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Dan Wallace is a composer based in Chicago, IL. Since the release of his 2006 album Neon and Gold, of which Mark Suppanz of The Big Takeover said: “It’s hard not to fall for this intoxicating and expertly-crafted LP”, Wallace has been steadily establishing himself as one of the more adventurous voices in indie rock. Music reviewer Michael Mee of Americana UK had this to say about Wallace’s 2007 follow-up to Neon and Gold : “Put simply, Culture Of Self is about daring to be different, and the magic that comes when you do.” His newest release is Reattachment. He is joined by George Lawler on drums, and the album art is by Vesna Jovanovic.
A sampling of Wallace’s past projects include fronting the indie rock band The Pindrops, scoring music for theatre and film, serving as co-Director of the Chicago Chamber Music Collective (who also premiered his first chamber works in Chicago), and organizing critically acclaimed concert series of contemporary classical music. He is also a CAAP Grant recipient.
Background
Wallace was born in Philadelphia, and moved around every few years to places as diverse as a small village in Germany and a trailer park in Mississippi. He made his way to Chicago in 1993, where he has been ever since.
Wallace began playing guitar at age 14, when he learned to play the chords to “Raising Hell” by Run-DMC. Less than a year later he was playing along with Frank Zappa, Randy Rhoads, and Charlie Parker records. It also wasn’t long before he was inspired by the likes of J.S. Bach, Conlon Nancarrow and Dmitri Shostakovich to begin composing chamber works, which would be his focus until he discovered Caetano Veloso in his mid-20’s and began writing songs.
A sampling of Wallace’s past projects include fronting the indie rock band The Pindrops, scoring music for theatre and film, serving as co-Director of the Chicago Chamber Music Collective (who also premiered his first chamber works in Chicago), and organizing critically acclaimed concert series of contemporary classical music. He is also a CAAP Grant recipient.
Background
Wallace was born in Philadelphia, and moved around every few years to places as diverse as a small village in Germany and a trailer park in Mississippi. He made his way to Chicago in 1993, where he has been ever since.
Wallace began playing guitar at age 14, when he learned to play the chords to “Raising Hell” by Run-DMC. Less than a year later he was playing along with Frank Zappa, Randy Rhoads, and Charlie Parker records. It also wasn’t long before he was inspired by the likes of J.S. Bach, Conlon Nancarrow and Dmitri Shostakovich to begin composing chamber works, which would be his focus until he discovered Caetano Veloso in his mid-20’s and began writing songs.
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Reattachment
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From the Heart Feel Me
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Moggraider wrote:
Good work with the uploads, Dan.
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darkzappa wrote:
Reattachment is his best album, hopefully they get it up soon!
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AntMonster wrote:
Super stuff..... suprised there aren't more listeners!
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Aldencia wrote:
really good music :-)
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starshipwaters wrote:
Looking forward to the new album very much.
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dancetoska wrote:
Love it.
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AftermarketXx wrote:
Dan is my bud on myspace his music is pretty good.
News
The Self
25 Aug 2009 | from www.danwallacemusic.com
You can’t convince me that I don’t exist, because there’s no one there to hear it.
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Update: Schoenberg, Let the Right One In, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Pandora,…
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American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art
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New Version of Fell (free mp3)
27 May 2009 | from www.danwallacemusic.com
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Recent Activity
- Dan Wallace posted a news item ‘The Self’. August 2009
- Dan Wallace posted a news item ‘Update: Schoenberg, Let the Right One In, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Pandora,…’. August 2009
- Dan Wallace posted a news item ‘American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art’. August 2009
- Dan Wallace posted a news item ‘New Version of Fell (free mp3)’. August 2009
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justinCASSANO, had2reload and coedouglas added Dan Wallace to their libraries. July 2009
- Dan Wallace posted a news item ‘Composer Dan Wallace Seeks Eccentric Wealthy Person to Fund Next Project’. March 2009
- Dan Wallace posted a news item ‘Attn Film Fans: Battleship Pretension’. March 2009
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danwallacemusic updated the wiki page for Dan Wallace. (diff) March 2009
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danwallacemusic uploaded DanHeadshotWEB to Dan Wallace’s images. March 2009
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TwoOwls, imcoma, nealseamon and 2 other people added Dan Wallace to their libraries. January 2009
