Dan Kokol

Dan Kokol picked up the guitar at age 15 & hasnt looked back since. Influenced early on by players like Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen & Slash, Dan would practice up to 10 hours a day! Soon after Dan discovered the music of Steve Vai, Vinnie Moore, Joe Satriani, Greg Howe & Jason Becker. This changed everything & Dan pushed himself even harder on the guitar & started studying jazz & music theory.Jump forward to the present, Dan is a highly in demand guitar instructor & session player. Some of his most recent performance credits include:- The release of an original cd with the group Mindz Eye- Guitarist in a production of Jesus Christ Super Star- Former lead guitarist for 80s hair metal tribute XS- Dan did all the guitar work on the soundtrack for the film Hell is not Batavia- Had an original song(Room 13 from Alien Water Dance) included in the Joe Satriani tribute cd Saturated Feedback- Guitarist for the Annie Lennox/Eurythmics tribute Sweet Dreams- former lead guitarist for Canadian pop singer Sherrie Lea- Lead guitar for international pop star Vikas North American performances- The recording & release of his first solo instrumental rock/fusion cd Alien Water Dance- Dan has written & recorded 2 original songs for Leafs TV