He plays over 250 shows a year, produces, writes, has released two CDs, and does music full-time between Tampa and Nashville. As he was leaving college he played guitar for Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys. Daniel started playing in clubs when he was 16 and talks about a moment he shared with Celine Dion, taking care of your body and voice too, and his opinion of social media and approach to Twitter.
“You have to treat it like an athlete treats his pitching arm… There’s a lot of moisturizing sprays, a lot of water.”
“I have a hard time when someone asks me to play, saying No. And that’s a good thing and a bad thing.”
“As a musician, I think the more you play out, the more (that) offers come in. If you’re doing a good job and you’re enjoying the interaction with people and they’re enjoying it back, you seem to get more and more offers.”
“Money is not the drive, never has been. It’s more of a necessity that I have to do.”
“I think there’s an art to learning someone else’s song and putting your own spin on it.”
“I’ve realized that that’s not what makes music great and that’s not what’s gonna make you happy, ‘cause I actually did it and it was some of the more miserable times.”
“The music industry is so much of these smoke and mirrors, and that’s why you’ve got to find that inner peace of ‘I like what I do,’ because then when you share it you feel good. You feel good about what you’re sharing, not trying to make it, per se.”
“I just want people to realize that there are still so many musicians out there putting their heart and soul into the recordings, putting their heart and soul into the songs, and it’s not commercial.”
“Great melodies, great musicianship, and great songs are all ya’ need to touch people and to communicate with people.”
"Sunshine"
"All of the Things"