Acknowledged as one of the American media's foremost authorities on popular music and songwriters, Dan Kimpel contributes to a dizzying variety of print and electronic mediums: books, interactive CD's, magazines, web sites, videos and new media. For the past six years, Dan has conducted audio interviews and voiced programs heard by 19 million monthly passengers on United Airlines flights worldwide. In addition to United, he has written, interviewed, produced and voiced segments for TED, Regal Cinemas, and he presidential and vice presidential planes, Air Force One and Two.

Dan’s latest book, Networking Strategies For The New Music Business (ArtistPro / Thomson Course Technology), the follow-up to best selling debut, Networking in the Music Business, takes a revealing look at the personal relationships in the industry as it guides readers to connect with others who share their aspirations, energies and enthusiasm. “Our destinies are self-fulfilling prophecies and the positive energy we transmit via our music will return amplified and multiplied,” writes the author in his introduction.

Dan also strategizes on projects and writes copy for record labels, music libraries, DVD releases and major label and independent recording artists with a client roster includes the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning writing and production duo, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. His resume includes a variety of services for the entertainment industry including event production and co-ordination and artist management/public relations consulting.

Dan conducted an extensive series of on-camera interviews to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers with Quincy Jones, Marilyn Bergman, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Andre 3000 (OutKast), Randy Newman, Hal David and the late Elmer Bernstein. He also interviews all of the Society's award-winners in Pop, Film & Television and Rhythm and Soul, including Usher, Alicia Keys, Clint Eastwood, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Metallica, Timbaland and others.

Dan Kimpel with Brian Wilson, 2005.

Another of Dan's recent endeavors was conducting on-camera interviews with 12 prominent female vocalists who grew up singing in church, including Dr. Maya Angelou, Denyce Graves, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Kahn and the Rev. Shirley Caesar. The enhanced Grammy - nominated CD -- titled Church: Songs of Soul and Inspiration -- was released through Universal.

In print, Dan contributes cover features to the west coast trade publication Music Connection magazine, plus a bi-weekly column, Song Biz, that includes a profile of a hit writer or composer in each issue.

To date, Dan has conducted over 200 interviews for the magazine conversing such diverse artists as Black Eyed Peas, Avril Lavigne, Alanis Morissette, Randy Newman, Glen Ballard, John Mayer, Jill Scott and Rufus Wainwright.

Other Publications that feature his writing are Grammy, Focus on SESAC, BMI World, ASCAP Playback, Front Page L.A., Riviera and Performing Arts Magazine.

Over five years, Dan conducted a weeklong master class based on Networking in the Music Business at Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) in the U.K, Stateside, he lectures at colleges, universities and conferences across the U.S. and Canada. In 2005, Dan joined the faculty of Musician's Institute in Hollywood, CA where he now teaches a course based on his books.

Dan began his career as a musician in his hometown, Lima, Ohio. He was a staff songwriter in Nashville and continued his performing, recording and composing careers in New York and Los Angeles. In Hollywood, his career took a new turn as he became instrumental with a non-profit organization: the Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase (LASS). In 1995, he was appointed creative director for the National Academy of Songwriters (NAS).

At NAS, Dan oversaw all of the Academy's periodicals and publications and produced concerts and events with the most revered names in songwriting: Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Randy Newman, Don Henley, Quincy Jones, Tom Petty, Leiber & Stoller, Burt Bacharach, John Fogerty, Babyface, Glen Ballard and Diane Warren. In 1998, he exited the Academy to devote more time to writing, and was named editor of Film Music magazine. He also was a commentator for shows on DirecTV, delivering on-camera commentary on the subject of film soundtracks.

Dan's next book, How They Made It – True Stories of How Music’s Biggest Stars Went From Start To Stardom, is slated for publication by Hal Leonard Books in 2006.

Dan lives in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.