Daniel A. Weiss (not to be confused with the 10 other Dan, Danny, and Daniels) is equally comfortable playing piano, Hammond organ, guitar, or working behind a mixing console. He also plays accordion. Daniel was the associate conductor/assistant music director of the New York Theatre Workshop production of Rent and continued in that role for seven years on Broadway. He's also been associate conductor on the shows Taboo and Brooklyn. Daniel recently worked on the show “Ten Million Miles†which featured the music of Patty Griffin.
Theater workshops include Tarzan (Phil Collins) and Helen of Troy (Brian Johnson, AC/DC). Daniel performs or has also performed on the Broadway shows Hairspray, Lennon, Shrek, Legally Blonde and Mamma Mia.
Albums that feature Daniel's performing and producing include CD's by folk/pop artists Ina May Wool, Joe Ferreri, Elisa Korenne, Bri Reitano, Jill Stevenson, Roman Klun, Rachel Bay Jones, Kailin Garrity, guitar virtuoso Vicki Genfan and the indie film, Camp. He has performed with Ina May Wool on stages nationally and internationally including the Edinburgh Folk Festival, Alice Tully Hall, and the Falcon Ridge and Mountain Stage NewSong Festivals and continues in the role of her music director/co-writer.
Daniel has toured with Joan Osborne, Valerie Carter and Jeffrey Gaines and has performed with Anthony Rapp(original cast of Rent) in his one man show, Without You. He's now finishing up arranging and producing an album for folk scene icon, James Durst and playing in the Cassidy Project featuring Cassidy, former lead singer from Antigone Rising, The Jill Stevenson Band and the Martin Rivas Band.Premade MySpace Layouts by Iron Spider
The Cassidy Project - Cassidy, Matt Beck, Lee Nadel, Rich Mercurio.Power Trio- Jeffrey Gaines and Ryan VaughnThis past summer with Jill Stevenson at the Bitter EndPlaying Hammond with Jill Stevenson at the Living Room NYC.A song from the indie film Camp. I played organ on the soundtrack and appeared in this scene.
