The first time I ever heard the music of Dan Reeder was when someone sent me a link to the video of ‘The Work Song’ (NSFW). Once I heard it, I had to find out who this guy was. I found out that his story is even more interesting than that song. I’ve been trying to set up this conversation with Dan for years, it took the kindness of his record label Oh Boy Records to put us in touch. Dan Reeder has a mind I enjoy being in conversation with, he looks at the world in unique angles (though he would never say that about himself).
Dan Reeder is an American musician and artist working and living in Germany. He has 3 albums and most recently an EP, Nobody Wants to Be You. You can find a book of his artwork entitled, Art Pussies Fear This Book. In our conversation we talk about his life as an artist, how he got connected with John Prine, how his perspective as an artist has shifted over the years and much more.
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"While “Nobody Wants to Be You” is the precursor to a full-length (set for a 2018 release), the EP isn’t lacking in tenacity and holds true to his distinct style: slightly quirky, painstakingly honest, and undeniably witty. Compared to its predecessors, his latest work delivers a brighter, more energized tone, full of what Reeder calls “easy piano.” This can arguably be heard on the first single, “Kung fu is my fighting style”, a rock-n-roll, piano-driven ballad with a uniquely-distorted electric guitar solo, which also happens to be the only guitar on the entire album..."
Dan Reeder talks with Bass Musician Magazine about his most recent project and his process as a musician, artist, electrical McGyver and Renaissance man... want more?
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Let’s face it: if you live in Southern California, you are a bit spoiled by some consequences of the climate. Last week, we had a high of 79 degrees Fahrenheit in the middle of December. You might have been born here, you might have moved here but, on all who spend more than a little time here, Los Angeles will leave an impression.
I think about this when I look at the art and music of Dan Reeder. Born in Louisiana, he moved to the Southland when he was a kid. Reeder enrolled in Cal State Fullerton as an art major, but he followed his German-exchange-student girlfriend back to her Fatherland, and he has remained there to this day. I bought his second album, “Sweetheart”, which came out this September.
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