Bio
Dango is the drummer for the punk band Amber Pacific who have released 3 albums worldwide and toured the past 7 years, including internationally. They have had songs on video games, TV shows, movie soundtracks, Monday Night Football, had 4 music videos on MTV, MTV2, Fuse, and had an album on Billboard’s Top 100. Dango also has a Bachelors degree in Commercial Music Performance from Belmont University in Nashville, TN, studying under Chester Thompson (Phil Collins). Dango is also a private instructor, clinician, session drummer, and side man, as well as a member of the worship band Floodgate Alive. He has played with Chris Rice, Warren Barfield, Phil Joel (Newsboys), and Tommy Walker. He has also played with NOFX, Mxpx, Relient K, All TIme Low, and Sherwood. Dango released his first instructional DVD in 2009 and is sponsored by DW Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Evans Heads, Vic Firth Sticks, and Protection Racket Cases. Besides drumming, Dango can be heard around the country sharing his faith, in churches, youth groups, and conferences. Dango seeks to share Jesus Christ with anyone that he can.
-BA in Commercial Music Performance from Belmont University (Nashville, TN)
-Studied with Chester Thompson (Phil Collins, Genesis, Weather Report)
-Studied with Brian Fullen (Peter Frampton, Bob Carlisle, Shania Twain)
-Played in CCM artist Warren Barfield’s video for “Soak it Up”
-Played on CCM artist Sojourn Fare’s EP (formerly True Vibe)
-Toured with Dove Award nominee Dave Hunt, 4 years
-Played with Dove winner Chris Rice (Rocketown, Eb+Flo)
-Played with CCM artist Phil Joel (Newsboys)
-Played with CCM artist Taylor Sorenson (Rocketown)
-Played with Gospel artist Tommy Walker (Maranatha, Integrity)
-Played on Brandon Bee’s “This is the Revolution” full length (Save the City)
-Featured on ModernDrummer.com
-Featured on DrumMagazine.com
-Featured in Ads for Vic Firth
-Featured in Ads for Meinl (former sponsor)
-Featured in Ads for Shine Drums (former sponsor)
-Featured in Ads for Paiste Cymbals
-Featured in Relevant Magazine
-Bible Study featured on several episodes of “Warped Inside and Out”, Fuse TV
-Toured full Vans Warped Tour four times with Amber Pacific
-Played on AP’s 2005 full length, currently at 75,000+ units
-Played in AP’s video for “Gone So Young”
-Played in AP’s video for “Poetically Pathetic”
-Played in AP’s video for “Fall Back Into My Life”
-Played complete Hot Topic Take Action Tour in ’06
-Played on “New Beginnings”, live album and DVD with Floodgate Alive (2007)
-Played on AP’s second full length (2007), currently at 60,000+ units
-AP song in movie TMNT, and on soundtrack
-AP song on trailer for movie “Flicka”
-AP song on EA sports video game, “Burnout 3″
-AP on “Yahoo Who’s Next”
-AP on “AOL Sessions”
-AP songs on MTV show “The Hills”
-AP song on MTV show “Laguna Beach”
-AP song on Monday Night Football
-Played on AP’s 2010 Third full length “Virtues” on Victory Records
-Played in AP’s video for “3 Words”
-AP song on TV show “Degrassi”
