Dann Russo is a little alt, a little classic, a smidge country and all rock. He’s a singer-songwriter with radio-ready original songs and a live show so electric, you’ll be amazed it’s just acoustic. A "soon to be phenomenon" (NorthEast In-Tune Magazine), Dann is a lively act that’s hard to follow.

Ok - that's the official blurb. I love playing music, specifically my music, and I like playing it different ways for different people.

As the inspiration for the rockstar heartthrob "Theo Christmas" in the Penguin-Putnam YA release MODELS DON’T EAT CHOCOLATE COOKIES by Erin Dionne, my music is available on the author’s website www.erindionne.com

This in turn inspired me to release my first full-band EP "Presents" in 2009.

For the last three years I've been playing streaming live shows through the virtual world of Second Life (listed at Pacific Coast Time). I set up my guitar and mic, plug it into the computer and rock out every Sunday morning (and some evenings during the week as well). It's better than coffee at waking me up. click here to get the link to listen in: http://www.facebook.com/dannrussomusic

Some of the people I have met while playing in SL have been inspirational (one did the cover for "Presents") and last year (& this year, with their encouragement) I took part in the RPM challenge - writing an entire album in the month of February (the 2009 album was released as "Paradiso Lluvioso").

"Don't Say That" by Dann Russo (that's me!) was recognized by Gary Allen (BMI (Charlie Daniels Band/JJ Cale) The Music City Beat/Editor in Chief) as a "Very Honorable Mention" in the May-August '09 "Best Song in the World" competition.

I am presenting at the Classical Association of New England's 2010 conference with a workshop entitled "'Her Majesty Cry': A Workshop and Performance of Myth and History through Music"

I guess I draw from so many different backgrounds and styles that I play what I like to play and what I like to listen to. My goal this year is to play more, write more, record more and release more.