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Danny Sveinson | |
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| Born | 1991 (age 29–30) Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Associated acts | Sonic City |
Danny Sveinson (born 4 May 1991 in Mount Barker, South Australia), is a Canadian guitarist. He was the subject of the 2006 CBC documentary entitled "The Rock and Roll Kid".
He was touted as a guitar prodigy at a young age, performing as the closing act for the Telus World Ski and Snowboarding Festival. He played at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, where he opened for Colin James. He has also made appearances on Breakfast Television , Urban Rush, The Vicky Gabereau Show , The Mike Bullard Show , as well as on MTV and YTV. He released his debut album in early 2004.
Danny was the subject of the front cover and feature story in the 25 November 2004 issue of The Georgia Straight , a weekly entertainment paper in Vancouver, in which he was proclaimed to be "A Guitar God in Training". Danny began performing when he was 10 as "The Rock and Roll Kid".[ citation needed ]
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