Dan Baxter

lead vocals · guitar · keys/synth · lyrics

Writes the lyrics. Runs the website, the socials and the band email. Produces, mixes and engineers with Lee.

Lee Ali

guitar · keys · vocals · also bass

Produced Memory Lives Loud. Produces, mixes and engineers with Dan.

Luke Williams

bass · vocals

newdrums

Aaron Leimkuehler

drums

Joined in summer 2026.

Dan Baxter and Lee Ali are the creative, admin and logistics force behind Delta Wave. They produce, mix and engineer the band's records, and the band is self-managed.

“peaks and valleys.”

2023the intimate front porch

Memory Lives Loud

13 tracks of earthy Americana, out in February 2023.

SinglesRuin You · Heart of the Midwest · Electric Guitar · Follow the Signs

On the recordLee Ali · Dan Baxter · Ryan Bick · Ryan Miller · Alex Williams

ProductionProduced by Lee Ali · Engineered & mixed by Lee Ali and Dan Baxter · "70 Percent," "Ruin You" and "Electric Guitar" co-produced & mixed by Ryan Miller · Mastered by Carl Saff · "Ruin You" lyrics by David Burke

2025the cosmic dreamworld

The Eternal Castle

A 16-track space-rock concept album, streaming since January 2025 and on vinyl since November 2025.

SinglesFool the World · Syntax Error · Ultravoid

On the recordLee Ali · Dan Baxter · Ryan Bick · Alex Williams

FeaturedJosh Myers (electric viola) · Jason Robert Miller (vocals) · Evi Ali, Ella Unice, Lainee Price, Luiza Gomes, Reily Cadman & Gwen Wyatt (vocals)

ProductionProduced & engineered by Josh Roman and Dan Baxter · Mixed by Josh Roman and Delta Wave · Mastered by Carl Saff · Artwork by Dan Baxter and Leonard Menchiari

Credits are as released.

next show

Sat 1/23/27

The Government Center

North Side, Pittsburgh. Set time and tickets: details soon.

• 5/30/26Sunset Music FestivalSouthpointe Town Centerheadliner
• 5/28/26Pittsburgh Today LiveTV performance Watch
• 6/7/25Sunset Music FestivalSouthpointe Town Centerheadliner
• 4/13/24Railyard Taproom
• 1/26/24The Bridge
• 9/9/23Railyard Taproom

Delta Wave headlined the first two Sunset Music Festivals, on 6/7/25 and 5/30/26 at Southpointe Town Center. The festival is free and all-ages and benefits Best Buddies. The first edition drew more than 2,000 people and raised about $8,000. Dan Baxter founded it and curates it.

Custom lighting and multi-screen visualizers at live shows.

As of June 2026

Band email
delta.wave.band@gmail.com