Biography

Born in Blaydon upon Tyne, County Durham, UK. Educated in Lincoln and then Kingston (Masters Degree)

Dan worked as a composer to a local youth theatre group, then played guitar professionally for 20 years whilst studying composition and arranging.

Some live Productions as composer / arranger:

  • Mother Courage (Brecht) - Theatre in Action, Lincoln (composer)
  • Cinderella - Drill Hall, Chenies St, London (composer)
  • Roy Orbison - A Tribute (composer and co-arranger)
  • Space - Large Orchestral Work in Lincoln Cathedral (composer)
  • Meltdown - Youth Music Project (arranger of waiting for
    this moment commissioned work by Midge Ure)
  • Workout - North Sea Dance, Millenium Dome, London (composer)

Some productions as film composer:

  • Nemesis (Cockeyed Productions dir. Henry Coleman)
  • Snow Globe (animation - dir. Joanne Hummel - Newell)
  • Bowl (animation - dir. James Kirkham)
  • Nightmare - (animation - dir. Yukihiro Tsujita)
  • Cowboys - (animation - dir. Alan Siddle)
  • I belong to - (students from Lincoln University)
  • Ghost Train - (animation - dir. Alan Siddle)
  • Cadet Force - (in production)

Dan is currently teaching part-time at London Music School.