fresh.  thoughtful.  honest.  smart.  real.*
*and stick-in-your-head catchy.

St. Louis native Dan Schaefer was voluntarily transplanted to Nashville in the mid-‘90s, and a hook-heavy pop writing style was treated to an infusion
of folk, country and Americana influences. His songs have been cut by independent artists including Mark Hatt, Cindy Standage and Kathy Hussey.
While writing for other artists was always the plan, Dan became active in the Nashville music community and eventually succumbed to requests to also work
as an artist.  He can often be found playing tunes at random watering holes in Nashville and elsewhere.  He’s hit
the circuit as a finalist at festivals including the Gum Tree Festival in Tupelo, Mississippi, and the Riverbluff Acoustic Music Festival in Ashland City,
Tennessee.  The songwriter/singer’s imaginary autobiography Three Cuts and a Day Job is still a work in progress.

Here's Dan playing live at Norm's River Roadhouse in Nashville. 



"Love Like Strangers" (from the CD So Romantic) live at Norm's, September '09.

Check out more live performances here.

 where the days are golden

 the new cd.  available now.

 


"life on earth"
from where the days are golden

 A lifetime in the making, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Dan Schaefer’s Where the Days are Golden touches the spirit and mind with fourteen walls-down vignettes of longing, loss and uplifting redemption.  The new record showcases an artist at his creative and philosophical peak, fearlessly taking on a myriad of personal and societal issues and framing them in infinitely satisfying musical environments.  If 2010’s acclaimed Wild Ideas was a catchy collection of commercial hits-in-waiting, 2011’s follow-up provides a dramatic juxtaposition as it goes deeper, straight to the heart of the human condition.  The new record catches the ear upon first listen, but the real reward is the thought this collection provokes in the mind of each listener as time passes.  A dive into Where the Days are Golden leads to a thoughtful, peaceful, introspective place far beneath the surface, and it’s a trip well worth taking.

the albums.

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  separate vacations (2005)                             so romantic (2007)                                       wild ideas (2010)     
      the 2005 dance-influenced side-project.                nashville independent music (nim)                        radio-friendly and from the heart.            
              brooding, intellectual, philosophical examinations        organization's 2007 album of the year.                country-flavored pop tunes inspired by                 
             of creativity vs. commerce, politics and life          shamelessly emotional, hook-laden pop                       life, love and open natural                      
  choices, heavily influenced by red wine.                                    tastiness.                                                          spaces.                          

                                          
"clean house"                                                   "you move me"                                            "tin roof rain"
from separate vacations                                            from so romantic                                            from wild ideas     


hear more.

  click on the links below to visit:
dan's myspace page -  selected tracks
bear radio - internet radio:  request select tracks from every record
napster - unlimited streaming


buy.

click on the links below to visit:
cd baby - discs and downloads
itunes - downloads


also available at itunes europe, amazon, yahoo, and other select online and traditional retailers.
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