Reporting on music, media, and technology
Coverage across recording, broadcast, live sound, publishing, travel, and entertainment business.
DAN DALEY ARCHIVE
Writer. Editor. Observer.
Audio • Technology • Culture
A curated archive of reporting and commentary from across professional audio, broadcast, recording, and culture. Thoughtful writing, industry context, and long-view perspective.
A career across sound and story
Dan Daley has written extensively about media technology and business, entertainment production, post-production, and the broader business and technology of entertainment. His work has appeared in trade and general-interest publications including Billboard, Mix, GRAMMY Magazine, the New York Daily News, USA Today, Spin, and many others. His reporting brings together the long view of an industry insider and the curiosity of a lifelong observer.
Songwriter and producer
Composer of “Still In Saigon,” recorded by the Charlie Daniels Band, and “Rain,” recorded by Johnny Winter.
Recording professional
Experience as an audio engineer, recording-studio partner, musician, and producer.
Books and published works
2000 · Overlook Press
Nashville's Unwritten Rules: Inside the Business of Country Music
Nonfiction.
1992 · Mix Bookshelf
Music Producers
Nonfiction.
1993 · Mix Bookshelf
Music Producers: Conversations With Today's Top Music Producers
Nonfiction anthology.
1993 · Mix Bookshelf
Sound For Picture: A Look Inside the Business of Sound For Picture
Nonfiction anthology.
Earlier work in music
1986–1990
Pyramid Recording Studios
Partner and CFO, working in management and technical operations for the New York music and commercial-audio facility.
1979–1983
RBR Communications / Dreena Music
Staff composer and producer, with songwriting and demo-production work for other recording artists.
1975–1979
United Artists Music Publishing
Staff composer, writing songs and producing demos.
1970–1990
Performer and recording artist
Lead guitarist and vocalist with Revival; freelance electric, pedal-steel, and acoustic guitarist and vocalist for live performance, recordings, radio, and television commercials.
Industry and education
Conference leadership
Co-chair of RepliTech conference programs from 1998–2002; co-chair of the Digital Content Delivery Expo; moderator and advisory-board participant for industry programs.
City University of New York
B.A., Writing for Various Media, CUNY Baccalaureate Program at Baruch College, 1986, cum laude.
Audio Engineering Society
American Society of Journalists and Authors
BMI
Country Music Association
Recording Academy