More About Dan...



Influenced by...

Maurice Ravel, Samuel Barber, Paul Hindemith, Alban Berg, George Gershwin, Neal Hefti, Henry Mancini, Gil Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Gabriel Yared, Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein


With Awards From...

  1. •Turner Classic Movies Young Film Composers Competition: Finalist (2003), Semi-Finalist (2002)

  2. •San Francisco Song Festival: Winner, Student Composer category (2004)

  3. •Down Beat Student Music Awards: Jazz Arrangement (1997)

 
 

With awards from Down Beat magazine, the Turner Classic Movies Young Film Composers Competition, and the San Francisco Song Festival, Dan has composed, arranged, and orchestrated music for film, stage, orchestra, jazz band, chorus, and many other media and ensembles.


Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began studying piano, clarinet, saxophone, and composition at an early age. He received both his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in composition from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he studied clarinet with James Campbell and composition with Claude Baker,

David Dzubay, Don Freund, Sven-David Sandström, and Richard Wernick.

 

Bio

Selected Credits

Death on Arrival

    Short/Dark Comedy

SeaLand Cares!

    Short/Comedy

Secret Valentine

   Short/Comedy

The Red Navel

    Short/Comedy

San Fernando Valley: Supermarket Victims Unit

    Web Series/Comedy

Traffic School: The Musical

    Short/Comedy

Psychological Antidotes and Soul Prescriptions

    Feature/Documentary

Jordan’s Walk

    Short/Drama

Willa

    Short/Fantasy

Hell at My Heels

    Feature/Western

Thunderstorm: The Return of Thor

    Feature/Action-Adventure

The Bed

    Feature/Thriller

Dirty South

    Feature/Drama

Mental

    Short/Comedy

Avenging Force: The Scarab (co-composer)

    Feature/Action-Adventure 

Iron Soldier (additional music)

     Feature/Action-Adventure

Faces of Internet Piracy

    PSA for the Business Software Alliance

Fun With War Crimes

    Web Series/Comedy