Dan Corio Music

Known for his energetic and passionate live performances, Nashville based recording artist Dan Corio is a singer/songwriter and guitar player who loves to perform original music along with some covers providing his own unique twist. His love of music started at the age of ten after seeing the movie La Bamba. There was something in the tone of the guitar throughout that movie and in the music that he heard that had Dan teaching himself guitar without any formal lessons in the years to follow.

Other early influences by Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, and Elvis. It didn’t take long before The Dan Corio Band began playing regularly in rock clubs featuring Dan with his younger brother Sean on the drums. Gary Moore and Mark Knopfler, were huge influences that helped to develop Dan’s unique style.

Dan was hired by the New York City Police Department and was a first responder to Ground Zero during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in lower Manhattan. Following that he served in the NYPD special operations division on both the SCUBA team and the Emergency Service Unit, retiring in 2020.

Because of his time on the NYPD, Dan became increasingly aware of the high numbers of the members of service taking their own lives. That coupled with what he saw in emergency situations with civilians, Dan began to focus his energies on mental health awareness to suicide prevention. He wrote a song entitled Hold On meant to inspire those who feel alone in their struggle with mental health.

Dan Corio has played a variety of events and venues with his brother and drummer Sean Corio including:

The Local, Nashville TN

Kimbros Pickin Parlor, Franklin TN

The Commodore Grille, Nashville TN

REVIVAL Event Venue, Toronto,ON

The Stone Pony, Asbury NJ

The Bowery Electric, NYC

Crossroads, Garwood NJ

Leftfield, NYC

Desmonds Tavern, NYC

Brass Rail, NJ

Flagship Brewery, SI NY

Flagship- Oyster Fest

Mexicali's Blues

Airey Bros Radio Podcast

Makerpark Radio Show

Richmond County Fair

Staten Island Italian Festival

Tootsies Orchid Lounge, Nashville TN

Debonair Music Hall Teaneck, NJ