Daniel was born in the Blue Mountains, just west of Sydney in 1973. He has studied composition as well as music education at a number of universities including the University of New England, University of Griffith, University of Wollongong and the Australian Institute of Music and has a BMus (Hons), MMus and a MA(R).

Daniel began lecturing in music technology at the Australian Institute of Music in 1996 and from 1999 in Composition. In 2004 he began lecturering in composition at the University of Wollongong.

Further to his primary preoccupation with both acoustic and electroacoustic chamber works, Daniel has composed, performed and produced music in a variety of styles including music for film and television, jazz and rock ensembles, orchestra, acousmatic and electronic music, music for web design as well as music drawing from various popular electronica styles.

Daniel’s works have been performed throughout Australia and internationally. His music has been performed at various festivals including the Biennale music en scene (Centre National de Création Musical), the International Symposium of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, FEMF 15 (15th Annual Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival) InsideOut (Atlantic Centre for the Arts), Full Sail (school for digital art and design, Orlando), Liquid Architecture, Incidental Amplifications, Empirical Soundings and Sonic Connections, with scheduled performances in 2006 at the ACMC (Australian Computer Music Conference), the ICMC (International Computer Music Conference) and ABC radio’s ‘Figures in a Soundscape’ project. Two of Daniel’s work’s, resource 14 and Balanfô were preselected at the 33rd international Contest of Music and Sound Art Electroacoustic, Bourges, France 2006.

Daniel has also been Artist in Residence at the Atlantic Centre for the Arts, Florida and he has been selected as part of the Australian national selection for representation at the ISCM (International Society of Contemporary Music, 2007). Daniel’s material has been published on CD by ‘Liquid Architecture’ and ‘Room40’.

As well as lecturing and composing Daniel is currently completing a Doctorate at the University of Wollongong and a Graduate Diploma in Education at the University of New England.