Dashboard Confessional is by far my biggest influence but other bands include: John Ralston, City&Colour, The Rocket Summer, The Starting Line, The Early November, Elliott Smith, New Found Glory, Brand New, Secondhand Serenade, Further Seems Forever, The Color Fred, Say Anything & many many more...
Those bands influence the music aspect of 6trung but what influences my lyrics is my girlfriend Rozelyn, past relationships, my family, the future, and just everyday life.
I like to think my songs are very honest and heartfelt. So please enjoy.
Sounds Like
Listen For Yourselves
Check out this video of Giant Idol 05!
Joe and I took this one home,
thanks to his drum solo.
Standard Lines (cover)/Rocky Roads (original)/Joe Ashford Drum Solo Giant Idol 2005
Countless Summer Nights
More songs at: www.purevolume.com/6trung www.purevolume.com/sixstrung www.garageband.com/artist/6trung
6trung is composed of one member, Dan Meppelder. Dan is one of few confessional-style singer/song writters out of the Brockville Ontario area. Dan started playing guitar when he was 15 with a Vangaurd acoustic guitar borrowed from his uncle. He played this guitar for about 10 months then got his own Segovia acoustic guitar for his birthday.
He had a brief stint with a thinbody Takamine acoustic but later purchased a jumbo body Ibanez which he uses today.
He also records the electric guitars with a Gibson SG and 30watt Fender amp.
Dan started getting into the latest trend of bands in 2002 and found The Starting Line, The Early November, New Found Glory, Taking Back Sunday to be his favorites. He found himself listening to a lot of acoustic stuff more and more...
In 2003 Dan found the godsent that is Dashboard Confessional... (To shorten the huge story) Dan idolized D/C and still does. (www.myspace.com/danmeppelder for the whole story)
In late 2005 Dan co-founded a Brockville band with longtime friend Brandon Bailey. This all-acoustic band was known as The Everest (www.MySpace.com/TheEverest). Dan played some 6trung shows with friend Joey Ashford so he called upon him to play drums for the acoustic duo. The Everest played a few shows around the area as a three piece then asked Mike Tutecky to lay down the bass. The Everest broke up in April 2006 due to unknown reasons. The boys are still great friends.
After the breakup of The Everest, Dan took 6trung more seriously, and started playing solo shows in town. Dan continues to play these shows now.
Dan's 6trung library has up to 30+ songs and counting... Look out for new songs and new CDs coming your way!
oh wow from limewire ? alright i'll definetly take a look on that one ! cause ive been looking everywhere for like free recording software thats good and stuff but not too much luck ahah thanks so much for letting me know :)
aha and nooo problem :) well i still think it's good so yeah ahah
mm maybe a cousin im guessing ahah, cause i don't think he has brothers XD but yeahh who knows :)
hows your weekend going so far ? xoxox prudence<333
haha thank you SOOO much :) that does mean a lot to me <3 and yesss, i don't exactly have the best software or equpiment to get a better quality ;) but maybe later on haha
haha and yess, your stuff is great. amazing voice and lots of talent :)
my friend shane amyotte haha. he goes to brockville collegiate i think thats how you spell it lmfao xoxo prudence<333
heyy thanks for accepting ! got some great stuff there :) hows it going ? check out my stuff whenever you're not too busy :) and from brockville, that's cool i have a friend there :D xoxo prudence<333
Hey man thanks for all the feedback it s really encouraging coming from a guy like yourself, i really enjoyed the new song that you have posted! anyways man ya we'll keep you posted on what were doing! Dru
sorry for leaving 3 messsages when theey all could have been one but right before i left i lisened to countless summer nights i didnt know it was different and fuck it is a good song the calabur has raized 10 notchies, its deffinatly a hell of a good happy summer song, i showed lyn and she even loved it
