Dan Haigh

Dan Haigh
Origin	Grimsby, England
Genres	Alternative metal, post-hardcore
Instruments	bass guitar
Years active	2003–present
Associated acts	Fightstar, Gunship

Dan Haigh (born 5 December 1982) is an English musician, director, video game designer and visual effects artist known best as the bass player in the English alternative rock band Fightstar. In the games industry Dan designed levels for games such as Quake and Counter Strike under the pseudonym Inflict. Dan worked for Electronic Arts, Bullfrog, Gearbox Software, Valve Software and Pocketeers. Aside from design, Dan also created music for video games, most notably for Valve software's "Day Of Defeat". [1] In the film industry Dan co-founded the London based production company 'Horsie In The Hedge'. He has written and directed numerous music videos including Tesseract’s controversial video “Singularity” and Fightstar’s videos for "Palahniuk's Laughter" and "Paint Your Target". Dan also co-wrote and directed the film “In God We Trust”. [2] Dan also made graphics for the Fightstar EP "They Liked You Better When You Were Dead". Dan used to skateboard for Purple Team Skateboards. Dan is currently working on a new musical project called GUNSHIP with Alex Westaway. According to Dan "GUNSHIP is a neon soaked, late night, sonic getaway drive, dripping with luscious analog synthesizers, cinematic vocals and cyberpunk values, exploding from the front cover of a dusty plastic VHS case which has lain forgotten since 1984."

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