Dan Mangan

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Dan Mangan in studio, recording Postcards and Daydreaming.
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Dan Mangan in studio, recording Postcards and Daydreaming.

Daniel Mangan (born April 28, 1983 in Canada), better known as Dan Mangan, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music is widely considered a blend of indie rock and folk. In 2003, he produced his first album entitled All At Once. Following this album's success his second album Postcards and Daydreaming was released in October 2005.

Postcards and Daydreaming has enjoyed considerable success; Journal of a Narcoleptic, the album's first single, was picked up for MusicBC's In The Mix 2006 Compilation and was licensed for an episode of CTV's prime-time drama Whistler. The song style has been compared to Rob Dougan's singing style. A music video is scheduled for late Spring 2006.

Sometimes accompanying him, sometimes not, are his band, including long-time friend Simon Kelly. Numerous others have contributed to his albums, including drummer Randal Stoll (Tom Cochrane, K.D. Lang), bassist Kerry Galloway (KD Lang, Crash), cellist Finn Manniche, trumpeter Ryan Naso (Five Alarm Funk), and vocalist Amy Arsenault.