Dan Andriano

Biography

Dan's early years

Dan took up guitar at the age of 11, playing from tab books of bands the likes of Led Zeppelin, Metallica and Judas Priest. At the age of 13 he started going to punk rock shows, which broadened his imagination for the type of music he'd come to play.Dan cites his influences as Jimmy Page, Billie Joe Armstrong and Johnny Marr to name a few. Dan soon tried his hand at writing his own material. He says alot of his material is written based on personal experiences throughout his life. Dan picked up bass shortly after this.

Before Alkaline Trio

Before 1997 Dan had played with many bands, the two most notable being the ska-punk band Slapstick, which he played bass in, and the band Tuesday for which he was bassist and co-vocalist. Dan cites is lisp as the contributing factor to his unusual vocal style.

The Alkaline Years


In 1997 Alkaline Trio's original bassist Rob Doran left the band, and frontman Matt Skiba offered him the position based on his previous bands performances.

They realeased an EP before splitting writting and vocal duties between Skiba and Andriano. Thus far Alkaline Trio have released 6 Studio albums on which Dan can be heard.

Goddamnit
Maybe Ill Catch Fire
From Here to Infirmary
Good Mourning
Crimson
Agony and Irony

Dan is also known for contributing alongside other artists, for example his collaboration with "The Falcon" on their 2004 album, Ben Weasel on "These Ones are Bitter" and alongside Matt Skiba on New Found Glory's "Forget My Name"

Gear

Dan has used a variety of basses both on tour and in the studio but is main basses are Fender Precision and Jazz Basses throughout his career. He is also well known for a signature green Jazz Bass made by GPC. On Dan's latest album Agony and Irony, he recorded with a Fender '62 Reissue Precision bass due to its "tone and comfort".

Dan's amp setup is consistent on and off stage, usually favouting an Ampeg SVT-3 head and Ampeg 8x10 cab. Although the recording of Agony and Irony was done through a 1970's Marshall Major.

During acoustic sessions he uses a Gibson Hummingbird, of which matt skiba is "not sure what year it is, but its alot of money"

Source: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=969297 accessed 8th May 2013