Dan Rothery - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Hey all. How the hell did I get into all this? Sometimes I wonder. I started out as a singer in a post-glam hard rock band called Ancient Youth in the 90s in Japan, playing along the Tokyo coast and appearing in several festivals, live houses, and on local TV. I then worked my way back to Canada where I frontlined several acts, most notably the TransmitF project, which didn't perform much but bled tears of pain and pleasure in a makeshift torture chamber - I mean - recording studio (I'll never forgive...ah...forget you, AJ). Finally I hooked up with all the wrong people (some physically) and started recording a solo project. After intense consideration and debate, I decided to call this project DAN ROTHERY (stunned at my brilliance, I know). Once I got picked up by Maplenationwide (thanks to help from folks like Jeff Long and Bobby Gale) and they promised to put the CD in stores (which they came through on, thanks Maple), I figured it was time to really act like a singer. Hence, the live dates and radio and so on. To be honest, I spend a lot of time waiting for someone to come and tell me I'm not supposed to be here. Hasn't happened yet, though.
"Accidental"
Available Online Now!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/25/2005
Band Website: danrothery.com/
Band Members: Have a listen to Ballerinagurl's Top Ranked IAC Internet Radio Station, PRESS PLAY - she's featuring Dan Rothery!

At GarageBand Dan's song "Can't Go Home" received two awards:

1.Best Bass in Alternative Rock, week of 24Apr2006
2.Feel Good Track in Alternative Rock, week of 24Apr2006

Influences: Alice, Floyd, Tea Party, Collective Soul, Nirvana, Sting, Queen, NIN (not really an influence, but it's cool), Backstreet Boys (took much therapy to admit that), Handel (wtf?), the "Fish Heads" short, the bad poetry from Hitchhiker's Guide ("see if I don't!"), my mom's (epic) chocolate chip cookies, beautiful girls who pretend they like me, that Rickard's Red commercial with the opera singers, near-death off-road experiences, fantasy and sci-fi, bushido, ninpo, and karaoke, the girl across the street when I was 11 who called me "sugar-paws", and my great-grandfather who I only met once but built a nice park I haven't been to in 10 years.

Sounds Like: Check out the award winning music video for ACCIDENTAL KISSES, which appeared in rotation on MuchMoreMusic in Canada, and is still available for request!

Record Label: Maplenationwide distribution
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

What have I been doing? What am I planning to do?

Glancing over my latest tour schedule, you'll no doubt notice I haven't had scheduled dates listed on myspace. Here's a rundown of what I've been doing over the last year and what is upcoming for 200...
Posted by Dan Rothery on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 04:12:00 PST

Demand It

Also, We have placed a "Demand Dan" button on the profile, we are just trying to get a general idea of other places to look into. If you have sometime, please just click it and stick it! Thanks......
Posted by Dan Rothery on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:17:00 PST

Dan performing live from his official website

Hey All, We are very grateful to those of you for the overwhelming response to my bulletin. Regarding Dan performing a live show from his official site (which will be a free broadcast). If you weren'...
Posted by Dan Rothery on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:00:00 PST

Thanks for all the support (hope to tour soon)

Hi everyone, Thanks for all of the support, and comments to my profile! I will hopefully have some for sure tour dates in a few weeks. Hopefully you all are able to make it out to my shows! Thank you ...
Posted by Dan Rothery on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 02:51:00 PST

I am the "chosen one" on Tunesbaby!

Hi All, Not only do I have a profile there & a video feature! I am now the chosen on on Tunesbaby, which means when you visit www.tunesbaby.com I am one of the first things you see! Thank you agai...
Posted by Dan Rothery on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:50:00 PST

"Accidental Kisses" video featured on Tunesbaby!

Hello everyone, Just wanted to share some cool news, my video is currently being featured on tunesbaby. You can also receive a code to embed it as well, to your space or site! Please visit www.tunesba...
Posted by Dan Rothery on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:49:00 PST

Welcome new friends!

WOW! I am very overwhelmed with all the new support in the last 2 days. I just checked in and can't believe there are over 250 plays (which is very cool)! Usually when you friend reque...
Posted by Dan Rothery on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:42:00 PST

Time to hit the studio!

Hey all, I really like to blog here, seems that I have some readers now! I am currently gearing up to go in the studio again. It has been awhile, but I have some new demo ideas that i've been itching ...
Posted by Dan Rothery on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:48:00 PST

Label Showcase

Invited to perform before Blackrose Productions, Bulldog Records, and several major label reps in New Jersey, Dan Rothery met with his tour band in Cleveland, then proceeded to NJ where he performed l...
Posted by Dan Rothery on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 03:00:00 PST

Dan featured on tunesbaby!

Hello everyone, Just wanted to tell you that Dan is featured in the "Alternative" section at www.tunesbaby.com If you visit the website, on the left side you will see alternative is the first genre t...
Posted by Dan Rothery on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 01:40:00 PST