Danny Sveinson

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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".

Biography[]

He was touted as a guitar prodigy at a young age, performing as the closing act for the . 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 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]}

The Rock and Roll Kid premiered to three sell-out audiences at the Vancouver International Film Festival in September 2006. It won the "best documentary" award at the Leo Awards.

He formed Sonic City in 2005 and they toured in Canada twice, opening for Jeff Martin, The Trews and April Wine. He later formed the rock group , which has been said to sound like Led Zeppelin. In 2013 they released the album .

References[]

External links[]

• CBC - The Rock and Roll Kid
• The Georgia Straight - Kid Rocks!
• Mad Shadow page
• Sonic City website