His first ever real band, Liam and Me, got signed in 2006 with a small indie label, ThriveRecords. With this contract and partnership, they had the opportunity to tour the country for a few years opening up for big bands at fairly large venues. Liam and Me had one show at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA where they opened for Under the Influences of Giants where they got to play for a sold-out night with an audience of 3,000. He describes the music he makes as a mix of every genre. But he prefers classic rock, some alt-country, and the singer/songwriter genre. He says that bands like Wilco, Deyarmond, Edison, and Whiskeytown as well as artists like Sturgill Simpson and Tyler Childers make up the sound he is floating around. His musical influences include Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Ray LaMontagne, James Taylor, The Beatles, Radio head, Ryan Adams, and Tom Petty. Outside of music, Dan attended graduate school in Memphis starting in 2010. He finished his Ph.D. in Philosophy in 2017 there before he accepted a job as a tenure track professor in the Philosophy Department at Georgia Southern. He is still a professor at the Statesboro Campus.