Daniel is a Melbourne-based (Naarm) music director, pianist, composer, arranger, and copyist. Often sought-after for his stylistic versatility, strong sight-reading, music technology skills, and extensive improvisational vocabulary, Daniel has shared the stage with some of Australia’s household names, including Peter Cupples, Debra Byrne, Kate Ceberano, Luke Kennedy, and Max Sharam.

He is currently the Music Director & Pianist for Todd McKenney’s Peter Allen and More tour and for Carrie: The Musical (FUAA), and frequently plays for Yacht Rock Revival, Laura Ingram, Downbeat Big Band, The Australian Girls Choir, and Victorian Opera.

Daniel was recently the Associate Musical Director/Keyboard Programmer for the Australian tour of Hair (Australian Shakespeare Company). Other previous Music Director credits includes 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 (FUAA) where he was also sound designer.

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 (WMTC), he is an advocate for new works and independent artists, more recently co-composing for Girlhood in the Bathroom, 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 has composed for short films, video games, and installations. His suite for solo piano garnered the praise of Dr. Michael Kieran Harvey who described the work as having a “high level of artistic integrity in the composition” that “displays profound thought and emotional depth”.

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 teach into the Bachelor of Music Theatre and Acting degree at the Arts Academy in Ballarat.