Like comrades in arms, Dan Tai views his favorite musicians as family. With so many talented individuals surrounding him, Dan Tai feels blessed by the friendships and music created in his life. He enjoys Raul Pineda’s (www.myspace.com/pinedadrums) drumming, describing it as “a totally different planet! As a person he’s an angel, as a drummer he...
Dan Tai and Yonatan met years ago, working on Eli Brueggemann’s record Launchpad; produced, recorded and mixed by Yonatan. Dan Tai added such a deep layer to the music, that when it came time for Yonatan to produce the next EP with Eli, Dan Tai was called upon once more for his talent and expertise....
This is a week Dan Tai embarks on musical journeys that stretch his tastes and creativity. At 9pm on Thursday night Yonatan and Dantai back up singer songwriter Jillian Speer (jillianspeer.com) at Angel’s (angelssantamonica.com) in Santa Monica. The trio brings a raw and intense sensibility to the table with Jillian floating effortlessly over a solid...
Dan Tai is an individual who enjoys the simple pleasures of life; being surrounded by family is one of the most important things to him. Although much of his immediate family resides quite a distance away, Dan Tai has created a family feeling with his close friends. He loves to cook, and in his words...
To Dan Tai art is about sacrifice, of both the physical world as well as the spiritual one. He is driven to search for, in his words, “the pure essence of what art means to humanity.” As a percussionist and multi-instrumentalist, Dan Tai is trying to feed a “culturally starved society” while making sure his...
"There She Walks Again"
(Co-Composer, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic and 12 String Guitars, Slide Guitar)
"Is It You"
(Co-Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mixer, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica)
"10:53"
(Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Mixer)
"A Pleasure to Meet You"
(Bass)
"Listen"
(Guitars)
"Bill Clinton Rips"
(Producer, Recording Engineer, Mixer)
"Double M-Ten V2"
(Mixer)
"Ripe"
(Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Upright Bass, Harmonica, BG Vocals)
"It Ends Tonight"
(Upright Bass)
"Daily Wheatgrass Shots"
(Recording Engineer, Mixer)
"Don't Look Back"
(Producer, Co-Composer, Orchestrator, Recording Engineer, Mixer, Piano)
"Persistent Bamboozle"
(Mixer)
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