Daniel Bortz was one of the co-founders of Kittyhawk. He co-wrote and produced the albums Race for the Oasis, Kittyhawk and Fanfare. Daniel plays guitar and cello and has always been experimenting with different instrument configurations , such as; frettless guitar, five string cello and a long scale six string guitar tuned in fifths, custom made by Zon Guitars.

Daniel has had several successful solo art exhibits of his paintings. He is also co-founder and owner of Angstrom Stage Lighting and is the inventor of the FineLite Projection System.

He is currently finishing recording for an all new KITTYHAWK CD and a second solo J.S. Bach CD using the new custom Zon guitar.