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Dan Dyer

Soul-folk singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dan Dyer rose to prominence in Austin, TX during the late 90s as frontman of the much heralded blues-rock outfit, Breedlove.

For his debut solo album, “…Of What Lies Beneath”, (2004) Dyer headed to New York City and Miami to collaborate with veteran rock legend Lenny Kravitz, who produced and released the record on Kravitz’s own Reprise imprint label, Roxie Records.

Dyer then returned to Austin, his musical birthplace, to record and release his 2008 self–titled album, a soul-revivalist recording produced by David Boyle in an old snake-charmer church turned studio on the east side of Austin, and released by local label Fat Caddy Records. Dan Dyer was named one of the top 10 local albums of 2008 by both the Austin American Statesman and The Austin Chronicle, and climbed to the #3 R&B spot on iTunes within a week of its digital release. The Austin Chronicle called it “a blue-ribbon disc. At once joyous, creative and satisfying, Dyer channels 1970s era Hathaway and Wonder with modern panache and without a hint of mimicry.”

Dyer’s voice and live performance intensity are raw and hot, yet soulful and sensitive, drawing from a wealth of classic soul, blues, folk, and R&B legends.

The audience is treated to a special brand of commotion as Dyer switches from piano to guitar, sometimes performing with a boyish grin, and other times with a perspiring concentration. Whether in an acoustic listening room playing to an intimate audience, or in front of thousands at a music festival, Dyer’s musicality and on-stage magnetism attract and maintain fans from all walks of life.

He has toured the US extensively, in support of his own releases, and alongside artists such as Lenny Kravitz, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rufus Wainwright, Laura Izibor, Ledisi, and others. He has also been invited to perform at major festivals such as Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Essence Music Festival, Voodoo Music Experience, and New Orleans Jazz Fest’s Annual Piano Night at the House of Blues.

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Discovering his musical voice in his late teens, Dan Dyer quickly rose to prominence in Austin, TX during the late 90s with the much-heralded band Breedlove. After touring with Breedlove, Dyer found his way into commercial songwriting, with songs placed in marketing campaigns for Budweiser, Chevrolet, Dr. Pepper, and Campbells Soup. Dyer ended up heading north and getting a bit of a New York education, where he collaborated with veteran rock legend Lenny Kravitz, who produced and released Dyers first solo album in 2005, "Of What Lies Beneath", on Kravitz's Reprise imprint label Roxie Records. After a year of touring behind the album, Dyer took a season to winter from performing - living in St. Louis, raising a family, and continuing to write commercial tunes.

In 2007, Dyer returned to Austin, his musical birthplace, to record a new album. This self-titled release, named one of the top 10 local albums of 2008 by the Austin American-Statesman, has a strong cadence that ties the album together and entices one to discover its many intrinsic subtleties. From the chain-gang inspired sound of "Love Chain" to the gospel-tinged "I Walk On Guilded Splinters", and Stewart Copeland-esque syncopations of "Play on Little Children", Dyer and producer David Boyle weave a diverse fabric that extends beyond conventional musical boundaries.