Catfish Daniels

Mike “Catfish” Daniels: Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter/Bassist/Keys/Drummer, was born and raised in the central San Juaquin valley of California. Small towns, and country fields surrounded his home in Chowchilla. Catfish started playing the guitar very young and in his earliest of memories, he can remember his grandfather sitting him on his knee at the age of two, and teaching him how to strum. As years past, Mike found himself performing small school functions for his teachers and classmates. Although still a novice at his craft, his family and teachers recognized the musical gift he had already started to develop. Once in high school, Catfish found himself working with band mates much older than him. Bowling alleys, county fairs, and small bars showed him there was money to be made in his music, and from that moment on he would spend the next decade honing his skills in the surrounding cities. When his songwriting abilities surfaced, Catfish had the support of family and friends. Touring the USA was an experience that would give him the character that is so present in his music today. Working and opening for such acts as Pat Travers Band, Cheap Trick, Mickey Thomas, Fog Hat, and recording sessions with Tower of Power, have given Mike the credibility and experience every artist needs. Today, Catfish can be heard in venues across the country. The independant 2002 CD release “Let’s Roll” included two hit songs “American Made” and “Lines in the Sand” which provided Catfish with a modest amount of reginal success and his first publishing deal. Mike has written for a number of up and coming artists and is currently working on projects of his own that span a wide range of musical genres. In July of 2009 Catfish moved to Austin, TX to perform in the live music capitol of the world. He has teamed up with Gitar Carly to form Catfish n The Hushpuppies which can be seen on the famous Sixth Street.