Dan Petti grew up in the Ottawa suburbs, where he spent most of his time playing guitar with his buddies, working on his hopeless hockey slapshot, and getting turned down by girls. His early catalogue of songs was mostly dark acoustic ballads and angsty punk bangers about teenage life. The guitar became the focal point of his existence, and he found his true passion for songwriting and Country music in college. Brad Paisley, Eric Church, Dean Brody, Kenny Chesney, and pretty much anything with a banjo, mandolin, or fiddle became his main soundtrack, and influenced him to keep writing as much as possible. He currently writes with many songwriters all over the world. 

Dan is in love with the ocean, and gets most of his inspiration from nature.  Dan's new EP, "Deeper Roots" is heavily influenced by these themes, and is now streaming everywhere. His music is a blend of emotional ballads, upbeat sing-alongs, and everything in between. He incorporates driving guitar picking, with lots of banjo, mandolin, and fiddle, to create a modern, yet rootsy, take on today's Canadian Country music.  He puts on an energetic live show with his band, but he especially loves playing solo acoustic, allowing the audience to experience the songs and lyrics at a raw, stripped down, and emotional level.  

Dan had his debut single, "My Kind Of Road", make it to #1 on the Canadian Indie Country Countdown. He recently won 2023 Country Artist Of The Year at the Ottawa Faces Awards. He was nominated to the 2nd ballot with co-writer Karissa Hoffart, for Songwriter of the Year at the Saskatchewan Country Music Awards for their song, "Whiskey Mood".  He also enjoys performing, producing, and recording for many local artists.