Dan Hipgrave

Dan Hipgrave (born Daniel Hipgrave, 5 August 1975, Brighton, England) is a musician, writer and presenter. He is best known as the guitarist of the indie rock band Toploader. Hipgrave studied psychiatric nursing at the University of Sussex, until he left in 1996 to devote his full-time energies towards his band. In April 1998, Toploader signed a six-album deal with S2 Records, a subsidiary of Sony Records. They went on to tour worldwide in their own right as well as a supporting act to Paul Weller, Robbie Williams and Bon Jovi (where they became the last British band to play the original Wembley stadium). Toploader's debut album, Onka's Big Moka, released in 2000, sold over two million records. The album featured various chart hits...