Dan Reeder is an American musician and artist. He was born in Louisiana in 1954 and grew up in California. He later relocated to Germany in 1979. Reeder was signed to John Prine’s Oh Boy Records recording label after sending him a cassette tape. His self-titled debut album was released in 2003. His music has received critical acclaim for its unique blending of blues, folk, gospel and field hollers. He writes, arranges, and engineers his recordings on which all instruments and vocals are performed by himself through the use of multi-layering. Reeder is also an instrument-maker and builds most of the instruments that he uses for recordings and live shows. He has been said to sound like a whispy John Prine.