A Texas transplant who landed in Southern California, bassoonist and contrabassoonist Dan Weiss has traveled the country performing and collaborating with a wide variety of ensembles. He has been both soloist and section member of symphony orchestras, wind ensembles, and stage productions, and has worked to spread the love and appreciation of classical music to new groups of people through exciting performances and demonstrations.

In 2001, Dan moved to the Central Coast of California, which provided many advantages for music making, including the opportunity to play with the San Luis Obispo Symphony, the Music Academy of the West Festival Chamber Ensemble, and the Carmel Bach Festival. He regularly performed with the San Luis Obispo Wind Quintet, including exhibition performances at Festival Mozaic, the annual world renowned Mozart Festival of San Luis Obispo.

Since moving to San Diego in 2006, Dan has performed with a number of groups, including the San Diego Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Mainly Mozart Festival, San Diego City Ballet, Opera NEO, Grossmont Symphony, La Jolla Symphony, the Villa Musica Symphony Orchestra, New City Sinfonia, San Diego Junior Theatre, and the Imperial Valley Symphony. Dan has performed in concert with Evanescense and Lindsey Stirling. He co-founded and is the Artistic Director of the Left Coast Quintet, an ensemble that seeks out unique and fun arrangements for small wind ensemble. Dan contracts musicians for a variety of performances around the city, including corporate events, weddings, stage shows, and fundraisers.