Daniel J. Wentz was born and raised in Chicago, and started playing piano at the age of 4. He played in three Chicago based bands, and was nominated for Best Keyboardist in Chicago by a local publication. On May 22nd, 1995 he became the sixth person to join a new game developer in Champaign Il. He was hired as a composer, level and sound designer for Parallax, being now known as Volition Inc. After a 14 year run producing 17 titles for them, he worked independantly for a short time then moved back to his home city where he did contract work with, among others, Warner Brothers Games.

Dan is currently back in the suburbs of Chicago Il, where he has become an established licensed independant contractor, specializing in (among other things) Real Estate. He is still actively composing music and can be followed at www.soundcloud.com/daniel-wentz It has been rumored that he is back to performing as well and is in the process of starting up a new progressive metal band, called Acracy.

Interactive media titles, Dan has been credited include:

Injustice Gods Among Us (2013)
Miner Wars 2081 (2012)
Miner Wars 2.5 (2011)
Saints Row The Third (2010)
Red Faction Guerilla (2009)
Saints Row 2 (2008) Collectors Edition
Saints Row 2 (2008)
Saints Row (2006)
The Punisher (2005)
Freespace 2 - Interplay 20th Anniversary Edition (2004)
Red Faction II (2002)
Summoner 2 (2002)
Red Faction (2001)
Freespace 2: Sim of the Year Edition (2000)
Summoner (2000)
Freespace 2 (1999)
Descent: Freespace - The Great War (1998)
Descent Maximum (1997)
Descent II: The Infinite Abyss (1996)
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