"With subject matters ranging from carpet stains and the demolition of Barbies to life with his schizophrenic brother, solo acoustic performer Dan Hazlett's songs roam from the outlandish to the sublime. His rich, warm voice and skillful acoustic guitar work make his performances touching, humorous and uplifting. Blending a folky, jazzy style with carefully crafted and thoughtful songwriting, Dan has often been compared to artists like James Taylor and Bruce Cockburn.
During a career spanning more than thirty years, Dan has been actively touring the Midwest. His fourth CD, "Family Album" has been receiving strong airplay throughout the US, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland and Canada. Dan was nominated for a Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Acoustic Recording in 2001 and again for Outstanding Acoustic Performer in 2004. He was recently named a finalist in the KRCL Performing Songwriter Showcase in Park City Utah and was awarded an honorable mention in both the Michigan Songwriting Contest and the Billboard Songwriting Competition. He has been a guest on Nationally syndicated radio shows such as Albom In The Afternoon (Mitch Albom) and River City Folk (Tom May); and one of Dan's songs was featured on the nationally syndicated radio program "Car Talk" (Cah Tahk, to those of you out East). Dan has shared the stage with National performers like David Roth, Cliff Eberhardt and Jack Williams and for seven years has hosted his own folk radio show on WXOU-FM at Oakland University.
A prolific songwriter, Dan Hazlett is has recently recorded his fifth full length CD, Water Over Stone, while doubling as a producer and session musician for many local artists."