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About Dan

Originally from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Dan Fornero attended North Texas State University from
1977-1981 where he played first trumpet in the famed One O’clock Lab Band in 1980 & 1981.

Six months after moving to Los Angeles in 1982, Dan toured for a year playing lead trumpet with Woody Herman, kickstarting his career as a freelance trumpet player.

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Some Career Highlights:

1988    Began a three-year tour with Tom Jones
1990    The Brian Setzer Orchestra was formed with Dan on first trumpet
1991    Became a founding member of the Vine Street Horns
1993    Toured the world with Tom Jones 
1993    Vine Street Horns tour with Al McKay & The LA Allstars, 
                     performing the music of Earth Wind & Fire
1994-2005    Toured the world with Phil Collins 
1998-2003    Toured with the great French rocker Johnny Hallyday
2001-2005    Toured with Neil Diamond
2003    Became a member of the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band

Partial TV Credits:

The Academy Awards, The Grammy Awards, The Emmy Awards, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Family Guy, American Dad, The Orville, Will & Grace, Star Trek: Discovery, Deception, Black-ish, The Middle, Hawaii 5-0, Fuller House,  Smash, Mob City, Galavant, America’s Got Talent, Mozart in the Jungle, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Galavant, Duets, Celebrity Duets, Boston Legal, Brothers And Sisters, Day Break, Home Improvement, The Simpsons, Memphis Beat, Cirque du Soleil: Iris, and many others...
 
Dan has also performed with various artists on: Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Ellen, Rosie O’Donnell, Larry King, Dennis Miller, Arsenio Hall, Jon Stewart, etc. 

Partial Film Credits:

Incredibles 2, Coco, La La Land, The Brothers Warner, Tag, Purl, CHiPs, Tangled, Horrible Bosses 2, Night School, Ferdinand, Sing, Rio 2, Despicable Me 2, Epic, Monster Trucks, Ice Age 3,  Ice Age 2, Bedtime Stories, G.I. Joe Retaliation, Ice Age 4, Office Christmas Party, We're the Millers, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4, Frozen, Muppets Most Wanted, WildStar, Horrible Bosses 2, Trumbo, Moana, Deception, Crazy Rich Asians, Snatched, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Game Over Man, Central Intelligence, Surrogates, X-Men: Apocalypse, Night at the Museum 3, Sucker Punch, Behind the Candelabra, The Big Short, Jungle Book, The Secret Life of Pets, Grease: Live, Lunch, The Good Dinosaur, The Walk, The Peanuts Movie, Goosebumps, Ted 2, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, The Intern, Minions, Spy, Jersey Boys, Get On Up, The Campaign, Oz the Great and Powerful, Monsters University, Grudge Match, The Other Woman, Batman Returns, The Player, The Mask, Hancock, Race to Witch Mountain, Head of State, Bad Santa, Race to Witch Mountain, The Whole Ten Yards, Polar Express, Happy Feet, The Simpsons Movie, The Brothers Warner, Meet The Robinsons, Horton Hears a Who, Semi-Pro, G-Force, Rivet Busters?, The Lorax, What Happens in Vegas, Hairspray, Real Steel, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Bah Humduck, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Evolution, Bolt, Pink Panther Deux, Tooth Fairy, The Other Woman, The Princess & The Frog, Rio, Mars Needs Moms, Knight & Day, Basmati Blues, Toy Story 3, Parental Guidance...


DAN CURRENTLY PLAYS
Yamaha 9335V  Bb Trumpet, Yamaha YFH8315G  Flugelhorn, GR Mouthpieces​