Dante Palminteri

Raised between the East &amp; West coasts, American singer-songwriter &amp; actor <a href="spotify:artist:4aXNqfB77cxXWYab0P7rnI" data-name="Dante Palminteri">Dante Palminteri</a> matured his musical styling at an early age, inspired by <a href="spotify:artist:0hEurMDQu99nJRq8pTxO14" data-name="John Mayer">John Mayer</a>’s poetic mastery of the human psyche &amp; <a href="spotify:artist:6eUKZXaKkcviH0Ku9w2n3V" data-name="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a>’s genre-defying melodies. An early sufferer of anxiety &amp; dyslexia, Dante found solace in the last place one would expect: written word. Dreaming up lyrics on teen heartbreak &amp; defying the status quo, he pursued a career in songwriting, eventually strumming his way into Berklee College of Music. Lyrics about teenage angst &amp; high school crushes soon evolved into complex compilations on unrequited love, soulmates lost &amp; found, &amp; the growing pains of adulthood. Bringing together the pop sounds of his musical contemporaries &amp; hard rock roots of his past, Dante brought an original vision to his debut EP <a href="spotify:album:7sfTfulzvgqRTJGOuLUH8q" data-name="From Me to You">From Me to You</a>. Struck by the lyrical prowess of Americana muse <a href="spotify:artist:3Q8wgwyVVv0z4UEh1HB0KY" data-name="Jason Isbell">Jason Isbell</a>, Dante spent 2018 exploring his roots, weaving personal narratives on the intricacies of falling in love with whimsical acoustic melodies. To closeout the year, he released <a href="spotify:album:320t8MAjvdnC9l10Adha0l" data-name="Beautiful">Beautiful</a>, a playful day-dreamy track inspired by the simple every-dayness of relationships. Simultaneously toeing between stories of love lost &amp; won, Dante reflects on his own vulnerability, recounting real-life experiences facing rejection &amp; loneliness, alongside heartfelt passion &amp; intimacy. In a bold move, he’s bared it all on stages from Feinstein’s 54Below &amp; Arlene’s Grocery, to Rockwood Music Hall &amp; Bethlehem Musikfest.