David Daniell (musician)
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David Daniell is an American
guitar
ist and composer active in experimental music
, improvisation
and electroacoustic
composition.
He has been active with the trio San Agustin since 1996. He has also collaborated with Loren Connors, Rhys Chatham
, Tony Buck
, Christian Fennesz
, Tim Barnes
, Ateleia, Jeph Jerman, Thurston Moore
, Sean Meehan, Tomas Korber, Greg Davis
and Jonathan Kane, and currently works in an ongoing duo with Douglas McCombs
.
He founded the record label
Antiopic
in New York City
in 2002 with James Elliott
. Daniell relocated to Chicago
, Illinois
in 2006.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist and composer active in experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
, improvisation
Free improvisation
Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the logic or inclination of the musician involved. The term can refer to both a technique and as a recognizable genre in its own right....
and electroacoustic
Electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music originated in Western art music during its modern era following the incorporation of electric sound production into compositional practice. The initial developments in electroacoustic music composition during the mid-20th century are associated with the activities of composers...
composition.
He has been active with the trio San Agustin since 1996. He has also collaborated with Loren Connors, Rhys Chatham
Rhys Chatham
Rhys Chatham is an American composer, guitarist, and trumpet player, primarily active in avant-garde and minimalist music. He is best known for his "guitar orchestra" compositions...
, Tony Buck
Tony Buck
Tony Buck is a drummer and percussionist. He graduated from the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music , becoming involved in the Australian jazz scene....
, Christian Fennesz
Christian Fennesz
Christian Fennesz is an Austrian guitarist active in electronic music, often credited on albums simply as Fennesz....
, Tim Barnes
Tim Barnes
Timothy Kent "Tim" Barnes is a Democratic party politician in Tennessee, representing the 22nd District as State Senator since 2009. He is perhaps best known for his primary challenge of then-State Senator Rosalind Kurita in 2008.-External links:...
, Ateleia, Jeph Jerman, Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...
, Sean Meehan, Tomas Korber, Greg Davis
Greg Davis
Greg Davis may refer to:*Greg Davis , American football coach, ex-offensive coordinator of the Texas Longhorns*Greg Davis Jr., Comedian* Greg Davis , Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada....
and Jonathan Kane, and currently works in an ongoing duo with Douglas McCombs
Brokeback (band)
Brokeback is a project of Doug McCombs, bassist of Tortoise and Eleventh Dream Day.- Featured artists :* Rob Mazurek* Noel Kupersmith* Mary Hansen * James McNew * Chad Taylor...
.
He founded the record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Antiopic
Antiopic
Antiopic is an independent record label located in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in New York City in 2002 by David Daniell and James Elliott.-Main Discography:* Need Thomas Windham: employment patterns * David Daniell: sem...
in New York City
New York City
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in 2002 with James Elliott
James Elliott (musician)
James Elliott is an American electronic musician, usually releasing solo material under the alias Ateleia. The name comes from Ateleia, a legume or from ancient Greek meaning tax-free. The music is electronic psychedelic minimalism.Elliott was the co-founder of the record label Antiopic...
. Daniell relocated to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
in 2006.
Solo albums
- I IV V I (2008) released by Table of the ElementsTable of the ElementsTable of the Elements is an American record label. It concentrates on re-released and specially recorded experimental music, including many of the great avant garde musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries — John Cale, Tony Conrad and La Monte Young, for instance — as well as...
- The Hideout (2008) released by AntiopicAntiopicAntiopic is an independent record label located in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in New York City in 2002 by David Daniell and James Elliott.-Main Discography:* Need Thomas Windham: employment patterns * David Daniell: sem...
- Los Jacintos (2008) released by AntiopicAntiopicAntiopic is an independent record label located in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in New York City in 2002 by David Daniell and James Elliott.-Main Discography:* Need Thomas Windham: employment patterns * David Daniell: sem...
- Coastal (2006) released by Xeric/Table of the ElementsTable of the ElementsTable of the Elements is an American record label. It concentrates on re-released and specially recorded experimental music, including many of the great avant garde musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries — John Cale, Tony Conrad and La Monte Young, for instance — as well as...
- sem (2002) released by AntiopicAntiopicAntiopic is an independent record label located in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in New York City in 2002 by David Daniell and James Elliott.-Main Discography:* Need Thomas Windham: employment patterns * David Daniell: sem...
Other collaborations
- David Daniell and Douglas McCombs: Sycamore (2009) released by Thrill JockeyThrill JockeyThrill Jockey Records is an American independent record label established in 1992 in New York City by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards.-History:...
- Christian FenneszChristian FenneszChristian Fennesz is an Austrian guitarist active in electronic music, often credited on albums simply as Fennesz....
/ David Daniell / Tony BuckTony BuckTony Buck is a drummer and percussionist. He graduated from the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music , becoming involved in the Australian jazz scene....
: Knoxville (2010) released by Thrill JockeyThrill JockeyThrill Jockey Records is an American independent record label established in 1992 in New York City by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards.-History:...
See also
- San Agustin, a band with David Daniell, Andrew Burnes and Bryan Fielden
- Table of the ElementsTable of the ElementsTable of the Elements is an American record label. It concentrates on re-released and specially recorded experimental music, including many of the great avant garde musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries — John Cale, Tony Conrad and La Monte Young, for instance — as well as...
, a record label releasing David Daniell's recent solo work - AntiopicAntiopicAntiopic is an independent record label located in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in New York City in 2002 by David Daniell and James Elliott.-Main Discography:* Need Thomas Windham: employment patterns * David Daniell: sem...
, the record label founded by David Daniell
External links
- David Daniell, official site..