Dan Duggins
Bio
So I didn't grow up like a bunch of other musicians I know. I didn't start playing drums while I was still in the womb and wasn't sitting in on my first gigs by 2 or 3 years old. I started playing music just before entering the sixth grade. I enrolled in the school band and my first instrument was clarinet. Somewhere around the 9th grade I added alto saxophone to my repertoire and eventually bought my first drum set about age 17. Two years later I was accepted into the music program at Virginia Commonwealth University where I was classically trained in percussion and began extensive drum set studies with some great professors like Donald Bick, Barry Dove, and Howard Curtis. During this time I discovered guys like Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Philly Joe Jones, and Art Blakey. After two years at VCU I transferred to Berklee College of Music and studied with some other amazing players including Rick Considine, and Ed Kaspick. With these guys I really focused on extending my knowledge as far as I could into jazz, latin, and similar styles. It was at this point that I started to play in my first real groups. They were mostly indy rock style bands because it was easy to find people to play with. Before long I started playing a lot of local/regional dates and began touring nationally. As part of those early gigs I had the opportunity to play alongside groups like Fugazi, Jawbox, Barkmarket, Sensefield, Bad Religion, Jejune, No Knife, and Jimmy Eat World (to name a few).
A few years have passed since then and I have continued my pursuit of artistic enlightenment. My musical tastes have grown and will hopefully continue to grow. I have worked with a bunch of bands and artists in many different styles, toured all over the world, and have found myself only needing to play more. I enjoy working with players that are pushing the envelope of artistic expression. So, with that said, this site should hopefully keep you entertained and up to speed. Thanks for coming!