Dan Lavery (born June 11, 1969) is an American professional musician, who has been nominated for two

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s as part of the band Tonic. Lavery joined Tonic after the band had recorded '' Lemon Parade'', and has been a part of Tonic ever since. When Tonic went on hiatus in the 2004, Lavery embarked on songwriting for motion pictures, such as work inspired by the film ''

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''. Lavery also began playing bass guitar for musical group

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in 2007. Lavery is currently working with his fellow Tonic band members on a studio recording scheduled to be released in 2010. Lavery grew up in

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and graduated from Lawrence High School in

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''Community News'', July 28, 2017. Accessed October 3, 2017. "Maloney also grew up good friends with fellow Lawrence High School graduate Dan Lavery, who went on to play bass in the band Tonic (of “If You Could Only See” fame) and get nominated for two Grammys." and the

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School of Engineering in 1990. During his time in college, he played in a band named "True." Lavery and his fellow members of True (minus bass player Dave Nitti) traveled to Los Angeles to try to become professional musicians. They were discovered by Paul A. Rothchild, who had managed musical acts such as

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. The band True was short-lived though, breaking up. Paul Rothchild's son Dan happened to be the original bass player in Tonic. Dan Rothchild left Tonic in 1996, and Emerson Hart subsequently asked Lavery to join Tonic.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lavery, Dan 1969 births Living people American rock bass guitarists Lawrence High School (New Jersey) alumni People from Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey Rutgers University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) The Fray members Tonic (band) members