Dan Hipgrave has mixed a hugely successful music career with a thriving television and radio-presenting career. As well as that he explores the world as a travel journalist in constant demand from top publications including The Guardian, Times Traveller magazine, The Express and The Mail on Sunday.
Most recently, Dan has been a regular guest on Market Kitchen, on UKTV and BBC2 and he presented an exciting new program called Dan's Adventures for ETV. Dan travelled the length and breadth of the UK trying new daring adrenaline fueled adventures such as learning to fly a fighter jet or taking the helm of a formula one speed boat.
In 1996 he left Sussex University where he was studying psychiatric nursing to concentrate on his band Toploader. In 1998 they signed a 6-album deal with Sony records. Over a fruitful six year period Toploader achieved major success selling 2 million albums and having a huge worldwide hit with Dancing in the Moonlight. It's a little known fact, but Dan was the last British guitarist to perform on stage at the old Wembley Stadium!
Dan has been busy writing and developing his own television ideas and making pilots for various production companies and stations. Most recently he hosted a new show for Bravo, My God Im My Dad and has enjoyed appearing on numerous show's including Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Celebrity Place in the Sun, Big Brother's Little Brother, The Weakest Link, ITV's Sally Morgan Star Psychic and Sky Poker as well as regularly being asked to contribute on many talking head shows.
Dan feeds his passion for music presenting his own radio show Acoustika on 96.2 The Revolution and presenting podcasts for Room13.com, Trust The Dj FM and Itchycity.com which collectively go out to 1.2 million listeners each week.

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TOPLOADER ARE IN THE STUDIO - With over two million album sales to their name, and the last British band to play the old Wembley, Toploader are currently putting the finishing touches to their third studio album at Hook End Studios. Produced by Danton Supple, who has also worked with Coldplay, Morrissey, Doves and Ed Harcourt, the album is named Only Human and is their first since 2002's Magic Hotel. Now being mixed, songs likely to make the final cut include A Balance To All Things, Sound Of Your Soul and Closure.

Having taken an extended hiatus following the end of their promotion for Magic Hotel, the band started writing together again in late 2009, and within six months had enough material - around 25 songs - for a new album. The only tracks that predate this period are Only Human and Paradise, written soon after their second album was released. Having amicably parted ways with guitarist Julian Deane during the writing sessions, Toploader are now a four piece comprising ever-presents Joseph Washbourn, Dan Hipgrave, Matt Knight and Rob Green.

Toploader have teamed up with the dynamic new label Underdogs Music and, eager to begin playing live again, are already making plans for 2011; they are lined up to play at the Queen of Hoxton on 12th February for their famous 'This Feeling' night, run in conjunction with The Sun's Bizarre column.

The first single from the new album will be released in March and accompanied by a short tour, before Only Human follows in May.

Other Television / Radio Credits include:
- Music Hall Of Fame
- Market Kitchen
- The Weakest Link
- Through The Keyhole
- Sally Morgan - Star Psychic
- Celebrity A Place In The Sun
- Big Brother's Little Brother
- GMTV
- Chris Moyles show, Radio One
- Virgin Radio
- Radio 2
- Capital Radio
- The Harry Hill Show
- TFI Friday
- The Big Breakfast

Toploader Performances included:
- Top of the Pops
- CD UK
- Radio One Live Lounge
- Glastonbury
- Reading
- T in the Park
- V 2001 - headline act
- Various European Festivals
- European Stadium tour with Bon Jovi including Wembley Stadium
- Robbie Williams European tour
- Several tours with Paul Weller
- The Queen's Jubilee concert 2002 at Buckingham Palace

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