Biography
A native of Louisville Kentucky, Daniel has a D.M.A. in Music Composition from the University of Michigan and a B.M. in Theory/Composition (Guitar emphasis) from the University of Louisville. He’s received commissions from the Albany Symphony, Tulsa Philharmonic, SEAMUS/ASCAP, and saxophonist Timothy McAllister among others. His dissertation, Freak Show, was the first concept album accepted as a dissertation by a major composition program. In the last 25 or so years Daniel has: built and run three recording studios; produced, recorded and/or mastered more albums than he can remember, including records from his roots-rock band CityGoat, the experimental improvisation ensemble, the Trace Trio, and most recently Lazy Afternoon with vocalist Jennifer Diamond and saxophonist Dave Clark, Protection? and High Crimes with The Afrophysicists, and Happy As Larry and Larry Bitensky Live at the Norton Center with Larry Bitensky and Fourth Street Station; taught composition, electronic music, orchestration, counterpoint, guitar, music production, and the History of Rock and Roll, at UofM, UofL, Centre College, and Bellarmine University, and is director of the CentreJazz ensemble. He is currently performing as often as possible as a guitarist and/or singer-songwriter, both with jam-band Fourth Street Station (rock), and as part of the Diamond/Worley/Clark trio (jazz), and as a guitarist for the Louisville based Afrobeat band The Afrophysicists. Daniel is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Music at Centre College and Senior Lecturer at the University of Louisville School of Music.
Degrees and Certifications
University of Louisville
University of Michigan
University of Michigan