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Dan Begelman is a spirited, vibrant guitarist from New York, New York (U.S.A.) who describes his style as progressive rock, as demonstrated on his latest release, "Paradigm Shift".  His guitars of choice include a Gibson Les Paul and a Fender Stratocaster. Begelman has played guitar since 1965, and clearly states his career goal, "For the next 5-10 years: continue making CDs with my band and performing. Trying to build a following in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) and performing at colleges and clubs. Hope to do scoring work for film (I recently signed a licensing deal with a major company in that area and hope soon to have my music out there in film, TV and radio)."
When asked about his favorite effect for the guitar, Begelman replied, "Overdrive pedal," and mentioned his musicial goals, "As to the goal of my composing, I'm trying to write music that is deep, interesting, encompassing a variety of emotions and that will stand on the merit of the composition, not the shred characteristics of the solos. I think the most flattering thing would be for someone to cover one of my tunes!" He would love to someday study the violin or cello, and is currently listening to blues, jazz, old R&B stuff, and talk radio. His greatest satisfaction? "As to what moves me the most (or the most fun with my clothes on) is playing with my band and being in that place when you're very loose and connected to the music and feel like you can do no wrong. My other favorite thing is doing stuff with my 4-year-old son Aaron," he states unequivocally.
 Begelman lists ongoing and upcoming projects thusly, "An average day is transcribing music for about 6 hours, practicing about 1-2 hours, and spending time with things relating to my band like booking rehearsals, gigs, computer time, and spending time with my family. What's next in my head is writing more material for another CD, and trying to get help financing it. I paid for the first two myself, and it wasn't cheap!"
Begelman's discography (available here at Guitar Nine Records) includes several recording projects (Handz Of Danz "Handz Of Danz", Project 7 "Birthdeathinfinity", Project 7 "Lost For Words", Project 7 "Paradigm Shift").
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