After being a working musician on the road for 25 years based in Dallas, Texas, Dan and his family moved to Alice Springs in Central Australia. He didn't anticipate having many opportunities to play music in the outback, so he looked forward to relaxing a bit, being "Mr. Mom", and taking some time to enjoy the natural beauty that would surround him. Once he arrived in Australia, he quickly discovered this would not be the case! Dan found the musicians in Alice Springs to be very accomplished and keen to play the kind of music he wrote and loved to perform. This resulted in an instant kinship bonded by the universal language and love of music. He has now enjoyed many years of playing with some fantastic musos in the pubs of heartland Australia and has made many friends for life.