
Daniel studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto where he graduated with his Grade 9 Piano Performance. Daniel is also a graduate from Humber College, where he studied Jazz theory, performance and orchestration under Brian Harris, Pat LaBarbara, Paul Read, Ron Collier, Don Vickery, Don Johnson and Dave Stillwell. Daniel also studied at University of Western Ontario, under Ronald Turini.
As a student Daniel had the pleasure of participating in workshops with: Oscar Peterson, Rob McConnel, Phil Nimmons, Howard Cable, Don Thompson, Ed Bickert, Don Francks, Red Rodney, to mention a few.
Daniel has performed at many Toronto venues including;
The Four Seasons, The Westin, The King Edward, The Royal York, Sutton Place, Inn on the Park, The Sheraton Centre, The Toronto Convention Centre, etc.
Following this, Daniel spent over two decades in the Film and TV Post Production industry working in various capacities as a composer, arranger, music editor, sound effects editor and dialogue editor.
