Danny Bryant (born 26 July 1980) is an English blues guitarist and singer-songwriter.[1] He was born and grew up in Royston, Hertfordshire, England. At the age of 15, he began playing the guitar and became a professional guitar player at the age of 18. Since then he has toured all over the world and appeared on bills alongside a number of notable artists such as Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana, Joe Cocker and Mick Taylor.[2]
Danny Bryant | |
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Born | (1980-07-26) 26 July 1980 (age 42) Royston, Hertfordshire, England |
Genres | Blues, blues rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer-Songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Jazzhaus Records |
Website | dannybryant |
He formed Danny Bryant's RedEyeBand[3] together with his father, Ken Bryant, on bass guitar. They toured and recorded together with drummer Trevor Barr until Ken's retirement in July 2013.[2] Bryant signed with the German-based label, Jazzhaus Records, in 2011 and went on the record his first live DVD/CD on 17 September 2011, titled Night Life – Live in Holland.[4] 2013 seen Bryant release his first studio album for Jazzhaus Records titled 'Hurricane'.[5] As of 2013 the title 'Redeyeband' was dropped, and the band are now billed as 'Danny Bryant'.
The release of 'Hurricane', highlighted Danny's singer-songwriter abilities.
2014's Temperature Rising was preceded by a 5-week tour of the US and Canada fronting Walter Trout's band while Walter recovered from liver transplant surgery. The Temperature Rising tour then took the band across the UK & Europe and as far afield as China.[6]
Bryant is endorsed by the British guitar brand Fret-King, designed by Trev Wilkinson. He uses the Corona SP model.[7] In 2013 Fret-King announced the release of the Corona DBR, the Danny Bryant signature model. Guitarist Magazine described the guitar as "A powerful and versatile instrument that offers quality and bags of canny design upgrades for extremely sensible money".[8] Danny is also endorsed by Blackstar Amplification,[9] and Elixir Strings.[10]