Dan Grennes

Bio

Dan Grennes has been a professional musician since 1994, after graduating from Berklee College of Music. He has since been a session player in the New York City area after a brief stint in Nashville. Dan has played on movie soundtracks, commercials, Broadway, numerous CD’s, performed with countless bands, toured internationally, and was awarded an American Music Award after performing on the show. Though his primary instrument is the bass, he is also a vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, drum programmer, songwriter, producer and mobile phone ringtone creator. Being musically diverse, Dan is proficient in styles ranging from jazz to heavy metal, and everything in between. When not performing in the city, he's often writing, recording, producing, or working with other artists in his home studio in New Jersey.

In addition to many bands for which he currently plays, he fronts his own rock foursome called Uncle Pumpkin (www.unclepumpkin.com, or www.myspace.com/unclepumpkin). The band is fueled by catchy, melodic songs Dan has written over the past few years and reflects many of his influences, yet has it’s own musical twist.

Some of the artists/bands Dan has played with are:

Glenn Tillbrook (frontman of the legendary band Squeeze)
Moby
Vanessa Carlton
Chuck Loeb
John Scofield
The Bomb Squad (featuring Jen Durkin)
Manolo Badrena (percussionist from Weather Report, Joni Mitchell, Blondie, Talking Heads)
Dave Chappelle
Jim Breuer (part of the Saturday Night Live cast, and the movie Half Baked)
Mario Cantone (on and off Broadway, as well as on Showtime TV)
Jon Stewart
Colin Quinn
Lewis Black
Gilbert Godfried
David Allen Grier
Richard Beltzer
Roger “Hurricane Wilson”
Arlene’s World Famous Live Rock N’ Roll Karaoke Band

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