Dennis Caplinger is a highly sought-after player/producer in the West-coast studio scene, he has worked on countless commercials, cartoons and movies and has his own
production company based in Southern California.

He has performed and recorded with many different artists including Bluegrass Etc., Vince Gill, Nickel Creek, Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen, Chris Thile, and The Academy of Country Music Awards Show Band.

His busy touring schedule as Banjoist/Fiddler with Bluegrass Etc. has taken him all over the world and yielded three critically acclaimed albums including "Home Is Where The Heart Is" which was voted one of the top ten bluegrass recordings of the year for 1999 by the Chicago Tribune.

As a player he has movie soundtrack credits including Back to the Future III, El Diablo, Rio Diablo, Steven King’s Apt Pupil and the HBO series Deadwood.

Dennis’ playing is featured on such TV soundtracks as The Simpsons and Warner
Bros. Cartoons Pinky and the Brain and Histeria, as well as numerous programs on PBS, A&E, TNN and The History Channel.