With over 30 years experience, Dan has become the most sought after Producer/Engineer in Nashville. At the age of 11, he started performing with his family's band called the Waymasters, singing harmony and performing. He continued with music while attending college in Asheville NC, earning his BS in recording arts and Jazz studies.

Moving to Music City in 1994, he took an assistant engineer position at Secret Sound Studio, one of the top mix rooms at the time. He also dove into the Nashville scene by engineering and playing bass on demo sessions, on the road and performing with bands in many local music venues, including his own group Longstrap. Tiring of constant performing and road life, he decided he wanted to concentrate on the production side of the business. Dan played bass, recorded and mixed the most played song of 2001, David Ball's "Riding with Private Malone" and engineered on Jason Aldean's first record "Jason Aldean" for Broken Bow. Dan continued Engineering and mixing for many acts including several records for Craig Morgan, Shannon Lawson, Sherrie Austin and Joe Diffie. Dan also has delved into the songwriter side of music with cuts by Sherrie Austin, Ash Bowers, Shaun Brooks and co-writes with Rodney Clawson, Ben Glover and Jon Stone. 

In 2007, Dan bought Legends, a historic Nashville Studio owned by Famous Producer Chips Moman, who worked with Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and the Gatlin Brothers just to name a few. Dan continued his legacy, Producing, Mixing and Engineering for artists like Chris Jansen, Mo Pitney, Josh Thompson, American Young, James Wesley, and Steve Richards, including David Ball's critically acclaimed album "Freewheeler". He also created tracks for Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton, and Big & Rich. 

In 2016 Dan engineered and mixed Canadian Country Music Association's album of the year for Gord Bamford. After working with Lee Brice on "Woman Like You ", and on his album "I Don't Dance", Dan produced his recent self titled album "Lee Brice", which had the number 1 hit, “Rumor”.