The Beatles, Led Zepplin, Bad Company, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Rod Stewart, Little Richard, Aerosmith, Grand Funk, Three Dog Night, Foreigner, America, Deep Purple, Bad Finger, Styx, Crosby,Stills&Nash, Earth, Wind&Fire, The Jackson 5, Queen, Joe Walsh, Foghat, The Chi Lites, The Stylistics, Hall&Oats, Sam Cooke, The Eagles, Tommy Roe, Tommy James, ZZ Top, Yes, Boston,The Spinners, The O'Jays, Rufus, The Isley Bros, Sly& the Family Stone, Edgar Winter, The Allman Bros, James Taylor, Carol King, Elton John, Chicago, Thin Lizzy, Carly Simon, James Taylor, George Martin, Peter Collins, Todd Rundgren, David Bowie, Phil Spector, Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones, Trevor Horn, Guns & Roses, Salt, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding,
Dan became lead vocalist for the group Mercenary on Portrait Records. Here he worked with Rusty DAddio of Ronnie James Dio and Richie Blackmore. Dans experience as a premier vocalist continued throughout the 1980s with stints as lead vocalist for the group Orphan on Polygram Records and singer/songwriter with the group Face the Music, working with Jerry Love at Paramount/Famous Music.
Dans vocal talents soon began to be sought out for commercial work and in the early 1990s Dans list of successful commercial work began. This list includes Seagram Wine Cooler for HB&B, working with producer Cheryl Smith, Transformers (Robots in Disguise), Space Marines from Aliens III, and hundreds of television/radio commercials including Revlon, Pizza Hut, Tetley Tea, AT&T, Matchbox, and BC Powder. During this time Dan also started producing vocals, arranging and executing background vocals for a variety of producers and artists, also doing voice-over work for SEM&M in New York City.
In 1996 Dans career expanded. After relocating to Nashville, Tennessee he started producing, arranging and executing solo vocals including background vocals for Chuck Howard, Byron Gallimore, Stuart Harris, and John Berry. His roots as a vocalist still continued working with Bucket Colwell of Bad Company, singing with the group Public Witness and on a host of jingles for Coors Lite, BC Powder in Nashville, Chicago and New York City.
In 1998, Dan started a production/development company with the goal of helping artists and/or producers not only with tracks, but focussing on VOCAL PRODUCTION . Dan produced, arranged and wrote seven songs on the SALT record *SATISFIED. The single "Get Back" went to 13 R&R charts Dec 2001, and the single "Satisfied" went to 20.
Currently Dan is writing with, and has written with, Kim Trible, Bill Cuomo ("Oh Sherrie" for Steve Perry), Beeb Birtles (Little River Band), Rachel Williams, Brian Williams, Bill & Will Champlin (Sons Of Champlin, the group Chicago), Joie Scott, Hilary Williams, Gary Hannan, Hollie Jett, Fidel Fernandez, J.R. Brown, Michael Tait (DC Talk), Brett Cartwright (Foghat), Jane Bach, Andrea Pearson, Elishia Hoffman, Memarie, Bonnie Swayze, Minnie Murphy, Trini Triggs, Lance Miller, Tommy Barns, Tony Stampley, Lisa Shaffer, Trenna Barnes (Cowboy Crush), Stacy Widelitz ("She's Like The Wind" for Dirty Dancing), Marq Torien (Bullet Boys), Ashley Bowers, etc... The Journey Continues!!!
The Rock & Load Show is a live show focusing on Rock & Roll, providing an outlet for new groups, artists, and veterans alike, partnering with friends who are veterans with a desire to make a difference, raising the bar creating a viable Real Rock & Roll scene here in Nashville TN and through out the Country. We want to share with the rest of the country, as well as the world, all the other wonderful music that Nashville has to offer. Nashville is a fertile area with a crop waiting to be harvested. It's all about the Music, Rock & Roll, and Music City.
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Dan, Hello to one of my very first friends here on MY Space! Recently my friend Ruby Jones was surprised to see you on my top friends, lol. She commented on what a lovely man you are... But I already knew that! Congratulations on your continued success! I still listen to your songs and continue to love them, and your voice, Linda
Dan, THANK you for your influence and for keeping the INTEGRITY of ROCK and raising the BAR..... Your voice .. is simply amazing. Your songs, your vocal, you blow me away. GO DAN!!! ROCK I am so impressed and also touched.... that I can relate to your views and that you are not sitting around doing nothing about it... Great work! Marija
Hey Dan, It's a pleasure to share My Space. You have a great voice and the music sounds awesome! Thanks for befriending me...it's always great to meet new musicians. Best wishes and ...
Dan Shafer! Good Morning Dan, Love the music greatly. its awesome. hats off to you. i've been a fan for 35 years Roadie'd for you when i was 14. wishing you the happiest, safest holiday season. peace my friend, keep n touch. Bahama Kin
its me again.lol I've listen to ur songs, and great mixture, with rock, pop and soul, and i read alittle abut u, n sounds like you were successful as volcalist/songwriter. thts cool man.
all the best wishes on ur career.
and keep singing more songs cause most people like the type of genre songs you sing.
