Danny & the Fig Atones

Danny Figgins (Daniel Patrick Figgins, also known as Figgy or Fig) is the frontman of Danny and the Fig Atones, where he plays electric piano, sings, and writes most of the music. A quiet guy by nature, he pours it all out the moment he's at a mic and a piano. He started on piano at five and later led Kickshaw, one of the most prominent a cappella groups in the U.S., touring for seven years and mentoring future American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis. A Bainbridge Island native, he's a husband, a father of three, and a cabinetmaker by trade.

Dan White plays bass for Danny and the Fig Atones and lives in Seattle, Washington. He's been making music with Danny Figgins for over 25 years, longer than with anyone else. A son, brother, husband, and father, fiercely curious with a drive to create, he started on piano at age seven and picked up the bass at fourteen, drawn to the low-end rumble and the way bass holds down a groove. He counts Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, James Jamerson, and Peter Gabriel among his influences.

Lucas Cheadle plays wah-wah guitar for Danny and the Fig Atones. He started on guitar in eighth grade after watching friends play "Wild Thing" at a school talent show, and went on to spend fifteen formative years as a working sideman in Los Angeles. A former game-show researcher who can talk to just about anyone, he grew up on Bainbridge Island and counts J.J. Cale, Jerry Reed, Joni Mitchell, and James Brown among his influences.

Kevin Veatch plays guitar for Danny and the Fig Atones and handles much of the band's recording, video, and marketing creative. He grew up in Western Washington, mostly around Silverdale, and almost became a professional motocross racer before music won out. He joined the school band in fourth grade, moved through percussion and bass, and landed on guitar in high school. He came to faith through YoungLife during his senior year.

Riley Cummins plays tenor and alto sax for Danny and the Fig Atones. He grew up in Juneau, Alaska, one of seven children, and now lives in Poulsbo, Washington, with his own family. He started on alto sax in sixth-grade band and later joined the worship team at Island Church on Bainbridge Island, where years of playing sharpened his ear as a listener. Away from music, he coaches little league baseball and enjoys camping.

Dan Ruiter (Daniel James Ruiter, who also answers to Danny, Dan the Man, and plenty more) plays trombone and percussion for Danny and the Fig Atones, and sometimes sings. The band's only horn player, he brings a full classical and jazz education and a lifetime of music across nearly every genre. He grew up a farm boy in Lynden, Washington, earned a music degree from Western Washington University, and has served 17 years as an Army National Guard bandsman. He's also a music teacher, composer, worship leader, husband, and father.

Jake Douglass (James Kirk Douglass III) plays drums for Danny and the Fig Atones and is the band's Strategy Director and Research Lead. A multi-instrumentalist with more than 31 years of music behind him, Jake founded the Pneuma Kingdom Collective the band operates under and is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Practicing Musician, a music-education platform now serving students in more than 90 countries. He is also co-Founder and CEO of ClimbHigh.AI and sits on the Board of Directors of the Classical Transcription Project. A former addict transformed by grace, he builds companies, songs, and a life around things meant to last. Above all, though, he's the father of his daughter Rain, the most important part of his life and the reason he fought for sobriety.