He was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, and now lives in Whittier, California, United States.

He is the lead guitarist of the bands Death By Stereo (since Oct 1999) and Zebrahead (since 2013).

[1] He was formerly the guitarist for a hardcore punk band called Eyelid, which was formed in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California in 1994.

[3] In the same year, Keith Barney, who was the guitarist of a hardcore punk band, Death by Stereo, left the band, so Dan took over Keith's place as the lead guitarist.

The producer of Walk The Plank, Paul Miner, who was formerly a recording engineer of Eyelid and a bassist of Death By Stereo, has been a friend of Dan's for a very long time since then.