Daniel A Weiss

Bio:

Daniel A. Weiss is equally comfortable playing piano, Hammond organ, guitar, or working behind a mixing console. He also plays some accordion and dobro.

Daniel is currently Music Director for Anthony Rapp's one man show, Without You touring New York, South Korea and Japan, and was recently Assistant Conductor and pianist on the Broadway show Hair. He has toured with Joan Osborne, Valerie Carter, Jeffrey Gaines and Cassidy (Antgone Rising) . Daniel was the associate conductor/assistant music director of the New York Theatre Workshop production of Rent and continued in that role for seven years on Broadway. He's also been associate conductor on the shows Taboo and Brooklyn. .

Theater workshops include Tarzan (Phil Collins) and Helen of Troy (Brian Johnson, AC/DC). Daniel has also performed on the Broadway shows Hairspray, Lennon, Shrek, Legally Blonde, and Mamma Mia.

Albums that feature Daniel's performing and producing include CD's by folk/pop/rock artists Ina May Wool, Joe Ferreri, Elisa Korenne, Bri Reitano, Jill Stevenson, Rebecca Everett, Roman Klun, Rachel Bay Jones, Kailin Garrity, Bryce Ryness, Martin Rivas ,Vicki Genfan and the indie film, Camp. His keyboard playing is featured in the new game release, Starcraft II by Blizzard Software. He has performed with Ina May Wool on stages nationally and internationally including the Edinburgh Folk Festival, Alice Tully Hall, and the Falcon Ridge and Mountain Stage NewSong Festivals and continues in the role of her music director/co-writer.

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With Joan Osborne - Summer 2009

David Malachowski & The Woodstock Allstars @ The Palace Theater, Albany NY Jeffrey Gaines Jill Stevenson at the Bitter End Playing Dobro with Rachel Bay Jones, Joe's Pub, NYC A song from the indie film Camp. I played organ on the soundtrack and appeared in this scene.

Member Since:

February 13, 2007

Influences:

In no particular order! Larry Young, Jimmy Smith, Keith Emerson, Benmont Tench, Stevie Winwood Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, ,Mcoy Tyner Monk, John Coltrane, Miles, Wes The Finn Brothers, Hendrix, Edgar Winter's White Trash, Beatles, Springsteen, Early Elton, Bob Dylan, Mitch Froom, Bill Bottrell, Daniel Lanois, George Martin, Bob Clearmountain, Tom & Chris Lord-Alge, Jon Brion There's hundreds more....this is ridiculous

Sounds Like:

penguins being water boarded.