Birthdate

November 19 1963

Height

5ft 8 inches

Dan Pred was born on November 19 1963, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA.

Dan started on the drums in the seventh grade and played in the junior and high school band.

Dan Pred first met Dan Reed in a music store - Engle's Music, in Aberdeen, South Dakota in 1979. Together, they formed a band, 'Nightwing' and won the annual high school talent contest. Nightwing went on to perform in pool halls and at high school proms.

In 1981, Dan Reed left for Portland. Dan Pred remained in South Dakota to finish high school.

In 1982, Dan moved to Los Angeles where he studied at the Percussion Institute of Technology.

Dan met up with Dan Reed again in 1984, when he finished studying and moved to Portland, joining the Dan Reed Network.

In 1992, Dan became a father, with the birth of his daughter Amanda.

Dan's further musical adventures were with Blake Sakamoto in Generator, which subsequently became Slowrush, until management difficulties resulted in them leaving.

Dan now runs a production company Videomedia. As a thank you to the Dan Reed fans, Dan and Blake produced and released the 'Live At Last' video and double-CD.