Facts about Danielle

Danielle is the singer of the band

Name: Danielle vanDenBerg

Alias: Danithegal (as there is a boy in the band named Dan too)

Musical influences/inspirations: Rob Thomas (lyrical genius), Aus artists such as Silverchair, Natalie Imbruglia, Charlton Hill. Anyone writing their own stuff! At the moment I love Christina Aguliera's voice.

Would you rather record, perform or rehearse?
Perform, perform, perform. Nothing beats it, I wish I could just do that all the time! Although I am bad at remembering lyrics, and I write them!

Loves: Mark (not the one in the band) who puts up with me on an everyday basis, Chilli my red poodle, family, friends, chocolate, Matchbox Twenty, theatre, singing, sleeping, shopping. blah blah blah

Loathes: Wars, prejudice, having crap eye sight and housework.

Describe yourself: short, crazy, loud, only child, driven, naive, passionate which people often mistake for getting on my soapbox.

Best trait: most anti-prejudice person you will meet and I'm polite, the band will tell you otherwise.

Worst trait: um the soapbox thing, worrying about everything and getting bored when we record the guitar for the millionth time! It sounded ok the first time guys.

Who would you like to be stuck in an elevator with?
Rob Thomas and Shakespeare.

What influences your lyrics?
Arguing with my husband, other songs, other people's lives and the world. But you'll never know if a song is about you will you, paranoid????

If I could do one thing:
I would aim to leave the world in slightly better way, by inspiring people, and making people question their beliefs, that would mean being on my soapbox all the time.