream came true.

Instruments of Choice: DW custom cherry red lacquered drums & hardware, Zildjian & Paragon/Sabian cymbals, Roland midi electronic triggers & brain, Vader sugar maple piccolo sticks, Jockey boxers

CD player rotation: Rush and Steve Smith's Stuff

Frequent last words: "Dave, where does your British accent go when you sing?"