Brian Daniels (musician)


Brian "Mitts" Daniels, is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He was the guitarist of Madball from 2001-2017.

Biography

Born in 1971, Daniels first discovered hardcore music during the mid to late '80s in New York. In addition to playing in bands, Daniels served as general assistant/assistant engineer at Skyline Studios in New York City from 1991-1994, before playing guitar in such hardcore-metal bands as Crown of Thornz and Skarhead.
Since 2001, Daniels has been the guitarist in Madball, playing on such releases as NYHC EP, Legacy, Infiltrate The System, Empire, Rebellion EP, and Hardcore Lives.
Additionally, Daniels has either recorded or performed with other bands, including Hazen Street and Rag Men, and is also a producer, having produced a pair of recordings for Strength Approach and a recording for All for Nothing, Minds Awake / Hearts Alive, in 2017.
Since 2014, Daniels has been endorsed by BC Rich guitars.
In October 2017, it was announced that Daniels had exited Madball. But the split was amicable, as Madball singer Freddy Cricien explained in an interview with Germany's Metal-heads.de site, "Mitts is an old friend and I love him dearly and he's still my friend. We're still very dear friends."
In 2018, Daniels produced the Israeli hardcore band Eternal Struggle, whose album will be released in 2019.
In an interview with the No Echo website, Daniels discussed what he seeks to accomplish as a producer: "My goal is to bring out the best qualities of a band. I want every project I work on to be the best recording that band has released, to date."

Discography