You know them as co-founding members of the fabulous and popular L.A. Beatles tribute band, THE BEATUNES, as well as years of individual projects and appearances. Both have long histories of performing, recording, and playing key roles in many other ensemble projects.
Dale is an award-winning, successful independent LA-based multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter. He is also a founding member of the Americana/Celtic group Kaedmon, and founder of the popular SoCal country band Five Wheel Drive (who in 2000 was the only group to have songs in 6 of the top 10 slots in the Country Division of MP3.com.) As a solo artist he was a finalist at the 2010 Hollywood Music in Media Awards, 2009 Independent Singer/Songwriter Awards, 2008 LA Music Awards, and 4th place winner in the 2006 Unisong Song Contest. In 2013, “De Los Angeles,” from his CD Lone Ranger, was 46th in the IFF WorldFest Houston and won the Platinum Remi Award.
Songwriting since age 14, Berington is featured on many recordings as producer and/or session artist, playing various 6- and 12-string guitars, bass, synthesizers, Mellotron, percussion, and vocals. Since 1977, Berington has scored feature films, TV series & award-winning documentaries - including the Official 1984 USOC Films of the LA Summer and Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games; series for Paramount, ABC, The Discovery Channel, Showtime, Lifetime, A&E, PBS, Crystal Cathedral; films for Bill Burrud Productions, Saul Bass, Chrysler and numerous others; commercials/corporate logo themes for Nissan, General Foods, AT&T, and more. For production work, Berington was elected into the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences. But he's now back to his first love: performing live.
