{"id":8440,"date":"2024-01-22T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/?p=8440"},"modified":"2024-01-22T14:58:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:58:07","slug":"dan-loops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/2024\/01\/22\/dan-loops\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Loops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Describe yourself in 3 words\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Humorous, Versatile, Insatiable&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What inspires you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The cliche, yet true answer is life. I find moments inspiring, from insurmountable sadness to boundless love.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell us about your worst ever gig?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I once played a gig in a pub to just the sound man, not a single punter entered during the 25 min set. On the bright side, the sound man enjoyed my set (unless he was lying\u2014hmmm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s your number one poetry pet peeve?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When people do their set then leave with their friends. Not listening to any other acts when they could be exposing their friends to others that might be worth listening too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Whose words do you love at the moment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Akala, Taika Waititi, Branson Sanderson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Hollie McNish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What piece of advice would you give to your younger self?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t download World of Warcraft. Never. Don\u2019t do it. It\u2019s a trap!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you were to write a book about yourself, what would you name it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Work in progress<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8440_c7b2d0-6b .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8440_c7b2d0-6b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-8440_c7b2d0-6b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/P1520132_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8442\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Dan Loops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan Loops is a Sheffield-born, now Leeds\/ Bradford based writer,&nbsp;acoustic rap artist, poet, producer, multi-instrumentalist,and videographer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He released his debut album &#8216;An Album&#8217; to a sell out&nbsp;audience in 2016, combining witty rap lyrics with beautiful guitar&nbsp;arrangements, beatboxing and vocal loops. The album is now available to&nbsp;stream on Spotify and all good online retail stores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan Loops supported\u00a0Kae Tempest at the Lyric Festival Sheffield in 2012 and the played the\u00a002 Arena in 2011. Spending 2011 -2014 playing anywhere and everywhere,\u00a0honing his craft.\u00a0 Penning plays, films, musicals and songs from 2016 to\u00a0present, he is a regular at festivals far and wide including YNOT\u00a0Festival and Sheffield\u2019s Tramlines. He spent lockdown writing, recording\u00a0and releasing a brand new album \u2018Self Titled\u2019 in 2022 and is picking up\u00a0where he left of gigging up and down the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan is part of Future Voices. 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