Dan Torelli

Infobox musical artist
Name = Dan Torelli


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Origin = Chicago, IllinoisDubious|date=March 2008
Genre = Pop punk
Post-hardcore
Years_active = 2005–present
Label = Roadrunner
Associated_acts = Reforma
Madina Lake
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Dan Torelli plays drums for rock band Madina Lake. He was born on August 7.

Early life

Dan was born on August 7 and grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where most of his family still resides in West Grove. He went to the local public high school, Avon Grove High School.

Dan started playing drums at age 12. In high school, Dan was the section leader for the marching band drumline as well as the concert band percussion section. He also learned how to play piano when he was 6 years old.

He attended Full Sail University for recording/audio engineering in Orlando, Florida, where he met fellow Madina Lake bandmate Mateo Camargo. Dan is a vegetarian [ [http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-sexyveg08_winners.asp The 2008 World's Sexiest Vegetarians Are… // Out There // peta2 ] ] and recorded a video for Peta2.com, supporting the organization.

Career

Dan was previously in a band called Reforma with Mateo Camargo that relocated to Chicago. The two of them met Nathan and Matthew Leone from The Blank Theory, and quickly befriended them. The four of them formed Madina Lake after both The Blank Theory and Reforma had disbanded. Dan remarked in a Metal Hammer article about the progressive metal band Dream Theater that their drummer Mike Portnoy is one of his biggest influences.Fact|date=June 2008

Equipment

Dan uses Tama drums, Tama hardware, Remo drumheads, and Sabian cymbals.

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