Brandon Dannals wishes to enrich the experience of his listeners with positivity, laughter and enchantment through folk, rock n roll, Hispanic, Hawaiian and Americana roots. Based in Nevada County, but always up for an adventure, he commonly performs at Lucchesis Wine Tasting Room in Grass Valley, the Lake Wildwood Oaks Clubhouse and Commodore Park, Creekside Restaurant Nevada City as well as a host of other wining and dining experiences. He has performed with his band at numerous benefits like the Fireman’s Ball in Downieville and Rough and Ready Succession Days both benefiting firefighters.
From the foot stomping, hard rocking Brandon Dannals Band with edges of pure sweetness to his solo show particularly emphasizing deep track music trivia of the 50’s 60’s and 70’s in his “human jukebox experience”, Brandon encourages people to “get up off of their seats and join in!” The Center for the Arts “Battle of the Bands” entire performance was a smash!
Brandon has performed with his rock’n’roll band the BrandondDannalsBand at Hot Summer Nights as well as showcased his extensive repertoire and shared his witty humor and mountains of singalongs for other Nevada City Chamber events including “Earthfest.” He has also performed and emceed at weddings in Grass Valley!
His most recent departures into world music happened at California Worldfest in 2023 where both “Ho’okipa” and “Juntos” were showcased on the Discovery Stage at the Nevada County Fairgrounds.
“Juntos” he assembled is a group of already professional established latin musicians in their own projects respectively. He brought these talented souls from parts of Sacramento and locally to perform with him at Worldfest!
Juntos meaning “together” in Spanish is his newest building block where he includes hispanic cultures especially showcasing their native country talents in the forms of boleros, ballads, cumbias, calla and response tunes, rock en Espano”l and whatever they might bring to the table.
During the same year at The Nevada County Fair he brought “Ho’okipa” Hawaiian Band again to ground us in Hawaiian harmonies.
Ho’okipa meaning “to entertain” is a refreshing splash of Hawaiian sweetness. Brandon is a guitarist and vocalist in this five piece comprised of fellow musicians from Oahu and Tonga They play traditional music performing at festivals and luaus.
https://www.hookipamusic.com/
He has been interviewed numerous times on KVMR radio Nevada City as well as KKCR Hawaii Communtiy Radio!
He has hosted his own “Live Music Karaoke” at the Fern is Nevada City where he encourages and backs up vocally and with guitar any song that brave souls want to sing and usually without a book! In addition to this he adds a snippet of a guitar lick of common guitar tunes and has his audience guess. He hopes to do more shows where the audience is placed in teams at their own tables and it becomes a game show!!
Brandon has toured extensively through Wyoming and South Dakota performing in Hulett , Wyoming for the annual Sturgis, Motorcycle Brigade! He has also toured across the USA playing in shows near Nashville, in Knoxville, Tennessee and Tybee Island Georgia!
He has also toured Central America, Southern Mexico, Spain, Ireland, England and Poland.
Brandon is an exceptional addition when hosting children’s parties and with instant creative spirit can deliver an on the spot/ perfect occasion tune and singalong for any age group! He has brought laughter and joy to children and their families for at least 20 years especially when volunteering at California Worldfest for several years in a row at “Games on the Green”. Brandon is known for his Christmas cheer as well making up songs to delight his crowds on the spot!
The videos below capture some of his wide variety of music!
I am fun, engaging and the life of the party. Let me serenade with laughter and rock your celebration.