Birthday: June 4th

Gear: Rhodes Piano, Gibson Acoustic Guitar

How long you've been playing: I've been singing for 18 years, playing the piano since age eight, and playing guitar for 3 years.

Hobbies/activities: Reading, watching movies, playing piano, cooking, updating my Facebook page, hosting my annual murder mystery party, and gardening.

Musical Influences: Gwen Stefani, MuteMath, Coldplay, David Crowder, Chris Tomlin

Favorite DW song: Break My Silence

Most memorable touring experience: Playing in front of 10,000 people at the Denver Coliseum.

Favorite city you've played in: Seattle, WA

Likes: Mocha coconut frappuccinos, my dog Mulder and my cat Gaylord, decorating my house, my mom's spaghetti recipe, my husband Caleb's jokes

Favorite TV shows: The Wire, The Office, House, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, The Shield, Arrested Development, Damages

Favorite movies: A Mighty Wind, Mystery Men, Harry Potter, Batman Returns, The Dark Knight, anything scary, and alot of the films in the American Film Institute's top 100 films (Sunset Boulevard, Apocalypse Redux, Double Indemnity, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, to name a few)

Favorite books: Anything by Stephen King, the Harry Potter books, the Chronicles of Narnia, Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

Favorite quotes: "Thank God for model trains" and "I like turtles."

A paragraph about you:  I love what I do.  When I'm not singing, I'm playing the piano, or teaching others to play the piano.  I love seeing other people getting excited about making music. I'm married to Caleb. He's my best friend, and I'm so lucky to spend most of my time with him. I'm a gardening maniac. I laughed at my parents when they spent every day in their garden, but now I'm turning into them! These days I get excited about talking about compost piles.  I go to the movies every chance I get, and I love to read. I'm involved with the worship team at Evangelical Free Church of Naperville when we're not on the road. My vices are Starbuck's Mocha Coconut and Peppermint Mocha Frappuccinos and I'm happy to say. . .my own cooking (I've finally learned how to do it!)

Birthday: February 10th

Gear: DW Drums, Sabian and Zildjian cymbals, Pearl kick pedal, any drumsticks

How long you've been playing: 20 years

Favorite verse: Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Hobbies/activities: Golfing, scootering, woodworking, lawn care, shenanigans

Musical Influences: Alby Odum, Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl, ?uestlove, Brad Wilk

Favorite DW song: Any songs on the new album “Redefined”.

Most memorable touring experience: Playing the Houston Astrodome. It brought back memories when the Bad News Bears played their championship game inside the Astrodome. "LET THEM PLAY!!!"

Favorite city you've played in: Allentown, PA. . .Why? Because I said so.

Likes: Nerd Ropes, Snickers, Kettle Korn, Cherry Coke, Lou Malnati's Pizza, Wing Ho Chinese Food, Fuego Mexican Grill, Panda Express, El Famous Burrito, Chipotle, Jimmy John’s, Capannari's Ice Cream, Culvers' Reese Peanut Butter Cup Concrete Mixers, Caribou Campfire Mochas, Funny People, Smart People, Good Drivers, Good Teachers, Good Friends, Laughing, Dancing, Romancing, Fire.

Favorite TV shows: Anything on Discovery Health, TLC, DIY, HGTV, Discovery, or The History Channel

Favorite movies: Saving Private Ryan, Crossroads, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Blues Brothers

Favorite books: Child Health Nursing, Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care, Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing Volumes 1 & 2, Fundamentals of Nursing, Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions, and the Rand McNally 2009 Road Atlas.

Favorite quotes:
“I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.” Ron Burgundy
“What? Friends listen to ‘Endless Love’ in the dark.” Happy Gilmore

A paragraph about you: I love GOD. I love my FAMILY. I love my FRIENDS. I love what I do. Chances are, I probably love you too. Humor is very important to me. Years ago someone brought it to my attention that "Chicks dig funny guys." Being shy and quiet I decided to add humor to my chick magnet. Lo and behold it worked!!! I attracted my wife 14 years ago (freshman year of high school) and became permanently unipolarized (that's the best word I could substitute for married and somehow related to magnets, hee hee!) six years ago. My wife, Laura, is without a doubt the best cook I know (sorry Mom). Our one big argument is whether my chocolate chip cookies are better than hers (they are). One thing I hate is being in the kitchen. Even though I make a mean cookie, I'd rather be cruising on my scooter or hanging out at the local Home Depot. We have an agreement that if she cooks, I'll do the dishes. Yeah, that's right folks, I don't have a dishwasher. I AM the dishwasher. I'm nearly finished with nursing school. Soon I'll be working a "real job" as well as this job we call "Daniel's Window." The past 11 years with the band have been an absolute blessing. My favorite part of Daniel's Window is getting to meet a lot of interesting and weird people, having a positive impact in the people across America, and beating on expensive pieces of wood and plastic using wood. Go Bears. Go Cubs.

Birthday: February 10th

Gear: Fender 5-String J Bass, Gibson Acoustic Guitar

How long you've been playing: Since 1990.

Hobbies/activities: Painting, drawing, reading, philosophy, mischief

Musical Influences: The Police, Muse, The Dandy Warhols, MuteMath

Favorite DW song: Break My Silence

Most memorable touring experience: Roaming the streets of Seattle on an unseasonably warm day in March.

Favorite city you've played in: New Orleans, LA

Likes: Coffee, burgers, bizarre T-shirts, intelligent conversation, friends

Favorite TV shows: The Wire, The Office, House, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica

Favorite movies: The Lives of Others, Casino Royale, O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Favorite books: American Gods by Neil Gaiman, A New Kind of Christian by Brian McLaren, Process/Recess by James Jean, Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

Favorite quotes: "I have recurring nightmares that I was loved for who I am. Missed the opportunity to be a better man." from the song “HooDoo” by Muse.

A paragraph about you: I have always been attracted to the arts. Music, writings, poetry, drawings, paintings, it doesn't matter. In response to my overwhelming love for all things creative, I desire to contribute my own ideas to the greater movement. Through music, I have been able to explore the poetic side of my beliefs through lyric writing and musically I have been able to draw from those musicians I look up to and create something that gives a nod to them while staying fundamentally myself.

 

Birthday: October 14th

Gear: Gibson Les Paul, Marshall JCM800 half stack, various stomp boxes

How long you've been playing: Since I was a child. I’ve studied oboe, saxophone, piano, and guitar. I graduated with a Bachelors in Music from Northern Illinois University.

Favorite verse: Romans 12:2
Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God – what is good and is pleasing to Him and is perfect.

Hobbies/activities: Recording music, writing music, performing music, listening to music, taking out the garbage, cleaning toilets, changing dirty diapers, hanging with my family.

Musical Influences: Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, The Underworld, The Orb, The Chemical Brothers, Coldplay, Modest Mouse, David Crowder, Chris Tomlin and all the great musicians I’m surrounded by every day.

Favorite DW song: It’s from our latest release the title track “Redefined”. It speaks on defining one's identity in Christ. It’s about how God pulls us through hard times when we trust in Him and not in ourselves.

Most memorable touring experience: There are so many, helping someone increase their faith, laughing with friends during the highs and lows of touring, meeting new people, hearing the roar of a crowd in a stadium, changing flat tires, forgetting where you are or what day it is, coming home.

Favorite city you've played in: San Antonio, TX for the ELCA National Conference. We got to stay there for two weeks performing in various venues. They have a fun river walk with too many restaurants (love the Tex-Mex), the Alamo, Six Flags, an awesome zoo, and beautiful weather. Austin, TX was a blast with the plethora of music venues and a high ramp roller derby.  I’ve seen the beauty of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and Niagara Falls, the history of Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington D.C. (private tour of the White House), the lights of Times Square where night looks like day, and the sobering sight of ground zero after 911.

Likes: Watching my kids grow, hanging with my wife, dunking chocolate chip cookies in milk, T-bone steak on the grill with corn on the cob and baked potato, those moments that make me feel alive.

Favorite TV shows: I don’t watch TV

Favorite movies: Beautiful Minds, Memento, Matrix Trilogy, Star Wars, Ghost Busters, Back to the Future, the original Willy Wonka

Favorite books: I mostly read the Bible, music magazines, autobiographies, and self improvement books on marriage, parenting, and the meaning of life. I recently read Eric Clapton’s autobiography, often revisit Letters To Philip by Charlie Shedd on marriage, Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller got me thinking, and The Religions of Man was enlightening.

Favorite quotes: “Live and learn” and “Well worth the time and effort”

A sentence about you: I am a Christian, husband, father, and musician trying to find a balance within these that are pleasing to all that are involved.