DaNN

Dann Hoyos was born on the April 19th, 1982, in Bilbao, Spain. As a child he appeared to have an innate ability with the arts, and music in particular. He began playing guitar in a local band called DEYDE, where he started to discover different styles and techniques on his instrument. Eventually Dann joined the band Loriensky on lead vocals and guitar. During those uncertain years, he often used to play in little places with nothing but an acoustic guitar, singing and finding his first acknowledgment.While studying with Robert R. Rodrigo (Airless) Dann found the inspiration that he needed as a solo guitar player, and began developing his finger picking and tapping style in the rock idiom. Those techniques would be strongly improved when he attended the Freak Guitar Camp with Mattias IA Eklundh (Freak Kitchen) in Sweden.Dann soon found his place in Spain’s musical environment with Beforce, a metal band with the diverse influences of trash and melodic metal. Beforce toured heavily after the release of their first album, “Creation” (Goi Music, 2005). The band was also invited to play at the Alessandria Open Wave Festival in Italy.Dann then moved to Barcelona to study music at “L´Aula of the Liceu,” an ideal situation to meet musicians with whom he would begin to create and compose his first solo project, “Space Octopus”. With his mind opened, and the motivation of being awarded a scholarship from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, he decided to record his first album. Space Octopus was recorded at The Rockstudios (with Carlos Creator as Producer) and in collaboration with 666 Studios.For the public presentation of the album Dann traveled to Spain to perform at the Bilborock venue as headliner of the Sanctuary Festival where he enjoyed jamming with the prestigious producers, Carlos Creator (Mystic Game) and Robert R. Rodrigo (Airless)Today Dann Hoyos divides his time between Spain and Boston, Massachusetts, where he continues improving his playing, and opening his ears.At Berklee Dann has studied with David Fiuczynski (Screaming Headless Torsos), Tim Miller, Don Lappin, Charles Hansen, Mark White… and others. Dann was awarded the World Scholarship, and then the Harris Stanton Award from the Professional Performance Division. Dann was also selected as one of the Berklee’s exemplary guitarists in the Pop/Rock idiom, and invited to play at Guitar Night 2007, in the Berklee Performance Center. Dann has enjoyed working with Neara Russell (www.neararussell.com), Nili Brosh and Federico Jankilevich, and performing with artists such as Angel Alonso (No Apto) or Mick White.Nowadays Dann is working on a new and ambitious project with different professionals of the environment of music. This project is supposed to be his consolidation as a musician and professional guitar player.----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------Dann Hoyos nace en Bilbao el 19 de Abril de 1982. Desde niño demostro tener una facilidad innata para el arte y la musica en particular. Dann comienza a tocar la guitarra en público allá por 1998 en una banda local llamada Deyde. Aquí empieza a conocer los diferentes estilos y técnicas en la música.Posteriormente entra en la banda Loriensky (metal épico) como cantante y guitarra. Durante este periodo incierto acostumbra a tocar en pequeños locales como cantante y guitarra, de modo acústico, logrando sus primer reconocimientos.Estudiando con Robert R. Rodrigo (Airless) encontrará la inspiración que necesita como solista de guitarra, desarrollando su técnica de finger-picking y tapping, en el lenguaje del rock. Su instrucción e inspiración dan un gran salto al asistir al Freak Guitar Camp con Mattias IA Eklundh (Freak Kitchen) en Suecia.Su mayor trascendencia en el mundo musical la encontrará en Beforce (banda de power metal, dando numerosos conciertos por todo el territorio nacional y con incursiones en el extranjero, donde recibe reconocidas criticas, especialmente tras la edición de su primer álbum: “Creation” (Goi Music, 2005).Se traslada a Barcelona para estudiar en L´Aula de Música del Liceo, y allí contactará con diversos músicos con los que irá construyendo su proyecto: SPACE OCTOPUS.Con las ideas frescas y la motivación de ser becado para la prestigiosa Universidad de Música Moderna de BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC (Boston, Massachusetts) se decide a plasmar su música en un álbum. Grabado en THE ROCKSTUDIOS (producido por Carlos Creator) en colaboración con 666 STUDIOS el disco “DANN HOYOS – SPACE OCTOPUS” sale a la luz.Para la presentación pública del álbum Dann viajó desde Boston a España para actuar en la sala Bilborock como cabeza de cartel en el “Sanctuary Festival 2007”, donde contó con la colaboración del reconocido productor musical Carlos Creador (Mystic Game) y Robert Rodrigo (Airless). Dicho evento fue cubierto por diversos medios de comunicación como televisión y prensa.En Berklee, Dann ha realizado estudios con David Fiuczinski (Screamming Headless Torsos), Tim Miller, Don Lappin, Charles Hansen, Mark White, Arnold Friedman… y una larga lista de profesionales que han reconocido a Dann como un nuevo talento expresándolo en el reconocimiento “Harris Stanton Award” de la división profesional de performance, sumándose asi al “World Scholarship” con el que ya contaba.A este meritorio honor se le sumó el ser seleccionado como uno de los mejores guitarristas de rock de Berklee actuando como plato fuerte en el “Guitar Night 2007”, en el “Berklee Performance Center” en Boston, Massachusetts.Dann ha sido requerido para realizar sesiones de grabacion con Neara Russell (www.neararussell.com), Nili Brosh y Federico Jankilevich, y para realizar performances con artistas como Angel Alonso (No Apto), Mick White... etc.Actualmente, Dann trabaja en un nuevo y ambicioso proyecto junto a diversos profesionales del ámbito de la música del que se espera sea su consolidación como músico y guitarrista profesional.