A Melbourne-based (Naarm) musician, Daniel is a sought-after pianist for his stylistic versatility, strong sight-reading, and extensive improvisational vocabulary. Daniel has shared the stage with some of Australia’s household names, including Peter Cupples, Debra Byrne, Kate Ceberano, and Luke Kennedy, and seasonally plays for Australian Girls Choir, Victorian Opera, and Downbeat Big Band.

Daniel is currently the Associate Musical Director for Hair (ASC/Athenaeum Theatre). His Musical Director credits include Pippin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Chorus Line, Made In Dagenham, Motor-Mouth Loves Suck-Face, CRUSH! The Musical, and Welcome To Thebes at Federation University Arts Academy, where he has also worked consistently as accompanist, audition pianist and vocal coach. While Daniel has done the rounds as repetiteur and pit musician for various institutions and theatre companies–notably the Australian Premiere of Catch Me If You Can–he is an advocate for new works and independent artists, more recently composing for RAGE BAIT (MICF) and Infectuated (Melbourne Fringe) and playing in development bands for Fresno (Chapel Off Chapel) and Op Shop ‘Til You Drop (MICF).

An award-nominated composer, Daniel’s short film credits include A Gift Horse (My RØDE Reel nomination for Best Original Score), Bear, Panther, and On the Wall, and video game music and sound design includes StarMade, Royal Children’s Hospital’s Create Explore Learn, and MindQuest. His commission for the Gold Museum, Ballarat’s Wonderful Things exhibition featured his own “East meets West” heritage. His suite for solo piano garnered the praise of Dr. Michael Kieran Harvey, describing the work as having a “high level of artistic integrity in the composition” that “displays profound thought and emotional depth”. In his early career, Daniel was director of music for Equip Creative, composing, producing and performing for theatrical (notably Pirates: The Search for Christmas Treasure) and sacred forms and touring internationally.

Daniel holds a Master of Music (Contemporary Practice) from Box Hill Institute which featured cross-disciplinary collaboration and contemporary application with new technologies. He works extensively in the education space and continues to share his comprehensive grasp on music as a dramaturgical language at the Arts Academy Ballarat, where he currently teaches into the Bachelor of Music Theatre and Acting degree.