Hello, I'm a Full-time working musician based in Annapolis, MD.
My current acts are "The Geckos", "Michael McHenry Tribe" & "Dana B" (my solo gig featuring covers & orig. on acoustic guitar with live loops) I sing & play electric bass, acoustic or electric guitar live 4-5 nights a week. I wouldn't do anything else unless it involved making or writing my own music & gigging a less. I'm working on my own record due out in 2008.
As a session bassist, I've done countless recordings. Recently the most notable was some demo work with Judd & Maggie. Good Charlotte, Fuel & Marcy Playground have all opened for me while I was with Underfoot (circa '97) Underfoot would open for the likes of Shawn Colvin, Edwin McCain, G.Love & Special Sauce, Spin Doctors, Jazz is Dead (Billy Cobham, Jimmy Herring), Keller Williams, Vertical Horizon, Agents of Good Roots, Lake Trout, Jimmies Chicken Shack to name some you may have heard of. I've jammed w/famous friends Good Charlotte, Boyd Tinsley of the DMB several times & also Edwin McCain. They all make a lot more money playing music than I do & they play bigger places to say the least...nonetheless I continue in discreet bliss. I've done Audio Consulting w/Steve Wright for Lake Trout & other artists at Wright Way Studios in Baltimore MD, a highly respected Baltimore Recording Studio. Occasionally, I play with Jarflys, a local band chocked full of my musical friends.
A full list of media credits are available online at (www.danab.net) on the travels & discography pages. Check it out for more detailed information.
My last near miss was in 2004...playing dates all over the globe backing up Damon Harris, briefly a member of "The Temptations." The gig would have included backing up some former non-original members of "The Supremes." My opportunity fell through while awaiting my travel agenda to arrive. It was over before it began & I was "supremely" disappointed but it was a blessing in disguise. What would be the gig I would most love to have in a world where I get everything I want? I would have to say "Steely Dan" is the band I would most love to play with. Tied for 2 are Led Zeppelin & Sir Paul McCartney. In the real world, I would love to have the chance to back a well established artist as a hired gun.
When I'm not making music, I'm usually watching CNN, surfing the web while the cats hang out with me. I love listening to live music in my hometown & trying to meet up with friends & peers who are doing the same. I love to throw the bowling ball. I love the Simpsons, Family Guy, NFL Football, totally ridiculous comedies, documentaries, serious movies with a message. I love kind hearted & genuinely nice people who value honesty. I love all kinds of good food & snack on Club Soda, Nachos. Coffee is an indespensable part of my every day; "I love Coffee, yes I do." I love to indulge in Sam Adams Boston Lager & Grand Marnier'
