The son of a musical family, at the age of 16, Danny began playing the small clubs and honky tonks of Southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky. Danny worked his way through college playing music and working in the construction business, eventually earning a BS in marketing from the Indiana University School of Business in 1990.

Balancing a love for music with the realities of making a living, Danny spent the next eight years doing regional tours out of Louisville with a variety of projects, while running his own commercial contracting business.

In 1996, Danny started Isle of White Productions in his basement and was off and running as a “recording studio" (if you call four block walls, a couple of guitars and cassette recorder a studio).

In 1998, a turning point: Danny divested of his other businesses to concentrate on building a top-shelf recording studio on Nashville’s Music Row. He moved to Phoenix to take a three-month software course in preparation for building the studio. A chance meeting there, however, temporarily derailed his plan and hefound himself touring, writing and recording with indie favorites Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers. As a founding member of The Peacemakers, Danny recorded three studio albums with them, two of which reached Number #1 on Billboard’s Top Internet-Selling Albums chart. Danny also released a successful solo album, “South of The Big Town,” in 2003.

While living in Phoenix, Danny began working for the renowned Vintage Recorders studio. Vintage was the home of Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks, and was famous for recording icons like Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Grateful Dead, Judas Priest and so many more.

After leaving Vintage Recorders upon the retirement of its owner, Danny started Formula One Recording Studios, an underground success that recorded a wide range of artists, from David Insley to Alice Cooper. Among his many clients was groundbreaking producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, et al).

After a very successful five-year run in Phoenix, Danny finally made the move to Nashville to build his Music Row studio. The studio — named Sixteen Ton — is located at 1008 Sixteenth Avenue South (an 1897 Victorian home) in the heart of Music Row. Read more about the studio.

In its very first year of operation, Sixteen Ton has become one of the busiest studios in town. Great artists like The Black Crowes and The Jordanaires have recorded there. The studio has exceeded all expectations and continues to draw major artists because of its completely unique capabilities, like the Dymaxion Tube console (shown above).

Danny has recently turned his efforts to historical fiction. In February of 2009, he released his first full-length novel, The Last Rock and Roll Show, a chronicle of 1950s culture, celebrating the allure of muscle cars and the power of early rock 'n' roll.

The Last Rock and Roll Show Book | myspace | 16 Ton Studios

Danny White