Dan Neary first picked up a guitar at the age of 11. After being shown the first few chords of ‘“Smoke on the Water” by his father, he never looked back.

Dan is an American guitarist, composer, and singer/songwriter born and raised in Edison, New Jersey. Known for his lead guitar work and stage presence, he’s had the opportunity to work as a guitarist with a number of different artists in his career. He has performed with Lisa Bouchelle, The Benjamins, Mars Needs Women, Audio Empire and Emmalee Rainbow, to name a few. Currently, he is playing guitar for the East Coast cover act ‘The Event Horizon’. At 29 years old, He’s a seasoned player; having performed on stages for over 10 years. He has performed 1000’s of shows - at theaters, clubs, casinos and weddings all across the United States.

By age 16, Dan got his start playing out in local original rock bands. However, he really began to hone his skills on stage in his 20’s. He formed and managed his first cover band 'DERAILER' and played extensively with frontman Shawn Mars (Formerly of Skid Row/Ozone Monday and Mars Needs Women. From there Dan started to sub in with a number of agency cover bands such as Hold on Tight, Whiskey Fueled, and Late Night Alibi.

In 2014, Dan wrote and performed with the NJ Rock outfit 'Audio Empire. Audio Empire’s song ‘Bleed Like You’ was featured on WDHA 105.5 FM as the intro music for Lindsay Klein’s Homegrown Spotlight program. They recorded their debut album in 2015.

Brought up on by 70’s and 80’s hard rock, Dan developed an early appreciation for music and live performances. Some life changing influences while growing up included Van Halen, Skid Row, Guns N Roses and Kiss.“Live music is my passion. I go out and see concerts every chance I get. My first concert was KISS, and it completely blew my mind. Watching bands, witnessing what other people can dream up and create…. and seeing how they bring their vision to life really intrigues me. Early Van Halen and Kiss defined ‘rock show’ for me.”

Dan uses Gibson Les Pauls primarily, although he owns a wide variety of guitars and amps. Notable players that influence him include Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Nick Perri and Kenny Dubman. “ I love watching other guitar players perform. Guitarists with passion and soul ALWAYS influence me the most.”

Dan is currently a member of the East Coast cover act 'The Event Horizon'' performing at some of the Top Clubs in NJ, NY, PA, DE, CT, MD, FL and WV, as well as weddings, and both corporate and private events. The Event Horizon is quickly becoming one of the premiere cover acts in the Tri State area. They perform to hundreds and sometimes thousands of people a night and they play over 200 gigs a year. Dan also performs weekly in the acoustic duo 'Jake & Dan’ and subs in with a number of different artists.

DAN HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN FOR:

KING'S X AT THE STONE PONY
JAKE E. LEE'S RED DRAGON CARTEL
PAUL REISER
JUDAS PRIESTESS
ERIC MARTIN (SINGER OF MR. BIG)
SPACEHOG
TRAGEDY (BEE GEES METAL TRIBUTE)

DAN HAS BEEN FEATURED:

105.5 FM WDHA - ‘Audio Empire’s song Bleed Like You was featured as the intro music for the weekly WDHA Local Spotlight w/ Lindsey Klein
LISA BOUCHELLE - ‘JUMP IN’ Music Video - #21 on Billboard Adult Contemp. Charts
LISA BOUCHELLE - AMERICAN SONGWRITER LIVESTREAM - SEPT 2021
MUSIC MENDS FESTIVAL - Virtual Festival - Playing Guitar for Emmalee Rainbow
GUITAR TALES WITH DAVE COHEN - GUITAR INTERVIEW SERIES - Season 2, Episode 2 - Youtube Series/podcast
WOND 1400 AM - Performing Live on the Air with ‘The Event Horizon’ at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Atlantic City, NJ
WDHA 105.5 FM - Audio Empire’s debut album featured on the Local Spotlight
WRAT 95.9 - Audio Empire - Local Spotlight
WRAT 95.9 - Lisa Bouchelle ‘Jump In’ Video of the Week / Tom Hanley
88.7 FM WRSU - RUTGERS RADIO 'OH THE SHENANIGANS' PROGRAM - w/Jake & Dan
NJTC (New Jersey Technology Council) Awards Ceremony - PRINCETON HYATT HOTEL - Princeton, NJ - Chosen as the House Band for the awards ceremony
SCHOOL OF ROCK STUDENT TALENT SHOWCASE - 2011 AND 2012 WITH ABSOLUTE MUSIC - HAZLET, NJ - Performed in the backing band to support School of Rock students
MAKING MUSIC MATTER FOR KIDS W/ LANCE MILEY'S ROCK SCHOOL - CLARKS SUMMIT, PA - Performed in backing band to support School of Rock students.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY - MCC College Student Recognition Ceremony, County Events

Current Projects

THE EVENT HORIZON- East Coast Top 40 / Party Cover Act - Weddings/Clubs - NJ/PA/NY/CT/DE/MD/WV/FL

JAKE & DAN DUO - Acoustic Covers Act - Weddings/Private Events - NJ/PA/NY

THE OUTSIDERZ- Hard Rock/Classic Rock Power Trio