Biography
Dan got his start playing Paul Simon covers at the campus coffeeshops of Dartmouth College. After a degree in engineering and a few years teaching high school physics, he took a radical turn toward Boston’s Berklee College of Music. There, he studied guitar and songwriting, and in 2003 was the recipient of Berklee’s top songwriting scholarship.
Today, Dan is an award-winning singer/songwriter who calls Charlotte, NC home.
Awards:
>Winner--New Jersey Folk Festival Singer/Songwriter contest
>Finalist--Plowshares Songwriting Contest
>Radio Crystal Blue Best of 2007 recording artist
>Finalist--Telluride Troubadour Contest
>Finalist--Wildflower! Performing Songwriter Competition
>Finalist--Rose Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter Competition
>Runner Up--We Are Listening Singer/Songwriter Awards
>Semi-Finalist--Starbucks Music Makers Competition
>Honorable Mention--We Are Listening Lyric Writer Awards
>Performing Songwriter Magazine Top 12 DIY album for Public Square
>"One to Watch" on Rob Reinhart's Acoustic Cafe
>Honorable Mention--Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriting Contest
>Radio Crystal Blue "Future Star"
>Winner--Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge
>Feature--NPR's All Songs Considered
>Honorable Mention--American Songwriter Magazine Lyric Competition
>Scott Benson Scholarship for Songwriting, Berklee College of Music
>Winner--Berklee College of Music Songwriting Competition
>Winner--Berklee College of Music Performer/Songwriter Contest
Notable venues played:
>Telluride Bluegrass Festival (Telluride, CO)
>Club Passim (Cambridge, MA)
>Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry, NH)
>Berklee Performance Center (Boston, MA)
>Nameless Coffeehouse (Cambridge, MA)
>Me & Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead, MA)
>Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield, MA)
>Bitter End (New York, NY)
>Knitting Factory (New York, NY)
>Johnny D¢s (Somerville, MA)
>Canal Street Tavern (Dayton, OH)
>Wilbert¢s (Cleveland, OH)
Instrumentation
guitar, vocals
Discography
Public Square, 2006
Columbus Day Gift Project (single), 2005
Dan Gonzalez (self-titled), 2003
Links
| http://www.dangonzalezmusic.com |