Danny and Alex is an American pop duo. Danny Scordato and Alex Merrill write, produce, and engineer their own music. They have released one EP and seven singles. Both Scordato and Merrill are from St. Petersburg, Florida. Both of their parents were musicians and they are largely self taught. While in high school, they began working as session musicians in recording studios around Florida. Between 2009 and 2016, they recorded piano, bass, guitar, drums and vocals on dozens of albums for independent artists, as well as toured nationally as the band for Macy Kate. Through their first band, "Sound Parlor", they have performed with Rick Derringer, Jeff Skunk Baxter, Barry Goudreau, and opened for Marty Balin, Austin Mahone, Cheap Trick and Sly Stone. They have stated their influences to include: Steely Dan, The Beatles, Prince, and Harry Nilsson. Their songwriting style is known to include humorous themes and lyrics, overtop funk pop instrumentations. Creative Loafing referred to their style as: “A mix of Chromeo’s white boy strut, Pharrell’s mainstream groove appeal and his own most adorable quasi-serious soul.” <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Danny+and+Alex">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.