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Today, Dani (Daniel Walter Alois Schmid, born on April 8th 1986 in Chur, Switzerland) works as a music composer and guitarist primary. With 8 years, Dani took his first guitar, learned songs from his dad, joined the local singschool and formed his first real band ("Sunway", many livegigs, demorecording) at the age of 12. The journey has begun...

He owns the soundstudio GDS (Good And Dramatic Studio) and founded his official musiclabel (Dani Records music and entertainment) in 2009. Further does he work as a producer. Dani is writing and producing music for TV&film, radiostations, computer games and other artists.
His first guitar instrumental album "Startup!" comes out in 2011 under his name Dani W. Schmid (DWS). He releases solorecords under several names regularly. Between 2008 and 2010, Dani released as Guitardani more than 60 songs on different records.
In 2011 he started the instrumental project "Tearing Heart", which records contain very diverse music for film, tv, games and more. Be excited now what will come in 2012.



"We all love to listen your music. You are a skill and chop genius monster. Your creativity and your quality are amazing!"
Berklee College Of Music teachers


 

Music education:

> Music academy Jazz School Lucerne (CH)

> Audio Engineer state approved and certified at HOFA Karlsdorf (D)

> Master Songwriting and Music Business, Berklee College Of Music Boston (USA)


Bands and projects (almost past, not currently):
Guitardani feat. Sandro Dietrich - Romacs - Me And The Rest - Nervis - Musical Group Chur - Classic Meets Pop Orchestra CH - Music(e)motion - Rocknight - Crossbones - Ais - Thunder Dragon - Sunway



Paintings

Creating things is just one of the most amazing things... Beside the music sometimes I paint...
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Dani in the press (just a selection...):
- Article kultchur magazine 2012
- Article swiss german newspaper 2011
- CD review "Ruthless", stringworks.ch, 2011
- Article kultchur magazine 2011
- CD review "Startup!", stringworks.ch, 2011
- CD review "Startup!", metalfactory.ch, 2011
- CD review "Startup!", newspaper Rheinzeitung, 2011
- Article kultchur magazine 2010
- Article kultchur magazine 2009
- Article kultchur magazine 2008/2009
- Article demozone Metal Hammer magazine germany, 2005