8/13/08 - Godhead posted a sample of the first single (mixed by MFDC) from their upcoming record At The Edge Of The World. Hear it at their MySpace!

At The Edge Of The World will be released 10/8/08 by Driven Music Group.


8/1/08 - Hana Pestle is on tour, Rurik is hitting college radio, and Dusty White got their mix on with MFDC at Sonora Recorders!


5/27/08 - Hana Pestle's self-titled EP is out on iTunes TODAY.

It's ON, Bitches!

4/5/08 - MFDC spent a few productive days at NRG Recording Services tracking a Who's-Who of musicians for the upcoming KAT-TUN release in Japan, including John 'JR' Robinson, Carmine Appice, Billy Sheehan, Nathan East, and George Lynch.

Please you to be checking out the RESUME page!


11/13/07 - Celine Dion's new album Taking Chances is out TODAY!

Take a listen to the MFDC-engineered tracks "Alone," "This Time," and the iTunes Exclusive song "The Reason I Go On."


10/16/07 - MFDC recently spent some time at Capitol Studios mixing John Fogerty tracks for NPR's World Cafe.

Broadcast is scheduled for October 26, 2007. Check your local affiliate schedule at the World Cafe website.


09/10/07 - MFDC all up in your shit Q4-

Backstreet Boys- Unbreakable on Jive Records (October 30, 2007)

Celine Dion- Taking Chances on Sony/BMG Music (November 13, 2007)


07/04/07 - Happy Birfday, America!

MFDC has returned to the studio with Celine Dion.

If you don't take a second to check out the updated RESUME, then the terrorists have already won.

I'm just sayin'.



03/19/07 - Wait for it...

After recording tracks recently for the upcoming English-language album for Ms. Celine Dion, MFDC is currently in the studio with former DC Talk singer Michael Tait.


12/14/06 - No news is good news! MFDC is hunkered down on a long-term project that you'll be hearing about in the New Year. Woot!

Gear endorsements? FUCK gear endorsements. MFDC gets CLOTHING endorsements- Rock Czar Clothing.

Watch out for EP's mixed by MFDC coming out in the next few months by Vaja and 3 Faced.

Dan lent some editing love to In Memory's Safety In Rumors on Doughmain Records, OUT NOW!



10.8.06 - The CD version of John Fogerty's "The Long Road Home"- In Concert will be released on Oct. 31 with all 27 tracks from the concert DVD. (Fantasy Records)...



8.1.06 - Congratulations to Arashi and L.A. Music Director YT for opening at #1 on Oricon Japan with the new CD "Arashic"! This was, of course, Engineered by MFDC...


7.21.06 Kristy Frank's debut album "Freedom" is in stores now, featuring the title track engineered by MFDC!...

7.19.06 - Alien Ant Farm's "Up In The Attic" is out on July 25. Listen for the MFDC-engineered lead-off single "Forgive & Forget" on rock radio now!

MFDC recently wrapped up mixing L.A.-based artist
Vaja's debut EP. Look for So-Cal showcase dates and an August release!

6.13.06 - Geetar Super-Mofo Michael "Fish" Herring name-checked MFDC recently in an article on the M-Audio website!

"There is a great engineer that I've been working with named Dan Certa. He definitely looked at me sideways when I brought in the Black Box...


5.2.06 - Billy Sheehan, Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Jackson, Jr., and Sam Aliano recently stepped into MFDC's Lair Of Nasty Nastiness (a.k.a. NRG Recording Studio B) to lay down tracks for Japanese artist ARASHI...

4.17.06 - Updated release dates for MFDC projects:

Live - "Songs From Black Mountain" May 9

John Fogerty - "The Long Road Home- In Concert" DVD June 13

Alien Ant Farm goes to radio later this month with "Forgive And Forget," engineered by MFDC and Sergio Chavez...


3.6.06 - Wicked Wisdom's self-titled debut is out now on Suburban Noize Records. Vocals recorded by MFDC and Sergio Chavez....


2.08.06 Congratulations to Kelly Clarkson on her 2 Grammy wins! That's right, engineered by MFDC...


2.06.06 MFDC recorded string parts for the band Live at NRG Recording with Jim Wirt producing and string arrangement by David Campbell.

Songs From Black Mountain will be released on Epic on April 11.

Japanese rockers B'z just released their new single "Shodo" all across Asia!

Produced and Mixed by Jay Baumgardner and Engineered by MFDC.

1.16.06 MFDC has declared 2006 to be "The Year Of 'Woot.'"

Woot Woot!

Watch for Marty Casey And Lovehammers' self-titled debut album coming out January 24 on Columbia Records. Marty was the runner-up on "Rock Star: INXS" and his record opens with "Casualty," produced by Mitch Allan and engineered by Mitch and MFDC!...

Otis (supervised by Dan) was recently at NRG Studios tracking Rurik for their new album.

Check out "Explode" by 3D Arson, Produced by Justin Harvey and MFDC.

.........

11.22.05 Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now is out today. Featuring 35 tracks by top artists (including John Fogerty's live version of "Born On The Bayou" mixed by MFDC)

100% of the net proceeds will distributed among the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and MusiCares Hurricane Relief 2005.

MFDC's work can be heard on Lindsey Lohan's A Little More Personal (Raw) (out 12/6 on Casablanca Records) and Bo Bice's The Real Thing (out 12/13 on RCA Records.)

"Ellie Parker" starring Naomi Watts will be out soon in theaters. Watch the Quicktime trailer to hear music mixed by MFDC.


10.27.05- "Because of You", the newest single from Kelly Clarkson reaches #1 on the Billboard Top 40 Chart!

Why? Perhaps because it was engineered by one, Motherfucking Dan Certa! Could the song be about Dan?

Check it out!

10.1.05- The Long Road Home - The Ultimate John Fogerty/Creedence Collection will be released on November 1 with 4 new live tracks mixed by Dan.

Read more about John's return to Fantasy Records at www.johnfogerty.com.

Metal Up Your Ass! The All Star Sessions from Roadrunner Records comes out on Oct. 11. Which is wonderful, because MFDC rather enjoys metal in peoples' asses!

On a completely unrealted note, Kelly Clarkson's "Because Of You" was #2 in total spins this week at Pop Radio. Woot.

9/1/05 - MARCH (um, August) MIXING MADNESS!!

MFDC was at NRG Recording Services with John Fogerty recently mixing live tracks for an upcoming compilation.

Dan also mixed the main title theme and several music cues (composed by B.C. Smith) for the independent film:

...Starring Naomi Watts and Directed by Scott Coffee.


9/1/05 - Check out R & B newcomer Taylr Smith, mixed by MFDC!

8/26/05 - On the tracking front, Dan recorded vocals with Devildriver's Dez Fafara for the "Roadrunner Records Allstars" project.

8/1/05 - Kelly Clarkson's MDFC-recorded single "Because Of You" will be hitting Pop Radio on August 16.

7/1/05 -"Sometimes the most inspired pairings are those that are least expected... This is a spectacular song, with a crackling rock edge that will scorch the summer airwaves!"
- Billboard Review of "Everything Burns."

7/1/05 -Ben Moody & Anastacia's "Everything Burns" is on Pop Radio NOW, and will be released on Fantastic Four-The Album on July 5!

7/1/05 -Meanwhile in Danland, MFDC gets new glasses as his current long-running projects continue at their blistering Schiavo-esque pace.

6/4/05 - MFDC recently finished up tracking Kristy Frank's single "Freedom" for Ruffnation/Sony Music.

After that, he took a helicopter ride over the FUCKIN' VALLEY!

5/1/05 - Listen for Ben Moody & Anastacia's duet "Everything Burns," engineered by MFDC! It's the first single from "Fantastic Four-The Album," due Summer 2005 on Windup Records.

Dan just wrapped up engineering JParis' debut album with producers Mitch Allan and Kevin Churko, as well as drum tracking for a song on Alana Grace's forthcoming Columbia Records debut with producer Don Gilmore

4/15/05 - MFDC gets bent over and anally raped by the IRS!


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3/1/05 - "Forever In Our Hearts," a song for tsunami relief featuring Brian McKnight, Nate Dogg, Mya, Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach), Sonny Sandoval (P.O.D.), Pete Loeffler (Chevelle) Fefe Dobson, and an all-star chorus, will be released on the iTunes music store TODAY! (3.1.05)

Don't have iTunes? It's FREE for Mac and PC. Download.

Produced by Jay Baumgardner and Engineered by Dan Certa, all proceeds from sales will go to benefit Music For Relief

Check out the website at www.tsunamireliefsong.org
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