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Dalton Grant

NEW RECORD AVAILABLE SOON!

About Me

A masterful blend of U2, Dashboard Confessional, Oasis and Red Wanting Blue, the layered sound recalls classic power rock but cuts across genres with a modern, updated sensibility.He has performed with Stone Temple Pilots, Hoobastank, Joe Firstman, Palo Alto, and Tonic. As well as touring the US, he has played at Los Angeles clubs Hotel Cafe, The Viper Room, House of Blues, and The Troubador.The music has also been licensed for original programming by MTV and has been featured prominently in television shows including The Real World, Making the Video, and Road Rules. Most recently the song 'Broken' was on One Tree Hill and 'Lucky' will be heard on Summerland on March 7th.Movie soundtrack credits include: Cruel Intentions 3, Desperate But Not Serious (Claudia Schiffer), Demon Island (Nicholas Brendon, Jaime Pressley), and the HBO Pictures production The Gristle.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/12/2005
Band Website: daltongrant.com
Band Members: Marion Aquilina - guitar, Orlando Simms - bass, Matt Casebeer - keyboards, Joey Ponchetti - drums, Gavin Salmon - drums
Influences: U2, the Verve, Crowded House, INXS, Radiohead, the Alarm
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Produced by Bill Bell - www.bell-productions.com
Type of Label: None

My Blog

It’s Finished!

I'll make this short and sweet. I finally finished the new record. It's called "Rockola Pistola" and it will be available on iTunes and CdBaby very soon. Thanks to all of you who have supported me ...
Posted by Dalton Grant on Wed, 14 May 2008 02:52:00 PST

Wow

I haven't "blogged" on this site for about a year but I think it's time. I just played a show tonight with a band that really blew my skirt up. Holy shit, you need to see this band.... By the way, ...
Posted by Dalton Grant on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:25:00 PST

Video

I haven't blogged for about 10 years so I figure I was due. Blogs, to me, seem like something you do when you have something meaningful or relevant to say. I've been working on new songs for the las...
Posted by Dalton Grant on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:48:00 PST

Getting there.

Man, it's been a while. I'm still finishing this next record. I thought I had it done, but i went in for some last minute changes that ended up lasting several months. I'm working with a new produc...
Posted by Dalton Grant on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:07:00 PST

Not a clue!

Will someone tell me how to shrink pictures to the right size to post on this site. Every time I try to post a pic. it tells me they're to big. I use a Mac in case anyone knows. I've tried other Ma...
Posted by Dalton Grant on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:50:00 PST

NEW RECORD!!!

So the new record is just getting it's final touches and then it will be ready to go. So, until then I thought I would give you a little sample of things to come with a pre-release listen to two of t...
Posted by Dalton Grant on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 04:32:00 PST

Still going...

Holy crap! I'm still recording this record. We went in yesterday to record drums and bass on yet another new song. This is it though. I'm done. Well, not totally done. I still have to sing on it...
Posted by Dalton Grant on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:40:00 PST

Ok

Ok, I just listened to the new record again and I think it' bitchin'. Will I ever make up my fucking mind about wether I like my music or not? For now, I rock.D
Posted by Dalton Grant on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 08:02:00 PST

lost

I'm completly lost as to what I should be feeling in regards to this new record. I think it's giant and then I think it's a speed bump. There's no right but a ton of wrong. Fuck it, I just want a c...
Posted by Dalton Grant on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:24:00 PST

Vancouver

I'm very into this town.  I'm very into this new record and I'm very into going and getting a pint of local grog.  Problem?
Posted by Dalton Grant on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:32:00 PST