Daniel studied piano and composition at the University of Manchester and Junior Royal Northern College of Music.  He has has since directed music at many theatrical venues, such as the National Theatre, Lowry Theatre Salford, Palace Theatre Manchester and Royal Northern College of Music and has also worked on several productions in television both as a musical director and arranger.  He continues to work in this field today, arranging and directing music for a wide variety  of purposes in the entertainment industry. 

 

As part of several songwriting collaborations, his music and keyboard playing has been recorded by a variety of commercial music artists both at the development and release stage of the process.  Some of this work has reached the UK and online charts, with radio play in UK, Sweden and America.  He continues to collaborate with vocalists and musicians at his studio in London, where work also includes creating music for advertising and film.

 

In addition to his professional work, Daniel holds several roles in education, specialising in music performance both within the commercial music and musical theatre fields.

   

A selection of some of the organisations Daniel has provided music for include:

 

Torpedo Group (Composer)

BBC (Musical Director/Composer)

Sylvia Young Theatre School (Head of Music)

Shed Productions (Musical Director)

Billberg Entertainment, Sweden (Songwriter)

National Theatre - Connections (Musical Director)

Sing Songs Ltd (Producer)

Channel 5 (Arranger)

EMI (Songwriter)

Herd Digital Communications Agency UK

Sunshine Studios, Manchester (Music Director)

Metaphone Music Studio (Composer & Arranger)

 

Publishers: Sentric Music (UK) / Edition KHB Music (Germany)

 

Academic organisations:

 

Sylvia Young Theatre School (Head of Music)

The Henley College (Lecturer in Music)

Leyton Sixth Form College (Lecturer in Music Performance)

City and Islington College (Lecturer in Music)

Sylvia Young Theatre School - Dubai (Musical Director)

David Johnson Drama (Musical Director)

BOA (Musical Director/Guest Practitioner)

West Cheshire College (Head of Music)

Riverside College (Head of Music and Performing Arts)

Dawn Dawson Academy of Dance and Drama (Musical Director)

Bolton Sixth Form College (Guest Practitioner)

Laine-Johnson Theatre Workshop (Musical Director)

Elliot Clarke School of Dance and Drama (Singing Teacher)