Danny continues to earn local and national acclaim for his work as guitarist, multi-
instrumentalist, composer, song-writer, and arranger. He has won numerous awards for his
musicianship as a competitive guitarist, mandolin player, and collaborator.
Danny's mom first taught him chords at age 12 and soon after he started lessons under the
mentorship of his older brothers and Venezuelan classical guitarist, Daniél Marchan. He
eventually went on to study with some of the greatest classical guitar performers and
pedagogues including, but not limited to Jason Vieaux, Aaron Shearer, SoloDuo , Andrew Zohn,
Denis Azabagic, and Zoran Dukić.

In 2010, Danny was the guitarist for the world-premiere of the resurrected opera, "Flora” for
the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. Two years later he performed and recorded another
world-premiere, "Landshcaften," by Martin Herchenroeder (Albany Records), a concerto for two
guitars and orchestra with Bowling Green State University Orchestra. He premiered the guitar
duet, "Distant Cries” with Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux, written by Stephen Stanziano, and in
2016 was the guitarist for the Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominated "Live From Nied's Hotel."

​​Danny is integrally rooted in the Pittsburgh music scene playing nylon, steel-string, and electric
guitars as well as mandolin in various groups in the area. He maintains a busy performance
calendar, playing solo and in-collaboration at the local and national level. He has performed
with Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Jim Avett, (father of Scott and Seth Avett of The
Avett Brothers), Michael Glabicki, Jim Donovan, and Liz Berlin of Rusted Root, The Clarks,
Donnie Iris, and The Commonheart, to name a few. Danny’s music has been heard across the
entire dial of local radio, including WRCT, WQED, WYEP, WDVE, and WXDX. His music has also
been utilized commercially, most notably his composition, "Road Song,” which was used for a
nationally-televised Scott's Lawn Care commercial.

In 2019, Danny released his debut solo-guitar album, Samadhi on Misra Records. He released his 
second album Canyon (2022) on the same label. More recently he released the single "Peggy O," 
performed on the soundtrack for the mobile app “Little Pizzeria,” created by Orta Interactive
Studio, and in the summer of 2022, he performed and composed music for the kids TV show
“Hello Humans."

Danny holds a Bachelor's from Duquesne University under the mentorship of Tom Kikta and
Tim Bedner. In 2011, he completed a Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance
from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Grammy-winning guitarist Jason
Vieaux.

Currently he resides in Pittsburgh, PA where he enjoys running, hiking, biking, and
fixing up his house.