Dan is a Nashville, TN based music educator, performer, recording artist, and designer in both the marching arts and commercial music. He has been a member of the Music City Mystique educational staff since 2017, and has previously taught at successful programs such as Rhythm X, Father Ryan High School (TN), Adair County High School (KY), and Spring-Ford High School (PA). Since discovering Drum Corps and WGI in the early 2000s, Dan has remained heavily dedicated and involved. Dan has proudly participated in several segments of the activity including DCI World Class, DCA World Class, and WGI Independent A, Open, and World Classes. As a performer, Dan was a member of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps Drumline, The Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps Drumline, Rhythm X Drumline, Aftermath Indoor Percussion Drumline, and the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hend Marching Band Drumline.

As a percussion performing and recording artist, Dan has been able to perform and record with artists such as Dr. John, Lucinda Williams, Billy Gibbons, Orianthi, Frankie Ballard, ZZ Ward, Taimane Gardner, Dynamo, Roots of a Rebellion, and MELD.

Dan studied percussion at University of Delaware under Jim Ancona and Orlando Cotto, and at Eastern Kentucky University (Bachelor of Music Industry Studies) under Dr. Jason Koontz.

Dan is a proud endorsing Artist for Pearl Drums, and Innovative Percussion.

You can contact Dan at dantwiford@syncedupdesigns.com