Mason Lindley Miracle Foundation: Music/Media

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Coming out of nowhere, Danny Vaughn suddenly became the lead singer in WAYSTED in 1986 and released their most highly acclaimed album, "Save You Prayers", which was a complete change of approach for the band. This is a guy who learned his trade by opening up for Iron Maiden around the world. That’s what you would call a crash course in live rock and roll.
From there, Danny formed the now legendary group, TYKETTO, in 1990 and released "Don’t Come Easy", an album which is still considered a classic and a benchmark in the melodic rock genre. Moving from strength to "Strength In Numbers" was a powerful follow up, but even with over 150,000 records sold and 3 different videos on MTV, the band, like so many others in that time, was affected by the gradual winding down of the entire rock scene in the mid 90's. Disappointed with the shrinking audiences and lack of any record company support, Danny left the band with only a cameo appearance on the "Taken Out And Served Up Live", album which TYKETTO released a couple of years later.
After that, little was heard from Danny except for the release of "Blues For Daze" a distinct change in style, which was done by the heavy blues rock supergroup called FLESH AND BLOOD, which mixed Danny with such well known players as Mark Mangold (DRIVE SHE SAID) and Al Pitrelli (MEGADETH).

Although there were rumours of a TYKETTO reunion in 1999, what emerged was a new sound with some old friends. Michael Clayton Arbeeny and Jaimie Scott teamed up with Danny again to release two very well received albums, "Soldiers And Sailors On Riverside" and "Fearless", under the band name VAUGHN. These were Danny’s songs, done in his own style and he was writing better than ever.

In 2003, Danny was approached by Frontiers Records with the idea of releasing a record more in the classic Melodic Rock vein, using songs from other writers as well as some of his own. Produced by Fabrizio Grossi, the album FROM THE INSIDE was heralded as a major triumph and a return to the style for which Danny is best known.
Best to hear it from Danny himself: “After several meetings with Frontiers, we all agreed that my next album had to be not only a classic melodic sound, but also a step forward, and it had to be very special. By this time, I had done a couple of years of touring with an all English band, which featured a twin guitar attack, and much heavier sound than I had been known for before. This was well received by audiences all over the UK and Europe, so I had the task of working on songs that reflected that new, live attitude. The band, Tony Marshall (CONTAGIOUS) and Pat Heath (BRAVE NEW WORLD) on guitars, Steve McKenna (TEN) on bass and Lee Morris (PARADISE LOST) on drums, took up the challenge of not only recreating our on stage fire, but recording an album with a very layered and full production. So many of these songs allowed me, as singer, writer and producer to try a lot of ideas that I always had in mind and the result is a monster! While all the elements of my usual song writing style are there, there is much less of a reliance on acoustic instruments than on previous albums. Yes, there are still a couple of acoustic songs (it wouldn't be me without them) but, the number of fast paced rockers is much higher than I have done before. I can’t wait to play these songs live as they are born to be performed on stage! Clocking in at an hour long, it has a little bit of everything that has come before, and some brand new ideas all in one package. It takes you from place to place, from mood to mood, seamlessly, and we are all extremely excited to have our fans hear it."
Under the new name, “DANNY VAUGHN”, the new line-up recently played a storming performance at the UNITED FORCES OF ROCK Festival in Ludwigsburg, Germany in October 2006 and introduced 3 of the new songs to a wildly receptive audience. Judging by the crowd’s reaction, and the reaction of the 30 or so journalists that got a 5 song sneak preview before the show, this album is going to be on a lot of people’s "Best of" list for 2007.
Check out the brand new album, " Traveller" and watch out for DANNY VAUGHN live, to come crashing into a town near you ! (Bio from www.frontiersit.com)