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Welcome to Daniel's official music Site. Here you will be updated with the latest on Daniel and his music. You can catch special messages, blogs and Vlog posts personally from Daniel.

Anti-social (July 13, 2010)
The X Bond (September 20, 2011)

EP's:
Anti-social EP (December 7, 2010) *released with Junction Records
Rio (February 1, 2011) *released with Junction Records

Official Single Releases:

R O A R R !

ROARR! - The lead single off the "Anti-social" album. The song entered at #20 on the top 20 Airplay charts, but failed to succeed any further on that chart. The song peaked with 840 spins. A music video was filmed for the song, but due to legal issues Daniel faced after stealing from a food market, it was never released.

The song talks about Daniel's determination, vengeance and domination in life. Daniel talks about the 2 sides of him without coming off as bi-polar. Daniel also takes shot at people who shamelessly steal music
and record labels. In the song Daniel claims that no one is a saint and that is normal to act human because of the evolution of
society. Towards the end of the song Daniel's transformation is clearly described, and suddenly he becomes a pregnant man.
The song shifts from pop to hard rock.

"This whole concept of this amazing and is something I'm proud of, because these are the types of songs that I write
when my creative juices are flowing. This song pretty much sums up the reason why I'm here and the process it took to get
here. The industry has evolved me, has pretty much molded me but I broke out of that. ROARR!"

A N T I - S O C I A L

Anti-social- The album opener and the second single off "Anti-social". The song peaked at #4 when first released on the Top 20 Airplay charts. The song eventually was then taken off the radio. Then later was re-released but despite only cracking the Top 10 it achieved 1,040 spins; a new record it didn't set before.

The track initially opens up with a more "louder than usual" tubular bell solo, which is then followed by whispery vocals all throughout.The song mainly talks about Daniel’s recent personal life as a an anti-social freak. In his free time, he is 25 Hours of the day (yes 25 hours; In Daniel's word there are 25 hours in a day) inside a dark room. Daniel talks about how he
rather listen to music alone than go out and interact with people. The only thing he interacts with is music. The song also
opens up about Daniel’s addiction with looking at the moon, therefore not being able to sleep. The song's whispering
chimes might give you a chill.

"This was the last song I wrote and recorded for the album. It's crazy because the album took nearly 9
months to make, and during the last three months was when I really starting recording and mixing almost all of it .
So the album was going to be called "The Last Trimester", it was like going through pregnancy of some sort. However,
then I realized all this time I had been pushing society away. I feel like to really express yourself and to really
demonstrate what you're really feeling, you have to do that. People have an influence on your feelings. So that's where
the inspiration for this song came from. It pretty much summarizes my whole experience of making this album."

L O V E - I S N ' T - A - S I N

Love Isn't a Sin- Is the third single and most successful song off "Anti-social". The song peaked at #3 on the Top 20 Airplay charts, achieving major commercial success. A music video features a cameo from singer songwriter Glamazon. It was the second Daniel song to achieve over 1,000 spins, with 1,120 spins it tied with Michelle Green that same week. The first real "real experimental" pop track and the only love song on the album. The track talks about about the freedom to love and contradiction people constantly make, when making judgement of homosexuals. It's first line "I'm not looking for controversy, I am looking for approval" is delivered strongly when sung. The production features a much quicker pace and the unique sound was made to mimic small rocks that make a distinct tubular sound. It almost sounds as if the instruments were given a "caveman music" touch.

"This song was written out of fury, but at the same time, it's something I want people to see as positive. Xavier who helped me mixed the track was worried that this song might turn out to be some mopy ballad, but as we kept progressing with the sound, some sort of edge developed within the track. What is love? is what came to my mind. When you kiss your friend on the cheek, you do it out of "LOVE". So is love a sin? Christians tend to talk about having love for one another. Even the enemies. So

"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and
knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent
his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and
sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another
"-1 John 4:7–11

A lot of Christians then go on to contradict themselves by "JUDGING" others as if they were god or something. You can't say
someone is going to hell because they are sinning. You can't say anything period."

E T E R N A L - E A R G A S M

Eternal Eargasm- Is the fourth single off Anti-social, and features Daniel's take on the dance genre. After a performance of the song at the Hall of Fame Awards the song saw more mainstream appeal which allowed the song to have a high debut on the Top 20 Airplay Charts as the song debuted at #6 with 1,030 spins. However, Daniel saw no promotion opportunities with the label, so it dropped rapidly off the chart and a music video was then never considered for the song. Despite that, Daniel achieved his first #1 hit on the US Billboards Dance/Club Play Songs chart. The song is considered Daniel's sexiest moment in music, and is a fan favorite.

This groovy dance-oriented track basically is a trippy 8 minute instrumental-like song that will live lost for words. No doubt. Packed with wild moaning sounds and echoes, you might go "WTF" and then "Ahhh" all throughout. You'll come to realize the song is absolutely about nothing but sex rhythms. the songs production is propelled by many synth sounding beats created with a customized sound board. The song does include a 4/4 beat, but differentiates throughout the song at rapid, unexpected ways. The echoes and moaning play a big part on the "beat" substitution of the song, they also tackle 80's funk and psychedelic pop.

"This is how a filler track on a pop album would not sound like!"

A L I E N S

Aliens- Is the fifth and final single off "Anti-social". Daniel faced controversy after speaking out on the new Arizona illegal immigration law, which Daniel claimed to be racial profiling act. After being criticized from all corners, a music video was then filmed for the song. In the video, set in a upper-class white dominated neighborhood in Arizona, Daniel plays a 29 year old Mexican male, who has altered his image to fit in. The video mocks the idea of racial profiling and stereotypes within indiviuals. The video raised attention to the song, allowing it to debut and peak at #9 on the Top 20 Airplay charts. The song stayed on the charts for a few weeks.

"Aliens" is lyrically a highly substantial (avant-garde/electronic) track from Daniel's debut album "Anti-social". The futuristic sounding piece contains electronic influences found in many Sci-Fi movies. The song begins at a slow peace and electronically builds up its tempo, turning into a alternative fast dance track. The song somewhat includes stop and go guitar, as well as a trance-like production. Daniel's vocals grow more aggressive during the choruses.

In the song Daniels talk about the experiences of being a foreigner aka. "Alien". Adapting to whole new place where value and appreciation seems very low, and the effects it has on you as a person.


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Track-listing for "THE X BOND"



Release Date: September 20, 2011
Format: Digital, Physical Copy
Label: Hot Eye Records


Singles:

1. Cheap feat. Stephanie Fierce (August 28, 2011)
2. Not Alone, Not Someone Else (September 24, 2011)
3. Body of Waters (October 23, 2011)

1. A LULLABY FOR THE KING
(Written and Produced by Daniel)
2. USED
(Written and Produced by Daniel)
3. BABY VIRUS
(Written and Produced by Daniel)
4. CHEAP FEAT. STEPHANIE FIERCE
(Written by Daniel, Stephanie Fierce and Produced by Daniel, Stephanie Fierce, Xavier)
5. LUNGS AND CIGARETTES
(Written and Produced by Daniel)
6. MRS. SUPERNOVA/FAILURES
(Written and Produced by Daniel)
7. FOLLOW THE BIRDS
(Written Daniel and Produced by Daniel)
8. BODY OF WATERS
(Written by Daniel and Produced by Daniel, Xavier)
9. CRUEL SONGWRITER FEAT. ABI LENA
(Written by Daniel, Abi Lena and Produced by Daniel, Abi Lena, Xavier)
10. ONLY YOUR EYES FEAT. XAVIER
(Written and Produced by Daniel)
11. NOT ALONE, NOT SOMEONE ELSE
(Written and Produced by Daniel)

About the Album (cont.):


Second Song: "USED"
Written and Recorded in June 2011 at home and personal studio.

"All it take is adaptation, all it takes is just a smile", that's what I wrote in "Rio Piedras". those are the lyrics I am most proud of til this day. "Used" is a song I wrote about the decreasing strength and value within myself. When I suffer from depression, there is weight I carry. Which is almost contradictory to that since on the wall of my studio, I have in big letters "Adaptation and Acceptance". Those are the two most important things in my life and my only setback is the fact that I'm weak in the mind. And I did had that sort of mindset when I wrote "Used" It's almost as if I take everything, and put it on my shoulders. As depression grows, the weight grows heavier and heavier. A song that's pretty much about negative value (which is a common theme on this album) however, how you make that sort of analyzation or connection with yourself is beyond me. A lyrical highlight of the song is "I'm carrying the world, when the world should be carrying me. I'm almost ready to drop like the tear of a second place winner."

I placed this as the second song, simply because I thought to myself, let's take a break from the depressing piano stuff and let's bring something more layered and interesting to the album, without going too far from the radar. In the vocal department, I was inspired by R&B vocalists from the 90's like "Keith Sweat". They have that distinctive rhythm and voice that you can't really replicate. This isn't R&B music, but you can simply add a R&B instrumental to the acapella and it become an R&B song. I'm really happy the way vocals came out in this song, because is somewhat groovy, even though it's a depressing message, you can sing a long and still feel great. Opposites in its best.