Whale Heart Records

Duchess Leo is Dan Ryan and Todd Buchler. The duo have been friends for most of their lives, having grown up a few blocks away from each other in the suburbs of New Jersey. It wasn't until the fall of 2007 that they would begin making music together. Initially Todd brought his experience and knowledge of electronic music, breakbeat and DJ culture, and Dan contributed the skeletons of songs he'd been writing for the better part of 10 years which remained unfinished. The two recorded for a year resulting in a deep catalogue of material. Out of these songs shone the five that would be their first release, The Duchess Leo EP. Since then Todd has

began taking piano, music theory and composition classes and Dan has devoted himself to learning the fundamentals of audio science as well as the software, tools and instruments of music production.