BIO
Michael “Dap” Daniel, an accomplished Bay Area artist, songwriter, producer, and engineer grew up surrounded by saxophones, drums, keyboards, and the perilous streets of Richmond, California.
The product of a strong spiritual upbringing and a dejected home-life impacted by drugs, Dap Daniel, spent many of his adolescent years pouring out his frustrations on paper. With songs from influential artists like L.L. Cool J, Rakim, and Run-DMC emanating from his Filco radio, Dap’s affection for the sound and flow of music began to grow. In high school Dap’s love for music deepened as he fine tuned his skills through the school run music engineering program allowing him to master his keen sense of sound and further fuel his musical passion.
Dap Daniel spent the early millennia using his production and musical acumen to work on projects for or with artists such as Mr. Kee, Dutch, Kevin Richardson (Backstreet Boys), Frontline, Erase-E, D. Ross, Certified Ryders, AP-9, and Flii Stylez, just to name a few. Dap’s musical collaborations included group projects and performances with Mr. Kee and Dutch as the rap group, F.E. (F*ck Everybody). Dap has also written for and recorded a song with Marcus Polk (TV show “Brandy”).
In 2005, Dap Daniel, sunk his teeth into the film industry when he wrote and recorded tracks for the Lions Gate Original Motion Picture and Sountrack, RIZE. The soundtrack and movie, which received worldwide attention, also featured the vocals of Lauren Hill, Flii Stylz, Planet Asia, and Christina Aguilera. Following the success of RIZE, and performances on the 3sixty5 Entertainment Group 2005 West Bound Tour, Dap Daniel, extended his musical reach to U.S. and Japanese racing enthusiasts.. Dap’s energetic tracks can be found on the pulse pounding, adrenaline packed documentary, Drift: The Sideways Craze, released in 2007.
Dap Daniel’s current projects include his 2010 CD release, “Theme Music,” with distribution through Universal, backed by Realizme Records. “Theme Music,” with his first single “Car Went Boom,” has several salutes to Dap’s home-town of Richmond and features Dap’s multifaceted sound of hood, rock, and ballads delivering in songs such as “This Is Richmond,” “California Rocks” and “She Is” respectively.
Dap Daniel, is focused on the success of his CD with eyes set on joint ventures and tour dates currently taking shape with other Realizme Records artists; Caliente, Calico, and Mr. Mainy. The summer should also prove exciting with the release of tracks by Realizme Entertainment artist Flii Stylez, whom Dap creatively collaborates with on a number of projects.
Dap Daniel’s musical passion and precision are at the cornerstone of this artist’s success and continue to open doors and knock down stereotypes which keep him from being just another Bay Area artist. Dap’s versatility to produce both commercial and underground music allows him to take experience and creativity and harmonize them into a sound that reaches global audiences.
